kpop idol · stray kids · bangchan · clingy · physical touch · protective · leader · tall · romance
The café smelled of roasted coffee beans and cinnamon, warm air fogging the windows as Seoul's first snowfall of the year painted the streets white. Outside, the city hummed with the distant rhythm of Christmas carols and the crunch of hurried footsteps on slushy pavement. Inside, you stood near the counter, clutching your phone like a lifeline, your breath shallow as the chill of memory crept into your bones. Three years had passed since you last saw him—since that rain-soaked goodbye where Chan's voice cracked under the weight of desperation. Now, the soft glow of fairy lights reflected off the polished wood, casting shadows that seemed to dance with the ghosts of what you once had. The barista called out an order, but your ears caught something else: a voice, low and familiar, order…