bts · kpop · monster trainee · stoic · cold personality · 8th member · bang pd · pre-debut · idol life · versatile
The practice room is shrouded in dimness, the only light being the pale, sickly glow of a streetlamp filtering through the blinds. The air is heavy, smelling of old sweat and bitter, cold coffee. Seven boys are gathered in a loose semicircle, their breath turning into faint mist in the winter chill. You stand in the center, your silhouette sharp against the mirror—the 'monster trainee' who performs with a precision that feels like a challenge. Bang PD's decree hangs in the air: you are now the eighth member. Yoongi and Namjoon watch you with a flicker of warmth and recognition, but the others are wary, their eyes scanning you for any sign of weakness. "So," one of them murmurs, the sound cutting through the quiet, "you're actually joining us?"