Stray Kids Little Space Oneshots

Reluctant

Little: Felix

Caregivers: SKZ and Minho (mainly)

Ever since Felix and Minho were invited back to Stray Kids, Felix felt that he has to work hard to prove that he belongs here and deserves a stand with the rest of the team. Sure, being invited back to the team meant that JYP gave second thoughts about kicking him and Minho out of the competition and thought he was good enough. But Felix wanted to work harder on his Korean and music-making skills to show that being born in a different country meant no difference. 

Although there was one thing...

When Felix was a trainee, he was babied and cooed on for his baby-ish Korean and squealed upon for his 'adorable' freckled and sun-kissed face. Felix developed a headspace due to being babied but he made sure to tell the members just in case he had an episode. These episodes happen when he is stressed, in a bad mood or sees something childhood-ly important, like a beloved plushie or something. In this case, he was stressed.

Back to Felix now...

He was determined to not let his headspace get in the way of his goals so he stashed his little space supplies and beloved plushies at the back of his wardrobe and piled clothes on top of the stash. Then he locked his door, switched on his computer and slipped his headphones on.

At first, the members were amused by Felix's determination to learn better Korean as they already have told him that his Korean was perfectly fine and he didn't need to worry about JYP revoking his opinion but Felix promptly ignored them.

The amusement quickly turned into worry as Felix failed to show up for his meals for the fourth time in the row. Knocking or calling at the door would result in a sharp "Fuck off! " The members were shaken. The sweet Felix they knew had disappeared and was replaced with a sharp-tongued Felix that was barely seen throughout the week.

This procedure continued for three weeks, leaving the members worried sick and believing that Felix had fainted or had a serious injury. They were considering calling for an ambulance but their anxious thoughts were interrupted by a creak of the door. The member's heads swivelled around to see a horrifying sight.

Felix's skin was nowhere near his usually tanned skin, it was nearly the shade of cream. His collarbones showed prominently through his skin. His eyes were bloodshot, puffy and sported a furrowed brow. One thing was clear, this was not the Felix they know.

Chan was the first to snap out of his horrified daze and attempted to smile at Felix, the other members nodding uneasily afterwards. "Um, Felix! How are you feeling?" Felix moved his stare from the wall to meet Chan's eyes. "I feel like shit. I haven't covered my Duolingo lessons yet. Fuck off." Felix slouched off to the kitchen, leaving the members in shock.

Jeongin shook his head and looked up with a determined face. " We gotta do something before Felix Hyung faints of over-exhaustion or something." "But how?" Jisung asked. The members elapsed into a thoughtful silence, wanting ideas to help bring their old Felix back.

Changbin broke the silence with a triumphed grin. "How about we encourage him t go into little space?" The members considered the options and concluded that it was the safest option. Changbin continued with his plan. " I know where he hid his little space stuff, I saw him packing it away, and I think we all know what we need to do to edge him into little space."

Changbin sent Seungmin and Hyunjin to distract Felix while Chan and Jeongin made waffles and Changbin, Jisung and Minho snuck into Felix's room to steal the supplies.

After stealing the stuff, Changbin made sure to shut off the computer and lock the door behind him, knowing fully well that the door locks from the inside and Chan has the only key. The trio hurriedly scampered into Jisung's room as they heard loud, angry footsteps and a ton of cussing heading their way.

Once Felix was about to reach his bedroom, the irresistible smell of fresh waffles wafted down the hallways and hit Felix's nose. "Fuck it.' They heard Felix turn and follow the smell into the kitchen and breathed a sigh of relief. Once the other five members reached the kitchen, they saw Felix happily munching on a stack of waffles while being closely stalked by Jeongin and Chan.

As they approached with the box of supplies, Felix swivelled his head around just fast enough for them to have no time to hide the box of supplies. A look of betrayal was seen on Felix's face as he scrambled off his chair and backed into the corner. "No! Please! I can't!"

Chan tried to reason with him. " Sweetie, it's the best way, you were so stressed the past weeks. It will relieve you." Felix stubbornly shook his head as he wobbled further away from the rest of the group. The toll of being locked up in his room was sapping his strength, making him slightly dizzy.

"No! It won't help! That's why I hid that stuff away! It's a distraction!" Felix felt his headache multiply by the minute but still, he continued. Minho had enough. He ran at Felix and curled his arms around the underweight boy, pulling him into a warm hug. Felix wiggled around in Minho's arms and tried to punch his way out.

He eventually stopped when he felt too exhausted to struggle any longer and then the rest of the members swarmed him. He was brought to the living room and let the members take care of him. Felix felt a blanket wrap around him and he snuggled into the soft material, slowly sinking into the cloud of warmth and relaxing his tense muscles.

Chan offered a clean dummy to Felix, showing him the item that Felix had unconsciously missed for the past 3 weeks. Nodding slowly, Chan slotted it in between Felix's lips and he tiredly sucked on it. Before he knew it, he slipped into little space and all his emotional baggage crushed him.

Minho, who was the closest, made his way towards the little as soon as he saw tears in Felix's eyes, the members trailing after. The little one gasped and broke down completely in Minho's chest, babbling about work, issues and his problems while the older listened.

"I-'m s-s-sowwy! I-I-I w-wanted to m-make m-my K-korean b-bwetter b-but I'm s-still b-bad a-a-at it."

Minho rocked the little around until Felix's ragged breathing evened and his shoulders stopped shaking. Minho laid him on the couch and tucked a plushie and a blanket around him. He also noticed how Felix's ribs show through his thin T-shirt.

Minho also made a mental note: 

he is going to toss the computers in the house out the windows of their five-story dorm. And he was pretty sure Changbin would agree.