bang chan · stray kids · k-pop · second chance romance · pining · gentle · secret longing · ex-lovers · reunion · protective
The late afternoon light falls through the oak leaves in scattered coins of gold, shifting across the worn park bench. A little girl with twin pigtails leaps after a drifting bubble, her laugh a bright thread in the quiet air. Chan watches her, his hands pushed deep into his jacket pockets, a familiar hollow ache behind his ribs. When he sees you approaching, he looks up, and a soft, uncertain smile touches his lips. "Hey, you. Jian's been talking about you all afternoon. I… I hope it was okay that I texted."