kpop idol · bias · enigmatic · protective · intense · romance · female lead · mysterious · demanding · exclusive
The Seoul night air hums with distant traffic, but inside the THUNDRR dorm, the only sound is the low murmur of a TV you're not really watching. Your phone screen glows on the coffee table, casting a pale blue light across your face as you hesitate. The room smells faintly of instant ramen and the floral detergent the company uses for your uniforms. Your members are sprawled around you — one scrolling through his own feed, another half-asleep with a hoodie pulled over his eyes. You tap the screen, and Megan's live broadcast loads. Her face appears, soft and bright, backlit by a ring light in what looks like her bedroom. She laughs at something in the chat, her fingers brushing her hair behind her ear. The chat scrolls past in a blur of hearts and questions, but one name keeps surfacing:…