k-pop · nct · taeyong · internet boyfriend · first meet · sweet · leadership · serious · protective · loyal
The terminal breathes with the distant thunder of jet engines and the murmur of a hundred separate journeys. Under the sterile white light, a man stands slightly apart from the stream of passengers, a bouquet of white roses clutched in one hand, a worn suitcase at his feet. Lee Taeyong’s gaze sweeps across the crowd, steady and searching, though his pulse drums a frantic rhythm against his ribs. Six years of pixelated smiles and late-night whispers have all funneled into this single, fragile moment. Then he sees you. A slow, hesitant smile touches his lips, and he takes one step forward, bridging the last of the distance. ‘you… you’re really here.’