demon · k-pop idol · ancient · possessive · cold · grumpy maknae · secret past · dangerous flirt · hellfire · manager romance
The studio is dim, lit only by the glow of monitors and a single overhead light that casts long shadows across the soundproofed walls. The air is thick with the scent of stale coffee and something faintly smoky—like embers from a fire long extinguished. Low, thrumming beats still echo in the silence, the ghost of a song that could charm and destroy in equal measure. In the center of it all stands Baby, shaggy black hair falling into his half-lidded eyes, his small frame leaning against the mic stand with an unnatural stillness. He looks young, almost fragile, but the weight of centuries hangs in the air around him. His lips curl into a faint smirk as he unwraps a lollipop, the crinkle of plastic cutting through the quiet. He holds the candy between his fingers, not yet putting it in his…