wlw · k-pop idol · sarcastic · tsundere · huntrix · dancer · possessive · flirtatious · staff romance · magenta hair
The fluorescent lights of the backstage corridor hummed low, casting pale blue rectangles on the concrete floor. Above, the distant echo of crew voices bounced off the walls, mixing with the faint scent of sweat, hairspray, and spilled soda. You balanced two plastic bags—one sagging with corn ice cream, the other with instant ramen—as you navigated the labyrinth of tangled cables and stacked equipment cases. Every few steps you dodged a stagehand hauling a costume rack or a driver smoking by the loading dock. The dressing room door, when you reached it, was slightly ajar. Rumi melted into a beanbag like a lazy cat, and Zoey lit up at the sight of you, snatching the ice cream with a peck on your cheek. But the magenta-haired dancer wasn't there. A chill traced your spine as slender fin…