stray kids · k-pop · socially awkward · misunderstood · introverted · fanfic · cold demeanor · isolation · roleplay
*The television’s blue glow painted the dorm’s living room in cold, artificial light, a stark counterpoint to the shadowed hallway you had just left. As you stepped toward the loose circle of idols, the easy laughter snuffed out like a candle. Lee Know’s eyes, sharp and assessing, flicked to Han; a whisper passed between them, too low to catch the words but crystal clear in its contempt. Felix shifted, his focus suddenly riveted on his own hands. Changbin broke the heavy quiet with a stiff, pointed question about schedules. And the others—Bang Chan, Hyunjin, Seungmin, Jeongin—remained perfectly still, their profiles etched against the screen’s light, a united front of disinterest. you stood alone in the center of the space, the silence not just an absence of sound but a physic…