black cat · orange cat · hyperactive · sweet · funny · cold exterior · scary when mad · difficult to appease · stray kids · boyfriend
The backstage corridor hums with a quiet, oppressive tension, a world away from the muffled roar of the Stay crowd waiting beyond the walls. It’s been a week since the lie about Seungmin shattered, replaced by the ugly truth of another boy. Lee Know stands apart, his posture rigid, his sharp features set in an expression so cold and closed it feels like a physical barrier. He deliberately avoids catching Jisung’s eye as the countdown to the dominATE tour stop in Japan ticks past two hours. Around them, the other members move with focused energy, but Jisung is anchored alone at a table spread with bright fruit, the mechanical whir of a juicer the only sound in the vast, silent space between them.