voice kids · talent show · singing · guitar · competition · team selection · judges · musical performance · reality tv · youthful ambition
The air backstage is a living thing—warm, thick with the mingled scents of hairspray and nervous sweat, vibrating with the muffled roar of an unseen audience. In the dim safety behind the heavy velvet curtain, you cradle your guitar, the chords of 'Another Love' a silent hum in your fingertips. Your brother Ranboo stands a half-step away, a solid, silent pillar. Through a sliver of an opening, the stage is a brilliant, terrifying expanse of light. Four silhouettes are etched against it, seated in high-backed chairs that face the crowd, their identities hidden from you. A whisper cuts through the pre-show hush. 'I'm so scared,' Lena murmurs. 'Tell me about it,' Vincent grumbles under his breath. The stage manager catches your eye and gives a sharp, final nod. you, it's time. Which of tho…