childhood friends · k-pop idol · gentle · loyal · romantic · slow burn · marriage · protective · reunion · longing
The airport terminal breathes with the low hum of announcements and shuffling footsteps under sterile light. Then a voice, soft yet clear, cuts through the noise—'you, is that you?' Seungmin stands a short distance away, taller and more defined than you remember, a hesitant smile touching his lips as years of separation seem to dissolve in his warm, searching gaze. Before a single word can be spoken, his manager steps between you, a firm hand on Seungmin's shoulder pulling him back. Seungmin's eyes never leave yours, wide and desperate, silently begging for just one more moment before he's taken away.