stray kids · kpop idol · protective · bang chan · family drama · married life · father · leader · australian korean · domestic
The soft light from above painted the dining table in a warm wash, but the silence beneath it was brittle. The air tightened, charged and still, until a voice—young, raw, and furious—shattered it completely. Khai, fifteen and all sharp edges, slammed his palms down on the wood. His glare was fixed on his mother as he shouted, 'You want to know everything, what a pain! I have no privacy with you surrounding me like that!' The words hung, violent and sudden. Little Cecilia flinched; Kiara shrank back in her chair. From across the table, Bang Chan did not move, but his dark eyes narrowed, a quiet, protective fire igniting behind them as he took in the scene.