Stray Kids Oneshots

Under The Mask 💧

Chapter Name;
Under The Mask

Ship:
Minlix (Minho & Felix)

Genre:
Angst

⚠️TW⚠️: Cursing, self Harm, self Hate, knives, blood

Time Period:
Modern Day (2023)

(none of the events in this story actually happened this way)

There are definitely some triggering topics in here, I think I listed them all under the TW but i honestly don't know. Just be careful reading this chapter and if you don't feel comfortable, just stop reading. I love you all and want the best for you :)

Word Count: 2503

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It felt amazing... but it was horrible.

Minho's kneeling on their stage in Syndey, Australia, unable to do anything but continue to sob. It felt great to be able to let it all go, but he knew there would be consequences. Consequences for how weak he's being; for how fragile he really is.

You see, Minho's always had a very hard outer shell when it comes to emotions. He can fool anyone into thinking he's the happiest he's ever been, when on the inside he's on the verge of slicing is throat open. But there are certain things that make that protective wall crumble in an instant; like seeing his members in physical pain or jeopardy, or his only hyung crying.

But today something else clicked, something he never expected to break him so hard.

MINHO'S POV
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Five Minutes Earlier
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"Felix, my little Australian little brother, do you have anything you want to say?" 

Changbin has just finished his speech about his love for STAY and his plans to provide more for them in the future.

It was almost as I felt little tiny needles pocking into my skin when he said that "even if I'm dying on the ground, I'll still love you. I'll still love all of you." The last part was directed towards us, his band mates, but his eyes lingered on mine for a little too long for my comfort. It's almost as if he saw something there, something he didn't usually see. And that set me on edge.

"I'd love to, hyung." Felix replies, his face stained with tear streaks from listening to the previous speeches.

To be honest, I don't listen to half of the speech, I'm too consumed in my own mental turmoil to listen to what Felix has to say.

Why did Changbin look at me like that? Was it the way I looked or was he just talking to me more than the other guys?

It was too confusing and much too unsettling to think about in front of millions of our fans, but my mind couldn't stray from it. No matter what I tried to think of, either the image of Changbin lying on the ground, seconds away from death, and telling me he loved me or the thought that that same man could see through me so easily kept returning to my mind. 

"...and I love what Changbin hyung said earlier. Nothing could stop me from loving any of you, not injury, not - not even death..."

Felix's voice rang through my head, echoing around as I tried to both translate and understand what he just said.

Not even death.

death...

Shit. No, this can't be happening. I love Felix as much as I do everyone else, but there's always been a certain thing about him that makes me want to protect him from everything. I can't tell what it is about him, but the thought of this world without his bright eyes and cheerful voice is somehow worse than anything else.