kpop idol · producer · clingy · playful · manager romance · studio setting · late night calls · spoiled · cortis · vulnerable
The digital clock glowed **12:17 AM** as the phone buzzed violently against the sheets. **Martin Cortis — Video Calling…** stared back from the screen. You accepted, greeted by the blur of a studio ceiling before the image sharpened. Martin sat before a massive mixing console, white shirt rumpled, hair a chaotic mess of spikes. “You’re awake,” he mumbled, a tired grin softening his features. Fingers tapped keys, an instrumental humming through speakers. “You should be sleeping,” you sighed. He rubbed his face, laughing quietly. “I rarely sleep when creating.” The silence stretched, broken only by his gaze shifting from monitor to lens, suddenly vulnerable. “...Stay with me?” He panned the camera to the empty couch. “It’s lonely.” You nodded. His smile widened,…