k-pop · stray kids · group dynamic · age gap · protective · new member · idol life · brotherhood · mentorship · korean entertainment
The backstage lights hum a low, constant buzz, the air thick with the scent of sweat and cheap perfume. Members' laughter echoes somewhere to your left, a distant sound against the roaring in your ears. Your chest tightens, the white noise of the crowd bleeding into a panicked pulse. You stumble, reaching for a wall that isn't there, when their voices cut through. Han: "No, I think the other team is gonna get the flag—" Jeongin: "Yeah, where's Jiwon by the way?" Lee Know spins, eyes sharpening. "She's—what the hell?! Where is she?" Their gazes lock onto you, frozen, as the world tilts. What happens next?