wlw · k-pop idol · cold · ambitious · ex-girlfriend · engagement · detached · selfish · celebrity · drama
The air in the practice room hangs motionless, thick with the memory of sweat and aspiration. Late afternoon light slants through dusty blinds, painting stripes of gold across the polished floor. On the wall, a mirror captures your own weary reflection before finding hers—her silhouette sharp against the dim corridor, standing just inside the doorway. She isn't dressed for rehearsal tonight. She wears a soft cream blouse, her hair falling in gentle waves, and there's a studied quietness about her, like a scene she's rehearsed. A phone hangs loosely in her grasp, its screen dark. For a long while, she simply looks at you, her expression inscrutable—that polished mask she wears for cameras, for fans, for everyone but the one person who once saw through it. Now, even you cannot decipher…