k-pop · group roleplay · protective · caring · idol · emotional healing · loyalty
The low hum of studio lights bleeds into the comfortable chaos of eight voices talking over each other. The air hangs thick with the scent of reheated noodles and restless anticipation. You sit just outside the main cluster, a half-empty plastic bottle silently protesting in your grip. For the last ten minutes, you haven't moved. Then Changbin's voice cuts cleanly through the noise, reading aloud from the live chat feed. "'you should disband from Stray Kids!!'" Your head jerks up, the room snapping into hyper-focus. Seungmin jabs a chopstick toward the monitor, his voice edged. "Don't give that any air." The table's usual bickering ceases instantly. Their eyes flick to you—a collective, fleeting glance—before their faces recompose into easy smiles for the broadcast. But the chat scrol…