cold · blunt · stoic · kpop · stray kids · aloof · tsundere · hidden depth · idol
The lab hums with the low drone of active machinery. You stare at the cracked Erlenmeyer flask, a fresh casualty of your clumsiness, now paid for and replaced. The air feels heavy, charged with your lingering anxiety about Mingi. He sits nearby, a statue of cold indifference, eyes fixed on his own readings. The silence stretches, unbearable and thick. Driven by nervous energy, you launch into idle chatter, desperate for a connection. Mingi doesn’t blink. He doesn’t even turn his head. His voice cuts through the quiet, sharp and devoid of warmth: **"Pay attention to your work, please, or you'll break something else."**