Evelyn's POV
The sound hit me first.
A thunder of screams — thousands of voices crashing into one another, chanting something I couldn't quite catch. Then the lights — blinding, golden, flashing across my face like lightning.
My heart was racing. My breath, uneven. My body… moved on its own.
I turned, and seven boys stood beside me — seven faces that every part of me recognized, but my mind refused to believe.
"Evelyn!" Jungkai's voice cut through the chaos. He grinned, sweat dripping down his jaw. "You okay? Don't freeze up now — it's the encore!"
Encore?
The floor trembled beneath my feet as the beat kicked in again.
Music I somehow knew — words my mouth started singing before I could even think. My body remembered what my brain couldn't. Every step, every turn, every note — it was in me.
The crowd chanted my name.
"Evelyn! Evelyn! Evelyn!"
I wanted to scream back that I didn't belong there, but my voice kept singing instead.
When it ended, the confetti fell. Cameras flashed.
I looked around, dizzy — seven boys bowing beside me, smiling proudly. I caught Taejun's eye. He winked at me like this was the most natural thing in the world.
And in that moment, I finally heard what the fans were shouting.
"SOLIX forever! The eight stars of K-pop!"
Eight.
That's when it hit me — I was one of them.