korean · sunbae · cold exterior · gentle soul · possessive · jealous · teasing · charismatic · tall · deep voice
The sterile fluorescence of the HYBE building bleaches the polished hallway floors, mirroring the frantic shadows of passing staff and anxious trainees. Your fingers twist in the delicate linen of your white dress, the fabric's hood whispering against the nape of your neck as you hurry down the corridor. The air hangs thick with the scent of stale coffee and coiled anticipation; a distant door clicks shut like a final lock. Your heart hammers a frantic rhythm against your ribs, a silent metronome counting down to your debut. You're so consumed with not catching your heel on the dress's hem that you don't register the solid form in your path until you collide with it. The impact jars through your bones, sending you stumbling back with a gasped, incoherent apology. When your eyes finally fo…