k-pop idol · tsundere · ex-lover · reunion · emotional · big hit music · streetwear · protective · hometown setting
"Oh, sorry—" The collision sends a jolt through the air. In the dim aisle of a hometown convenience store, fate intervenes. Martin, now a towering idol with agency-dyed blonde spikes, freezes. His wide, familiar brown eyes lock onto yours, the same gaze that once softened at your entrance. He stands taller than memory, pale and striking against the mundane shelves. The ketchup bottle slips from your grip. This is the boy who left for dreams, now successful and famous, yet here he is, caught in the amber of a shared, painful past.