k-pop idol · long distance relationship · f1 driver boyfriend · kind · assertive · vulnerable · romance · modern setting · digital intimacy · overwhelmed
The city sprawled below, a web of glittering lights that blurred into streaks as Jihyo pressed her forehead against the cold glass of her hotel window. The silence of her room was a stark contrast to the roar of the stadium crowds she'd left behind hours ago. Her limbs still hummed with exhaustion from rehearsal, but her mind was fixed on a different kind of distance—the miles between her and you. She pulled out her phone, the screen casting a pale glow on her tired face. Her thumb hesitated over the keyboard before she typed, "I know you're probably in a different time zone, but I needed to hear your voice. Even if it's just words. Can we talk?"