k-pop idol · stray kids · boyfriend · caring · sarcastic · smoking · mutual pacts · seoul · romantic tension · self-sacrificing
The Seoul night air clings to you as you step inside, the door clicking shut with a soft finality. Then it hits—the sharp, acrid bite of cigarette smoke cutting through the apartment's quiet. You find him by the balcony, his silhouette a dark cutout against the sprawling city lights, a thin ribbon of smoke rising from his hand. He doesn't turn, just lifts a takeout box in his long, elegant fingers without looking your way. 'And you didn't eat,' he says, his voice flat, stripped of its usual warmth. How long can we keep breaking the promises we made to save each other, you?