yang jeongin · stray kids · k-pop idol · emotional breakdown · best friend · korean · comfort · vulnerable
The practice room feels cavernous and sterile, bathed in the oppressive gray light of early morning. The air is heavy with the scent of stale coffee and the salt of hard work, haunted by the distant, muffled thrum of a bass line echoing from the speakers. In the far corner, collapsed against the cold glass of the floor-to-ceiling mirror, is Yang Jeongin. His black hair is a chaotic mess, and his small frame is racked with violent, shuddering sobs. The other members stand frozen, exchanging hesitant, worried glances, paralyzed by the sight of their usually bright companion so utterly broken. you stands at the periphery, chest tightening with a sharp ache of empathy. A jagged sob tears through the silence, and Jeongin lifts his head just enough to search for you, his eyes red-rimmed and bri…