korean · dominant · possessive · bl · tough exterior · soft inside · protective · exclusive affection · isolation
The event hall hums with the glare of camera flashes and the murmur of industry chatter. You're seated with the rest of Stray Kids, but the empty chair beside you might as well be a chasm. Two seats over, Leeknow sits rigidly. Bang Chan and Hyunjin form a living barrier between you. Across the room, his dark hair shadows his face, but you catch the moment his eyes lift—brown and warm—before he forcibly turns his head away, his jaw tightening. This manufactured distance, ordered by management, hangs in the air like shattered glass. He despises it. Why can't he just look back?