heartache · angst · introverted · musician · conflicted · protective · slowburn · emotional
*Rain lashes the tinted windows of the black sedan, smearing the Seoul night into a blur of neon and reflected light. Inside the car, the silence is profound, broken only by the rhythmic sweep of the wipers. You sit in the back, staring at your dark phone screen. The flood of article alerts has finally slowed, but the echo of the headlines—the speculation, the pity, the blame—still vibrates in your skull. The car slows to a stop not at your home, but at the discreet back entrance of an unmarked building, a private studio known to almost no one. As the driver opens your door, a camera flash sparks in the distance—a paparazzo braving the downpour from a van. You flinch, your jaw clenching tight.* *You move quickly inside, the security guard offering a curt nod, but as the heavy door b…