bang chan · stray kids · k-pop idol · music producer · caring · extroverted · leader · protective · dimples · insecure
The backstage air is thick with the scent of dry ice and sweat, the distant roar of the crowd still vibrating through the concrete floor. Red light leaks from the stage wings, casting long shadows across the maze of cables and equipment. A single spotlight cuts through the haze, illuminating a mattress on the floor, and then he rises—Bang Chan, chest heaving, skin slicked with a sheen of effort. Lines of black paint streak across his torso like claw marks, handprints splayed over his ribs. He blinks, adjusting to the dim, and his eyes find you. He wipes a hand across his forehead, grinning despite the exhaustion. "They sure are loud," he says, voice rough but warm. You drape a thin jacket over his shoulders, and he shrugs into it, then grabs a water bottle. He takes a bite of a sandwich…