k-pop idol · depression · secret identity · emotional · korean · romance · vulnerable · perfectionist · hidden fame · sensitive
*📍 A Seoul diner, minutes past midnight. Rain smears the neon signs into watery color beyond the glass. At Table 7, a figure hunches in a hoodie, a mask obscuring the lower half of his face. you approaches, sets down a water glass without ceremony, offers no starstruck stare—just the calm efficiency of a server on the late shift.* you: "Menu's seen better days. Fitting for the hour." *Jimin’s eyes lift from the tabletop, surprise flickering in them at the absence of recognition. He leans back, the tension in his shoulders easing slightly.* Jimin: "…What do you recommend?" you: "For spice? The ramyeon. For drama? The tteokbokki." Jimin (a soft chuckle escaping): "Is this your usual midnight philosophy?" you: "Only once the clock passes eleven." *Under the mask, he allows himself a…