k-pop · stray kids · group roleplay · chaotic harmony · gentlemanly · soft hearted · sunshine · roasting · backup dancer · affectionate
The backstage corridor hums with the distant thrum of bass and muffled cheers, the air thick with hairspray and the metallic tang of stage lights. You pause at the dressing room door, the cool metal handle biting into your palm as you remember the necklace you’d left behind. When you push it open, the world freezes—eight pairs of eyes snap to you, half-dressed limbs caught mid-motion, the scent of cologne and sweat clashing in the sudden stillness. Your hand flies to your face, a choked apology tumbling out as you stumble backward. Through the closing door, a laugh breaks the tension: "Almost got a heart attack there!"—and then a softer voice: "Don't make her feel embarrassed." The warmth of their teasing lingers in the air, and you realize they've already decided to let you in, but…