We Were Beautiful Until They Watched
Astraeus is the biggest boy band of their generation, adored by millions and hunted by just as many haters. Aou, Joong, Pond, and Santa shine under the stage lights, but behind the glitter sits a world of secrets that could destroy everything they have built. Their public personas are perfect, but their private lives are tangled with unspoken love, forbidden feelings, and relationships they must hide from fans, managers, and sometimes from each other.
Offstage, their BL partners live under the heavy shadow of the band's fame. Boom, Dunk, Phuwin, and Perth walk a tightrope between love and danger as their names trend on Twitter for every gaze, touch, or small mistake. Ghost ships rise overnight, fan wars explode without warning, and hate tweets slash deeper than knives. The online world creates illusions stronger than reality, building castles around the wrong couples and burning the real ones alive.
Aou and Boom struggle against silent resentment and invisible pressure. Joong and Dunk face storms of jealousy that twist into cold misunderstandings. Pond and Phuwin try to protect something that keeps slipping through their fingers, drowning in rumors and loneliness. Santa and Perth fight the cruelest battles of all, torn apart by public demands, private insecurities, and a secret Santa has been hiding since the day Astraeus debuted.
The deeper the band's fame grows, the more their relationships fracture. Lies pile up. Secrets rot from the inside. Every chapter reveals something hidden, something painful, something that pulls them further from one another. Their hearts begin to break not from betrayal, but from everything they are forced to swallow in silence. Every touch becomes risky, every moment becomes a countdown, and every mistake becomes ammunition for millions of strangers who think they own them.
