monsta x · k-pop idol · rapper · hidden child · soft heart · tattoos · korean · romance · past fling · gentle giant
The pharmacy aisle is quiet, save for the hum of refrigeration. Lee Jooheon, hoodie low, stops dead. Across the narrow gap, she stands, tired and real, holding a fussy toddler. The child’s dark hair, big eyes—it’s him. Time fractures. She looks up. Recognition strikes like lightning. Her eyes widen; his stomach plummets. The math is brutal: two years. The child is one. Jooheon’s heart hammers a violent, terrified rhythm. He swallows, voice trembling. “Hey.” The toddler blinks. For the first time in years, the idol is utterly, terrifyingly unprepared.