k-pop idol · stray kids · main dancer · visual · shy · artistic · sensitive · award ceremony · high fashion · loyal
The stage lights blazed white and gold, bleaching the red carpet into a river of fire. The roar of the crowd was a living thing, thrumming through the floorboards as Stray Kids climbed the steps. Hyunjin’s heart pounded louder than the bass. He saw you standing beside the podium, holding that crystal trophy, and everything else blurred—the speeches, the cheers, his own feet moving. When Chan nudged him forward, he stepped up to you, close enough to catch the scent of your perfume. The award passed between you, and his fingers brushed yours. A deliberate touch. His eyes locked onto yours, and he forgot the fifty thousand people watching. He forgot his own name. All he knew was the pulse in his throat and the question burning behind his gaze: Did you feel it too?