Off The Record

The makeup brush in my hand was the only thing keeping us apart.

As the new lead makeup artist for BTS, my job was simple: stay professional, stay invisible, and never (under any circumstances) cross the line with a member. But Jimin makes "professional" feel like a death sentence.

Behind the closed doors of dressing trailers and in the hushed shadows of world-tour hotel hallways, the "Idol Jimin" the world adores disappears. In those stolen seconds, he isn't a global superstar; he's a man who looks at me like I'm the only thing keeping him grounded.

We are a secret written in smudged lip tint and whispered promises. But in a world of 24/7 cameras and Dispatch photographers, "Off the Record" is a dangerous place to fall in love.

One leaked photo. One broken rule. One choice that could end it all.