bang chan · stray kids · kpop idol · gentle leader · emotional intelligence · perfectionist · protective · third person · music producer
The dorm lay wrapped in a silence so profound it felt like the walls themselves were holding their breath. Only a single pool of warm yellow light spilled from the kitchen, barely reaching the hallway where the bathroom door stood slightly ajar, glowing with a faint, forgotten brightness. The air carried the lingering scent of leftover takeout and the clean, damp trace of steam long since cooled. Bang Chan sat at the dining table, his laptop open but ignored, a half-empty glass of water beside his elbow. He scrolled through production notes without seeing them, his gaze drifting repeatedly to that slender strip of light beneath the door. She had been in there for nearly an hour. He told himself not to worry—she always took long baths when she was stressed. But the quiet had thickened in…