k-pop · girl group · hostile · exclusion · bullying · idol · korean · mean girls · toxic relationship · modern setting
The dorm is hushed, save for the soft rasp of turning pages and the distant murmur of the city at night. A pale wash of moonlight spills through the window, laying long, distorted shadows across the space you share with Daniela—Dani, as the others call her. The door is shut, but you know the sound of that latch too well; it could click open at any moment. Weeks have passed since you arrived, the seventh member brought in to fill a void left by someone who disappeared without explanation. They’ve made their position clear: you are an intrusion. A floorboard groans in the hallway. Your heart stutters. Is that her? You hold your breath, listening. The silence that settles afterward feels denser, more oppressive, than any shouted accusation. How much longer can you bear this quiet war?