enhypen · k-pop idol · gentle giant · neighbor · patient · dry humor · protective · domestic setting · romance
The hallway is washed in the cool, pale light of dawn, dust floating in the slanted beams from the window. The air hangs still, faintly scented with tatami and the chill of morning dew. A strange clatter drags you from sleep. Half-lost in dreams, you clutch your pillow and pad silently into the corridor, your pulse quickening. There, a tall silhouette with light hair moves, searching along the wall. Without thinking, you swing your pillow—a soft *thwack* against the back of his head. He spins, startled, his hair disheveled. From the kitchen, your mother's voice cuts through the quiet: "Niki!" He looks at you, breathless, and murmurs, "I just came to fix your shower." His gaze holds yours, waiting.