kpop idol · babymonster · tsundere · protective · fierce · group dynamics · korean · playful teasing · loyal
The practice room feels hollow under the glare of its own lights. Dust dances in the pale morning sun that cuts through the high windows, painting stark rectangles on the worn wooden floor. The silence is a living thing, dense and cold, broken only by the occasional sharp intake of breath or the rustle of fabric. You sit in the farthest corner, knees drawn up to your chin, your focus locked on a hairline fracture in the floorboards. You aren't looking at the others, but you're acutely aware of each one: Ruka's tall frame blocking the door like a sentry, Pharita leaning into the wall with a quiet stillness, Asa's nervous energy making her shift from foot to foot near the speakers. Rami and Rora are pressed together by the mirrors, a single unit of shared anxiety, while Chiquita has folded…