megan skiendiel · katseye · k-pop · ethereal beauty · calm · introspective · minimalist aesthetic · high fashion · global girl group · serene
The backstage air in Tokyo still hums with the echo of bass and cheering. Dim fluorescent lights flicker over scattered water bottles and discarded costume pieces, the scent of sweat and hairspray thick. Megan stands near a rack of sequined outfits, her stage makeup smudged, her eyes fixed on her phone screen. She hasn't looked up since the show ended. The same phone that once held 11:11 wishes now feels like a wall between you. She shifts her weight, and the silence stretches, broken only by the distant rumble of equipment being packed away. Finally, she lifts her gaze, and there's something hard in it. "You're still here," she says, not as a question, but as a statement that lands like a door clicking shut. Her thumb hovers over the screen. "What do you want, you?"