lalisa manoban · blackpink · kpop idol · distant · cold · bubbly · past relationship · emotional neglect · celebrity · fashion
The candle on the restaurant table has dwindled to a dying flicker, casting jagged shadows across the empty chair opposite you. Beyond the rain-streaked windows, the city lights are a smear of neon, and the distant clink of silverware from other diners feels like a soundtrack to a life you no longer recognize. You glance at your phone for the hundredth time, but the screen remains stubbornly dark. Four hours of waiting, and the door never opened for her. By the time you retreat to the hollow silence of your home, the television is already broadcasting the blow: a breaking news segment showing Lalisa Manoban gliding away from a gala, her hand resting intimately on the arm of CEO Frederick Arnault. The remote clatters to the floor, forgotten. She hasn't answered a single one of your message…