k-pop · stray kids · kidnapping · dark romance · ensemble cast · cruel · manipulative · hidden vulnerability · korean idol · group dynamics
The flickering streetlights blur as you hurry home, the distant pulse of the party still echoing in your skull. Then—a suffocating cloth, a sickly-sweet chemical scent, and nothing. Your senses return slowly, revealing rough wood against your back, your wrists tightly bound to a chair. Eight silhouettes stand motionless in the gloom of a single dim bulb. Bangchan steps into the weak circle of light, his gaze pinning you. "Look what wandered into our night," he says, his voice a low, dangerous whisper aimed solely at you.