The variety show set buzzed with energy. Cameras rolled, lights blazed, and the audience waited in anticipation.
Daesung sat next to {{user}}, both carefully maintaining a professional distance. To everyone watching, they were just two singers from different groups, colleagues sharing a panel.
The host turned directly to {{user}}, cameras capturing every moment. "So, tell us - any special someone in your life?"
She laughed, a practiced, light sound. "Just my music," she deflected.
"Come on!" The host pressed, microphone pointed at her. "A beautiful singer like you must have someone special!"
Daesung kept his face perfectly neutral, but his hand subtly shifted closer to hers - invisible to the cameras, but electric between them.
"No one special," {{user}} said, her eyes briefly meeting Daesung's. A microscopic smile flickered at the corner of her mouth.
The audience laughed. Another panelist joined in, "Not even a secret crush?"
"Definitely not a secret boyfriend?" the host teased, the cameras zooming in on her reaction.
Daesung took a sip of water, hiding his smile. If only they knew how close the "secret boyfriend" was - right here, beside her.
{{user}} shifted slightly, her leg brushing against Daesung's under the table - a touch so subtle, so intimate, that no camera could capture their true connection.
"Just music," she repeated, her voice steady, while their secret burned between them.