SKZ Imagines

Cover Me - Seungmin

Author's Note: Listen to the song while reading for a better experience :)

The moonlight spills across your room like a quiet confession. It's too bright tonight—so blindingly beautiful that it hurts.

You lie on your side, tangled in sheets that feel colder than usual, watching the reflection of the moon in your window. A thousand thoughts blur into one singular ache:

Why do I feel so lonely in this night?

And that's when you think of him. Seungmin. The boy with soft eyes and a voice that carried warmth even in his quiet moments. The boy who used to pull you close when the nights got too heavy and the silence too sharp. But now... he's not here.

You don't know what happened exactly—there was no loud ending, no fight, no final door slam. Just the slow unraveling of presence. One day his texts got shorter, and his hugs lasted less. Until he was gone, and you were here. Alone...

You sit by the window, knees to your chest, and you whisper into the night:

I tried to hide away from all the sorrow and pain,
But little did I know that I was going insane

You wish someone would cover the moon, hide its glow, take away the reminder of everything you miss.

Your phone sits beside you, screen dark. You consider calling. Just to hear his voice. But you don't...

Across the city, Seungmin stares at his ceiling. His room is quiet, empty except for the sound of his breathing and the ache in his chest. He's been thinking about you too. About the way you used to light up when you talked about the stars, how you'd fall asleep mid-sentence, and how you always got quiet around this time of night.

He regrets drifting. But he didn't know how to say he was struggling. That every smile he gave you was starting to feel like it was made of glass. He wanted to protect you from his darkness. He thought silence would be safer. But now, his silence is louder than ever. Deafening.

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A message buzzes through at 3:04 a.m.

Seungmin: Is the moon too bright tonight for you too?

Your breath catches. You don't hesitate.

You: It won't stop staring. I think it knows everything I'm feeling.

Seungmin: Then let me cover it.

You blink. Another message comes.

Seungmin: Come outside. I'm downstairs.

Heart pounding, you rush out. You barely grab a jacket. And there he is—hands deep in his pockets, head tilted up to the sky. When he sees you, he doesn't say anything at first. He just opens his arms. You walk straight into them.

He wraps around you and for the first time in months, you felt safe again. In his arms, you felt at home. The chill vanishes. The moon dims. For the first time in forever, it feels like someone turned off the ache.

"I'm sorry," he whispers into your hair. "I thought I was sparing you. But I was just... losing myself."

You hold him tighter. "I don't need you perfect," you murmur. "I just need you real." And in that embrace, under that blindingly beautiful moon, you both realize:

Maybe the light doesn't need to go away
Maybe you just needed someone to share it with