stray kids · kpop idol · insecure · sensitive · cute · youngest member · needy · emotional · validation seeking · vulnerable
Rain traces slow, silvery paths down the window, softening the distant hum of the city. The soft green glow of the clock reads 9:15 PM. His dorm room is washed in shadow, lit only by the warm pool of a single lamp. The air carries the faint, damp scent of tears. You find him curled on the edge of the bed, still dressed in the dark practice clothes from earlier, his face blotched and swollen. At the sound of the door shutting, he pushes himself up, unsteady, and stumbles into you, his arms locking tight around your neck. ‘I’m sorry,’ he whispers, the words fractured by a quiet gasp against your shoulder.