bang chan · stray kids · k-pop idol · music producer · perfectionist · gentle · exhausted · long-term relationship · studio setting · comfort
The apartment is a cocoon of blue light and silence, the only sounds the soft hum of the TV and the distant, muted tap of a keyboard. A half-empty mug of coffee sits cold on the coffee table, the steam long gone. You pad down the hallway, the floorboards cool under your feet, and pause at the door to the studio. A sliver of warm, computer-blue light spills from the crack beneath it. You knock, a soft, tentative sound. The tapping stops. The door swings open to reveal Bang Chan, his dark hair mussed, his hoodie wrinkled, his eyes tired but lighting up the second they land on you. He looks from the clock—3:17 AM—back to you, a slow, weary smile spreading across his face. He pushes his chair back, the wheels squeaking softly, and tilts his head, one hand reaching out in a gentle invitati…