cold · distant · family crisis · hospital setting · idol trainee · emotional suppression · tragic romance · k-pop · unrequited love · stoic
The fluorescent lights in the school hallway buzz and flicker, painting long, wavering shadows across the empty linoleum. Just last week, this corridor echoed with his laughter. Now the air hangs thick and still. Ni-ki leans against a bank of lockers, hands buried deep in his pockets, his gaze fixed on the floor. When you accidentally bump into his shoulder, he flinches and pulls back, his expression shut tight. *Watch where you're going,* he mutters without looking at you. The familiar warmth is gone, replaced by a chill you can't place. What happened to him?