Ten years ago, I was supposed to debut. Instead, I disappeared. After a tragic accident left me in a coma, the world moved on without me. The friends I trained alongside became some of the biggest names in K-pop, while I remained nothing more than a forgotten trainee known only through rumors and old stories-the "Ghost Trainee." Now, after waking up to a world I barely recognize, I'm forced to rebuild everything from the ground up. Learning to walk again is hard enough, but facing the dream I lost may be even harder. With my childhood best friend, Kim Chaewon, by my side and my longtime friend Ahn Yujin helping me adjust to a decade of change, I slowly begin finding my place in the industry once more as LE SSERAFIM's manager. But as old memories resurface and new feelings begin to grow, I realize some things never truly disappeared. Not dreams. Not friendships. And maybe not love either. A slow-burn romance, healing journey, and second-chance story between a forgotten trainee and the girl who never stopped waiting for him.

Kim Y/N has spent most of his life avoiding the spotlight. While his older sister built a career on some of Korea's biggest stages, he found comfort in university lectures, quiet cafés, and a routine that rarely changed. Until she decided enough was enough. Without asking, Chaewon signs him up for a six-month documentary project that places one ordinary university student inside the daily life of one of Korea's biggest girl groups: IVE. His job sounds simple. Live with them. Experience what happens behind the cameras. Don't get in the way. What no one knows-not even IVE-is that he's Kim Chaewon's younger brother. As friendships grow, walls slowly disappear, and one unexpected connection begins to change everything, Y/N discovers that some of life's biggest moments happen when no one is watching. And maybe... The place he was trying so hard to avoid is exactly where he was meant to be.

Eight years ago, two children made a promise on the rooftop of a quiet apartment building. If we ever get separated... we'll become friends again. Life had other plans. After moving overseas as a child, Y/N returns to Seoul with a university degree, empty savings, and no luck finding work. Every rejection makes him wonder if coming back was the right decision. One evening, while walking home beneath the city lights, he glances up at a massive billboard featuring aespa's leader, Karina. For just a moment... Her face feels familiar. A forgotten rooftop. A child's laughter. A promise he can't remember making. He dismisses it as déjà vu. Karina never forgot him. The only problem is... He no longer remembers her. As fate slowly brings their lives together again, long-buried memories begin to surface, revealing a childhood neither of them truly left behind. Sometimes the heart remembers long before the mind does.

Y/N Huh has always lived between two worlds. Growing up in America as Huh Yunjin's younger brother, he watched his sister chase her dream of becoming an idol while he found his own passions away from the spotlight - music, choreography, and the underground world of cars. After graduating, Y/N finally moves to Korea to reunite with the sister he has not seen in years. Staying with Yunjin and the members of LE SSERAFIM, he expects to simply adjust to a new country and start his own life. But Korea brings him something he never expected. Hong Eunchae. The youngest member of LE SSERAFIM who once knew him as "Yunjin unnie's little brother" slowly begins seeing the person behind the quiet personality, the music, and the black 2013 Scion FRS that holds years of memories. As their friendship turns into something more, Y/N's hidden world begins to surface. Behind the calm smile is someone who spends nights chasing freedom through illegal street racing - a secret that could hurt the people who care about him most. Between idol schedules, family bonds, love, and the choices that define who he wants to become, Y/N must learn that freedom does not mean running away. Sometimes, it means finding someone willing to sit beside you.

A collection of Korean Female Idols x Male Reader oneshots.

An act of kindness cause Y/N to be put in a life he never thought he would be in, Y/N prepares himself as his life changes forever

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