Infallible (Stray Kids x Reader Angel AU)

Archangel

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"Y/N-" She heard Felix's voice echoing through the room before his figure even appeared, almost as some sort of otherworldly being. As she thought that, though, she remembered that he basically was an otherworldly being. She saw a glowing, human-shaped form, existing of nothing in light, that then faded into Felix's form.

"I'm back. And I brought Chan." Looking to her, he tilted his head. "Are you okay? You seem on edge. And-" His nose scrunched up significantly. "You smell weird."

"I...huh?" She hadn't been sure whether or not to tell him about her little encounter with Seungmin, but this was a new tangent.

"You smell like... dead roses. It stinks."

"That's rude. And where's this archangel person?" She asked.

"Oh, he's in here. We can be invisible, you know."

"But Seungmin said-"

"Demon." He reemphasized. "Forget everything he told you. It was wrong. Don't ever trust anything he says."

"O...okay." This still wasn't sitting well with her. She knew that, according to all mythology or folklore or teaching or really anything ever, demons were bad. They could make you feel all warm and fuzzy, then suck out your soul when you weren't paying attention. Still, there was a strangely melancholy purity to Seungmin that she couldn't quite place. Was he truly evil incarnate, as Felix was acting?

"Anyway, Chan is here. He's just... watching."

"Watching?"

"He does that sometimes. It's hard to explain. It's fine, he'll be around in a second. For now, uh... how are you?" She stared at him blankly for a moment.

"You're kidding, right?" Sighing, Felix put a hand to the back of his head.

"Look, I told you, I'm new at the whole guardian angel thing. Before I could at least fail in peace, but now you know I exist, so... it's got me a little nervous. We don't talk to people that often." She didn't know whether to laugh or feel bad. This whole thing was insane.

"I'm fine, how are you?" He seemed a bit taken aback at this.

"Me?"

"Yes, you, silly. You asked first, so now I ask it back. How are you?"

"That's not- it's my job to make sure you're okay."

"And I'm just being polite."

"You should spend more time on Earth, Felix," another voice said. While she couldn't place it as any higher or lower than the first boy's in particular, it was much louder and more stated. He was confident to say the least. Spinning, she saw another man in front of her.

He was the same height as Felix, although he had a significantly stronger build and slightly darker skin. He had a small smile on his face, resting naturally, as if it always sat there. Reaching out a hand, she looked over his outfit. Much like the others, it was simple and modern, denim pants and a dark blue shirt to match. She didn't know why this was strange to her- maybe she had been expecting a robe or a halo.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Chan." Extending a hand skeptically, she shook it. It felt very human, if not a little warm. Its was nothing like when she touched Seungmin's skin. Was this the difference between and angel and a demon? Or rather, fallen angel? She still didn't know who to believe... Maybe Bang Chan would be able to answer her questions.

"Uh, Y/N."

"Yeah, you're bit different than I expected. Felix described you as more... annoying."

"Hey!" The other angel elbowed him in the side, eyes widening in slight embarrassment. "That's not what I said!" She was too overwhelmed to argue with the man's statement.

"It doesn't matter," he laughed, "We've found a bit of a temporary plan to protect you from the fallen angels while we formulate something more permanent." Her eyebrows raised slightly.

"Already?"

"Yep! There were a few other angels that were in Felix's past battalion. I have one that hadn't yet been assigned as a temporary guardian, so he'll be able to help. In addition, we have a seraphim friend of mine on the way." Felix looked over in surprise, as if that wasn't part of their discussion.

"How will a seraphim be any help?"

"It's not just some random sera," he explained. "It's Changbin." They were communicating through some form of eye contact that she couldn't even work out. So she had met four angels- that's what they were, because the archangel had even called the shady characters 'fallen angels'- There was Felix, her real guardian angel, Seungmin, the fake one, Jeongin, his associate, and Bang Chan, the archangel. Past that, there was some unnamed warrior angel, Changbin the seraphim, and then... Hyunjin. Her real real guardian angel. The one she'd had before Felix.

As she watched them mutter and plot in front of her, the fatigue from earlier began to take over her body. Eyelids heavy, she realized just how late it was getting. She hadn't really planned on being awake this long, for several reasons. The whole reason she had left Seungmin the first time, before she knew about his nature, was because she was tired. Hell, she still didn't trust that this wasn't a dream. As she thought, she held a hand to her face, yawning.

"Oh, I'm sorry, you're probably exhausted." Bang Chan said. "You should get some rest, we can take this elsewhere."

"But we have planning to-" Felix began to argue.

"Humans have to sleep, you need to get used to that." Chan warned him softly. "She'll be fine, we can check in every few hours."

Hearing this, she tried to keep from shuddering. She was hoping it wouldn't be too hard to sleep knowing that they could be watching her. Felix had obviously been distraught earlier that he couldn't sense her, meaning that their souls had to have been attached in some way. Add that to her massively growing list of questions. Noting her expression, Chan said,

"We can talk about everything tomorrow. Honestly, it's probably all the confusion that's making you tired. And we'll stay in our incarnated bodies, if it makes you more comfortable." Watching her surprise, he continued, "I'm a very empathetic angel. I can kind of tell what you're thinking."

Well that wasn't creepy, either. Sighing, she just moved to her dresser to grab a set of pajamas, getting ready to shower. Looking back to where they were still staring at her, she moved her shoulders slightly.

"Did... you need something else?"

"No, no, we're going." Felix said, disappearing in an instant. Chan shook his head in amusement, walking towards the door.

"Sorry. We'll try and act more human until you're used to it. He'll learn." Opening it, he waved with a grin. "We'll see you in the morning. Sweet dreams!"