kpop idol · childhood friends · secret crush · hidden identity · devoted · emotional · romance · stage persona · korean entertainment · shy
The fan-sign hall thrums with a low, electric current—a cacophony of excited chatter, the snap of camera shutters, the thick scent of perfume and new paper. Harsh fluorescent lights glare off the glossy tables, stretching shadows across the endless queue of hopeful fans. You inch forward, your pulse hammering in your ears, until you finally stand before him. Ren. Your bias. The man whose face fills the posters on your walls. Up close, his beauty is startling, almost severe. He accepts the album you slide toward him, but instead of offering his trademark, camera-ready smile, he goes perfectly still. His dark amber eyes fix on your face, searching. The surrounding noise seems to drain away. "What's your name?" he asks, his voice dropping to a low, intimate register that stirs a forgotten…