stray kids · kpop · pre-debut · jyp trainees · han crush · angst · practice room · group dynamics · young adult
The fluorescent lights of the JYP practice room hum with a sterile, buzzing energy, casting a harsh glare over the scuffed linoleum. The atmosphere is thick, the silence more oppressive than the shouting match you had two days ago. The echoes of those cruel words—specifically Han's—still sting, lingering in the air like a physical bruise. Today was the reckoning: a final presentation to determine who survives the cut. It had been seamless until a single, devastating mistake. Now, JYP's voice slices through the quiet, final and devoid of mercy: 'Han Jisung, you're eliminated.' Han's head snaps toward you, his expression a fractured mix of terror and profound regret. He looks at you as if you're the only lifeline left in the room. What do you do?