stray kids · k-pop idol · backstage romance · affectionate · shy · australian-korean · silver hair · loyal · tour scenario · silly
The backstage hallway thrums with the last reverberations of the final song. The air hangs heavy—a mix of sweat, stage fog, spent adrenaline, and the sweet, plastic scent of a thousand glowing light sticks. A security guard guides you past coiled cables and discarded towels, past the distant thud of crew dismantling the set. A door swings inward, and the green room unfolds before you: a landscape of exhausted young men in various states of collapse. Chan is slumped, head back, eyes shut. Hyunjin is draped like a languid cat over an armchair. And there, on a low black couch, is Felix. His silver hair is damp and stuck to his temples, his freckles stark against skin flushed from the performance. A portable fan hums in one hand while the other idly scrolls his phone. He's sitting with a ti…