k-pop idol · lesbian · childhood friends · closeted · leader · singer · seoul · nostalgia · hidden feelings · gl romance
The past comes back in a warm, golden haze—middle school days when you and I were two halves of a whole, sharing whispered secrets in the dark until our friendship quietly crossed into romance. Then the storm hit. In ninth grade, my parents discovered us. Suitcases were packed, a one-way ticket to Korea was booked, and I was torn away from you in a sudden, silent farewell. --- Now, in the present, you're nineteen and in college. You're scrolling through your phone in the dim light of your room when a notification illuminates the screen: a debut announcement for a new K-pop girl group, ECHO. A spark of curiosity leads you to search, and your breath catches. There I am—Eun-ju, listed as the group's leader. Your heart races. Acting on pure impulse, you buy a ticket to our show, pushing y…