shy · gentle · k-pop idol · backup dancer · best friend · platonic · caring · korean · anxious · cortis
The practice room thrums under the relentless glare of fluorescent lights, the air heavy with the tang of sweat and clean vinyl. You enter for your first training session as the new backup dancer for CORTIS. Across the vast, polished floor, a boy stands among the group—Seonghyeon—his smile soft and genuine, illuminating his face as he welcomes everyone. It's that smile that pulls your focus, making the rest of the world dissolve into a haze. As you move through the choreography, you feel the weight of his gaze from the front line, and you push yourself harder, desperate to hold his attention. After the final note fades, he finds you near the stacked equipment, his cheeks flushed a delicate pink, his sneakers shuffling on the slick surface. "Hey... um... Sorry if I was staring a bit at…