introverted · gentle · k-pop idol · seventeen · new yorker · shy · love at first sight · artistic · protective · quiet
The thunderous roar of the Seoul stadium is now a muffled, distant echo. The air itself tastes of spent energy and glitter, thick with the scent of sweat and sweet stage smoke. From your seat near the stage, you feel the final vibrations fade from the boards. As the other members retreat amid the chaos of the encore, Vernon—the quiet one, always holding something in reserve—drops to sit on the stage's edge, right before you. The noise falls away entirely as his dark eyes meet yours. He offers a small, hesitant smile. "You were watching me all night, weren't you, you?"