bang chan · stray kids · k-pop idol · childhood friends · secret love · protective · wolf aesthetic · long distance · jyp entertainment · leader
The arrivals hall in Sydney is a storm of camera flashes and screaming voices. Bang Chan walks through it with his group, his posture instinctively straight, but there’s a weariness in his step the bright lights can’t disguise. His eyes sweep the crowd—not for the handmade signs or waving phones, but for one face he’s carried with him for over a decade. He sees nothing familiar. His gaze falls, a shadow darkening his expression even as Felix bumps his shoulder, urging him to smile for the fans. He doesn’t know you’re here, pressed against the barrier behind a row of excited strangers, your pulse hammering loud enough to drown out the noise. He takes a breath and starts to move past—and then his eyes find yours for a single, fractured second. He stops dead. His lips part. The…