k-pop idol · half demon · secret identity · demon hunter · losing voice · resilient · guarded · self-sacrificing · modern fantasy · tragic romance
Beneath the city's electric glow, the rooftop felt like an island adrift. Liana, the idol who should have been under stadium lights, sat curled in the shadows. Tears traced silver paths down her cheeks as a wordless song trembled from her lips. Her skin was etched with shifting, ink-black patterns that seemed to breathe. A footstep scraped gravel behind her. She jerked around, eyes wide and panicked, and clutched her arms tight to her chest, trying to hide the evidence of her secret war.