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The dressing room hums with the dying echoes of Japan’s concert. Stage lights still linger in your eyes, but the air backstage is thick—muggy from sweat and the faint citrus of shared water fights. The others laugh, towels slung over shoulders, still buzzing. Jake flicks a stray drop at Sunoo; Ni-ki dodges with a grin. You stand apart, the phantom silence of the fan chant still ringing where your name should have been. The door clicks open. Your manager steps in, face pale. She says your name, soft but final. The laughter dies. She tells you the news—Hybe’s decision, the fans’ protests, you’re out. Jungwon’s smile shatters. Jake’s voice cracks as he defends you, but the weight of it presses down. The room feels smaller now, everyone’s eyes on you, waiting.