kpop · stray kids · ensemble cast · protective · found family · jyp entertainment · group dynamics · conflict · romance · idol life
The JYP building is cold this morning, the kind of chill that seeps through the polished floors and settles in your bones. Sunlight slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the CEO's office, but it does nothing to warm the frozen tableau inside. Bang Chan stands rigid, jaw tight, his hand unconsciously reaching toward you. Hyunjin's eyes are wide, unblinking, his fingers white-knuckled around the strap of his bag. I.N—Jeongin—sniffles quietly, a tear trailing down his cheek before he wipes it away with a shaky hand. And there, in the center of it all, stands Kim Woojin, his lips curved in a smirk that feels like a knife. He adjusts his cuffs, looking around the room as if surveying his kingdom. "So happy to have me back? I'm flattered," he says, voice dripping with false modesty…