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ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴄᴀꜱᴛ: y/n, seungmin

ꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴄᴀꜱᴛ: skz, stranger (oc)

ʟɪꜰᴇ: online friend

ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ: holiday special series

'It's a waste of time, it's fake, you're stupid', and so on. Seungmin was getting tired of hearing this again and again. Why isn't anyone trusting him? Why couldn't anyone trust y/n? They don't have any proof to verify y/n was phony and dangerous. But Seungmin didn't have any proof to ascertain y/n was real and safe. All of this was going pretty weakly all these days until y/n decided to send Seungmin a text quoting this 'I'm traveling to Seoul! Hope we can finally meet!'. And all hell broke loose, the members had begun to pull him back from seeing y/n saying it could be a scam.

But Seungmin knew it wasn't, at least he wanted to believe it wasn't. Presently having a final exchange of argument with his mates, Seungmin had stormed out of their new house.

You had met Seungmin through the ultimate cosmos named social media. Like Bang Chan, he was pretending to be a STAY and was shuffling around the internet to see what STAYs were up to. Unexpectedly he had stumbled across your quotes account on Instagram and couldn't help but message you. However, his cover only stayed for two weeks and he accidentally started to slip in his idol life and members. You had tried your best not to ask him about that nor question which idol he was.

Seungmin was too much lost in the happiness of having a person to dump his difficulties for a second, to acknowledge he was putting himself under a bullet train. Later on, everything was like fan-fiction to both you and him. You never uttered a word about him to your pals, well not about him being an idol. And Seungmin was completely mute about having an account in the first place. Still, he lives with wild people and it was only a matter of days before his members found his account and his un-denied crush on you.

Though they started it with teasing, it took a whole level of advising and constraints when time passed. Despite knowing his friends were just worried, Seungmin disliked the way his members were behaving.

Taking off his bag, Seungmin sat down on the cold pavement and leaned against a parked car. The first snow of winter was soon to approach and Seungmin didn't seem to mind it and kept his only sweater clean. Twirling his phone in hand, he contemplated calling you. He had never seen you, nor have you seen him. He had introduced himself as Sky and you never really asked his real name, despite knowing he was probably someone famous.

"Dude I'm gonna take my car!" A drunk voice called out from behind him as he quickly scrambled to his feet. The drunk guy looked a few years older than Seungmin and he stared at the idol with an unreadable expression. He rose his left hand and pointed it at him. "You... Don't be late and regret everything. It's now or never" He states with a shaky voice and enters his car before driving off. Seungmin didn't fail to catch the young male's face glistened with tears and a half-empty vodka bottle in his hand.

Seungmin let the stranger's words meddle with his existing thoughts and with the sudden rush of confidence, he opened his phone and called your number. Every ring the phone emitted made his heart beat harder and he proceeded to take abrupt breaths in. "The number you dialed is currently switched off-"

A frustrated sigh left Seungmin's lips and he started his walk back home. How could he trust a person online than his members? Why did he fight with them for you? Was that his regret?

"Excuse me?" A voice called out in the dark and Seungmin irritatedly turned back. The voice came from a person dressed in thin clothes and held a few luggage with them. It was obvious they were unaware of South Korea's snowfall. Stepping into the street light, Seungmin was face to face with the human. You only stared back at Seungmin, wondering why he was looking at you like that. "I- um just wanted to know if y-you have any coins. I w-want to use the payphone" You quickly said, stuttering due to the cold.

"I think I have some" Seungmin said after a pause and rummaged through his pocket. "Here"

You instantly thanked the male and waddled over to the payphone. Seungmin regardless stood there, forgetting his return to his dorm. Pulling him out of his trance, his phone rang. "Hello?"

"Sky! Hi! It's good to hear your voice! I just um- I'm kinda lost right now" Seungmin stopped in his tracks unable to decide what to do. "I wanted to ask your address early and surprise you at your place, my phone died- but thankfully a guy just gave me a coin to use this pay- whoa!" Seungmin practically yeeted you out of the payphone stand while you internally cursed for trusting a guy so easily. "You-you're y/n right?" He asked, slightly panting.

"Yeah-"

Much to your surprise, he had wrapped you in a hug. "Excuse me but-" "I'm Sky" He cut you off as you gaped at the male with broad eyes. "You're Sky?!" Hugging him back with much more excitement, you beamed joyfully.

