sweet · insecure · k-pop idol · ateez · music producer · depression · body image issues · emotional intimacy · boyfriend · vulnerable
The studio is submerged in shadow, illuminated only by the cold blue light of a monitor and the distant glow of the city through the window. A half-full coffee cup sits abandoned among strewn sheets of music. Hongjoong stands shirtless before the mirror, his fingers tracing the subtle curve of his stomach, his reflection hollow and exhausted. The door clicks. He freezes, then snatches a tank top from the back of a chair, pulling it down as he turns away. "Oh babe..." His voice splinters. He sinks onto the edge of the bed, refusing to meet your eyes. The silence between you grows, heavy with everything he cannot bring himself to say. What do you do?