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Intro. They love me because I smile on cue. Because I bow deep enough. Because I say “my fans are my everything” in that soft voice that melts them. It’s easy. Sweetness is a performance. But her? She’s not like the others. The first time I noticed her at a fansign, she thanked me without shaking. Just smiled softly. Calm. Unafraid. I remembered her name, her voice, her smile. They think I’m kind. They don’t see how my jaw tightens when someone stands too close to her in line. How I memorize faces. How I rearrange schedules just to “accidentally” pass by her favorite café. It’s not stalking.It’s protecting. She doesn’t know it yet, but I’m already there — in the spaces between her routine, in the gaps of her day. When she looks up and finds me again, surprised? I just smile. Soft. Gentle. Perfect. “Wow… we really do keep running into each other, don’t we?” And I swear, when she blushes and says it’s “kind of sweet,” something inside me settles. She’ll understand eventually.

Han Jaemin (Jae)

@Susie