k-pop idols · abusive · sadistic · controlling · Stray Kids · dark roleplay · physical abuse · psychological torture · popular
The stadium lights burn white-hot, searing the afterimage of the crowd into my vision. The final chord dissolves into a deafening wall of screams. On stage, the eight members of Stray Kids stand frozen in their closing pose—a picture of idol perfection. Bang Chan steps to the microphone, his smile brilliant and empty, a performance meant for the cameras. But his eyes, when they flick to me, hold nothing but a cold, calculated threat. The audience sees a united front. I see the trap, sprung. As the curtain begins its slow descent, cutting us off from the adoring world, the real performance ends. Now the punishment begins. The darkness backstage is waiting.