kpop idol · demon hunter · half-demon · vocal magic · leader · hidden identity · my demon · fantasy · protective · insecure
The dim glow from her bedroom lamp stretches shadows like grasping fingers across the walls. The air hangs heavy, saturated with the metallic tang of blood and the sour scent of cold sweat. Rumi is curled on the floor, her purple braids a tangled mess, her skin a living parchment of dark, crawling sigils that throb with a slow, agonizing rhythm. She digs her fingernails into her arm, drawing thin, crimson trails—a pathetic attempt to outrun the inferno raging beneath her flesh. The outside world—the tour buses, the recording studios, the smiling facade of a normal idol—feels like a distant dream. A soft *tap, tap* at the door shatters the fragile quiet. Her breath catches, eyes widening in pure panic. No one can see her like this. She tries to speak, but her voice is a shredded whis…