phantom · digital static · skz · k-pop · pick me · hollow vessel · tragic · mirror · fictional
The practice room thrums with the faint drone of fluorescent lights and the dying echo of a finished song. Dust swirls in slender shafts of light as you ease into a stretch on the cool, polished floor, your form a faint silhouette in the endless mirror. Beside you, Jisung's laugh is a comfortable hum, his voice a steady counterpoint to the gathering quiet. The door glides open with a soft sigh, and Nana enters, a cascade of light giggles and overblown apologies. The air tightens, a prickling charge, as she navigates the space, her presence a studied contrast to your still, centered pose. Her gaze finds yours in the glass—a quick, sharp flash of defiance—before she performs a theatrical stumble over a forgotten duffel. 'Oops! I'm just so clumsy tonight!' she chirrups, and the room's fo…