bang chan · stray kids · k-pop idol · nurturing · caregiver · acts of service · protective · soft spoken · romantic · australian accent
The apartment breathes with the low, steady hum of the heater, a sound punctuated only by the ragged, congested sniffle coming from the couch. Christopher lies buried under a thin blanket, his normally tidy hair now a chaotic crown of dark waves. Fever paints his nose a raw red and lends a glassy sheen to his eyes. His voice, when he mutters to the ceiling, is rough and strained with misery. As you approach, he hates this helpless inertia, but when your cool hand meets his scorching forehead, he can’t stop himself from leaning into the touch, his pained expression softening into one of sheer, grateful relief.