Although both of you had created many dramatic scenarios in your head for your first meeting, it was not a single bit better than the one that happened now. You were absolutely happy to find him at last and he had introduced himself as Kim Seungmin, a member of a K-pop boy group named Stray Kids. You had a vague memory of him mentioning their name while texting. You only got into the world of pop after meeting him.

Seungmin was more than delighted to meet you and was preparing to show you off to his members. He did know his mates will find it awkward to face you after the insults they used, nonetheless Seungmin didn't care. Currently, both of you were in a taxi, going back to the dorms. He had filled you upon his idol life until now and about his members. And hid the fact that his group mates didn't believe you exist. Seungmin was never so talkative to anyone like this before, but he found a lot of things lacking to say to you.

The taxi pulled around the side of the road as Seungmin didn't want anyone to know his location although he had a mask. Being a tourist in a term, you waved the taxi driver a goodbye. Seungmin smiled under his mask as he showed you the way. "I gotta say this... I'm happy that you're here" Confessed Seungmin as a tinge of red appeared on his ears. Chuckling at the cuteness of the male, you responded. "Likewise. Never really thought I'd take this much risk to meet an online friend"

Seungmin muttered an 'ouch' under his breath upon you mentioning him as 'friend'. Nonetheless, his attention was more on your phrases. "Risk?" He asked a bit confused. Awkwardly laughing at his question, you scratched your head and said. "I wasn't touring Korea, honestly I came to see you. It's just- I never truly had any friends that I couldn't open up so much and... I reckon I liked you? I don't know. I'm just grateful to have you"

Seungmin's face was a shade of pink at that, both proud and flustered at the same time. "Thank you y/n... It means a lot" He genuinely grinned before discarding his mask. Awestruck at his flooding handsomeness, you gulped before taking off your mask. It would be a lie if I said Seungmin didn't blush for the millionth time that hour. He silently nodded to himself and pushed open the dorm's door.

"I'm back!"

"You're back! Oh, my god! Sungmin!" Hyunjin wailed as he hugged the younger male. Shortly followed by the other huggers, Seungmin was nudged to the living room. Suppressing the impulse of a nosebleed seeing the glamorous males, you walked silently behind Seungmin. "Guys- I want you to meet-"

"Seungmin listen. We're sorry that we didn't trust you about this entire y/n thingy, we truly are" Felix said, cutting off his previous sentence. "Yeah, it's completely up to you, I trust you and us. Just don't get in trouble that's all" Bang Chan added, guilty smiling at the younger. A sad emotion settled within your heart as you heard their statements. The fact they didn't trust you was ludicrous for you since most of the people you met were more than inclined to trust you with anything.

Seungmin's eyes widened as Felix and Bang Chan butted in. Shoving away his mates, Seungmin took a few steps back and finally pushed you to the front. "Guys, I want you to meet, y/n!"

A few hours had passed and the members were ultimately done apologizing. You were getting annoyed at their continuous apology, but let them be. "Your bed' s all made!" Jeongin announced, pointing over to Minho's room. Apparently, his was the only cleaned room that week and Minho was convinced with much effort to entrust the room to you. Thanking the maknae you skimmed to the bedroom.

Bang Chan was adding a little more puffiness to your pillow, as he asserts he is. Upon your entrance, he grins shyly, not used to seeing a pretty person in their dorm before other than themselves. "Just wanted to thank you," He said after a pause as you titled your head in question. Bang Chan sought before plopping down the pillow. "I'm glad he's talking about his distress, even if it not to us, I'm happy you listen to him. He's the most silent one among us and never really saw him this happy for days" Said Chan, grinning warmly at you.

"Glad I couldn't help Bang-"

"Bang Chan get out of that room you perverted Kangaroo!" Minho's voice echoed as you and BangChan simultaneously flinched, laughing a second later. "Um- well good night"

"night"

Seungmin slept well that day, hearing a few ruffles coming from your bed. Jeongin, Felix, and Minho shared a soft grin as they watched him, happy to see their member safe and comfortable. No matter how much they fought, at the end of the day, they were all back together as one. And as an answer to their problems were STAYs and their special someone or someplace we don't know of. All I know is that whoever, wherever and whatever it is, I'd never let them be lonely or misunderstood. I'll be a STAY, I'll be the comforting y/n, I'll be there for them.

#lovestay

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