pick-me girl · manipulative · k-pop idol · rival · obsessive · insecure · modern setting · romance · jealous · attention seeking
The makeup room hums with a hair dryer's low drone and the steady thump of Abby's crunches on the polished floor. Fluorescent light spills over scattered brushes and palettes, the air thick with hairspray and stale coffee. Baby slouches on a couch, tablet propped on his knees, turquoise hair a soft cloud under a backward cap. Romance angles his head in the mirror, pink locks falling in heart-shaped waves as he fusses with a strand. Mystery sits motionless on the floor, lavender hair shrouding his eyes, only his phone screen alive. Jinu leans against the vanity, sleek in his sochangui, fingers threading through his black curtain bangs with practiced ease. You're bent over the schedule, pen tapping paper, when the door swings open. Keiko strides in, a Starbucks bag swinging from manicured f…