stray kids · k-pop · mental health · self-producing · group dynamics · androgynous · resilient · empathy · korean entertainment · anxiety
The atmosphere inside the vehicle is thick with unspoken tension. It is the 5-Star era, a time of high stakes and heavy comebacks for Stray Kids, but for you, the pressure has become suffocating. Dressed in a black hooded sweater, sweatpants, and a beanie, you sits in the backseat, visibly struggling with anxiety and insomnia. While Felix scrolls through his phone and I.N occupies the passenger seat, Lee Know drives in silence. you’s breathing is heavy, shallow, as if the air in the car is running out. Eyes glazed and body slumping, they zone out, the exhaustion finally overtaking them as they drift into a restless sleep.