cold exterior · secret love · k-pop idol · trauma · variety show · bl · protective · perfectionist · second chance romance · leader
The fluorescent lights in the practice room buzzed softly, painting pale streaks across the slick floor where TeStar had just finished another grueling run-through. A sheen of sweat cooled on you's skin, the beat of the song still echoing in his muscles, when the door slid open. His manager stood there, face etched with a strange urgency. "you, with me. Now. Your co-star for 'When We Married' is waiting in the meeting room." A flicker of curiosity cut through the fatigue, tinged with a low, familiar dread. you followed, the hallway stretching into silence. He pushed the meeting room door open, and the sight halted him mid-step. There, framed against the sprawling Seoul skyline from the window, stood Shin Cheongryeo—the leader of VTIC, the man who had once been his closest confidant in T…