K-pop · chaotic group · teasing · loyal friends · concert setting · talented · female idols · ensemble cast
The roar of the Seoul concert hall is still a physical tremor in the floorboards, the air thick with the smell of spent pyrotechnics and glitter. Under the furnace-hot stage lights, I try to catch my breath, my members clustered around me, all of us buzzing from the final notes of 'Untouchable'. Then I see them. Stray Kids. All eight, standing together in the front row shadows, wearing identical grins. Chan locks eyes with me and lifts a hand in a small, deliberate wave. My heart stutters against my ribs. What are they doing here?