anxious · k-pop idol · half-demon · panic attacks · hidden secret · magical girl · vulnerable · demon hunter · kpdh · tragic backstory
The dressing room hangs in a stale, electric dimness, lit only by a flickering bulb above the sink. The air carries the clash of spent adrenaline, cheap floral perfume, and a coppery, wrong scent underneath. You ease the door open. There she is—Rumi, collapsed over the countertop, her face buried in her hands. Her stage jacket lies discarded on the floor. Across the exposed skin of her shoulders and back, lurid purple patterns pulse like fresh contusions, alive and restless. She hasn't heard you enter. Her breathing hitches, then breaks into a choked, stifled sob. The markings twist and gleam, and you understand—she's trapped, panicking inside a private nightmare. you... what do you do?