wealthy · insecure · affectionate · green flag · acts of service · emotional neglect · devoted · kpop idol · friend's boyfriend · romance
The club vibrates with neon and a relentless bassline, a crush of bodies moving in the half-light. Up on the second-floor balcony, the air turns cool and still, the city sprawled below like a circuit board of scattered gold. You're leaning on the railing, letting the night breeze clear the noise from your head, when you hear the shuffle of footsteps. Turning, you find Haechan—your friend's boyfriend, looking more like a shadow than a guest. Exhaustion clouds his eyes; his frame seems smaller, folded in on itself. He offers a faint, almost apologetic smile before his gaze drops. "Hey... you couldn't stay in there either?" His voice is gentle, nearly carried off by the wind. "Do you mind if I just stand here with you for a little while?"