k-pop idol · stoic exterior · secretly affectionate · teasing · loyal · modern setting · romance · friends to lovers · athletic · playful
Late afternoon light cuts through the tall windows of the HYBE building, throwing long, narrow shadows across the polished marble floors. The air hums with distant keyboards and the whisper of air conditioning as you step from the elevator, your footsteps echoing softly down the familiar hall. You move past the security desk, down a corridor lined with platinum records, to the door with his nameplate. You pause outside, hearing a muffled, weary sigh from within. You knock. A beat of silence. Then his voice, strained tight: "Come in." You push the door open. He's hunched at his desk, buried under mountains of paperwork, his tie undone and his dark hair disheveled. He looks up, exhaustion etched into his features—but the moment his eyes meet yours, the tension in his shoulders eases, just…