Make Me STAY

CHEESE

The sound of the door opening woke Rose. She was curled up on the sofa in the living room of the suite they had booked in New York. Tonight, Stray Kids had been at the Met Gala, and she had dozed off while waiting for them to get back. 

The blanket that had been covering her fell to the ground as she stood up. She smiled as she went to greet them, but as soon as she saw them, her smile dropped.

"What happened?"

Changbin stretched his arms above his head as he yawned.

"We're really tired, Noona. I'm going to bed as soon as I get these clothes off."

Rose had been with Stray Kids long enough to have seen them after many events. She knew the difference between being tired from a long night and being upset.

Her eyes turned to her other soulmates.

Hyunjin immediately looked away, and Minho was well-practised at keeping a blank expression. Chan walked over to her, his shoulders stiff and his head tilted down as if he had the weight of the world on them. Resting a hand on her back, he kissed the top of her head.

"I'll tell you later. First, let's get all this stuff off."

With the help of the other staff members who had accompanied the Idols, Rose went around the room and helped everyone take off their designer outfits. Across the room, she spotted Felix and Hyunjin running their fingers over the jackets they had worn before they were safely put away. Beside her, Jeongin sighed as he gave back his clothes, giving them a longing glance. 

"Did you enjoy today?"

Jeongin nodded slowly before shrugging his shoulders.

"I liked getting dressed up. It was a bit different from what we normally wear."

 "Good."

Rose brushed a strand of hair out of the youngest's eyes, letting her hand brush over his head. She smiled when he leaned into her touch. Despite being the youngest, Jeongin wasn't as keen on skinship as the rest of his group was, but he seemed to be a little more accepting when it came to her.

Once all the Idols were dressed in their own clothes, all the staff left, leaving only Rose. Changbin immediately got out his phone.

"Right! Who's hungry?"

Minho raised an eyebrow at the rapper.

"I thought you were going straight to bed?"

Changbin's wide eyes drifted over to Rose, and a pout formed on his lips.

"But I'm hungry..."

"Me too!"

Jisung and Hyunjin looked at each other, surprised at having spoken in sync.

A discussion began about what to order, and Chan took the opportunity to speak with Rose at the side of the room.

"Most of the night was fine. Everyone is fine."

"But?"

"But some photographers were... unfriendly?"

"And by unfriendly, you mean?"

"Arseholes. They said some stupid shit. Calling us expressionless, robots, asking us to jump... It was a serious occasion, not a fanmeeting, what did they expect us to do?"

Chan shook his head and looked at Rose, his eyes widened at her expression. He hadn't often seen her angry.

"They fucking what?!"

All eyes in the room were on her.

"I don't think I've ever heard Noona swear... It's hot."

"Jisung!"