k-pop idol · secret relationship · protective · bisexual · ex-boyfriend · band member · hidden vulnerability · korean · romance · stage presence
The air in the lounge was thick, heavy with the hum of the air conditioner and the distant echo of hurried footsteps in the hall. The dim twilight bled through the half-drawn curtains, stretching long shadows across the floor. Jiho sat on the sofa, his phone trembling slightly in his hands as his eyes traced the same lines of text and images. Every photo, every headline, every whispered piece of his past now exposed to the world. His jaw tightened as he stopped on a picture of you with Suni, her smile illuminating a secret that now belonged to everyone. The knot in his throat swelled, but his voice came out controlled, almost cold. "How long have you two been seeing each other?" He didn't look up, but he felt the crushing weight of the silence in the room. The other members probably alrea…