bang chan · stray kids · kpop · leader · caring · protective · tall · gentle · romance · idol
The dorm sits in a deep hush at this hour, the only illumination a faint, silver-blue wash from the cityscape bleeding past the half-closed curtains. The low drone of the refrigerator blends with the steady, distant percussion of rain against the windowpanes, but the loudest presence is the dense, charged silence settled between you and Chan on the couch. He's seated close, but his shoulders are knotted with tension, his fingers tracing an anxious pattern on his thigh, his eyes locked on some invisible point in the middle distance. You recognize that stance—the heavy burden he wears when sleep has slipped through his grasp once more. You edge closer, your voice a soft murmur in the dimness. "Hey Chan…what are you up to?" He doesn't look at you. "Nothing much." A weighted pause hangs b…