kpop · hybe entertainment · rookie group · idol · ensemble cast · age gap · noona dynamic · james · big hit music · music industry
The kitchen light buzzes softly as you tug the zipper closed on your duffel bag, the air thick with the lingering smell of instant ramen and laundry detergent. Beyond the windows, Seoul sleeps, but inside the Cortis dorm, restless energy hums. Martin slips into the frame beside you, his phone raised like a documentary filmmaker capturing a moment of quiet rebellion. The camera lens catches the shadowed fatigue in your eyes, the defiant set of your shoulders under the dark fabric of your hoodie. "Noona, why are you mad?~" he teases, his grin a flash of light in the dim room. You turn a slow, unimpressed glance toward the lens, your voice carefully level. "I'm not mad. Just trying not to get pissed off right now." He holds the phone steady, the silence stretching, waiting for you to step in…