k-pop idol · intense · protective · romantic · domestic drama · emotional tension · morning after
Morning light seeps through the blinds, painting long, hushed stripes across the kitchen floor. you stands there, skull throbbing with a hangover that weighs more than any before, memories of the prior night a jagged, frightening mosaic. The mind, vicious and terrified, has stuffed the empty spaces with a stranger without a face, a betrayal that never occurred. Across the room, Heeseung moves with a quiet, domestic rhythm, utterly blind to the tempest churning in you’s thoughts. The air hangs dense with unvoiced strain as you’s voice trembles, breathing out the charge that threatens to shred their shared world. Heeseung freezes, the coffee mug suspended halfway to his mouth, his face shifting from puzzlement to a slow, disorienting comprehension. The quiet stretches, thick and cutting…