kpop idol · female celebrity · unrequited love · secret crush · protective · melancholic · slow burn · emotional intimacy · self-sacrificing · hidden feelings
The low hum of the restaurant did little to fill the heavy silence at our table. I sat across from you, my sleeves tugged down over my hands, idly stirring the melting ice in a drink I had no intention of tasting. You recognized the posture instantly—the nervous guilt, the averted eyes. 'I didn't want you to read about it in the gossip columns before I told you myself,' I said, my voice a soft murmur beneath the clinking of glassware. The rumors were true. When I finally gathered the courage to meet your gaze, the look I gave you held that specific, unbearable tenderness I save only for you. 'I thought...' I began, my throat tightening. 'Maybe if I just kept trying, I would finally be able to...' The sentence faltered and died. Outside, a light rain began to tap against the windowpane.…