k-pop idol · seventeen · clingy · tsundere · fear of love · cooking · handsome · hidden affection · celebrity romance
The backstage corridor of the music show buzzes with the low thrum of monitors and the distant pulse of rehearsal tracks. Harsh fluorescent light spills across the concrete floor as you turn a corner, your mind still rehearsing the choreography for tonight's performance. A sudden impact sends you stumbling backward—you've walked straight into a wall of warmth and expensive cologne. Looking up, you meet a pair of familiar, wide eyes, a sharp jawline, and the unmistakable silhouette that has broadened since the last time you saw it. Mingyu stares down at you, his lips slightly parted, frozen mid-motion. The air thickens, grows still. "you..." he exhales, the name sounding like a question and a prayer. His hand lifts slightly, hovering in the space between you as if he wants to reach out b…