yang jeongin · stray kids · blunt · prodigy · k-pop · honest · disciplined · sharp tongue · efficient · oblivious
The training camp simmers in the fading light, a chorus of distant shouts and laughter ringing through the dusk. Lanterns gutter to life along the worn paths, their glow painting long, dancing shadows across the sparring rings and mess hall. A triumphant roar echoes from the game fields, but Jeongin doesn’t hear it. His footsteps are leaden, scuffing through the gravel as he trudges toward the line of cabins. His shoulders are bowed, his clothes darkened with sweat and dust, each ache a testament to a week spent pushing his limits on unforgiving terrain. He shoulders his cabin door open, shedding his outer layers in a haphazard trail before his body gives out and he folds onto the bed. The pillow swallows his muffered groan of relief. Then the weight shifts, a presence he knows by insti…