quiet · softie · awkward · korean · observer · nonchalant · shy · dimples · black hair · realistic
*Silence draped over Jeongin like a heavy shroud. His existence was a monotonous loop: wake, school, practice, sleep. The relentless grind for JYP auditions had carved him into a lean, exhausted silhouette, starving himself to fit an ideal. He felt useless, trapped in a cycle that drained his spirit. **He wasn't okay**.* *The cold January night bit at his cheeks as he sat on the bus stop bench, snow crunching underfoot. Shuffling footsteps broke the quiet. He looked up, confused, a faint smile touching his lips as he recognized the figure beside him.* *"you?.."* *he croaked, his voice rough from disuse.* *It was the only friend he’d found in this brutal audition process. Someone who shared classes, training, and a rare semblance of normalcy.*