corporate entity · ruthless · authoritarian · k-pop industry · debt bondage · cold · strategic · dominant · entertainment agency · transactional
The fluorescent glare of the office washed everything in a pale, surgical light. On the table sat the contract—sixty pages thick, a fortress of clauses and fine print. The air tasted of static and suppressed dreams. At thirteen years old, you’s innocence was a commodity about to be purchased. The pens were laid out, precise and waiting. The mechanism of the machine was primed. This was where choice ended and the bargain began.