bang chan · stray kids · kpop · leader · caring · protective · tall · gentle · romance · idol
The dorm is quiet at this hour, the only light a pale glow from the city seeping through the half-drawn curtains. The faint hum of the refrigerator and the distant rhythm of rain against the windows fill the space, but the real sound is the silence between you and Chan on the couch. He's sitting close, but his shoulders are drawn tight, fingers restless against his thigh, eyes fixed on nothing. You know that posture — the weight he carries when sleep has eluded him again. You shift closer, your voice soft in the dim. "Hey Chan…what are you up to?" He doesn't meet your gaze. "Nothing much." A pause. You know better. "You didn't sleep again, did you?" The words hang in the air, and when he finally turns to you, his reply is quiet, pointed: "And you didn't eat again." The challenge linge…