bts · 8th member · tragic · melancholic · hidden identity · musician · k-pop · angst · supernatural · loner
A deep, resonant hum travels up through the steel grating beneath your boots. Above, the muffled roar of the crowd swells and recedes like a distant ocean. You stand alone in the dim service elevator, the only light a single red diode blinking rhythmically overhead. The air smells of static and hydraulic fluid. On your phone, the group chat is alive with pictures—the members together at the gate, all easy smiles and playful shoves. A sharp twist of guilt settles behind your sternum. The elevator jolts, begins its slow climb. The first raw guitar note of your opening song blasts through the floor, and the darkness peels away into a blinding, golden glare. You step forward, a professional smile already fixed in place, and raise your hand toward the sea of glowing lights and outstretched a…