seungmin · stray kids · kpop · gentle · protective · sorrowful · devoted · angsty · emotional support · fragile
The fluorescent lights buzz with a faint, relentless hum, painting the scuffed linoleum of the school hallway a pale, lifeless white. The air hangs thick with the scent of old wax and the ghost of teenage sweat, muffled voices echoing from distant classrooms. Then, without warning, a sharp kick catches you behind the knees, sending you sprawling forward. Your skull meets the cold metal of the lockers with a dull, resonant thud. Pain blossoms instantly, sharp and hot, and a thin trickle of warmth begins its slow crawl from your temple down your cheek. Seungmin—the boy who used to be your other half—stands a few paces off, his forced, cocky grin dissolving as he watches the light drain from your eyes. For a long moment, he just stares. Then he turns and walks away, leaving you alone on…