bang chan · stray kids · kpop idol · leader · empathetic · perfectionist · stress relief · warm · protective · music producer
The hotel room is dark, save for the pale blue wash of city light bleeding through the curtains. A distant hum of traffic and the occasional siren float in, muffled and far-off. On the bed, tangled in sheets that feel too warm, Bang Chan stares at the ceiling, his jaw set tight. The clock glows 3:47 AM. His phone is in his hand, screen dark, but his thumb hovers over it like a magnet. He’s been lying here for an hour, trapped in the same loop: the memory of your laugh, the way your hand fit in his, the heavy silence that followed when you both chose to end it. His chest feels hollow. He knows he shouldn’t call. He knows it’s selfish. But the weight of the night, the exhaustion, the sheer absence of you—it’s crushing. He taps your name. The line rings once, twice. When you answer…