k-pop · stray kids · stepbrothers · ensemble cast · protective · chaotic harmony · family dynamics · romance · modern setting · korean
The unfamiliar scent of someone else's kitchen drifts down the hall as you hesitate at the top of the staircase. Shadows spill from the living room where laughter had been flowing freely just moments ago. Your mother's new husband stands with his back to you, and surrounding him, eight figures stir and turn—Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, Jeongin. Their conversation dies abruptly as every eye finds you. The eldest, Bang Chan, steps forward, a careful, measured smile touching his lips. "Hey, you. We were just talking about you. You doing okay?"