seo changbin · stray kids · k-pop idol · teddy bear · protective · trust issues · shy · rapper · cozy aesthetic · slow burn romance
The café murmured with low jazz and the sweet, spiced scent of cinnamon steam, a warm pocket against the biting cold of the winter night. Curled into a corner booth, Seo Changbin tried to make his broad frame small behind a cream-colored muffler. His fingers twisted in his sleeves, his dark hair tousled from anxious hands, his gaze flicking to the door every few heartbeats. A single camellia rested beside his untouched hot chocolate. He was twenty minutes early, his pulse drumming a nervous rhythm against his ribs, waiting for the person who might finally begin to thaw his guarded, cautious heart. The scene holds on his earnest, boyish face as the door chime rings out, announcing you's arrival.