I'll find you in the afterlife (SKZ AU fanfic)

Anniversary

-Hyung!

Minho raised his gaze to meet an overexcited Seungmin sprinting to him and jumping into a hug.

-Minnie, you're too heavy, said the older crushed under Seungmin's weight.

After they split up, they sat on the floor in Minho's room.

-Here, added Minho handing Seungmin a notebook. There are some ideas that Felix kept from the time he organized my wedding. You know... before we enloped. Hope it can help you.

Seungmin flipped through the pages and hiss excitement increased.

His eyes lit up and his cheeks caught a rosy colour as he stopped at the page dedicated to the matching rings.

-I can't believe this is happening, he said with half of breath.

Minho smiled warmly and shuffled the younger's hair.

-Believe it, kid! You're getting married in five months. And what you're feeling there is understandable. You and your soulmate will be linked forever.

-Hyung?

-Yeah?

-Why there's no page with cakes?

-Oh, yeah...Felix forbidden us to choose a cake. He said he would take care of that as his wedding present.

Seungmin chuckled under Minho's eyes who had never seen Seungmin radiating so much happiness and exteriorating it.

It has passed a year since Chan's demise. A year of hiatus.

Stray Kids tried to keep themselves out of the pictures.

Jeongin started therapy, but he never dared look at someone else. He loved Chan too much to even think if rebuilding his life.

In the end, he became what everyone believed already: a widow.

Felix and Jisung needed help too. They received it and started getting better.

And for Hyunjin, he asked Seungmin to marry him. He had been planning it for a while.

Life was starting to get a little less miserable for them.

All that time without singing made them realise that maybe they needed to think of settling down. To think of the future.

Chan would have wanted that.

Suddenly the sound of the oven caught up Minho's whole attention.

-The cake is ready, he said getting up.

-Cake?

-For Jisung. It's our anniversary.

-Right. How are you gonna celebrate it?

-Just staying home and having a nice dinner. I couldn't ask for me. He is with me. That's all that matters, Minho said smiling.

-I strive to have what you guys have.

-You will, mister soon-to-become Hwang.

-Tell me everything tommorow, alright? Seungmin nudged Minho's arm with his elbow.

-Will do.

-Jeongin? How are you, buddy? Changbin said, taking off his earphones.

They haven't seen each other in a while.

Jeongin basically locked himself in his grandparents' house for two months. He needed some space from social media and spotlights.

-Good. What are you working on?

-Jisung asked me to check a song he made for Minho. It's their anniversary.

-That's so sweet. Can I listen to it?

-Go ahead, kid!

Jeongin took a seat on the chair and put his earphones on.

A knot formed in his stomach. He just wanted to dissappear as the tears started falling again.

-Hey, what's wrong?

-I feel pathetic, he cried.

-Why?

-Because It's been a year and I all I can do is cry. I can't heal. I am just pitying myself. As well as everybody. But all I think about is him. I won't move on and I don't want to. I love him so much and it hurts.

Changbin locked his arms around the maknar and waited for him to cry all his heart out.

No one thought Jeongin was weak. They all believed he was a fighter.

Because he was progressing.

He started eating again and talking about his feelings. He was asking for help like he did when he came to Changbin. He was trying his best.

Healing didn't mean to forget about Chan, but to love him without hurting.

Jeongin was doing better even tho he couldn't see it.

And Changbin was as proud as he could be.

The dinner was ready on the table, everything was immaculate and Minho was struggling with the tie from his wedding day.

The cheap tie Jisung bought for him right before they eloped.

The most precious thing he owned.

He was all dressed up with an ironed shirt and his hair licked back.

The only thing that was missing was his husband. His phone started buzzing, Jisung's name popping on the screen.

-Hey, baby! Minho smiled wide hearing the younger's voice greeting him back. Where are you?

"I have a surprise."

-Oh, is it perhaps my present?

"Your present is almost done. But this is much greater. I went to an orphanage. There are a few chances we can adopt."

-What? Minho's eyes widen in shock.

"We've talked about it so many times. We can finally have a child."

-Oh my God! I can't believe it! Minho was in cloud 9.

Building a family with Jisung was his wish, his aim, his dream.

-You better hurry, cause I wanna kiss you so bad.

"I'm almost there"

Minho wanted to hung up and finish the preparations when he heard a scream through the phone.

"Hey! Don't run!"

Jisung's voice was followed by a long bang and a couple of screams.

Minho felt his heart sink. He was paralysed of fear.

-Jisung? Jisung? What was that? Jisung?

He waited for someone to answer, for the younger to say everything was alright, but instead he caught a faded voice of a passer by calling the ambulance.

"There has been an accident. A child and an adult. Hurry up!"

"Is he dead?"

"Poor man!"

"So much blood!"

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STATUS:

ALIVE: 5
DEAD: 3

MINSUNG: -
JEONGCHAN: -
SEUNGJIN: engaged
CHANGLIX: relationship acknowledged by the members

CHAN: angel
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