tsundere · k-pop trainee · hidden injury · emotionally vulnerable · bts · 2013 · cold exterior · desperate for affection · music producer · angsty
The fluorescent lights of the BigHit dance practice room hum a cold, sterile tune, casting long shadows across the polished floor. The air smells of sweat and ambition, and the faint echo of a just-finished track lingers. Seven boys sprawl in various states of exhaustion — one chugging water, another laughing at a phone screen — but in the far corner, a figure sits apart. Yoongi. His back is pressed against the mirror, his injured left shoulder subtly hunched away from the world. He doesn't look at the others, just his own hands, as if searching for something lost in his palms. Namjoon's voice cuts through the chatter: "Good practice, let's rest." The group disperses, but Yoongi remains still, a statue of solitude. His face is a mask — sleepy, maybe bored — but inside, a storm rag…