Kpop Imagines

The Overwhelmed One - Skz (🍼)

Author p.o.v

A usual routine for the group as their comeback date is nearing. Leaving them exactly two weeks to prepare and gone through everything. Their pack schedule between their dorm and the company is all the prove needed.

Morning, where the office hours is on the peak, StrayKids will also be there rushing towards the company to have their morning meeting. Mainly discussing about how their comeback showcase will be held or what kind of variety and reality shows they have been wanting to join.

Finished with the morning meeting, they will start to run through the choreography they will be performing later. Starting from their newest song, the side tracks, and some of their old tittle tracks.

They are known to have quite complex choreography and their newest song choreography is one of the hardest choreography that even their main dancer Minho, acknowledge it. The group struggles in perfecting the choreography, especially the dance racha. They need to understand and perfect their own movement first before they could teach the others the same movement. They need to portray the best emotions, they need to figure out how to get the best outcome out of a single simple movement.

Minho:*exhausted* What do you guys think? Better this way *showing* or this way *showing*?
Felix: I like the latter better.
Hyunjin:*nod* It shows more, em-
Felix: Aggressive?
Hyunjin: Em, not the best word, but yeah.
Minho: Hm but doesn't it feels weird to continue the movement?
Felix: Let me try.

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Hyunjin: Alright, Innie, you go here and here and here.
Jeongin:*following* Here, here, and here.
Hyunjin:*nod* Yes, and now try adding some head movement on the last move.
Jeongin:*showing* Like this?
Hyunjin: yes.

Minho: Hyung you go from here to here, then boom, then go behind Changbin.
Chan: One, two, boom, go behind Changbin.
Minho:*nod* yep.
Changbin: Do I stay still or?
Seungmin: Aren't you suppose to reach out to me as Chan hyung arrive?
Changbin: Like this?
Seungmin: Should be. How is it Minho hyung?
MInho: Let me see.

Felix: What's your move before this?
Jisung:*show* It was this one but Hyunjin said to change it to this one.
Felix: Oh? He said that? When?
Jissung: An hour ago? Two?
Felix: Alright then, let's just continue from there.

Hyunjin: Hyung!
Minho: Yeah?
Hyunjin: In this part, should Seungmin and Innie cross by?
Minho: Hmm, they don't necessarily need to cross by actually.
Jeongin: Does that mean its okay if I cut my way like this *showing* so it's faster for me to get here?
Minho: Wait, show me one more time with the choreography.

-

Chan: Hyunjin?
Hyunjin:*exhausted* Ye-yeah?
Chan: Is it okay if you record your part after this session?
Hyunjin: Like- today?
Chan:*nod* It's okay if you are tired-
Hyunjin: No no, I can do it. I'll be there later hyung.
Chan:*smile* Okay, see you there.
Hyunjin: Got it.

Once the leader left the room he was in, the main dancer let out a sigh, followed by some incoherent mumbles. His body aches for sleep but he knows better than letting it rest for now. He needs to finish his part quickly to make sure their comeback will  progress smoothly. He closes his eyes for a minute, telling himself that he is still strong enough and able to record his part.

Hyunjin:*sigh* One more time. Let's do this one more time.

He forces his tired body up towards the computer. Soon after clicking the music, the familiar music finally come greeting his ears again. He rushed to the center and focused his gaze on the mirror. He tried to catch all the flaws his dance possessed. Not even after half of the song, his body gives up on him and he collapses down the floor. His lungs tried hard to take in the oxygen it needs and his head starts to pound from the lack of oxygen.

The music that still goes on behind him suddenly feels so loud that it hurts his eardrums. It doesn't help with the pounding he is feeling inside his head. He is too tired to get up and turn off the music, so he just lays there helplessly hoping the music ends quickly. Never once in his mind he would think that his music is long, and today will be the first time.

