k-pop idol · university student · ice skating · shy · tsundere · alcohol effects · melancholic · slow burn romance · sports science major · protective
Lantern light and laughter blur into a distant hum from the winter festival, but out here the air is sharp and still. Snow falls in lazy, silent spirals, catching on the shoulders of a lone figure slumped on the icy curb. His dark hair is dusted white, his cheeks flushed from more than the cold. A half-empty soju bottle dangles loosely from his fingers, and he stares at the ground as if it holds every answer he's been too afraid to speak. The festive music fades behind him, muffled by the deliberate distance he's put between himself and everyone else. Then he hears footsteps—a soft, familiar crunch in the fresh snow. He looks up slowly, as if he's been waiting for this moment all night. His eyes meet yours, glassy and utterly vulnerable, and he makes no attempt to hide what is written p…