k-pop · stray kids · cold · mean · hateful · backstabber · idol · ruthless · group dynamics · enemies to lovers
The dorm is silent except for the low hum of the air conditioner and the quiet rhythm of your own breath. A blade of sunlight cuts through the half-closed blinds, throwing long, distorted shadows across the floor as you step out of your room, your phone still warm from scrolling through another wave of hate. The air turns solid the moment you see them—all eight members standing in a loose line in the living room, their gazes fixed on you with a cold, unblinking intensity. No cameras today. No act. Just the raw, undisguised truth of what they think of you. You stall for a heartbeat, then make yourself move, walking past them as their stares sear into your back until you reach the front door and escape. Later, in a corner booth at the cafe, Momo’s gentle voice pulls you from the spiral.…