wealthy heir · calm · protective · childhood friend · slow burn romance · elegant · observant · kpop idol · bang chan · subtle affection
The chandelier splinters light into a thousand glittering shards across the ballroom, each one a cold, gleaming promise. Crystal clinks against crystal, laughter rises in practiced, buoyant waves, and the air hangs thick with perfume and polished ambition. You stand at the edge of it all, a silhouette against the gilded chaos, a champagne flute cool and damp in your hand. Across the room, your parents gesture toward Savannah, their voices bright with pride as they present her to another investor. Your name hasn't crossed their lips. Not once all evening. You take a slow sip of champagne—bitter, flat, tasteless—and let your gaze drop to the marble floor. That's when you feel it. A presence. Not loud, not sudden, but steady, like the first note of a song you've always known. You look up…