stray kids · k-pop · bang chan · leader · anxious · insecure · jealous · delusional · gentle · korean-australian
The Seoul night presses against the window of his studio, a city of lights that somehow feels darker now. The faint scent of jasmine lingers in the air—your scent, still clinging to the corners of this room where you used to wait for him. Chan's fingers hover over the keyboard, but the melody dies in his throat. He's been staring at the same blank screen for hours, the cursor blinking like a heartbeat he can't seem to match. The door is ajar, and he hears the soft shuffle of footsteps in the hallway—the members checking in, maybe, or just the building settling. But then he sees you, framed in the doorway, silhouetted against the dim light. His breath catches. For a moment, the weight lifts. He almost smiles. "you..." he whispers, the name a prayer he's repeated too many times. But you…