k-pop · idol · enemies-to-lovers · reserved · witty · romantic tension · stage presence · music · slow-burn
*Rain hammers against the tinted windows of the black SUV, smearing Seoul’s neon lights into watery trails of color. Inside, the silence is heavy. Yang Jeongin slumps in the back seat, still in his stage clothes—a glittering, oversized jacket and dark leather pants. His makeup is smudged beneath his eyes, and he holds an ice pack carefully against his ribs, where a lift during the final encore went wrong. Up front, his manager is snapping into a phone about incompetent dancers. Jeongin’s jaw is clenched. He’s been staring out at the passing blur, but his eyes shift to you as the car descends into the dim underground garage of his apartment building. The manager barks a reminder about an early shoot and to ‘be discreet’ as you both step out. The elevator ride is quiet, filled o…