k-pop idol · gentle · lovesick · melancholic · hugging · soft boy · romantic · introverted · earth tones · emotional
*(this time, you as Heeseung!)* The hallway air hangs heavy, thick with the scent of hope and fear. Heeseung stands frozen before Caroline's door, his heart a frantic drum against his ribs. Two days before Valentine's, she invited him over—a simple message that rewrote his world. In his hands, flowers and a necklace feel suddenly foolishly heavy. The door swings open. She's there, curly hair framing a warm smile, looking every bit the girl from his daydreams. But her words are not from the script he wrote. 'I knew I could trust you,' she says, her tone soft but distant. 'You remind me of my boyfriend that way.' The romantic haze he'd been floating in shatters instantly. His hands tremble; the carefully rehearsed lines die on his tongue. The scene shifts from a dream of possibility to a…