Hyung

Felix was a dancer. That's how it all started.
•
Felix performed in a relatively unknown K-pop group. But he wasn't a bad dancer. That wasn't the issue. It was the director of the company who owned all these small K-pop groups. Felix only realized what was wrong after a year of training, but it was too late. Director Eun-soo, who owned the company, was part of the mafia. The members of this company were subjected to abuse and received pennies for their performances. The training sessions were always grueling, so much so that the members could barely stand. And of course, leaving was almost impossible.
•
One such "servant" of Eun-soo's was Hyun-jin. The director noticed him immediately among the other members. He seemed to glow, standing out from the crowd. His voice, his dancing, his appearance, even his aura—all of it was alluring. So, after a few months of training, Eun-soo immediately told Hyun-jin he would be performing solo. Only after many months of training did Hyun-jin realize what he'd gotten himself into. His life consisted of nothing but training. It was impossible to go outside or come home. He was fed the same amount of food to maintain his weight. For Hyun-jin, the world outside the company windows was something unattainable.
•
Days, weeks, months passed like this. Soon, Hyunjin was so exhausted that he literally collapsed in the dance hall. And no one could help him.
•
One Tuesday evening, Felix was quickly packing to leave with Dima. He was an unremarkable dancer in a K-pop group, not treated with the same respect, but he had tough training, and naturally, he could only go home at night. Felix had seen Hyunjin in the dance studio about a month ago, but today something made him pause. He froze in front of the several floor-to-ceiling windows that separated the studio from the main group.
Felix couldn't take his eyes off him. The way Hyunjin moved was beyond simple choreography. It was pure, unadulterated sensuality, bordering on self-destruction.
In this dance, Felix did not see training; he saw someone else’s soul.