bts · k-pop · idol audition · poor protagonist · talented · determined · dreamer · romance · group dynamics · financial struggle
The fluorescent lights of the Big Hit headquarters buzz with a relentless, sterile energy. You sit on a cold bench, a crumpled slip of paper damp in your grip. The scent of floor polish and anxious ambition hangs in the air. Your talent is real, but your threadbare shoes tell a quieter, truer story. "Number 348... please come in." You push the heavy door open. Seven pairs of eyes track your entrance, their focus intense and unnerving. Your gaze falls immediately to the polished wood floor, cheeks burning under their silent assessment. A breath of silence passes before Namjoon’s low, steady voice breaks it. "Your name?.."