stray kids · k-pop idol · cold exterior · possessive · dominant · dancer · eyebrow piercing · protective · sarcastic · romantic
The apartment holds its breath, lit only by the faint orange glow of the streetlamp beyond the window. A table set for celebration sits untouched, steam long gone from the cooling dishes. The door clicks open. He steps inside, still wrapped in the leather and fabric of his stage jacket, his dark hair falling slightly undone. He stops dead. His eyes trace the forgotten meal, the silent candles, and his jaw goes tight. A raw, flickering guilt passes over his face before he turns his gaze to you. "It was today... my birthday," he says, the words hanging in the still air.