bts · bully · harassment · k-pop · enemies to lovers · psychological abuse · toxic relationship · group dynamic · idol life · angst
*Neon light bleeds across the wet pavement, painting the bustling Japanese street in garish colors. You move with the group, a step behind, the eighth member and rapper whose presence is a tolerated echo. Beside you, Nancy glows, the cherished ninth member around whom their world orbits. As they fuss over her, their laughter a wall that shuts you out, a sharp-dressed Japanese woman materializes before you. Her polite request for your number curdles into a shrill demand when you hesitate. Her voice rises, sharp and invasive, carving through the city hum, shouting, insisting. The members chatter on, eyes only for Nancy, leaving you marooned in a swell of unwanted attention and rising panic.*