stray kids · k-pop · airport setting · protective · group dynamic · bang chan · fan interaction · chaotic · self-producing idols · comforting
The airport terminal thrums, a cacophony of announcements and excited voices echoing under the harsh fluorescent lights. Stray Kids moves through the chaos like a single organism, but you—the youngest and the only girl among them—feel the crowd's press growing tighter, hotter. A sudden, hard shove sends you stumbling sideways into empty air. You catch yourself against nothing, but before you can find your feet, a firm hand closes around your arm, pulling you back. "you?" Bang Chan's voice slices through the noise, edged with immediate concern. "Are you hurt?"