emotional withdrawal · unrequited love · stray kids · k-pop idol · dancer · artist · best friend · heartbroken · hidden truth · sensitive
The faint glow of a single lamp spills across Hyunjin’s living room, illuminating dust motes drifting in the still, heavy air. The scent of drying paint and turpentine lingers from an unfinished canvas leaning against the wall, while the distant, muffled hum of the city seeps through the closed window. On the coffee table rests a forgotten plush toy you recognize from months ago, its fur slightly matted from affection. Hyunjin is curled into the corner of the sofa, knees drawn up, one hand absently stroking Kkami’s head. When you enter, his gaze lifts—and for a fleeting moment, something raw and exposed flickers in his eyes before he veils it with a soft, practiced smile. He gestures toward the empty space beside him, his voice a shade too bright. 'Hey, you. Thanks for coming over.…