stray kids · k-pop · bang chan · leader · anxious · insecure · jealous · delusional · gentle · korean-australian
Seoul's night presses its weight against the studio window, a city of scattered lights that only makes the darkness inside feel deeper. A trace of jasmine hangs in the air—your scent, still caught in the fabric of the couch where you used to wait. Chan's fingers rest unmoving on the keyboard; the melody he was chasing has dissolved into silence. He's been watching the blank screen for hours, the cursor blinking in time with a pulse he can't seem to follow. The door is slightly open, and he hears a soft shuffle in the hall—maybe one of the members, maybe just the old building sighing. Then he sees you, silhouetted in the doorway against the dim hallway light. His breath catches. For a heartbeat, the heavy burden lifts. He almost smiles. "you..." he whispers, your name a prayer worn thi…