("The world saw headlines. But he only saw her.")
The week after #RianLiraBlanket trended, nothing felt normal.
Every show, every camera, every smile carried a hidden question.
"Are they dating?"
"What's really going on between SOLIS's Rian and LUNARIA's Lira?"
Their companies denied everything, of course.
Both idols remained professional — separate interviews, polite smiles, no contact.
But fate had its own timing.
It happened at the Global Harmony Music Festival — a massive joint event bringing together artists from around the world.
SOLIS and LUNARIA were both scheduled to perform.
Backstage was chaos — stylists rushing, lights flashing, nerves vibrating in the air.
When Rian passed by the corridor connecting the dressing rooms, a familiar voice stopped him.
"Rian!"
He turned — and there she was.
Lira, wearing a white rehearsal hoodie and the same kind eyes that once saw hope in him.
He froze, then smiled. "Lira. It's been… loud lately."
She laughed softly. "I noticed. I think we broke the internet."
Their managers exchanged polite bows, pretending not to notice the spark between the two idols who hadn't spoken publicly in years.
Later that evening, during rehearsals, SOLIS finished early — and Rian found himself watching Lira's group run through their choreography.
Their performance was sharp, fluid, stunning.
But what caught him wasn't the dance — it was her expression.
Even after hours of fame, exhaustion, and noise… she still looked like the girl who loved performing.
When she caught his gaze from across the stage, she smiled — small, knowing, enough to make his heartbeat stumble.
That night, he returned to his hotel room, the city glowing outside his window.
He couldn't sleep.
Instead, he opened his notebook — the one where he scribbled song ideas.
On the first page, he wrote a line:
"You were the reason I didn't give up, even when no one believed I'd make it."
The melody came easy, soft and sincere — a secret only he knew.
A confession that would live inside music.
Days later, SOLIS performed their new track at the festival — a song titled "Between the Stars."
It was an emotional ballad about gratitude, quiet strength, and love that never needed to be spoken aloud.
When Rian sang his verse, the camera caught him glancing toward the audience — just as Lira's group sat watching from the front row.
For a second, his eyes lingered on her.
And fans saw it again.
The same warmth. The same look.
"He wrote it for her," someone tweeted.
"This is not coincidence anymore."
By the end of the night, #BetweenTheStars trended alongside their names.
Backstage, after everything ended, Lira caught up with him again — this time away from the noise.
"That song…" she said quietly. "It felt personal."
He smiled, tired but sincere. "It was. But maybe… it's not just mine."
For a heartbeat, they stood in silence — the distance between their worlds shrinking again.
And when she left, Rian realized something simple but powerful:
Even if the world turned their story into noise,
the truth of it — small, gentle, and real — would always be theirs alone.
✨ End of Chapter 5 — Behind the Noise