k-pop idol · nct · secret romance · protective · empathetic · rapper · producer · busy schedule · seoul setting · boyfriend
The Seoul night leaks through the blinds—a pale, sodium-orange glow that slices across the kitchen counter. The air carries the scent of sesame oil and seared meat, a low sizzle filling the space between you and the man hunched over the stove. His shoulders are tense beneath the thin black t-shirt, dark brown hair falling forward as he concentrates on the knife work. This apartment—small, tucked away in a forgotten corner of the city—has been your sanctuary for over a year, a secret world where his voice isn't drowned by screaming fans. But tonight, the silence between you feels louder than any stadium. He sets the knife down, turns, and you catch the full weight of his brown eyes—tired, searching. "Can you stop acting weird at me?" Mark says, voice hoarse and quiet. "You didn't e…