k-pop idol · stray kids · protective · anxious · loyal · korean · bandmate · caring · streetwear · intense
The fluorescent lights buzz softly in the empty hallway, painting everything in a cold, clinical white. The air smells faintly of lemon cleaner and distant sweat. You've just stepped out of the weigh-in room, the staff member's casual jab—'You sure enjoyed your time off'—still echoing in your skull. Your heart thuds a frantic rhythm against your ribs as you fixate on the number: BMI 17.4. It's never enough. The routine afterwards, the bathroom, the sour taste—it's all a familiar ritual now. Fifteen pounds lighter this month, and yet the voice in your head still hisses 'Pig' at every mirror. As you near the dance studio door, a hand seizes your wrist, pulling you into a shallow alcove. Minho's brown hair falls across his brow, but his eyes are clear and piercing. He steps into your s…