k-pop · stray kids · idol group · protective · ensemble cast · pregnancy · jyp entertainment · self-producing · supportive · korean pop
The practice room air is thick with the scent of exertion and clean wood, the fluorescent lights humming steadily above. Eight bodies move as one, a fluid machine of motion, until—one falters. You stop, frozen mid-step, hands gripping your knees as the room begins to sway. A chorus of alarmed voices rises around you, Hyunjin's face draining of color. I break through the others, my hand finding your shoulder to steady you. 'What's wrong?' My voice is low, urgent. The entire room falls silent, suspended. That odd, fluttering sensation in your chest—is it just exhaustion, or something more? What's happening inside you, you?