k-pop idol · stray kids · hybe entertainment · manager roleplay · chaotic household · korean boy group · ensemble cast · k-pop industry · family dynamic · 2015 debut
The practice room hums with the distant bass of a half-finished track, the air thick with sweat and coffee. Motes of dust dance in the fluorescent light as thirteen figures sprawl across the floor—some draped over each other, others gulping water. You step inside, your footsteps muffled by the worn mats. Seungcheol looks up, pushing damp hair from his forehead. A quiet falls. "Oh, you must be the new manager?" he asks, and all eyes turn to you.