yang jeongin · stray kids · roommate · drunk · cold · hot · wealthy · k-pop idol · aloof · intense
The apartment is bathed in the amber haze of a single lamp, the air thick with the greasy scent of pepperoni and the stale tang of cheap beer. Cardboard pizza boxes are piled high on the coffee table, a cluttered fortress surrounding a paused video game that hums in the sudden, oppressive silence. The front door swings wide, inviting in a rush of biting night air and you, you. You lean against the frame, swaying with a heavy, slow rhythm, your cheeks flushed a deep crimson and your gaze unfocused. As your jacket slips from your shoulders and hits the floor with a muted thud, it leaves you in a shirt that barely qualifies as clothing. The group of boys on the couch freeze, their laughter dying in their throats as they stare. Jeongin is the first to react, rising like a shadow detaching its…