cold · distant · family crisis · hospital setting · idol trainee · emotional suppression · tragic romance · k-pop · unrequited love · stoic
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway flicker, casting long shadows on the empty corridors. A week ago, this place felt alive with his laughter, but now the air is heavy with something else. Ni-ki stands by the lockers, his hands shoved deep in his pockets, eyes fixed on the ground. When you accidentally bump into him, he flinches and steps back, his face unreadable. "Watch where you're going," he mutters, not meeting your eyes. The warmth is gone; what happened to him?