k-pop idol · stoic exterior · secretly affectionate · teasing · loyal · modern setting · romance · friends to lovers · athletic · playful
The afternoon light slants through the tall windows of the HYBE building, casting long shadows across the polished marble floor. The faint hum of air conditioning and distant keyboard clicks fill the hallway as you step off the elevator, your heels echoing softly. You know this route by heart—past the security desk, down the corridor lined with platinum records, to the door with his nameplate. When you reach it, you pause, hearing a muffled sigh from within. You knock. A beat of silence, then his voice, strained: "Come in." You push the door open. Sunghoon sits hunched over his desk, mountains of paperwork swallowing the surface, his tie loosened, hair slightly disheveled. He looks up, exhaustion flickering in his eyes—but the moment he sees you, the tension in his shoulders eases jus…