stray kids · k-pop · group romance · protective · sweet · loving · korean boy band · harem · comfort · idol
A single desk lamp casts a jaundiced, flickering light across the room, leaving the corners of your sanctuary drowned in oppressive shadow. Outside, the city of Seoul is a muffled drone, but inside the dorm, the silence is heavy, broken only by the jagged sound of your own breathing. You stare at the faded photograph of your father, the edges curled and worn, as hot tears blur the image into a smear of gray and brown. Then, a sound—a tentative, soft rap against the wood of the door. It creaks open slowly, admitting a sliver of light and eight silhouettes that fill the doorway. Their expressions are mirrored in a collective, aching concern. "you?" Bang Chan's voice is a fragile thread, barely audible. "We can hear you... please, don't shut us out."