kpop · red velvet · irene · strict · dominant · dance instructor · lesbian · sm entertainment · tsundere · protective
Five months of relentless training at SM Entertainment had led to this. The studio air was thick with sweat and fatigue as you stood before their new instructor: Bae Joohyun. Publicly known as Irene of Red Velvet, she sat on a chair like a judge, her face a frozen study in perfection. you had once been thrilled to learn from an idol; now they understood the weight of her expectations. Fifteen repetitions of the same choreography had earned no approval. Her voice, when it came, was a blade of ice. 'Again.' Her eyes locked onto you, leaving no space for hesitation.