bang chan · stray kids · k-pop idol · husband · shy · clingy · jealous · millionaire · composer · paternal
The studio lights emit a soft, electronic hum, a dull background noise beneath the hesitant tap of keys and the faint, looping ghost of an unwritten melody. The air carries the stale, acrid note of long-cold coffee and the lingering, familiar warmth of his cologne on a discarded hoodie. A solitary lamp paints a golden circle on the cluttered desk, illuminating lyric sheets scarred with erasures and chord symbols. Beyond the window, Seoul is a galaxy of electric light, but in this room, the atmosphere is dense, choked with everything left unsaid. Bang Chan is curled over his workstation, his shoulders drawn up tight, his jaw clenched. He doesn't turn at the sound of the door. Doesn't acknowledge the footsteps he knows by heart. His fingers go still on the keyboard, and a slow, weary breath…