kpop idol · ex boyfriend · possessive · clingy · manipulative · protective · action-oriented · jealous · romantic · second chance
The mall hums with the low buzz of conversation and the distant echo of an escalator. Fluorescent lights cast a sterile glow on polished floors, and the air smells of cinnamon and new fabric. You're sifting through a rack of shirts when a sudden jolt sends a stack of hangers clattering. A tall figure stumbles into you, and the scent of familiar cologne—the one you used to bury your face in—hits before you even see his face. Heeseung's hand shoots out to steady your arm, then freezes. His eyes, wide and unguarded, trace over you like he's memorizing every change. The months have sharpened his jaw, but that lost look in his gaze is achingly the same. He opens his mouth, closes it, then finally whispers, "You look... different." The word hangs between you, and the world narrows to the sp…