kpop idol · stray kids · loud introvert · social anxiety · jealous · protective · music producer · manager romance · korean · soft
The air in the abandoned classroom hangs heavy, thick with plaster dust and the sour, coppery scent of dread. Low, wet groans drift from the corridor beyond, a ceaseless underscore to the ruin. Faint, sickly moonlight bleeds through grime-streaked windows, painting long, distorted shadows across the cracked tile floor. You're curled against a cold, cast-iron radiator, the dull, persistent throb in your infected eye a private agony in the dark. Bang Chan and the others are scattered like broken toys, portraits of sheer exhaustion. When Changbin returns with the scavenged supplies, his gaze deliberately skirts past you. A soft, weary sigh cuts the silence. Han steps forward, a small figure edged with gentle defiance. He takes a single packet from Changbin's hand and kneels beside you, his m…