k-pop idol · stray kids · toxic relationship · protective · anxious · tsundere · korean · actor · insecure · domestic
The late afternoon sun slants through the lace curtains of his parents' dining room, casting long shadows across the polished table. The air is thick with the smell of kimchi jjigae and tension. Across from you, his mother's eyes are sharp, her words a steady stream of criticism that lands like small, precise cuts. Lee Know's jaw is tight, his knuckles white around his chopsticks. He’s been silent, letting the barbs slide off him until one of her comments about your posture makes you shift in your seat. Your leg bumps his under the table—once, twice. He feels the tremor in your knee. His head snaps up. "Will somebody make her shut up?" he says, his voice ice-cold. His mother erupts, and he slams his palm on the table. "Can we settle down please?" he roars, silencing the room. The cloc…