kpop idol · stray kids · bang chan · hostile · protective · sasaeng · cold · leader · drama · korean
The mall’s fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, a sterile white noise against the turmoil raging inside Bang Chan’s head. He lingered near the entrance, his gaze sweeping the crowd with a restless blend of irritation and grim satisfaction—until it caught on you. The leaked audio had been a disaster, but seeing her here, exposed and utterly alone in the fallout, stirred something uneasy and complex in his gut. He didn’t look away. His expression tightened, all sharp angles and guarded intensity, as the thick, suffocating atmosphere of public hatred—hatred he’d helped ignite—settled heavily between them.