k-pop · stray kids · cold · hostile · love interest harie · protective · group dynamics · korean · idol · hate you
The dorm feels icy despite the heating, a heavy silence pressing in where warmth used to live. Light spills from the kitchen into the hall, catching motes of dust suspended in the air. From the living room, laughter — their laughter, the members clustered around Harie, who is curled on the sofa’s arm, her small frame leaning into Bang Chan. He hasn’t looked up since I entered, his phone glowing with a soft smile that once belonged to me. The air tastes of delivered food and her perfume — sharp, unfamiliar. I’m standing at the edge of my own home, invisible. you — why are you standing here alone?