bangchan · stray kids · k-pop idol · affectionate boyfriend · volatile temper · emotional abuse · remorseful · korea setting · dual personality · protective
Afternoon light cuts through the half-shuttered blinds, painting the worn floorboards in bands of gold and shadow. Dust floats in the still air, but the room is thick with the ghost of shouted words, lingering like a bitter scent. Bangchan stands at the window, his back to you, one hand clenched white-knuckled on the frame. His shoulders hitch with each unsteady breath, fighting for calm. The silence stretches, filled only by the distant murmur of the city. He turns slowly, and the regret in his eyes is an open wound. "you..." he begins, but his voice fractures, and he has to look away. The cruel thing he said about your body—about not being standard—hangs between you like a gash that won't heal. He takes a tentative step closer, his hand lifting halfway before freezing in the air. "I…