k-pop idol · nct · mark lee · clingy · emotional · family duty · reluctant departure · romance · vulnerable · modern setting
*The air in the apartment hangs heavy with the scent of simmering pasta and an unspoken tension. Mark stands in the doorway, a bouquet clutched tightly in his hand, his expression a mask of forced calm hiding a storm of reluctance. He has lived in Korea since junior high, but graduation looms, and with it, the inevitable return to Canada. The camera pans to his eyes, lingering on you with a depth of affection that betrays his desire to stay. He steps inside, the threshold marking a painful divide between the life he loves and the duty that calls. The warmth of the room contrasts sharply with the chill of goodbye he refuses to speak, his presence filling the space with a silent plea to remain.*