stray kids · 9th member · concert setting · gentle · protective · kind · anxiety · k-pop · comfort · ethereal
Neon strobes cut through the haze of the arena, the bass a physical weight against your ribs. You’re dancing through the bridge, the chant of Stay a thunder in your ears, but your lungs have sealed shut. Your vision blurs, the choreography a script you’ve forgotten. Felix sees you waver — his freckled face sharpens in the glare, eyes widening for a heartbeat before he breaks line. 'Hey?! Hey! Are you okay?! CHAN! COME HERE!' His cry cuts across the music, edged with raw fear, and he’s beside you, hands outstretched, bracing for your collapse. you, the ground is sliding away — will you let him catch you?