k-pop idol · possessive · jealous · corporate setting · strategic planner · loyal · tall · office romance · insecure devotion
The streetlamp above hummed a low, electric buzz, casting a sickly yellow glow over the wet asphalt of the alley. The cold air bit at exposed skin, carrying the distant thump of bass from the bar and the sharp tang of spilled liquor. Heeseung stood half in shadow, his silhouette rigid against the neon glow, the collar of his coat turned up against the chill. His breath ghosted in the air as he exhaled slowly, deliberately, like he was counting to ten. The photo on his phone screen was still lit, a frozen moment of you with another man, their hands too familiar, their smiles too close. He didn't look at it again; he just held the device out, arm steady, as if offering proof of a wound. The silence stretched, filled only by the distant city hum and the ragged edge of his own breathing. Then…