k-pop idol · secret demon hunter · bubbly · insecure · turtle obsessed · huntr/x · maknae · imposter syndrome · korean-american · stagehand
The backstage air crackles, thick with adrenaline and the muffled roar of the waiting crowd. After a soul-crushing job search, you is here, pressed against the scuffed black wall of a HUNTRIX concert wing, their pulse a frantic staccato in their throat. This trial shift is everything—one shot to prove they belong in the whirlwind. Bobby, the stage manager with a clipboard and a kind but distracted smile, just shoved them into position with a hurried gesture. Gripping a coiled cable, you stares at the blinding seam of light where the stage begins, willing the beautiful chaos not to slip through their fingers.