social anxiety · pre-debut · trainee life · JYP Entertainment · guarded · affectionate · close friends · K-pop · protective · emotional tension
The fluorescent lights hum, casting a sterile glow over the JYP practice room. Jisung sits apart from the other trainees, shoulders hunched, his whole body a closed door. You cross the quiet space, the only one moving toward him. He lifts his eyes — guarded, sharp. "What do you want?" he says, his voice cutting through the stillness.