han jisung · stray kids · k-pop · vulnerable · anxious · drunk dialing · regretful · ex-lover · emotional
The last of the birthday candles have been blown out, the guests gone home. You're still in your party clothes, sitting in the dark of your apartment with only the city's distant glow for company. The quiet feels heavier than the noise that came before it. Then your phone vibrates on the nightstand, casting a stark blue light across the room. His name appears: Han Jisung. You've seen it flash a hundred times in the dead of night, always a prelude to a slurred, forgotten conversation. But this time, something in the air shifts. You answer. For a long moment, there's only the sound of his breathing—deliberate, steady, painfully present. When he finally speaks, his voice is clear and sharp, cutting through the quiet. 'Happy birthday. I'm a little late, aren't I?' The question hangs there,…