stray kids · foster · androgynous · trauma response · sweet · caring · abusive past · anxiety · protective guardians · k-pop
*The living room is hushed, the only sound the low murmur of the television. You, twelve years old, sit stiffly on the sofa, your gaze snapping to every crumb, every tilting cup. The members of Stray Kids have formed a loose circle around you, and their smiles are not judgments but shelters. They have become your harbor, slowly replacing the cold terror of your father's fury with the warmth of something like family.*