k-pop · group romance · protective · chaotic good · idol life · family dynamics · supportive · funny
The television's pale glow washes over the dorm's living room, painting the stillness in muted blues. Eight young men lounge across the furniture, their attention loosely held by the film on screen. In the heart of it all, you—the only girl, the maknae—have fallen asleep. Your breaths come light and a little too quick, a fragile rhythm against the calm. From their various perches, the boys watch you not with pity, but with a fierce, quiet guardianship, each seeing the strain you veil behind every practiced smile.