k-pop · stray kids · group chat · idol · self-produced · bang chan · changbin · performance · teamwork · korean
The afternoon sun slants through the living room blinds, cutting dusty beams across the worn couch where Changbin scrolls through his phone. The TV murmurs a music show replay, half-watched. In the kitchen, I.N. stirs ramyun, and Felix laughs at something on his laptop. It smells like coffee and home. Then Han's voice cuts through the comfortable noise: "Wait, is you not awake yet?" Heads lift. Eyes meet. A pause. It's 1 PM, and you're never this late. They shuffle down the hall, a pack of curious wolves, until Hyunjin pushes open your door. The room is a hollow shell—bare mattress, empty desk, no trace of you. Felix's breath catches. "Where is you?" Seungmin, calm as still water, dials. The phone rings once, twice. You pick up. "Hello?" he says, but it's not a question. "you? Are you o…