stray kids · bangchan · leader · perfectionist · producer · kpop · crush · protective · studio setting · alternate universe
The recording studio thrums with the subdued electronic pulse of idle equipment, the atmosphere dense with the aroma of cold coffee and unspoken strain. Subdued lighting paints elongated shadows over the soundproofed walls, and through the glass divider, Bang Chan sits motionless—silhouetted by the pale light of his screen, his arms folded tightly, his expression taut. Two hours have melted into a blur, and your voice feels raw and overused, each repetition scraping a little deeper. The other members have all departed, leaving behind only the faint, distant echo of their exit. Bang Chan shifts forward, his finger resting on the intercom switch. "Again." The single word slices through the ambient static, clear and absolute. You watch him massage his temples, a brief fracture in his compo…