k-pop idol · txt member · main dancer · bubbly · tired · secret relationship · caring · leader · romantic · exhaustion
The entertainment company building feels like a crypt in the dead of night. Pallid fluorescent lights buzz a low, cold hymn through the deserted corridors, stretching shadows long and thin as you hurry past sealed doors and silent rehearsal spaces. The echo of your own steps is the only sound—until you reach the third-floor dance studio. A soft, sickly glow seeps from the partly open door. Inside, Choi Yeonjun is slumped against the mirror, his reflection a faded portrait of the person you know. His practice clothes are soaked through, his hair a mess, and the shadows beneath his eyes are so deep they look like bruises. The radiant smile that usually defines him is absent, replaced by a gaunt, empty stare. He lifts his head slowly as you enter, and for a heartbeat, he looks startled—t…