Voices - A Stray Kids fanfiction

5

Felix looked around the waiting room and sighed. The members had wanted to take the day off to clear their heads and figure out their next steps but they weren't able to. With their comeback coming up, they had to keep practicing. They had been in their practice room when their manager got a phone call saying they were to meet with JYP in two hours. So here they were, an anxious mess, just wanting to get this meeting over with.

Chan was pacing back and forth, Jeongin trying to get him to sit down. Hyunjin and Seungmin were sitting next to each other talking quietly. Jisung was sitting with his head on Minho's shoulder, his eyes closed. Changbin was sitting next to Felix, holding his hand while watching Chan pace.

After a while, the door opened and a woman came out, her black hair tied up in a bun on top of her hair. She sighed. She felt bad for the members. She knew them to be nice and kind people. They didn't deserve this. No one really deserved this.

"Hello," she said, bowing slightly. "He's ready for you."

The members all looked at each other before standing up and bowing. Chan led the way and they entered the room, bowing again before sitting down around the big conference table. JYP was already sitting at the head, irritably looking through the papers before him. He looked up and nodded.

"Welcome," he said. "Thank you for coming. We have... a lot to discuss."

Jisung stared down at his hands folded in his lap. Nothing had happened and he already felt himself panic. He blinked away the tears he felt building up. No, he told himself. This isn't the time.

"Let's get right to the point," JYP said, snapping Jisung out of his thoughts. "This recording. I just want to know what you were thinking. I understand that you do things that we won't show on camera, that's one thing. Why on earth would you record it? And, don't even get me started on you two, Minho and Jisung. I knew there were... Really? Dating?"

Minho pressed his lips together. Somehow, in the midst of all the guilt and shame he felt spiraling around in him, he found it vaguely funny that JYP hadn't put the pieces together yet. Even members of other groups had probably figured it out.

Minho glanced at Jisung who took a deep breath and swallowed, his eyes glued to his hands. Minho glanced at the head of the table and sighed. He glanced around the table before slipping his hand into Jisung's. Jisung looked up and smiled.

"I don't know what to do with you. Thank god you were smart enough to delete the recording, but the damage is done. The recording is everywhere. I don't care what you do on your own time, but no one can know about you this. I have a team working on it, but I don't know. We'll see how the internet reacts. If the reaction is negative, and chances are high they will be, well, we'll have to another meeting and figure out what to do then."

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The members walked out of the room, their composure slipping as they gathered in the hallway. The air was heavy and tense, everyone feeling the pressure of their boss' words. Minho felt specifically bad. He was the one who had caused this mess, causing all his friend's stress. His boyfriend's panic.

Jisung wrapped his arms around him, trying to calm him. Minho sighed. "Sorry guys," he said.

Seungmin shook his head. "It really isn't your fault, hyung," he said. "Even if I blamed you in the beginning. Sorry about that, by the way. And Hyunjin."