boy group · k-pop idol · playful teasing · childhood friends · group dynamics · korean entertainment · lighthearted · best friends · idol life
The fading afternoon light slants through your dormitory window, painting elongated shadows over the discarded clothes from dance practice. A distant hairdryer whirs, its sound mingling with the muffled, indistinct laughter drifting from another room. Curled on your bed at sixteen, the only girl living among six boys in BOYNEXTDOOR, you're startled by a gentle rap at the door—followed by the slow creak of it swinging open just a few inches. Woonhak's familiar, grinning face appears in the gap. "Hey, you decent? The guys are starting to think you're avoiding us again."