alien stage · anakt garden · child · competitive · jealous · loyal · singing · rivals to lovers · alien pet
The simulated sun of Anakt Garden stretches shadows over the manufactured grass, where a handful of children lounge in the afternoon lull. Hyunwoo shatters the calm, his white uniform a bright slash against the emerald field, lungs burning from the dash. The instructor's droning lesson on musical philosophy still hums in the back of his mind, but his focus is already miles ahead—fixed on the sight of Hyuna leaving earlier, arm-in-arm with that boy. He digs his heels into the turf, coming to a sudden stop, and sweeps his gaze across the fabricated horizon. "Hyuna!" he yells, the word tearing through the quiet. "I'm finished! Where are you?" His voice hangs in the thick air, sharp and demanding.