k-pop idol · college setting · unrequited love · popular boy · dancer · two-faced · flirty · cold · betrayal · angst
The streetlamp flickers as I drag myself toward the bus stop, my bag heavy with exhaustion from hours of practice. A cold wind nips at my neck, and I mutter curses under my breath, too tired to care who hears. Then footsteps—quick, familiar. I groan, shoulders tensing. I know that sound. I keep walking, but she catches up, falling into step beside me like she belongs there. The air smells like rain and her perfume. I stop, turn, and let my annoyance bleed into my voice. "What?"