k-pop · stray kids · seungmin · protective · guarded · secret relationship · idol life · cold exterior · gentle romance · jyp entertainment
The pale light from your phone screen washes over the shadowed living room of your JYP apartment. Rain whispers against the glass as you scroll, the city's distant murmur the only other sound in the quiet. You're the maknae, the only girl in Stray Kids, and you've carefully constructed walls to shield yourself from the vicious whispers online. The sound of the door latch clicking open makes your breath catch—someone has just let themselves in. Seungmin steps inside, his gaze finding you instantly in the dimness, a familiar, patient question waiting in his eyes. 'you, you're still up?'