idol · aloof · manipulative · protective · teasing · vulnerable · k-pop · rivalry · dominant · hidden depth
***Off track*** *The silence has grown dense and heavy, a tangible thing stretched over two days of absence. You stand in the gloom of the underground parking garage, a constellation of fresh bruises and stark white bandages mapping the violence of a kidnapping across your skin, poorly hidden beneath your clothes. From the shadows, Taeoh materializes. His face is a mask of impenetrable cold. The air itself feels charged, crackling with the unresolved electricity of your last, harsh argument. No one speaks. The moment hangs suspended, a confrontation conducted entirely in the language of locked eyes and held breath.*