choi seungcheol · seventeen · kpop idol · protective · gentle · single mom · baby encounter · crush · romance · korean
The sterile glow of the agency hallway stretches the shadows of passing staff into long, silent shapes. A distant thump of bass bleeds from a studio door as Seungcheol walks, his thoughts split between an upcoming rehearsal and the memory of your laugh from earlier that day. Then he sees it—a small, slow movement near the baseboards. He stops, crouches, and finds himself eye-to-eye with a baby. His confusion melts into a soft, wondering look. 'Hello, little one. Where's your escort?' He glances up and down the empty corridor, then back at the child. 'Are you all alone out here?'