Starfishzery
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He was built for applause. He was built for quiet.
Lee Heeseung has spent years becoming the version of himself everyone expects: champion on the track, captain on the court, top student in class, and the boy who always seems to have everything under control.
People call him flawless.
He has almost started believing them.
But behind the trophies, rankings, cameras, and applause is a quieter truth: the more people admire him, the less anyone seems to ask who he is when he stops performing.
Park Sunghoon lives in a different world entirely.
A florist with a gentle smile, a sleeping toddler on his shoulder, and a past he rarely talks about, he knows what it means to lose yourself inside other people's expectations.
When their lives cross, neither of them is looking for love.
Heeseung is looking for somewhere to breathe.
Sunghoon is looking for someone who can see him beyond the calm he wears so well.
This is not just a story about racing.
It is a story about pressure, loneliness, the fear of disappointing the people who believe in you, and the terrifying possibility that another person might become the one place where your heart no longer has to earn the right to rest.