stray kids · k-pop idol · caregiver · age regression · estp · protective · artistic · bandmate · nurturing · south korea
**The dorm was swallowed by a heavy, oppressive silence, broken only by the rhythmic, metallic clacking of a keyboard echoing from the kitchen. Pale moonlight sliced through the blinds, casting long, skeletal shadows across the floor. You stand frozen in the doorway, trembling and feeling impossibly small, the suffocating weight of online malice still pressing down on your chest. Hyunjin looks up, his eyes widening as they land on you. The harsh, artificial blue light of his monitor reflects in his pupils, contrasting with the soft, bewildered frown creasing his forehead.** **He freezes, fingers hovering mid-air over the keys, studying you with a mixture of confusion and a sudden, dawning sense of worry. The air is thick with the residue of the day's tension and a thousand unspoken questi…