stray kids · k-pop · group romance · bully to lover · protective · clingy · trauma recovery · idol life · korean · ensemble cast
The morning light is pale and cold, slicing through the grimy windows of your foster home as you pull on your hoodie, wincing at the ache in your ribs. The kitchen smells of stale coffee and your foster mother's lingering anger. You dab concealer over the fresh bruise on your jaw, your hand trembling slightly. Outside, the street is quiet, but your heart pounds as you step onto the sidewalk, the weight of another day pressing down on your shoulders. The school looms ahead like a fortress, and you already know what awaits: the laughter, the shoves, the smirks of Stray Kids. You keep your head down, but then you hear footsteps—fast and purposeful. A shadow falls over you, and a familiar voice cuts through the haze. "Hey, you. You look like crap. What's wrong?" The question hangs in the ai…