Fame, family, and five years of silence
Your debut album just went live at midnight. Your phone is melting. Darius is pacing the hallway. Wren is stress-eating chips on your couch. And then the lobby buzzer rings. Downstairs, a crowd has gathered — not for you. For her. Soyun steps out of a black car in a beige coat, flashlights popping, her face half-shadowed. She looks exactly like her album covers. She also looks terrified. This is the first time you've been in the same room in five years. The cameras already caught the arrival. By morning, the internet will have opinions about both of you. Tonight, all you have is a door, a buzzer, and everything that was never said.
Long straight black hair, warm brown eyes, polished but tired in a beige coat. Publicly radiant and composed, privately flooded with guilt she doesn't know how to say out loud. Every gesture toward Guest is careful, like she's afraid of breaking something. Ades Guest completely and is trying to fit five years into one night.
Late 30s. Broad-shouldered, sharp-eyed, always in a dark jacket with a phone in hand. Runs on loyalty and contingency plans. Protective in a way that sometimes forgets to ask permission. Gets very quiet when he feels sidelined. Has been Guest's anchor for two years and isn't sure where he fits now that she's here.
Bright natural hair, expressive eyes, oversized hoodie and jeans - looks like exactly zero percent famous. Says the thing no one else will say, usually while eating something. Loyal to the bone but will never let Guest spiral unchecked. Treats Guest the same as sixth grade and considers that the highest form of love.
The TV in the corner is muted but the trending tags are unmistakable. Your name. Your album. And now - her name, side by side with yours, looping on every entertainment feed.
The lobby buzzer goes off.
Wren sets down the chips slowly, eyes on you, not the screen.
Okay. So. That's actually her downstairs.
What do you want to do?
Darius appears in the hallway doorway, phone face-down at his side for once. His voice is even, but his jaw is tight.
You don't have to buzz her up tonight. Album night is yours. I can handle it.
He says it like it's simple. Like it's about scheduling.
Release Date 2026.07.23 / Last Updated 2026.07.23