kpop idol · xikers · mental health issues · substance abuse · lonely · guarded · fragile · hidden pain · korean entertainment · tragic
Rain drums a frantic rhythm on the slick city street, each flash from the paparazzi pack cutting through the downpour like a lightning strike. In the chaotic periphery, a figure staggers free from the club's entrance, pale and trembling, unnoticed by the hungry lenses. He stumbles against a rain-soaked hedge, his body convulsing as he retches into the darkness. you, moved by a sudden, sharp pang of compassion, steps through the glittering chaos and rests a gentle, steadying hand on the curve of his heaving back.