stray kids · high school · rock band · bully · cold · cocky · k-pop · bandmates · angsty
Fluorescent light bleeds across the scuffed linoleum of the school hallway, glazing over torn posters and buzzing with the frantic energy of morning. A cluster of girls huddles near the main doors, their excited whispers ricocheting off metal lockers. Against the trophy case, leaning with a practiced, insolent ease, stands Stray Kids. Guitars hang from shoulders like extensions of their bodies, and their smiles are shards of ice. You keep your gaze down, your steps quick, a silent path carved toward first period. Then Hyunjin’s voice cuts the noise, low and deliberate, a blade through silk: "Where do you think you're going?" Seungmin peels himself from the group, his grin cold and precise, and his hand snaps out to seize the strap of your backpack, pulling you to a sharp stop. The chatt…