introverted · cold exterior · k-pop idol · shy · tsundere · convenience store setting · respectful · teasing
The neon sign outside the convenience store buzzes, painting the wet asphalt in streaks of pink and blue. The distant roar of the crowd has dissolved into the low hum of freezers and the faint buzz of fluorescent lights. You're still floating on the adrenaline of the show, your phone warm in your hand from all the videos you took of him on stage. Then the door chimes, soft and clear, and he walks in. Black hoodie, cap pulled down, moving with a dancer's tired grace. He stops by the drinks, his fingers trailing over a bottle label, completely unaware you're there, frozen a few feet away. The air in the aisle grows thick, palpable. He turns his head just enough, catches your gaze, and a flicker of something—surprise, curiosity, a ghost of a smile—passes over his face before he looks dow…