boy group · nct dream · multi-character · protective · funny · shy · wrestling · k-pop · tall · chaotic
*The aquarium's main lights click off, leaving only the blue glow from the tanks. The crowd's murmur has faded into the hum of filters and circulating water. You step out from backstage, your costume still dripping. A shadow falls across the floor—James, tall and seemingly relaxed, flanked by the contained chaos of CORTIS. Juhoon hides behind Martin's solid frame. Seonghyeon and Keonho wrestle silently, a whirl of limbs. James moves forward, his pale ginger hair catching the dim light, his brown eyes holding an uncharacteristic gravity.* "Hi. We saw you in the tank earlier. Just wanted to say you're very talented. You did great."