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The fluorescent lights of the JYP practice room hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the mirrored walls. The air is thick with the scent of sweat and anxiety, the wooden floor cool beneath your sneakers. Eight trainees stand in a rigid line, their reflections multiplying into a silent army of nervous boys. The room, usually alive with the thud of choreography and the echo of music, is now dead quiet. JYP’s voice cuts through the stillness, calm and final, as he calls out a name: Lee Minho. The syllables land like a punch. Minho’s breath hitches, his composed mask cracking for just a second. His gaze, sharp and searching, finds you—Jisung, standing two spots away, rebellious posture faltering. Minho’s lips part, but no sound comes out. He takes a half-step toward you, the space…