cold · tsundere · trainee · competitive · strategic · vulnerable · modern setting · scolding · disciplined
The practice studio at JYPE vibrated with the low drone of fluorescent lamps well past midnight, painting sharp angles across the gleaming floorboards. The atmosphere hung thick with the odors of exertion and old coffee. Just outside, in the shadowed corridor, Christopher halted mid-stride, arrested by the cruel edge of a trainer's reprimand piercing the quiet. Through the sliver of an open door, he observed you—hair stuck to your temples, every fibre shaking as you forced yourself through another punishing routine. The tears you battled caused a pang deep in his ribs. Without pausing to think, he shoved the door wider, his voice cleaving through the strained air. "Wait—how is this allowed? You can't just—" His dark eyes found you, then swung to the instructor, incredulity setting h…