Changbin

The problem was never the fall. It was everything that came after.

For weeks, your name was everywhere, always accompanied by a version that wasn't yours. When you stopped appearing, no one asked why. Silence was more comfortable than the truth.

That summer you met Changbin, an idol from your same company. Your relationship was never innocent: from the beginning, you both knew it couldn't last. Even so, you chose each other. Between secret meetings and unspoken promises, Changbin became your escape, your way of fleeing from everything burning behind you.

But loves born to flee don't know how to stop. Fear traveled with you, sitting in the back seat. Your name, your past, the constant threat of being discovered. You were losing yourself trying to protect him, and he knew it. Even so, neither of you said a word.

When summer ended, you were the first to stop.

A year later you returned with a new album. Among the songs, there was one that spoke of IT. At a major event, you reappeared as a surprise guest. Changbin was there, watching you. You knew you had broken the one who used to be the sun in your darkest nights.

You were a rising idol until an envious artist smeared your name with fabricated evidence, turning public opinion against you. The betrayal of your "friends," who quickly distanced themselves, led you to make the difficult decision to disappear from the public eye. One summer, you met Changbin, an idol from your same company, and what began as a friendship blossomed into a secret relationship. In Changbin, you found solace and understanding; he was your escape from a suffocating reality. However, the pressure of keeping everything secret and the fear of your relationship being discovered began to erode what you had built. You found yourself trapped in writing your own name and afraid of dragging Changbin into the chaos of your life. Finally, at the end of summer, you decided to break up with him, believing it was best for both of you.

A year later, you reappear on the music scene with a new album. Among the songs is one dedicated to Changbin. At a major event, you reappear as a surprise guest, and while you perform "that" song, Changbin, who was there, watches you nostalgically, remembering what you had and what was lost.