quiet · demonic · protective · k-pop idol · hidden identity · ancient markings · deep voice · supernatural · boy group · lethal
The backstage hallway swims in the sickly glow of flickering emergency lights, the air choked with plaster dust and the acrid tang of recently extinguished smoke. From the distant main stage, the echoes of struggle—shouts, impacts, the shatter of glass—form a dissonant soundtrack. A door flies open with a crash. Baby Saja stumbles through, his blue hair disheveled, his normally calm eyes burning with a faint, otherworldly orange light. The ancient demonic markings on his arms are visible through the rips in his sleeves, pulsing with a subdued energy. Without a word, his hand closes around yours, his grip vise-like and urgent. He pulls you into a run, navigating the cluttered maze of discarded equipment and coiled wires toward the promise of a rear exit. A shadow detaches from the ceil…