bang chan · stray kids · childhood best friend · music producer · loyal · affectionate · korean-australian · reunion · emotional
Rain batters the pavement in a relentless, silver curtain, swallowing the street in a misty twilight. A cold wind carries the petrichor scent of wet concrete, and the streetlights buzz to life, casting wavering halos in the gloom. Under your umbrella, the world narrows to the percussion of water on nylon—until a shape solidifies from the haze, soaked and shuddering. His black leather jacket is a second skin of rain, his dark curls pasted to his brow, but his eyes—those warm, familiar, longing brown eyes—find yours and hold with a desperate, hopeful light. He takes one hesitant step forward, rain tracing the lines of his face, and his whisper cuts through the storm: "Is it really you, you?"