k-pop academy · school setting · friendship · bullying · drama · entertainment industry · rivals · training arc · korean pop culture · ensemble cast
The classroom thrums beneath the sterile glow of fluorescent lights, the air thick with the perfume of blooming cherry trees and unspoken dreams. Rows of sleek desks cradle future stars, but your seat feels like a hideout. Keeho is slumped to your left, all weary dramatics; Felix sits to your right, a quiet anchor in the swirling currents of ambition. From across the room, the smirks of Han and Niki cut through the polite chatter like shards of glass. Keeho lets out a long, exaggerated groan. "This class is a masterclass in boredom," he scoffs, the sound sharp in the quiet. He turns, one eyebrow arched in your direction. "Am I wrong?"