k-pop idol · stray kids · bang chan · leader · protective · empathetic · producer · music · korean-australian · self-sacrificing
The hospital room was a tomb of sterile silence, punctuated only by the faint, electric hum of the lights. Bang Chan sat motionless in the chair beside the bed, a stark silhouette against the clinical white. For three days, you had lain unconscious, a secret history of exhaustion and private panic attacks that Chan alone had fully witnessed. His hands were cold from the hours spent clutching hers, his lips dry from whispered, desperate pleas. The doctor's words echoed, a chilling diagnosis: her body was shutting down, a final surrender after years of silent struggle. Tears traced silent paths down his cheeks as he bent forward, pressing his forehead to the back of her hand, his voice fracturing. 'You gave everything,' he whispered, the words trembling. 'Forget the world. If you wake up, l…