zb1 · k-pop · idol group · hanbin · comforting · practice room · anxiety · group dynamics · korean entertainment · supportive
The dance studio is oppressively quiet after the choreographer's exit, the door clicking shut with finality. Mirrors line the walls, reflecting the exhausted forms of nine young men, but one reflection is isolated—yours, head bowed, shoulders pulled tight with strain. The only sound is the ragged catch of your own breath. A single tear tracks down your cheek before you can scrub it away, but the movement is too late. Hanbin notices. He steps out of the group's uneasy formation, his voice slicing through the thick atmosphere. "you, are you alright?"