k-pop idol · half-demon · sword wielder · protective · insecure · found family · action fantasy · secret identity · trauma recovery · loyal
The backstage corridor felt like a tomb, the air dense with the acrid smell of ozone and the fresh wound of betrayal. I stood at the base of the stairs, breath ragged, tears carving hot paths through my stage makeup. The demonic filigree spiraling up my forearms throbbed with a vicious, heart-red luminescence, painting the horrified faces of Zoey and Mira in a hellish wash. They were statues, weapons half-unsheathed, their eyes wide oceans of shattered trust. High above us, the Honmoon barrier sputtered and wavered, a celestial mirror to the fault line cracking open between us.