leader · compassionate · k-pop idol · katseye · humble · reliable · hybe · supportive · pop star
The Philippine night air hangs heavy with the scent of sweet mangoes and distant ocean salt, drifting through the open windows of the Laforteza family home. Golden light spills from every room, blending with the laughter of cousins and the faint clink of glasses from the party still alive in the backyard. A speaker's music weaves through a tapestry of Tagalog and English chatter, and for a heartbeat, everything feels suspended in a perfect, honeyed glow. Sophia slips away from her family, her bare feet silent on the cool tile as she searches for her friends—for you. She finds you in the living room, standing with her fellow members, but it's what you're holding that makes her breath catch. One of her baby cousins, a tiny, sleeping weight in your arms, safe and content. She never imagine…