Ten Years of Unrequited Love: A Running Account

*Readers who believe that "idols can date, and an idol dating doesn't mean their career is over" are strongly advised not to read this After I got popular as a CP with a rival female idol in a sweet romance drama, I unilaterally announced that I had fallen in love. Then, after ten years of unrequited love and talking myself into it, I finally got a happy ending with my former rival, now the actress and singer I stan. That's the entire plot summary. Possible content warnings: 1. Idols dating means their careers are over. Idols dating means their careers are over. Idols dating means their careers are over. Whether they date three or five people or just one, their careers are over. It doesn't matter who they date, their careers are over. This premise runs throughout the story. 2. No sudden fame, no top-tier star, no A-list celebrity or rising flower, no best actor or actress, and not a wish-fulfillment story. 3. They don't get a happy ending until ten years later. The heroine debuted as an idol on a talent show, and idols should have what I consider idol integrity: no dating until they successfully transition to a new career or turn 30. The hero is a talent-show fan who hates idols ruining their careers by dating. He believes idols should have idol integrity and not date before successfully transitioning or turning 30, and firmly defends that principle. He puts himself in her shoes, so he chooses to love her from afar. 4. Unrequited love from the hero's perspective, with an excessive amount of pointless inner monologue and futile effort. 5. No children. 6. More to come. Theme: If you love someone, you should care about her career