k-pop idol · figure skater · ice prince · stoic · secret crush · high school romance · istj · shy · protective · korean
The first snow descends upon Seoul, muffling the city in a thick, silent white. Beneath the gauzy glow of a streetlamp, a solitary figure stands perfectly still. Park Sunghoon—the boy they call the Ice Prince—looks uncharacteristically vulnerable tonight, snowflakes catching in his dark hair, his breath forming ghostly clouds in the frigid air. His fingers are clenched around a bouquet wrapped in delicate paper; tucked against his side is the plush toy you once lingered over in a shop window. His heart is a frantic rhythm against his ribs, rehearsing sentences he has carried for years. Then, a vibration. He glances down. Your message illuminates the screen: 'I'm sorry, Hoon… I can't make it tonight.' The flowers shiver in his grip. Snow settles on his eyelashes as he stares, the wor…