Stray Kids Oneshots

💙Caged (Minsung)

This chapter is based on the song "Caged" by Within Temptation. They are a really good symphonic metal band. if you like that genre or are interested in it, I highly recommend them!

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I stood at the door waiting for it to open. I could hear and feel the splashing of the rain behind me hitting the pavement as I felt the tears slipping from my eyes and running down my cheeks. My eyes burned as I went to wipe them. I sniffled a little bit and let out a choked sob as the door opened and I saw my best friend, Felix, standing there looking at me, at first with a happy smile that quickly turned into a scared frown once he saw my state.

He immediately pulled me into the house, closing the door shut behind me. He wrapped me in a tight hug, his arms almost suffocating me. Even though he didn't know what was wrong, he was still there to comfort me, which I desperately needed at this moment. I grabbed onto his shirt and let out uncontrollable sobs as his hand rubbed up and down my back.

"Hey, hey, hey. Calm down. What's going on, Sungie?"

I pulled myself off of him and just looked up into his eyes. I frowned and swallowed harshly to try to begin talking and explaining why I showed up on his doorstep in the middle of the night in the pouring rain without a jacket or an umbrella. My legs began shaking as I thought of the events that had just happened that led me here and another cry let itself out. I leaned back onto his chest, his shirt still balled in my hands as my tears soaked through it, completely unable to speak.

He grabbed a hold of my arm and slowly led me to the sofa to sit me down to be more comfortable and stable. "Take your time. It's okay. I'm here. Do you want some water?" He asked.

I just nodded quickly, still unable to talk. If I opened my mouth, tears and cries would be all that would come out. I wasn't able to properly form any words that would help explain. The closest I came to speaking coherently was on the way here by myself when I was just repeating the events over in my head. I just let out screams and yells of 'no' and 'stop' thinking that would help my brain to go blank. Unfortunately, it didn't help and really only made it worse as the video playing in my head just got louder, making sure that I could hear everything that was said and done.

He handed the small glass to me. I took it from him and took a shaky sip, thanking him after, nodding my head. My mouth wasn't as dry anymore at least. I took some deep breaths to try to calm myself so that I could begin speaking.

"So-o, you... you know Min-Minho, right?" I asked, choking on sobs that I was trying desperately to suppress.

"Minho? N- Oh, Minnie, yeah, I know him," he responded. It took him a minute to figure out who I was talking about. I always called him Minnie. I teared up a little bit when he said the nickname. Minho is the one who did this to me, not Minnie.

"He's n-not Minnie anymore. He's just M-Minho from now on. I don't want him to ruin that name, p-please," I begged. "He- I- We aren't... I'm not s-staying with him anym-more. I don't want to. I want to st-stay as far away from h-him as I can. Please let me stay with... with you! You're my only friend here. Please let me stay here for a little bit before I find somewhere of my own."

"Always. You can stay here as long as you need. I don't mind. But why aren't you staying with him anymore? What happened?"

"He just... I don't know how to actually explain. It's a-a lot of small th-things that just compiled and exploded in front of us all at once," I explained. I wasn't sure if what I had said made any sense since Felix just kept looking at me with sympathy in his eyes, but no sign of understanding. "He's been... lying to me... this whole time. About e-e-everything. Not a single thing he t-told me was true. Everything was a lie, Lix. Every little thing. Every time he told me he l-loved me. Every time he said I was pretty. Every time he s-said he cared. He never did. Never," I put emphasis on the things that he lied about subconsciously, because even as I was recalling it, I didn't believe it, and I didn't want to. That emphasis was my brain telling me what I didn't want to hear. What I wanted to stay a secret. Stay a hidden lie. I took a deep breath before I continued, hoping that I wouldn't choke on my words. "Even today, he... he told me he loved me, but he was l-laughing at me. I just wanted answers. I just wanted t-to know why. But he thought it was a joke. He thought I was a joke. I feel trapped, Lix. I'm scared of him. I want to stay away from him, please. Please keep him away from me!" I broke down at the end of my rant and was basically yelling at Felix. The cries of pain and confusion and fear were all coming out as I recalled the hours previous.

Felix frowned at what I said and once again pulled me into a hug. He did what he could to comfort me. All I really needed from him right now was his embrace. It felt safe. It's the only thing that was really freeing me from Minho's lies. I was trapped in a storm of nothing but lies, and Felix was the only thing that could pull me out of it without making me insane.

"He's not going to hurt you anymore, okay? I won't let him. You're going to be safe with me." He ran a hand through my hair as the other rubbed up and down my back. He removed his hand from my hair and grabbed the glass from the table and put it to my lips. "Drink some more water. You need to stay hydrated, okay? I'm going to lock the door, and you're going to rest. Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat?" He asked, setting the glass down after I took another sip. He stood to do as he said and locked the door.

I nodded. "Yeah. What do you have?"

"What do you want. I'll get it delivered if I don't have it."

"Something fried. Comfort food. Something really unhealthy," I nodded, crossing my legs underneath me on the sofa, confirming to myself that's what I wanted.

He smiled and sat back down next to me, scrolling through his phone, seeing what was close by and cheap. I leaned up against his arms looking to see what was on the screen as well, smiling and pointing when I saw something that interested me.

At this point, thankfully, I had calmed down a bit. It might have been for just this night, but it was enough to keep me going. The promise of food and care made me feel a lot better than I had before, and I was able to laugh with Felix and actually enjoy his company.

He ordered the food, and we sat and waited for it to arrive while watching a movie. We ate, laughed, and were able to joke around comfortably, but the fear that Minho was still going to come back was in the back of my head, and I don't think I'll ever be able to forget him. He was my first love, and possibly the last. I don't know if there's anyone I can really trust anymore besides Felix. Fate holds the cards.