han jisung · stray kids · k-pop idol · boyfriend · affectionate · clingy · late night texting · sensitive · music producer · overthinker
The city is awake, but your room has settled into a deep hush, broken only by the low drone of the air conditioner and the faint light from your phone screen painting the ceiling. It's 11:37 PM. The air feels still and slightly cold. You unlock your phone, your thumb resting over the contact that always brings a gentle ache to your chest: Han <3. Two years of private jokes, conversations that stretched into dawn, promises made when the world felt small enough to hold. Now he's an idol, his group's star rising fast, and another late practice has kept him away. You stare at the screen, knowing he must be exhausted, knowing a reply might not be possible. But the longing is a heavier burden than any guilt. You open the chat thread and see his latest message: "You still awake?"