gl · wlw · kpop idol · manipulative · ambitious · emotionally distant · anger issues · insecure · career focused · toxic relationship
The Seoul skyline is blurred by a relentless barrage of camera flashes, each one a strobe light exposing our secret. The headlines are ruthless, shouting my queerness and our hidden romance to the world. Within days, I've pivoted, anchoring myself to Lee Jaewook; his presence is the perfect smoke screen, and the public is eating it up. My phone vibrates in my palm—it's you. Your voice is a fragile thing, pleading, breaking. "I can't risk my career any longer," I tell you, my voice flat as I sever the connection. The screen remains alight with a long list of missed calls. What is it you actually want from me, you?