Changbin: Yo, Hyunjin?
Hyunjin:*breathless* Yes hyung?
Changbin: Damn, *joking* you look like as pale as a ghost.
Hyunjin:*dry laugh* Haha.
Changbin: Anyway, I was here to inform you about your part.
Hyunjin: Is it my turn?
Changbin: Well, it was. But seeing how exhausted you were, it will be better to do it tomorrow or next time.
Hyunjin:*get up* No no. I can do it today hyung.
Changbin: Hyunjin, you won't be able to do it today. You are exhaust-
Hyunjin: No, I can do it today hyung. Just- just let me take a min of rest?
Changbin:*sigh* Alright, don't force yourself Jinnie.

Changbin step outside the practice room feeling worried. Something in him told him to worry about his dear member, yet he knows better than anyone that if he forced Hyunjin to rest, it will never end well.

-

Two hours have passed and Hyunjin is nowhere to be seen. Seungmin, who should have gone after Hyunjin, has done his part and Hyunjin is still nowhere to be seen.

Chan: Seungmin?
Seungmin: Yeah hyung?
Chan:*worried* Can you go check on Hyunjin for me? I got a bad feeling about him.
Seungmin: Alright. Anyone know where he is?
Changbin: He was in the practice room just now.
Seungmin: Just now?
Changbin: Yeah, two hours before exactly.
Chan: Two hours?! Don't tell me he practiced for another two hours?!
Changbin:*sigh* You know how he is hyung. Once he wanna do something, no one can stop him.

The bad feeling Chan has grows bigger. He quickly gets up and runs towards the practice room followed by the other two. Anytime he gets closer, the feeling worsen. Once they arrive, Chan quickly slam the door open and his worse feeling came true.

Their dear member is laying on the floor helpless. His cheeks is wet from all the years that doe eyes of his lets out. His beautiful face is now stained with tears and his cheek is flushed red with the lack of oxygen.

Chan:*run* Hyunjin!
Hyunjin: H-hyung?
Chan: Oh my gosh Jinnie, why-
Hyunjin:*cry* Hyung!

Chan quickly bring him up and sit the poor boy in his lap. He makes sure his arms wrapped around the poor boy tightly, providing any warmth the boy gonna need.

Chan: Hyung is here, hyung is here love.
Hyunjin: Hyung!
Chan: Yes love, hyung is here.

Changbin and Seungmin could only look worriedly toward their crying member. They don't really know what to do at this situation expect figuring out why their dear member is crying so helplessly.

Few minutes passed and his crying finally died down, Changbin quickly offer him a glass of water but got no response from the boy. Just as he wanna ask what is wrong, they notices his facial expressions has soften. The facial expressions which he will only have if he has fallen into little space.

Chan: Jinnie?

No response is received.

Chan: Jinnie baby?

The doe eyes looks up meeting Chan's fierce but warm ones. The doe eyes looks up curiously, probably trying to figure out what his members is trying to tell him.

Hyunjin: Hyungie?
Changbin: Yes prince?
Hyunjin: Jinnie sleepy.
Changbin:*smile* You can sleep prince. Hyung will be here to keep you safe.
Hyunjin:*shake his head* No wanna. Wanna all hyungs.
Seungmin: If you wanna have all hyungs, we need to back to our house. Is it okay?
Hyunjin:*nod* Want all hyungs.

-

Hyunjin arrives to StrayKids' dorm being piggyback by their leader. Once they arrive, Seungmin go and inform the rest of the member. They rushed to make Hyunjin's bed comfy enough for the poor boy while Changbin and Chan help him to change into more comfy clothes. Once finished, they lay the overwhelmed boy down and make sure he knows that they are right beside him.

Hyunjin: Jinnie sleepy hyungie.
Chan: Sleep love, we will be here when you are awake.
Hyunjin: Hyungie promise?
Changbin: Yes prince.
Felix: Let's bake cookies once you are feeling better.
Seungmin: Have a nice sleep baby.
Jeongin: Nighty night hyung.
Jisung: I'll help you draw once you feel better.
Minho: I'll make sure you have a warm meal once you wake up.
Hyunjin: Okay hyungie, night night.