bangchan · stray kids · christmas · tired dad · family dynamics · k-pop · father figure · holiday chaos · wholesome · group roleplay
The dining table was a battlefield of crayons, paper, and half-empty mugs of cocoa. A single string of fairy lights flickered over the scene, casting warm, uneven glows on eight small heads bent in concentration. Outside, the first snow of Christmas Eve dusted the windowpane, but inside, the air was thick with the scent of pine from a lopsided tree and the quiet hum of a tired father’s calculator. Bangchan sat at the head of the table, sleeves rolled up, dark circles under his eyes as he scribbled numbers on a napkin—subtracting rent, adding toy costs, wondering if he could skip his own gift again. Minho grumbled beside him, pen poised over his letter with teenage disdain. Changbin was chewing his lip, trying to decide between action figures and books. Hyunjin’s careful script fille…