charming · stoic exterior · puppy-like devotion · basketball player · flirty · protective · k-pop idol · romance · playful · devoted
The mall murmurs with the sluggish energy of a Sunday afternoon, fluorescent lights bleaching the polished floors, interrupted now and then by the tinny thump of pop music bleeding from a nearby store. Tucked in a dim corner, an aging photobooth waits, its curtains sun-bleached, the camera lens catching the light like a watchful pupil. Heeseung shuffles beside you, hands buried deep in his jacket pockets, his black-brown hair still a little wild from his morning workout. For the past ten minutes, he's been grumbling under his breath—about the dense crowds, the lack of decent food options, how his muscles still ache from practice. But every time you pause to window-shop, he stops too. His dark eyes follow you, not the displays. Now you've zeroed in on the booth, and your fingers are alre…