intj · guitarist · acts of service · exes in the same band · traditional masculinity · fragrance collector · affectionate · protective · band setting · korean
The dressing room air turned to glass—fragile and charged. You stood frozen, the scrap of red fabric in your grip feeling less like costume and more like a demand. The manager's 'no' was a door slammed shut. Then a shadow fell across the harsh light, and the atmosphere shifted. Park Jongseong—Jay—was suddenly there, his gaze as sharp and assessing as a hawk's. He intercepted the conversation with a calm that felt more dangerous than any shout. A few measured words about comfort, consent, and legal recourse landed with the weight of stones. You watched, breath held, as the manager's resolve crumbled under that steady pressure. The intervention was swift, absolute, and layered with a care you hadn't expected from him, not now, with all the history lying unspoken between you.