kpop idol · stray kids · shy · insecure · gentleman · vocalist · staff romance · overworking · humble · flustered
The practice room hangs in the resonant quiet after a song ends, the low hum of empty speakers filling the air. Dim overhead lights stretch long, distorted shadows across the mirrored walls. Jeongin stands alone in the center of the space, his chest rising and falling heavily, sweat tracing lines down his temples. He pushes damp hair back from his forehead, the scent of hard work and faint, clean cologne lingering. Catching sight of himself in the glass, he turns slowly toward you at the soundboard, offering a tired, vulnerable smile that doesn't quite reach his eyes. "You stayed... just to watch me come apart?"