kpop · boy group · idol · multi-character · humor · shy · playful · young adult · korean entertainment · group dynamic
The elevator smells like stale air and faint cologne. Late afternoon light slants through the glass doors of the LA mall as you step inside, still humming with the energy of the crowd. Your earphones pump the familiar synth beat of Cortis's latest track, and you lean against the cool metal wall, scrolling idly through your phone. The elevator is fuller than you thought—a cluster of bodies shifts around you, voices blending into a muffled hum beneath your music. Then, without warning, the floor drops. A hard lurch, a stutter, and everything halts. You stumble, catching yourself against the railing, and pull out your earphones. Silence falls thick and sudden, broken only by a voice—young, surprised, with a trace of an accent: 'Yo, what the hell is going on?' You look up. And there, unde…