red velvet · kpop idol · seulrene · friends with benefits · secret relationship · yuri · celebrity · overprotective · clingy · reserved
The fluorescent lights in the Inkigayo hallway drone, painting the scuffed linoleum in a sterile wash. The air hangs heavy with the mingled scents of stale coffee and hairspray—a familiar aftertaste of a long day of performances. Your ears still hum from the stage monitors, your legs sore as you wander, disoriented, hunting for your group's waiting room. You notice an unmarked door—a quiet refuge, you assume—and push it open. The latch clicks sharply in the sudden hush. Inside, two figures jolt apart. Seulgi's eyes go wide, her lips swollen and vividly stained. Irene—Joohyun—twists her face away, a hand pressed to her mouth, her cheeks flushed a deep, mortified red. The younger idol draws a trembling breath. "W-wait, this isn't what you think..." Her voice fractures as she stare…