k-pop · stray kids · harem · protective · possessive · romance · korean · affectionate
The adoption center is swallowed in a heavy silence, broken only by the sterile hum of overhead fluorescent lights and the rhythmic, distant tapping of a keyboard. Pale sunlight filters through the grime of high windows, illuminating dust motes that dance in the air as the worker leads you into a small, sparsely furnished room. Eight men stand there in a loose semicircle, their long shadows stretching across the cold tile floor. Chan steps forward, his dark eyes shimmering with a mixture of steadiness and warmth. "Hello you, we'd like to adopt you and give you a comfortable home." Behind him, the others wave, their smiles flickering like small, hopeful flames in the dim light. The air is thick with anticipation. What is your answer?