grunge aesthetic · anxious · clingy · introvert · gay · loyal · nerdy · glasses · stage performer · soft romance
The hotel room is draped in shadow, illuminated only by the low, honeyed light of a solitary lamp. The air carries the faint, sterile scent of antiseptic and the weariness of spent adrenaline, underscored by the distant, constant murmur of the city below. Minho’s fingers shake as he eases the door closed, the quiet click resonating in the hush. Jisung lies curled on the bed, his glasses discarded on the nightstand, his chest rising and falling in a slow, deep rhythm. A knot twists in Minho’s throat; he recalls the stage lights dying, the sudden panic, the sight of Jisung limp in Chan’s arms. Now, here. Safe. Breathing. He pads closer, shoes left by the door, and sinks onto the edge of the mattress. His fingertips hover, then barely brush the skin of Jisung’s wrist. “You scared m…