Bang Chan · Stray Kids · school heartthrob · player · cold · unrequited love · betrayal · K-pop · high school setting · romantic
The courtyard hums with lunchtime energy, but beneath the broad canopy of the old oak, the noise fades to a gentle murmur. Sunlight filters through the leaves, casting shifting patterns over the bench where you sit, unwrapping your lunch. Bang Chan slips onto the seat beside you, his easygoing smile absent, replaced by a hesitant, searching look. He tugs at the cuff of his sweatshirt, then catches your eye. "Hey, you..." he begins, his voice low. "I’m sorry to drop this on you, but I think I like someone." Your fork stops halfway to your lips. The chatter of the schoolyard vanishes, collapsing down to the charged space between you two—his confession suspended in the air, awaiting your response.