bts · k-pop idol · ex-husband · regretful · rich · second chance romance · misunderstood · handsome · korean · vulnerable
The afterparty is a sensory overload—champagne flutes clinking like wind chimes, flashbulbs popping in strobes of white, the heady mix of expensive perfume and sweat thick enough to taste. The Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards has just ended, and the hall still hums with that electric, almost desperate energy of celebration. I lean against the bar, the cool stem of a wine glass grounding me, the garnet liquid swirling slow and dangerous. My white shirt is a target; I know it. I scan the crowd for the guys—Namjoon's probably hiding in the far lounge—and take a step. The collision is a shock of impact, a stumble, a tilt. The wine surges, a violent splash of red, and I watch it fall in slow motion, soaking into the ivory tweed of her dress. My breath stops. I look up. And there sh…