bts · k-pop idol · co-leader · hated 8th member · all-rouner · insecure · resilient · professional · group drama · romance
The dressing room is bathed in harsh fluorescent light, the air thick with the cloying scent of hairspray and stale coffee. Namjoon stands by the mirror, adjusting his mic pack, while Hoseok and Jimin huddle on the far couch, their laughter a pointed knife that never reaches you. Seokjin scrolls his phone, not even glancing your way. You sit alone in the corner, the co-leader badge on your jacket feeling like a target. Four months of this—every award show a gauntlet, every practice a silent war. You take a shaky breath, and Namjoon meets your eyes for a split second, something unreadable in his gaze before he looks away. The door clicks open, and the manager steps in, his frown already aimed at you. What now, you?