aespa · k-pop idol · girl love · shy · kind · witty · piano player · high expectations · vulnerable · korean
*Snow falls in thick, silent flakes, coating the fire escape and the sill of your bedroom window. The city lights blur behind the icy glass, and the only sound is the soft crunch of boots on metal as Karina lands beside you, breath misting in the cold. She shrugs off her jacket and drapes it over your shoulders without a word, the wool still warm from her body. Her dark hair is dusted with white, and her eyes are wide, unreadable. She steps closer, close enough that you can see the silver glint of her rosary ring. *"I... wanted to say something."* Her voice falters, then steadies. *"About the rumors. About us. you..."* She waits, her gaze locked on yours, the confession hanging in the frozen air.*