Chrono (Chan x reader)

Lets Get Ready To Rumble

"Okay, it's 11:30. Before we head out let's run over the plan one more time" Chan says, checking his phone and looking back to us.

I start, "We're going to bypass the clock tower and go straight to the warehouse where I will pick the lock and get us inside."

"Once we're inside we go in twos to spread the speakers into each corner" Hyunjin continues, motioning for us to start walking to the van.

"Then we're going to find Jeongin, Lilith, Felix, and Han, and pull them aside so they're with us" Minho carries on.

"When we find them we take one of them with our group of two to each corner, Chan and Changbin will take one and be alone, and connect to the speakers" Changbin adds.

"When we're all connected Y/N will text Chan and we all play the loudest song we can find to break everyone out of the trance" Seungmin says.

"When everyone is out of their trance I will connect my mic to my speaker and tap on it three times. When you hear the taps turn down your music. I will then inform everyone of what to do and we will file them out of the back entrance where they will be expected to run as fast and as far as they can. Jeongin and Lilith will stay with us, Felix and Han will go with the other group to stay in charge. They will be equipped with a burner phone I've added my number to" Chan goes on.

"When everyone is out and at a safe distance we will turn our speakers all the way down, hide in the warehouse, and wait for Chrono to arrive. Changbin and Chan will be at the front entrance, Minho and Hyunjin will be at the back, Lilith and Jeongin will be in the back too, and Seungmin and I will be in the middle. When Chrono enters, we turn the speakers all the way up and restrain him. The new victims will be ushered out where the others are waiting. When they're gone we begin to question Chrono and alert the authorities. Basically making a citizens arrest" I finish, just as we get to the van.

We all nod to each other and get in. Minho starts the van and just like that we're pulling out of the driveway. He's driving a bit over the speed limit but these nights are always vacant so it'll be okay.

I stare out of the window, watching the trees pass by. I hope everything goes to plan. It would shatter me if we couldn't save at least our friends.

Maybe my "parents" will be in there? Maybe they'll see what I'm doing and be proud of the person I've become instead of telling me what kind of person they want me to be.

A tear rolls down my cheek without my knowledge. And then another. Until I'm full on crying silently. The pain in my chest growing worse by the second.

As I take a quiet deep breath I feel a hand on mine. Looking to my right I see Chan with a worried expression. I force a smile and wipe my tears. He doesn't need to be worried about me right now.

He lets go of my hand and pulls out his phone, lowering the brightness. Into my view comes his screen showing his notes apps with words written on a new one.

"Tell me what's wrong. I'll listen to you even if no words are being spoken"

I look up at him for a second before looking back down. Should I?

Oh why not. He's a safe person. I just know it.

I take his phone and begin to pour my heart out. It says:

"I just got to thinking about whether I'll see my "parents" in there. Then it led me down a spiral of memories. Being put on extreme diets. My "mom" picking out my clothes and forcing me to wear them even if I didn't like it. I changed at school once and never tried it again after the punishment I got. Couldn't wear shorts for a few months after it. All of the classes I was forced into that would lead me down the lawyer path. I wanted to be a singer and my parents didn't like that, so they said they couldn't trust me with choosing my classes so they did it for me. Both of them setting up dates with their friend's sons. Telling me they hate the person I am and wish I would just do what they want, be what they want me to be, because it would make their company flourish. All of that led me down the "what if our plan doesn't work" road. What if I mess something up or I'm too slow? I can't take another heartbreak Chan"

I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding and hand the phone back to Chan. When he begins to read it I look out of the window. My nervous ticks start; my leg bouncing, biting my nails.

Chan's hand comes into my field of vision to pull my hand away from my mouth. He interlaces our fingers and just holds it; letting me continue to bounce my leg. I'm assuming he thinks it's a harmless way to emotionally regulate which I'm thankful for.

He continues to read, taking in every detail and feeling. I still keep my gaze out of the window, a little embarrassed.

Chan let's go of my hand and begins to type a response. I look in his direction. He seems genuinely upset at my lore. Looking to honestly care about my feelings. This is new.

He looks up and hands me his phone again. His response is as follows:

"Y/N, I am so sorry that you went through that. You are so strong for continuing on despite the odds being against you. For that you have my utmost respect. All eight of us have our own tragic backstories. So we know a thing or two about falling into memory spirals. It's okay to be sad and to mourn the childhood and adolescence that you could have had. From now on I will be there when that happens. I'll help you heal your inner child. I'll listen to your silent cry. If you'll let me. You are an amazing person, clever, beautiful. The plan will not go wrong because of you, nor anyone else. If it goes wrong it's because of an outside factor that we couldn't prepare for. And it will be okay if it doesn't work. We'll keep trying. You haven't truly failed until you've given up. And none of us plan to give up, so you shouldn't either. You can do this Y/N"

Oh my god I love him.

I didn't notice but throughout reading his response I started to cry again. He really just hit me in the feels. Gave me the perfect amount of truthfulness and comfort. He's definitely got experience with this kinda thing don't he?

I set his phone in his lap and look up to his face. He looks back at me and smiles. His hand comes up to wipe my tears. Or at least try considering they're steady falling.

We both laugh quietly at his useless gesture. I lean onto him and bring him in for a tight hug. Chan wraps his arms around me and just lets me feel my feelings. 

We sit like this for the remainder of the drive. Becoming each other's rock.

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"Are you all ready?" Minho asks after he parks and turns off the van.

"Yeah" We all answer in unison.

"Perfect" He replies, putting the keys in the center console.

"Let's get ready to rumbleeee" Changbin says, a little too enthusiastic.

But that's just what we all needed. A little bit of enthusiasm to get our game on.

Here we go.