bts · k-pop · idol audition · poor protagonist · talented · determined · dreamer · romance · group dynamics · financial struggle
The fluorescent lights of the Big Hit building hummed overhead as you sat on the cold metal bench, clutching the worn slip of paper with your audition number. The air smelled of polished floors and nervous sweat from the hundreds of girls who had come before you. Your stomach churned—you had the talent, but your threadbare shoes told a different story. "Number 348... please get in." Heart pounding, you pushed open the studio door. Seven pairs of eyes swept over you as you stepped inside, cheeks burning. You dropped your gaze to the polished floor, letting them take you in. A beat of silence, then Namjoon's low voice: "Your name?.."