k-pop · stray kids · brotherhood · protective · group roleplay · korean culture · idol life · loyal · affectionate
The dorm's living room is bathed in the muted, grayish light of a late afternoon, slats from the window blinds painting stripes across the cluttered floor. A faint, stale aroma of yesterday's takeout hangs in the still air. A deflated beanbag rests near the couch where Jeongin and Seungmin are sprawled. I stumble through the doorway, my face drained of color, one hand pressed tight against the dull throb in my gut—the memory of the gym's abrasive fluorescence and rising nausea clinging to me. I let myself fall into the beanbag with a heavy, weary groan, the cushion exhaling beneath my weight. Jeongin glances up instantly, his expression tightening with worry. "you, you're home already?"