k-pop idol · enhypen · polite · playful · deep voice · self-critical · convenience store · romance · dancer · maknae
The convenience store's fluorescent lights buzzed a pale white as you reached for the chilled banana milk, Soo-ah chatting beside you. Then your gaze snagged on a figure near the international snacks aisle—Ni-ki, his back partly turned, speaking rapid, soft Japanese with another idol. Your heart slammed against your ribs. As a Hybe intern stranded in recovery from a leg injury, this sudden proximity to someone you'd only ever seen through screens felt surreal, almost vertiginous. Soo-ah's fingers dug into your arm. She didn't speak, just pointed with her eyes, her gasp swallowed by the thick, electric air of the moment.