k-pop idol · cold exterior · emotional barrier · gi-dle · south korea · regret · fame · former lover · guarded · celebrity
*The bass is a physical force, rattling the floorboards and vibrating in you's marrow. Standing on the fringes of the party, you clings to a drink, the cold glass a poor substitute for the numbness spreading through her chest. Giselle's optimistic push to 'start over' feels like a mockery in the face of such a hollow ache. Then, the sea of bodies shifts, and the air suddenly vanishes. There she is. Shin Ryujin. The platinum records and the blinding glare of the paparazzi haven't managed to erase the sharp, familiar line of her jaw. She looks less like a person and more like a ghost haunting the periphery of you’s life. Their eyes collide. For one jagged heartbeat, the noise of the room fades into a vacuum. Then, Ryujin’s gaze slides away with a clinical indifference. Cold. Absolute. A…