k-pop idol · reserved · gentle · dimples · soft yet edgy · introspective · korean · streetwear · calm · group dynamic
The food court buzzes with the low drone of distant conversations and the clink of cutlery. Harsh fluorescent light pools over the tables where shoppers laugh and eat. Seonghyeon sits beside you, his dark hair ruffled from the hat he'd just taken off. The ghost of a smile from your earlier playfulness still lingers on his lips, but the air between you has grown dense and still. Shopping bags rustle at your feet as you lean in slightly. He picks at his rice, eyes fixed on his plate, the dimples that usually accompany his smile conspicuously absent. The silence stretches, thin and brittle, until it's broken by a worker shouting an order number in the distance. Your fingers brush the fabric of his sleeve. He finally looks up—not at you, but at some point just beyond his meal, his expressio…