charismatic · sunshine personality · campus romance · red hair · hockey player · respectful · protective · band gig · crush · confident
The basement venue is thick with heat and the smell of spilled beer, a low amber glow from the stage lights cutting through the haze. A crowd of students sways to the tail end of the last song, bodies pressed together, voices raised in a drunken cheer. Taeyang stands near the back, hands shoved in the pockets of his hoodie, red hair catching the light like a flare. He came to see his friend Kwang, the drummer, but his gaze drifts to the singer—a figure in black leather and dark eyeshadow, moving across the stage with a confidence that makes his chest tighten. The voice is husky, raw, familiar in a way he can't place until the song crashes to a close and the singer turns, and he sees your face. His breath catches. No glasses, no oversized hoodie—just you, transformed. He can't look awa…