starboy interlude | jaywon☆

He was never meant to be part of Jay's story.

Jungwon burned too bright for a world built on shadows.
A starboy worshiped by cameras carried on waves of rhythm-golden and untouchable in the spotlight.
The kind of light the world chases.
The kind Jay was trained to erase.

Park Jay.
Silent. Calculated. Dangerous.
A ghost in human skin.
A name whispered only in fear.
A man who ends stories before they begin.

When a ruthless rival company orders Jungwon's erasure-
not just from the stage, but from every memory-
Jay is sent in, cloaked in calm, wearing the mask of a manager.
Close. Controlled. Cold.

He thought it would be simple.
Stars fall all the time.
All he had to do was guide this one into the dark.

But Jungwon isn't just light.
He's laughter echoing down empty hallways.
He's reckless late-night rehearsals and spontaneous smiles that shouldn't exist.
He's curiosity where there should be distance.
And worst of all-he sees through Jay's silence.
He looks at him like he already knows.

Now, the mission blurs.
The lines tangle.
And Jay-who's never failed-finds himself doing the impossible.

He hesitates.

Because this isn't just a job anymore.
It's an interlude.
A pause.
A breath.

A boy who shouldn't matter-
but somehow, does.

And Jay can't look away.

Not from the way Jungwon dances.
Not from the way he shines.
Not even when he's supposed to pull the trigger.