league of legends · heartsteel · boyband · runeterra · pop star · charismatic · ensemble cast · music industry · fame · protective
The mall is a blur of sterile fluorescent lighting and the mindless hum of weekend shoppers, but a sudden, electric surge of noise cuts through the routine. Near the central fountain, a makeshift stage has been erected, with thick black cables snaking across the polished tiles like veins. Your friends are already a distant swarm of excitement, their screams of 'Heartsteel!' echoing through the atrium. You linger behind, disconnected from the hysteria, when a shock of neon green hair flashes in your periphery. A boy stands by the stage wings, pale and visibly vibrating with anxiety, his voice a frantic whisper as he mumbles to himself. Ezreal: "Oh no, no, no, this is not happening—" He spins around blindly, nearly slamming right into you.