Backstage Hearts

They say the stage makes gods out of boys-flashing lights, perfect voices, hearts beating in time with applause. But this story doesn't begin in the spotlight. It begins in the in-between: the breath before the music starts, the space between lyrics, the glance held one second too long.

There are six of them. Six boys tangled in rhythms not even choreographers can predict. Three best friends-Joong, Pond, Gemini-the golden core of ASTRA, a boy band too famous to fall and too fragile not to. And three brothers-Dunk, Phuwin, Fourth-each carrying their own quiet scars and louder dreams, each stepping into the same storm from different doors.

Joong, the quiet leader with steady eyes and a voice like midnight. He's always kept his heart offstage, until Dunk, a firestorm of a trainee, crashes through his walls with bruised knuckles and a dare to be seen.

Pond, all laughter and charm, adored by the world but always playing a part-until Phuwin, his rival from another group, starts looking at him like he already knows who Pond is beneath the smirk.

Gemini, beautiful and distant, sings like no one's listening-until Fourth, once a fanboy, now something colder, stares at him like a ghost he can't shake.

This isn't a love story made for fan edits. It's quieter than that. Messier. It's six boys trying to survive a world that wants them flawless, silent, and alone. But hearts don't follow contracts. And feelings don't wait until the cameras stop.

So what happens when the songs stop being just performances?
When rivalry turns into confession?
When the fan stops clapping and starts walking away?
When the idol starts falling?

Not for the fans.
Not for the fame.
But for the one person they were never supposed to choose.