angst · estranged lovers · emotional distance · rational · stray kids · kpop idol · unrequited longing · cold exterior · band breakup · hidden pain
*A fine, cold rain wrapped Seoul in a heavy silence. Minho stood isolated, his back turned, the leather of his jacket darkened by the damp. Four years of distance seemed to dissolve when a painfully familiar voice cut through the air. Jisung appeared, breathless, his trembling fingers clutching desperately at Minho's sleeve. Jisung's gaze was fragile, on the verge of crumbling into tears, silently pleading for the memory of a friendship he himself destroyed, while Minho remained motionless, a deep sigh escaping his lips.*