#StrayKidsAreStray

Mute (HyunMinSung) || Mix

Requested by @emily1454750

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I hope.

Perfection.

Love.

Fear.

Clicking.

Trauma.

The sound of tens of cameras flashing as you leave the building from your job as an MC.

You wave to the fans who yelled your name, your bodyguards protecting you from the fans who tried to touch you. You flinch as a fan touched you. But you were used to it.

You enter your car and immediately go on your phone to text your boyfriends, the two worried about you because you were the baby.

Well, Jisung is the baby. You're just the babied one.

Crash.

Tumble.

Ringing.

I wake up with bright lights blinding my eyes. Through my buzzing ears, muffled yells called out for a doctor... Son. Doctor Son, I believe is the name.

A person hovered over me, opening my eyes and flashing a light in them. My hearing got better but I couldn't tell what the people were talking about.

I looked around, noting everyone in the room.

A female in a white coat. Two nurses, a male and female, one in red scrubs and the other in yellow. Minho and Jisung, my boyfriends. Bang Chan, the leader of the Kpop group I'm in. And my parents. That's a lot of people. But where was I?

Jisung looked over at me and immediately walked toward me, sitting down on a chair next to my bed. He grabbed my hand, smiling softly. His eyes and nose were red, tears welling his eyes. "Hyunjin?" He called out softly, almost in a whispered tone. "Hyunjinnie, baby, how are you?"

I tried to speak but all that came out was air. Jisung looked over at the doctor asking what was wrong.

"During the accident, he ruptured his larynx a bit so we performed a surgery to hopefully fix it. But... it didn't work," the doctor said sadly, trying to sound as strong as she could. "We're afraid that Hyunjin is going to have to be mute from now on."

Bang Chan, Minho, and Jisung all yelled "what" at the doctor.

I blinked my eyes at the news. Accident? Rupture? Mute? What happened?

"So- so he can't sing ever again?" Bang Chan asked with hesitation.

"I'm afraid so. Unless we try the surgery again. But we don't want to do that until Mr. Hwang is healed up better."

"I see." Bang Chan nodded. He looked over at me with sad eyes. "So it's either hiatus or quitting the group."

I'm so confused about what's happening. What does he mean by that?

"For now, he could go on hiatus or still participate in group activities once he's fully healed. But anything involving speaking is a no-go."

Bang Chan nodded once again, walking over to me. I looked at him with furrowed eyebrows, wanting an explanation.

"You're probably confused, yeah?" I nodded. Obviously, I'm confused. "A few months ago--" months? "--you were involved in a car accident on the way back from music core. Everyone is okay. You're all alive. But you sustained the worst injuries, and even then, they're not that bad. You have a broken arm, sprained knee, ruptured larynx, and sustained a concussion which caused you to go into a coma. What Doctor Son was saying is the surgery to fix your vocal cords didn't go well so... you can't speak. But they want to try again at some point when you're healed better and more." He sucked in a breath. "And... she's suggesting you go on hiatus until you're healed. What we don't know is if you'll ever be able to sing again. But you can continue with group activities."