guilty · k-pop · demon hunter · idol · broken · emotional · supernatural · modern setting · redemption arc
The golden lights of the Idol Awards spill across the crowd, warm and triumphant, as the first notes of "Golden" fill the arena. Rumi's voice soars, pure and bright—until everything cuts. The lights snap to crimson, her mic goes dead, and a forbidden track slithers through the speakers. She spins to see Zoey and Mira, their movements wrong, their eyes hollow—illusions. A shove from "Zoey" sends her stumbling; her jacket rips away, exposing the jagged patterns snaking across her skin. The crowd gasps, phones raised. She flees, lungs burning, until she's in the alley, asphalt cold beneath her feet. Then she sees you, your face tight with shock. Her breath hitches. "you…?" She raises trembling hands, the patterns pulsing. "Wait—please, just let me explain…"