In the Light of You 🥟❤️ (Complete)

In the Light of You 🥟❤️

It was February 2021. Lia, a dedicated Stray Kids fan and a true Hyunjin stan, was driving down a quiet freeway as the late afternoon sun cast its final warm glow across the city. The day had been uneventful, and she hummed along to the songs that kept her company on endless drives. But then, something interrupted her calm. The radio announcer’s voice echoed through her speakers, trembling with gravity.

“In recent news, Stray Kids member Hyunjin faces allegations of bullying…”

Lia’s heart stopped. Her hands tightened around the steering wheel as her mind raced, trying to process the words. Her pulse quickened, and a sinking feeling gnawed at her. Hyunjin—her inspiration, her safe place—was now surrounded by darkness she’d never expected. The shock overwhelmed her.

In that single, devastating moment, her grip loosened, and the car veered from its lane. She barely registered what was happening as the world blurred around her. With a shuddering crash, the vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a river, the cold water swallowing it in a matter of seconds. Panic flooded her, but it was too late. The icy water stung her skin, stealing her breath. She tried desperately to unbuckle, to break free, but the weight of the water pressed down, draining her strength.

Darkness closed in. Her lungs burned, and with her last sliver of consciousness, a single image flitted across her mind—Hyunjin’s smile, his eyes filled with warmth and laughter. Then everything faded.

Lia was rushed to the hospital, pulled from the water just in time, yet not fast enough. She had slipped away into the unknown, her mind locked somewhere unreachable. And in that cold hospital room, surrounded by the rhythmic hum of machines, Lia drifted into a coma, her body present but her soul lost in a place between dreams and reality.

Days turned into weeks. Her family and friends sat by her bedside, holding her hand, hoping for a miracle. And yet, though Lia lay silent and still, her mind wasn’t entirely asleep. She was floating in a vast, empty space, her memories and emotions hovering like faint stars in the darkness.

Somehow, she felt she wasn’t alone. She could sense him—the boy she’d admired from afar, whose voice had once been her sanctuary.

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Days passed as Lia lay motionless, her body unresponsive. But in that place between life and dreams, her soul drifted, searching for something—or perhaps, someone. She felt weightless, unburdened by the constraints of her own world, yet she was filled with an ache, a need to find the source of her comfort, her inspiration.

Unbeknownst to Lia, her journey had led her far from the hospital bed, from the quiet vigil her family kept. Her soul wandered, pulled by an invisible thread toward a small, secluded park on the outskirts of Seoul. It was a tranquil place, wrapped in silence, with bare trees casting their shadows over snow-dusted benches. And there, under a grey February sky, was Hyunjin.

Hyunjin had barely left his house since the scandal broke. With his heart weighed down by guilt and confusion, he often came to this quiet park, seeking some semblance of peace. He was torn between memories of the past and fears for the future, wondering if the world he loved would ever welcome him again.

As he sat on a bench, lost in thought, he sensed something—an unusual warmth, a presence that made the hairs on the back of his neck rise. Looking up, he saw a girl in a flowing white dress standing a short distance away. Her golden wavy hair danced in the cold breeze, framing a face that was both gentle and radiant.

He blinked, wondering if she was real. Something about her felt otherworldly, as though she were part of the light itself, caught between the shadows of the trees. Despite the strangeness, he felt an inexplicable pull, as if her very presence whispered comfort in his fractured soul.