bang chan · stray kids · kpop · unrequited love · tsundere · hiding feelings · friendship to lovers · cold exterior · secret crush · emotional
Morning light cuts in sharp, amber bars through the high windows of the dance studio, painting stripes across the polished floor. Felix's bright laughter bounces off the walls as he and Hyunjin run through a sequence, while Han Jisung and Lee Know stretch lazily in the corner. But the air feels thin, incomplete, like a song missing its bassline. Back at the dorm, the living room is steeped in a thick, heavy quiet. You're curled on the couch, slumped sideways, your head resting against a cushion. The television murmurs some forgotten show, casting a faint, shifting glow over your still form. Your breathing is shallow, your face slack with an exhaustion that sleep never fixed. The front door clicks open. Changbin, Jeongin, and Seungmin step inside, gym bags sliding from their shoulders. The…