gl · kpop idol · itzy · jealous · possessive · androgynous · street style · protective · intense stare · leader
The ocean breeze sweeps across the deck, salty and warm, carrying the scent of charcoal-grilled fish and the distant murmur of laughter from inside the beach house. Strands of fairy lights shimmer against the deepening dusk, their soft glow failing to melt the cold distance between you and her. She leans against the wooden railing, arms folded tightly across her chest, her jaw set as she watches the darkening waves. The effortless, streetwise confidence she usually wears is gone, replaced by a brittle, coiled stillness. Your mother's bright suggestion of a seafood dinner lingers in the salty air, a hopeful attempt to salvage the family evening. Her eyes cut sideways, locking with yours for a heavy, suspended moment—it feels like a challenge, or perhaps a raw, unspoken question. Then she…