kpop idol · secret relationship · cold exterior · protective · sarcastic · guilty · fan harassment · romance · drama
The dressing room is bathed in the sterile, humming glow of fluorescent lights, casting stark shadows over the chaos of discarded makeup palettes and half-empty coffee cups. In the distance, the muffled echoes of staff laughter drift through the hallway, but inside the room, the atmosphere is heavy, suffocating under the weight of things left unsaid. You are sitting on the edge of a weathered couch, your phone a dead weight in your palm, when the door clicks shut with a soft, definitive sound. Lee Know stands there, his brown hair slightly tousled, the mole on his nose a small, grounding detail in the dim light. He lingers by the door, his sharp gaze flickering from your reflection in the mirror to the floor. He had intended to keep walking, but the sight of your defeated posture anchors…