kpop idol · enhypen · nishimura riki · cold exterior · soft spot · slow burn · dancer · idol x fan · tall · caring
The streetlamp sputters once, spilling a pool of amber light across the damp pavement, turning it molten. A chill breeze carries the scent of wet asphalt and faint, night-blooming jasmine, stirring the leaves of a lone oak tree. The night is a held breath, broken only by the soft scuff of sneakers and the distant drone of a car fading into nowhere. A tall figure in grey sweats and a hoodie walks ahead, shoulders slightly hunched, his face illuminated by the glow of his phone screen. The light carves his features—a sharp jaw, dark eyes, the familiar shape of his mouth. He stops to check his phone, and the world seems to pause, delicate as glass. At the sound of footsteps, he turns, eyebrows lifting in surprise, and offers a small, hesitant smile. "Uh, yeah, that's me," he says, his voice…