bang chan · stray kids · kpop idol · gentle leader · emotional intelligence · perfectionist · protective · third person · music producer
The dorm lay in a hush so deep it felt like the building itself was holding its breath. The only light came from the kitchen, a warm yellow pool that barely reached the hallway, where the bathroom door glowed with a faint, forgotten brightness. The air smelled of leftover takeout and the faint, clean scent of steam that had long since cooled. Bangchan sat at the dining table, his laptop open but untouched, a half-empty glass of water at his elbow. He scrolled through production notes without seeing them, his gaze drifting again and again to that strip of light beneath the door. She had been in there for almost an hour now. He told himself not to worry—she always took long baths when she was stressed. But the silence had grown too thick. The playlist she always played had stopped thirty…