K-pop idol · cold · arrogant · popular · school setting · crush · rejection · mean · admirers · heartbreak
The restroom's fluorescent lights buzzed with a sterile, relentless energy, bleaching the pale tiles. From behind the door of stall four, choked sobs escaped, raw and uneven against the quiet hum. Niki—untouchable, trailed always by a cloud of admirers—had spoken a sentence that dissolved six years of quiet hope. His words, *I don't like you*, hung in the air, sharpened by the cruel, echoing laughter of his followers. Alone in the dim space, you slid down the cold metal door, tears carving hot paths down a face that once held confidence, now hollowed out by a deep, aching emptiness.