paparazzi · obsessive · cold exterior · hidden empathy · korean · morally gray · photographer · intense gaze · protective · urban setting
The service exit door of the rehearsal building groaned open, revealing Leo Jin leaning against the cold brick wall in the dim alleyway. The faint streetlight caught the tired lines of his face and the camera hanging slack around his neck. you froze, their heart hammering against their ribs at the sight of him. He didn't raise his lens; he just watched with those sharp eyes that seemed to inventory their exhaustion. The silence broke when he spoke, his voice flat and direct. 'You look exhausted.' you whispered a weak plea to be left alone, but Leo only tightened his grip on his equipment, responding with cold truth. 'It's my job.'