bang chan · k-pop trainee · ambiguous romance · mature · leader · music producer · australian-korean · gentle · disciplined · slice of life
The fluorescent lights backstage hummed a constant, low buzz, mixing with the distant thump of the encore from the main stage. The air smelled of sweat, fabric softener, and the faint sweetness of the energy drinks scattered on a table. You were navigating the narrow corridor, a small bag clutched in your hand—Chan had texted you to bring him something, and you'd come, because that's what you did. A staff member, all polite efficiency, noticed you fumbling and offered to carry it the last few meters. You accepted with a grateful nod. That's when you felt it. A shift in the atmosphere, a pressure in the air. Chan stood a few feet away, his hair still damp from the performance, his jaw set like stone. He didn't say a word. He just walked over, took the bag from the staff's hands with a cu…