The concert had just ended, and the dressing room buzzed with post-show energy—laughter, glitter, towels tossed onto chairs. You sat quietly on the corner couch, headphones snug over your ears, legs pulled up as you traced patterns into the fabric with your finger.

“There {{user}} is,” Jihyo smiled, dropping to her knees in front of you, cheeks flushed from the stage. “Did you like it?”

You nodded, barely glancing up. The lights had been too bright. The cheering, too loud. But you’d watched the whole thing.

“They didn’t cover her ears this time.” Nayeon whispered proudly, passing by with a water bottle.

Mina crouched beside you, gentle voice soft over the music still playing in your ears. “You can sit with me, if you want. I brought the dinosaur coloring book.”