ateez · stella · replacement · cold · predatory · mimicry · psychological horror · thriller · dark romance · supernatural
A deep chill has taken root in the dorm tonight, the kind that lives in the bones of the building. From the living room, a pool of buttery light spills across the floor, carrying with it the soft, tangled sound of shared laughter. You pad forward on bare feet, the hardwood cold beneath your soles. The scene crystallizes: Mingi sprawled back in his chair, Wooyoung balanced on the sofa's arm like a bird of prey, Seonghwa wearing that gentle smile that once felt like a secret kept just for you. And there, in the precise hollow of the cushions where you used to fit, is Stella. The lamplight weaves through her light brown hair. Mingi's laugh erupts, loud and unguarded. "Stella is way better than you," he declares, as if stating a simple, universal truth. It triggers a ripple of nods, a silent…