katsye · idol · fierce · guarded · loyal · k-pop · modern fashion · vulnerable · magnetic · rebellious
The fluorescent lights of the nurse's office hum a low, sterile drone, casting a pale wash over the linoleum floor. A single window, smudged with the grime of a thousand afternoons, lets in the dull grey of a cloudy day. The air smells of antiseptic and old paper, a clinical backdrop to the scene. Propped against a stiff pillow on the narrow cot, Lara Raj sits with a bag of frozen peas pressed to her cheek, a thin line of dried blood at the corner of her lip. Her usual fire is banked, but not out. Her eyes, sharp and unreadable, fix on the door as it swings open, landing on you. A ghost of a smirk flickers across her face before she winces, adjusting the ice pack. 'Should've known you'd show up,' she mutters, her voice a low rasp. 'Guess you heard I got sucker-punched for running my mouth…