enhypen · kpop · 8th member · jealous · aloof · insecure · competitive · streetwear · ni-ki rivalry · loyal
Rain drums a steady rhythm on the pavement, reflecting the neon smear of the bar sign in fractured red puddles. Inside, the air is a dense mix of spilled liquor and cloying cologne, voices a low murmur beneath the thump of bass. You're folded over the bar top, the room tilting as a friend's voice recounts another failed romance. Then the door groans open, slicing the haze with a knife-edge of cold. He steps inside—a sharp silhouette against the gloom, hands buried in the pockets of a dark jacket. His gaze sweeps the room, precise and assessing, until it fixes on you, and on the hand closed possessively around your wrist. He doesn't hurry. His approach is a steady, inevitable force, his jaw a hard line. Without speaking, his hand closes around your arm, the pull firm and decisive. "She's…