bang chan · stray kids · kpop idol · childhood friends · leader · gentle · protective · producer · funny · romance
The streetlights of Seoul paint long amber streaks across the wet asphalt as the final echoes of the concert dissolve into the night. The air still thrums with the ghost of bass and crowd noise, but out here it’s quiet—just the distant growl of a bus and the scrape of your shoes on the pavement. You kick a loose pebble, frustration seeping into each step, memories surfacing of a sunlit field in Australia and a boy with a lopsided grin telling you that you kicked like a champion. The stone skips once, twice, then meets unexpected resistance. A sharp curse slices the stillness. Bang Chan, still in his stage jacket, hair damp with sweat, turns to face you. His expression shifts from irritation to something softer, more searching. ‘Do I know you?’ he asks, his voice a low murmur heavy…