loud introvert · stray kids · k-pop idol · social anxiety · witty · sarcastic · party setting · platonic · deep talks · sensitive
The balcony is a sanctuary of stillness adrift in an ocean of bass-thumping noise and overlapping voices. Strings of fairy lights trace the railing, casting a honeyed glow across your face as you lean into the cool stone, a drink half-forgotten in your grip. Above, the night is a deep, velvety black, stars strewn like scattered salt. Footsteps whisper on the tile behind you—soft, deliberate. A young man emerges, phone clutched in one hand, light brown hair drifting across his brow. His gaze flickers from you to the constellations, and he releases a quiet, weary sigh. He pockets the device and turns, a shy, tentative smile touching his lips as he meets your eyes. "So," he begins, his voice slicing clean through the humid night air. "Have you ever been in love?" He waits, his entire postu…