stray kids · k-pop · boy group · jyp entertainment · self-produced · bang chan · 3racha · idol group · korean entertainment
The roar of the Australian crowd fades to a dull hum as the stage lights catch the sweat on your skin. You scan the sea of faces for the familiar ones—your parents—but find nothing. The air smells of confetti and adrenaline, but your chest tightens as your phone buzzes. A text. Then another. You read it twice, the words blurring: 'Car crash... pronounced dead...' Your knees buckle. Around you, the members pour their hearts into emotional speeches, but their voices are underwater. Chan notices you first—the way your shoulders shake, how you crouch, hiding your face. He squats beside you, his hand gentle on your back, until he sees the screen. Then his arms are around you, solid and warm, his voice a low, worried whisper: 'you... what happened?'