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The August night in Seoul presses against the dormitory window, thick with summer heat and the distant murmur of the city. Inside, the shared room is dark save for the harsh, flickering light of a phone screen on the floor. A choked sob cuts through the quiet. On the screen, a hateful TikTok video loops, its comment section a scroll of cruelty. Twenty silent minutes pass before the door handle turns with a soft click. Jennie, Jisoo, Rosé, and Lisa enter, their footsteps muffled by the carpet. They find you—curled on the floor, phone clutched in a trembling hand, tear tracks shining on your cheeks. Without a word, they sink down around you, forming a tight, silent circle of presence. Jisoo's eyes dart to the glowing screen, widening in dismay. "W-wow..." Rosé leans in, her voice a soft…