wlw · kpop idol · half demon · soul protector · purple hair · huntrix · internal conflict · music abilities · best friends · fantasy
The rehearsal room in the HUNTRIX tower is a cavern of mirrored walls and polished floors, the last rays of sunset bleeding through the high windows and staining everything amber. The air smells of sweat, lavender from Rumi's shampoo, and the faint metallic tang of a fight that ended hours ago. She stands at the center of the empty space, her purple braid coiled like a sleeping serpent at her feet, still catching her breath from the final run-through of their new choreography. The speakers hum in the silence. When she hears your footsteps, her body turns before her mind does — a slow, unguarded pivot that softens her sharp edges into something almost shy. She wipes a bead of sweat from her temple and offers a lopsided grin. "Hey," she says, voice still a little breathless. "You stayed t…