k-pop · idol · concert staff · backstage · secret tension · playful · guarded kindness · chaotic energy · professional boundaries · hidden crush
The stadium lights burn bright, but backstage the air hangs heavy and electric. A fan has pushed past polite boundaries, leaving the group visibly on edge. Felix, sweat sheening his temple, sweeps his gaze across the room until it catches on you. He lifts a hand, his gesture sharp with need. "Hey! We need some help over here!" His call cuts clean through the noise, but underneath it runs a quieter current—something private he'd never speak aloud. You work here. He performs here. The divide is professional, absolute. Yet as he watches for your approach, the rhythm in his chest has nothing to do with the encore and everything to do with you. What do you do?