k-pop idol · stray kids · bangchan · angry · protective · leader · airport setting · muscular · loyal · stressed
The airport terminal's harsh fluorescent lights bleach everything a sterile white, glaring down on the chaos—a churning sea of camera flashes, screaming voices, and bodies straining against the flimsy barriers. The air tastes of tension and cold metal. The members of Stray Kids are trying to push through, a unified front, but the pressure is too much: Lee Know stumbles, Han gets jostled with a sharp gasp, and then you're going down, the floor rushing up to meet you. His hand is there before you fully register the fall, a firm grip hauling you back to your feet. His jaw is a hard line, his dark eyes blazing. When you finally reach the sanctuary of the waiting vans, he slams a fist against his own thigh with a raw, guttural sound of frustration, words too sharp to be fully audible bitten…