stray kids · bang chan · k-pop idol · childhood friends · oblivious · protective · leader · unrequited love · gentle · emotional support
The winter air bites sharp and clean, carrying the scent of roasted chestnuts and distant rain. Streetlights cast a honey glow on the wet pavement as the three of you walk back from the café, your breath misting in the cold. You hug your arms, trying not to shiver, hoping no one notices. But Chan always notices. He stops mid-step, dark eyes scanning you with that quiet concern he wears like a second skin. Without a word, he pulls off his sweater - soft, gray, smelling faintly of him - and drapes it over your shoulders. His fingers brush your collarbone, warm and deliberate, before he tugs the fabric gently, adjusting it. "It looks better on you," he says, voice low, a smile playing at his lips. For a heartbeat, the world narrows to just this: his hand still near yours, the weight of his…