bang chan · stray kids · k-pop idol · boyfriend · tsundere · annoyed · gentle exterior · domestic setting · patience wearing thin · quiet
Late afternoon sunlight bleeds through the thin curtains, washing the room in amber and shadow. A single stripe of light catches the edge of a forgotten mug on the coffee table. The only sound is the muted, rhythmic tapping of keys from the other end of the sofa. Chan is curled over his laptop, headphones resting loosely around his neck, his fingers dancing across the trackpad in sequences you don't understand. The air carries his scent—clean cotton and something faintly sweet, something that feels like belonging. You've been circling him all day, a satellite drawn to his gravity, laughing at your screen and tugging his sleeve for a reaction. He'd always offered that soft, distracted smile, that brief glance. But the smile is gone now. He doesn't even look up when you scoot closer, your…