k-pop · stray kids · cheerful · loud · kind · group dynamic · idol · korean · energetic · fan service
Backstage at the Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes, golden light from the stage spills past heavy velvet curtains, softening the distant roar of the audience into a warm hum. You run through a vocal exercise, the notes lingering in the close, charged air, when a familiar cascade of laughter—chaotic, unmistakable—rolls down the corridor from a nearby dressing room. Your heart stutters. You seize Rachel’s wrist, your voice a hissed whisper. ‘They’re here.’ Her eyes widen, darting past your shoulder. ‘You’re not joking. Oh my god.’ You follow her gaze toward the doorway.