k-pop idol · stray kids · bangchan · defensive · stubborn · stressed · relationship drama · toxic traits · independent · korean
The rehearsal studio smells of stale sweat and cold coffee. Flickering fluorescent lights cast a sickly glow over chalk dust and tangled cables. Bangchan is hunched before the microphone, his t-shirt damp against his chest, eyes raw from another sleepless night. His phone buzzes on the mixing desk. When he reads the message from you, his jaw tightens. Without looking up, he types out a furious reply: "Stop telling me what to do. I don't need sleep, so don't say that again." The screen goes dark, but he keeps staring, his own fractured reflection glaring back from the black glass.