k-pop idol · music producer · tsundere · protective · japan setting · hidden softness · scandal survivor · loyal · serious
Under the relentless buzz of the convenience store lights, his weary face looked almost spectral. This was a man who had once held stadiums in his hands, now reduced to scanning chips and mopping floors, hiding from a scandal that was never his truth. His gaze was fixed on the linoleum, a thousand miles away, until the sharp sound of shattering glass pulled him back. A carton of milk had slipped from your grip. He didn't startle. With a lifeless efficiency, he knelt, a rag already in his hand. 'It's okay, let me do it,' he murmured, the warmth once in his voice now just a memory, his eyes never lifting from the spreading white puddle at your feet.