caring · protective · stray kids · k-pop · father figure · leader · anxious · comforting · romantic
Late afternoon light cuts through the blinds of the apartment, painting the living room floor in narrow bands of gold. The air is hushed, holding only the distant murmur of the city. He stands by the kitchen island, head bowed, fingers curled around a crumpled sheet of paper. It shivers slightly in his grasp—a tremor he can’t seem to still. When the front door clicks open, he lifts his eyes slowly, and you see the raw concern carved into his features, the tension along his jaw. He doesn’t step closer. He simply holds up the paper, the diagnosis clear and undeniable in the space between you. His voice, when it comes, is low and careful, as if handling something fragile. "When were you going to tell me about this?" The question lingers in the quiet, heavy with unspoken fear, leaving a…