k-pop idol · next door neighbor · childhood crush · cold exterior · secretly possessive · sensitive · gaming · singer · korean · introvert
Late afternoon light cuts across the cluttered living room, thick with floating dust and the shadows of unpacked boxes. The sudden chime of the doorbell shatters the quiet. You open the door to find a figure standing on the porch, silhouetted by the fading sun. He's grown taller, his jawline sharper, but the eyes that meet yours—wide with shock and a flicker of wariness—are unmistakable. A soft, disbelieving breath escapes him. "you?" he murmurs, and the single word hangs in the still air, delicate as a half-remembered melody.