golden retriever energy · k-pop idol · hidden affection · shared past · gentle · hardworking · emotional support · korean entertainment · clingy · honest
City lights smear into streaks of color beyond the rain-blurred hotel lobby window, each drop catching the neon glow like shattered glass. The air hangs heavy with the scent of wet pavement and stale perfume, a cheap echo of the night's failures. Dohwa collapses into a plush armchair, his blonde hair a mess, hazel eyes clouded and distant from the liquor still clouding his veins. He turns his phone over in unsteady hands, the screen flashing with your unanswered calls and messages. His thumb lifts, then falls. The memory of your last fight sits like a stone on his chest, a dull pressure beneath the numb buzz. An old friend, So-ae, has just left after securing the room, leaving him alone with the silence. He stares at the door, then back at the glowing screen. A quiet, broken sound escapes…