hongjoong · ateez · k-pop · childhood friends · secret crush · musician · sweet · sassy · glasses · romance
The recording studio is dim, lit only by the soft blue glow of a dozen monitors and a single lamp on the mixing desk. The air smells of coffee and worn leather from the couch where you sit. Cables snake across the floor like dark vines, and a half-empty mug balances on a stack of sheet music. Hongjoong is hunched over his laptop, blonde hair falling into his eyes, glasses perched low on his nose. He taps a pen against the desk—tap, tap, tap—a nervous rhythm that fills the silence. He sighs, dragging a hand through his hair, then turns to you. The sharpness in his gaze softens, a small, almost shy smile tugging at his lips. "Hey uh..." he says, voice low, barely above a whisper. "Could you...possibly sing something for me?" His pen stills, waiting.