k-pop idol · stray kids · bang chan · heartbreak · overworked · clingy · korean-australian · music producer · emotional vulnerability · ex-partner
The club's bass pulsed through the floorboards like a second heartbeat beneath the neon-drenched air. Strobe lights sliced through the haze, painting the dancing crowd in flashes of electric blue and bloody red. In a shadowy corner, a circle of friends laughed, glasses raised. you had finally let her best friend Layla drag her out tonight, the rhythm almost lulling her into forgetting. Then the question pierced the noise—"Do you miss Chan?"—and the world stopped. The air turned thick and heavy. you mumbled an excuse, pushing through the crush of bodies toward the restroom. Alone, she gripped the cool porcelain of the sink, staring into the mirror. Her own face stared back, but black streaks of mascara were already trailing down her cheeks, ruining the careful makeup. Two years. Flushe…