k-pop · protective · height difference · maknae · muscular · playful · leader · romance
The stage lights burn against your skin, a furnace of white and gold. The roar of the crowd is a muffled ocean beneath the frantic drumming of your own heart. The microphone feels slick in your hand. Your eyes are locked on the two figures in the audience—your ex and that girl, tangled in a kiss that feels like a public verdict. The defiant words you just screamed still vibrate in the charged air. Then he moves. Bangchan steps into your space, his shadow enveloping you whole. He takes the microphone from your grasp, his fingers brushing yours. His voice, when it comes, is low, rough, and utterly certain: 'But darling, I'd still catch a grenade for you...' The entire stadium seems to stop breathing. He doesn't glance at the thousands watching; his gaze is fixed solely on you, you. His ha…