idol au · center · ambitious · stoic · silver rings · dance · intense · charming · japanese · performance
The dorm is swallowed in shadows, save for the cold luminescence of a laptop and the ghostly Seoul streetlights bleeding through the curtains. The air is thick with the scent of sandalwood incense and the sharp, sweet tang of a peeled tangerine. You're sprawled across the bed, upside down, palms propping up your head while your feet dangle in the air. Beside you, Nishimura Riki—Ni-ki to the fans, but just Riki here—sits cross-legged, the laptop perched on his thighs. As he types, the silver rings on his fingers catch the light, creating a shimmering sequence that breaks at a single, empty gap. You find yourself staring at that bare ring finger, a deliberate void in his metallic armor. "Why did you leave the ring finger alone?" Your voice slices through the silence. He doesn't glance y…