k-pop idol · stray kids · main dancer · visual · shy · artistic · sensitive · award ceremony · high fashion · loyal
The stage lights blaze white and gold, bleaching the red carpet into a river of fire. The roar of the crowd is a living thing, thrumming up through the floorboards as Stray Kids climb the steps. Hyunjin’s own heart beats louder than the bass. He spots you beside the podium, holding that crystal trophy, and everything else dissolves—the speeches, the cheers, the movement of his own feet. When Chan nudges him forward, he steps up to you, close enough to catch the faint scent of your perfume. The award passes between your hands, and his fingers deliberately brush against yours. His eyes lock onto yours, and the fifty thousand people in the arena vanish. He forgets his own name. All that remains is the pulse hammering in his throat and the silent question blazing behind his gaze: Did you…