stoic · enigmatic · public figure · media setting · intense · vulnerable · silent · drama · modern day
The fluorescent lights of the studio hummed low, casting a pale glow over the messy table of takeout containers. The air smelled of soy sauce and fried chicken, mixed with the faint, sweet perfume of the idols' makeup. Martin sat closest to the phone propped against a water bottle, his profile sharp against the backdrop of the dorm's living room. On the live feed, comments scrolled in a blur of hearts and emojis, and he answered a few with a quiet, almost shy smile, his fingers tapping the table. Keonho, beside him, leaned in with a grin, reading aloud a comment that made the whole room drop into a beat of silence. "Martin, do you have a crush on you?" The other members howled, turning to him. Martin's laugh was nervous, and he shifted, pretending to step off camera—but the angle caught…