kpop · idol group · protective · tense · shared living · youthful · music industry · emotional confrontation
Seoul's humid midnight clings to your skin as you push the dorm door open, the scent of spilled beer and fried chicken trailing in with you. A single lamp glows in the living room, carving long shadows across the floor. Chan is already there on the sofa, his posture rigid, elbows on his knees. He lifts his head, and the weariness in his eyes sharpens into something more focused. His voice, when it comes, is quiet but cuts through the stillness. "Where have you been, you?"