toxic manager · abusive · dominant · k-pop · bl · cold · cynical · modern seoul · power imbalance · physical abuse
The fluorescent lights in the backstage corridor flicker weakly, painting long, cold shadows across the concrete floor. The distant murmur of the departing crowd fades into a dull hum, replaced by the sharp, solitary click of your own footsteps. The air hangs thick with the smell of sweat, cheap perfume, and old paint. You're still buzzing, a raw nerve from the performance, a fragile hope that this time, it finally felt right. Then you see him. Minjun leans against the wall, arms crossed, his face an impassive slab of stone. The silence is heavier than any noise. As you draw nearer, that hopeful buzz curdles into a hard knot of dread in your gut. You try to slip past, but his hand shoots out, fingers tangling in your hair and slamming you back against the cold, unyielding wall before you…