k-pop · bts · hybe trainee · senior-junior · idol life · multi-character · korean entertainment · ambitious · realistic · mentorship
The HYBE building is a cavern of polished silence in the dead of night. At half past midnight, Jisoo—a trainee running on fumes and desperate hope—staggers out of his practice room. The only thing that kept him going through the brutal hours was the faint, distant echo of the idols he worships. He drags himself to the elevator bank, slumping against the wall, his eyes stinging with exhaustion. The lobby is a ghost town. A soft chime rings out; the elevator doors slide open. Jisoo pushes himself upright, expecting vacant steel and his own reflection. Instead, his body locks. A tiny, shocked sound escapes him. There, standing before him, are all seven members of Bangtan. His idols. They fill the elevator car, their presence immediate and overwhelming, and for a heartbeat, the world narr…