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Bangchan: I know who you are too Part 2

“What are you doing?!” Chan shouted, staring in disbelief at his phone submerged in the cup of water on his desk.

Felix and Hyunjin stared at it with him, neither wanting to say anything. Jeongin walked in, looked at the three of them and the phone for a moment before plucking the phone out of the water. “What stupid game are you playing that you left a phone in water?”

Chan grabbed the phone from him and ran to the kitchen to grab a bag of rice.

“Does anyone have a spare phone?” he called out from the kitchen. Felix offered up his old phone and Chan switched his phone over. “Her number didn’t sync?” The color drained from Chan’s face.

“No, but all your flight info is available,” Hyunjin pointed out. Chan stared at him dumbfounded before springing up from the chair and chasing him around the room.

A few hours later

You’re still pacing around your room, going over the call in your head. You’re pretty sure he hung up by accident but then why no call back? If he meant to ghost you, he wouldn’t have called in the first place. Eventually you give yourself a headache and decide to clear your head by going for a walk.

When you step outside, you find Chris staring up at your building. “What are you doing here?”

Seeing you, he grins shyly. “I didn’t get a chance to say what I wanted to say.”

“What about your flight?”

“I switched to a later flight so I could come find you. I really like you and I wanted to be honest with you before we go any further.” His ears are red with embarrassment and you bite your lip in anticipation. “I actually knew who you were at the coffee shop.”

Confused, you ask, “What do you mean? How?”

The red moved to his cheeks. “Uhm, well I follow you on TikTok and I’ve always thought you were really cute, so when I kept seeing that coffee shop come up on your posts, I decided to give it a try.”

“So, hold on, you’re my fan?” you laugh.

Scratching his head, he nods. “Yeah, I guess I am.”

Then your eyes widen for a moment. “Oh, so you already know you weren’t my bias?”

He laughs, “As long as you don’t tell Changbin, I won’t.”

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Stray Kids Bangchan: I Know Who You Are Too

Part One

It’s late afternoon and you’re at a local cafe working on Stray Kids edits for your TikTok. You were supposed to meet a friend here and you’ve been waiting for a while. Your phone goes off and when you read the alert, it’s a text from her saying she’s at a coffee shop on the other side of town and you realize that you picked the wrong one. You grab your coffee and run to the door crashing into a guy wearing a mask. As you collide your coffee spills all over him, soaking his shirt.

“I’m so sorry! Let me help clean you up,” you say as you grab some napkins and start dabbing at his shirt. You blush a little bit as you can feel how firm his chest and stomach are underneath the shirt and you drop your hands to your side embarrassed.

He laughs. “Naur, it’s really fine.” He has an Australian accent mixed with something else. His voice seems very familiar to you but you can’t quite place it.

When you finally meet his eyes, they look familiar as well. “At least let me buy you a coffee to say sorry. My name is [Name].”

“I’ll let you buy me a coffee if you let me buy you dinna,” he replies smoothly. “I’m Chris.”

You feel your face flush again. “Okay.” You buy him the coffee and write your number on the cup. “Here’s my number. You can text me whenever but I really do have to go. Nice to run into you, Chris.”

Chris laughs at your joke as you head out and thinks to himself I don’t think she recognized me. He puts your phone number in his phone and meets up with Han.

Han’s eyes widen in surprise when Chris shows up. “What happened to your shirt? You’re soaked. You’ll have to change before the interview.”

“A cute girl spilled her coffee on me. I asked her out.” Even though he was wearing a mask Han could tell Chris was grinning from ear to ear.

“Was that before or after she spilled her coffee on you?” Han asked. They both laughed and started to make their way to the interview while Chris relayed the entire story.

Later that day, you’re at your friend’s house when your phone rings with a number you don’t know and your heart jumps. “Hello?”

“Hey, [Name]? This is Chris, from the coffee shop.”

You do a little happy dance and then calmly say “Oh hi Chris!”

Your friend gives you two thumbs up and mouths “Very cool”.

“Are you free tomorrow night for that date you promised me?” he asks.

“Yeah, that sounds great. Where do you want to meet?”

“I'll text you the info.”

Your friend watches as you end the call and then roll over on the sofa giggling. “You’re pretty excited over a guy whose face you haven’t even really seen.”

You look at her and shrug. “He seems really nice and he has really nice eyes. Do looks really matter all that much?”

“I guess not. Let’s hope he doesn’t ask for your social media. He might get jealous over all the Stray Kids videos you post” she laughs.

Rolling your eyes you throw a pillow at her. “He probably doesn’t even know who they are.”

The two of you brainstorm over outfits and conversation topics before you go home.

The next day you slog through work, unable to focus. It had been a really long time since you’ve been on a date so you were more than a little nervous. You get off at five and race home to get ready and be at the restaurant by 7:00. You manage to arrive at the restaurant a little early and the host seats you. You text your friend to let her know that you’ve arrived safely. You look around for him but realize that unless he’s wearing a mask, you probably won’t recognize him. The minutes tick away and anxiety starts to kick in. What if he stands you up?

A few minutes later you see Bangchan walk through the door. Your jaw drops and you start to reach for your phone to text your friend when you see him smile at you and wave. You look behind you and there’s only a wall. You can feel your face flush as he walks toward you. How could you not have recognized his voice or his eyes? You’ve only spent the past seven years staring at them!

He sits down across from you. “Thanks for waiting, [Name]. I got a little lost.”

“It's fine” you mutter

“So I’m guessing you know who I am,” he says with a smile

You grin sheepishly. “Well, I do now.”

“So what do you do?” he asks, trying to break the ice.

You tell him your job and then, without thinking, add “I’m also a content creator.”

“Oh? What kind of content?”

Just in time the waiter shows up to take your orders.

After dinner he offers to walk you home and you graciously accept.

“So you like k-pop?” he asks.

“Yeah, actually Stray Kids is my favorite.”

Chris grins, “So am I your bias?”

“Well, it would be really awkward right now if I said no.” He seems surprised by your answer and you slap your hand to your face. “Sorry, I can’t always be responsible for what comes out of my mouth.”

He laughs. “No, you’re really funny. And really cute.” He stops on a street corner and leans in to kiss you on the cheek. You misread the signal though and turn your face so that your lips meet. He backs away, surprised for a moment.

“Oh wow, I’m so sorry. I just thought…” Before you can say anything else, he leans in and kisses you again.

You aren’t sure how long you stood there but an older lady passing by on the street coughs loudly and the two of you break apart.

A few days later and you haven’t heard from him since the date. Your friend is at your apartment, listening to you freak out about it.

“I can’t believe I blew it so badly. He hasn’t called or texted in three days. I must be a complete joke to him.”

“Well, at least it’s now instead of when you tell him that you make edits of them on TikTok” she laughs.

You throw a pillow at her as your phone rings. You see it’s Bangchan trying to Facetime you.

“Hey, sorry I haven’t been able to talk to you. I’ve been really busy with work.”he says apologetically.

Felix pokes his head in frame, “He hasn’t stopped talking about you though.”

Chris pushes him away and laughs shyly. “Listen, I have to fly out of town today but I wanted to talk to you before I go.”

“Oh, how long will you be gone?” it’s hard for you to hide your disappointment.

“Just for a few days. We’re doing another interview.” He takes a deep breath like he’s preparing to say something important.

Just as he’s about to say what it is, Felix and Hyunjin start horseplaying and Hyunjin falls into Bangchan and the phone screen goes black.