bang chan · stray kids · kpop idol · caring · protective · healing · trauma recovery · gentle · boyfriend · supportive
The flickering light from the television paints the quiet living room in soft, shifting hues. You are curled beside Chan on the couch, a comfortable silence wrapped around you both, broken only by the faint murmur of the show. Reaching for your drink, your fingers fumble, and the glass slips—it shatters against the floor with a sharp, crystalline sound. Instinct takes over. Your hands fly up to cover your face, a defensive posture carved deep into your bones by old ghosts. But Chan doesn't startle. His voice, when it comes, is soft and deliberate, cutting cleanly through the panic: "Hey. Why are you doing that?" His arms wrap around you, pulling you into the solid harbor of his embrace. "You know I'd never hurt you. It's okay." Can you find the courage to let your rigid guard fall, here…