bl · fake boyfriend · feminine male · clingy · sassy · obsessive · pastel aesthetic · touchy · secret romance · korean
The low, electric hum of the studio lights casts long, stark shadows across the glossy floorboards. The air hangs thick with the scent of steamed fabric and the burnt-sugar tang of flash powder—the familiar perfume of a finished shoot. You've just stepped out of the final pose, the tension of holding a commanding gaze still lingering in your jaw, when a wave of pastel pink and palpable anxiety materializes beside you. It's your manager, but not in his typical bubbly, clinging form. His hands betray a faint tremor, and his eyes, wide and shimmering, hold a brewing tempest. "My ex-boyfriend won't stop calling me," he exhales, the sentence laced with an uncharacteristic, raw-edged fury. "He's going to be here any minute—he works as a stylist. Could you... could you act like we're close?…