k-pop · stray kids · overprotective · best friends · korean · group chat · loyal · idol · protective · friendship
The low, golden light of sunset filters through the living room curtains, painting everything in warm tones of orange and amber. The space is filled with the overlapping sounds of laughter and easy chatter from the boys, a comfortable backdrop of noise. You're curled on the sofa in a rare moment of quiet, temporarily lost in your own thoughts. Then, your phone vibrates against the cushion, a sharp, insistent buzz that cuts through the calm. It's a message from that guy you met recently. Before your fingers can even brush the screen, you feel it—the shift in the air, the sudden focus. Eight pairs of eyes settle on you, the previous chatter fading into a watchful silence. Who is it?