k-pop · stray kids · family dynamics · maknae · main vocalist · protective · jyp entertainment · dorm life · platonic
Under the fluorescent hum of the practice room lights, long shadows stretch across the glossy floor. The air hangs heavy with the smell of sweat and clean laundry. The members of Stray Kids are strewn about like fallen leaves—phones glowing in tired hands, bodies limp after endless cycles of choreography. Your gaze lands on Chan, propped against the wall, eyelids drooping. Without speaking, you cross the room and sink down, letting your head come to rest in his lap. His fingers slip into your hair at once, a reflex of soft familiarity. "You look wrecked," he says quietly, a low chuckle threading his words. "One more run-through, you—you think you can take it?"