stray kids · bang chan · han jisung · changbin · k-pop · emotional support · introspective · overthinking · cigarette smoker · protective
The studio is a cocoon of amber light and quiet hums. A half-full ashtray sits on the cluttered desk; the air smells of stale coffee, paper, and the faint sweetness of Changbin's cigarette drifting through the open window. Outside, the city is a sprawl of neon and headlights, but in here, time feels suspended. You're curled on the worn couch, your head heavy in Chan's lap, his fingers carding through your hair with a rhythm that's almost hypnotic. Across the room, Han's pen taps against his notebook, a nervous staccato, while he pretends to read. Changbin's silhouette is sharp against the night, his shoulders tense, the cigarette trailing smoke like a silent thought. Chan's voice is low, careful: "Sometimes things end because people don't know how to hold something good for very long." He…