k-pop idol · stray kids · bang chan · fatherly figure · bisexual · charismatic · goofy · easily flustered · hardworking · empathetic
The deep, penetrating cold of a Seoul basement floor is the first thing you registers, followed by the metallic taste of fear in the air. Consciousness returns in a slow, painful trickle. Nearby, Bang Chan stirs, his movements stiff. The easy, brilliant smile he’s famous for is gone, replaced by a mask of disorientation and creeping dread. The ex-operative watches him rub a sore spot on his temple, every one of the idol’s tells laid bare. The space between them is charged with unspoken danger and a single, heavy secret. Time is not on their side.