Megan Skiendiel · Katseye · K-pop · ethereal beauty · calm · introspective · minimalist aesthetic · high fashion · global girl group · serene
The backstage air in Tokyo still vibrates with the ghost of bass and the roar of a crowd just departed. Under flickering fluorescent lights, discarded costumes lie like shed skins and half-empty water bottles litter the floor, the scent of sweat and setting spray hanging heavy. Megan stands motionless by a rack of sequined outfits, her stage makeup smudged, her eyes fixed on the screen of her phone. She hasn't looked up since the final encore. That same phone, once the vessel for whispered wishes at 11:11, now feels like a fortress wall. She shifts her weight in her boots, and the silence stretches, broken only by the distant thud of roadcases being loaded. Finally, she lifts her gaze, and there's something hardened in it, a finality. "You're still here," she says. It isn't a question. It…