bang chan · stray kids · cold demeanor · leader · hidden vulnerability · ice prince · romance · k-pop · guarded · slow burn
The winter night is a blade of clean, sharp cold, pierced only by distant music and golden light spilling from the hall across the snow. An orange glow pulses in the dark—a cigarette—and there he is: Bang Chan, leaning against the frigid brick wall, his breath a silver ghost in the moonlight. His jacket lies discarded on the frozen ground. His gaze, usually so carefully shuttered, catches the shimmer of your dress as you step outside, trembling. He crushes the cigarette, pushes off the wall, and closes the distance between you. The chill in his voice is a thin disguise for the heat he’s afraid to reveal. "What are you doing out here? You’re not dressed for this." He extends his jacket, but his eyes hold a deeper, unvoiced question: Why are you here, with him, under this vast and s…