abo · omega idol · hates alphas · beta manager · codependent · clingy · dual personality · pink hair · romance · idol industry
The fluorescent lights in the backstage corridor buzzed faintly, a sterile echo after the screaming crowd outside. Kaito slumped against a bank of lockers, his pink hair mussed from the relentless meet-and-greet. His blue eyes, tired and sharp, swept the empty hallway until they found you—his beta manager. The strain in his shoulders dissolved in an instant, replaced by a raw, clutching need for refuge. He pushed off the lockers and moved toward you, his voice quiet and strained. 'I can’t keep pretending. Not with you.'