Infallible (Stray Kids x Reader Angel AU)

Frescoe

Word count: 1182

Chapter warnings: Mild language and Mild gore

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"S-Seungmin!" She shouted in surprise, backing up against the wall. She glanced left and right for signs of an escape route, but she was loosely cornered in by the bars of the staircase.

"It's not worth it." He said calmly as she fretted, stepping towards her with Jeongin on his tail. "You have no means of getting out." She turned around helplessly, wondering if there was any way to get out through the basement. He noticed this as well- he seemed to be very perceptive of her actions. "If you want to go down, we can take you. Actually, I'll rephrase that, you're coming down to the bottom floor with us." He said, walking towards her again. She shrunk back, but he simply passed her, putting her between him and Jeongin.

"You can just walk with us." Jeongin muttered. "Or not. But I'd really rather not drag you..." She looked up at him, expecting to see a sarcastic glare, but he seemed genuine. His eyebrows were furrowed slightly, and his pupils were wavering, silently begging her to just comply. Sighing, she turned back, descending down the stairs after Seungmin, who was confident that she was following.

When the staircase ended, she found that they were in a long hallway, too thin for her liking. It was just wide enough that they could walk, but her arms were brushing the sides fairly frequently. It was severely underlit, with a crappy overhead bulb every six or seven feet. It was egregiously tall, with wiring, insulation, and pipes hanging overhead, but she couldn't really see anything besides. At the end of the hallway, there was a rusty, iron door, bolted at the hinges and held in its frame tightly.

"I..." Seungmin started as his slender fingers wrapped around the trigger of the handle. "Are you sure you want to come in here?"

"I thought you said it wasn't optional." She tilted her head slightly.

"I've reconsidered."

"Why?"

"Because I don't know what will happen." He snapped, glaring at her.

"It'll be fine, snail," Jeongin reassured him. "It's worse if we don't show her." They locked in silent eye contact for a moment, then Seungmin relented, opening the door. As it swung, she peered in, eyes searching for this secret truth they had hidden from her, but the room was dark.

"What... what am I looking at?" she asked, confused.

"Shh!" Jeongin said, but it was too late. Out of the darkness, she heard a whimper, followed by a hoarse voice.

"Y-Y/N?" She froze at her own name. She didn't recognize the voice, but she could tell that it was in pain. It sounded like they hadn't had water in days, the dryness making it almost impossible for the words to come out. Still, they managed. "P-please, t-tell me that's not her. You d-didn't bring Y/N here."

"Seungmin, what's going on?" She asked in worry, still peering into the dark. Turning to Jeongin, he said,

"Would you mind?" Nodding, the other boy leaned over to his side, a click sounding. She watched the ceiling as the lights slowly warmed up, coiling around the room. It took nearly a full minute to make the room visible. As it heated up, she began noticing little nuances. The room was much wider than the hallway, but with a lower ceiling. It was incredibly dirty, and it looked like the floor might have been concrete under all the grit and grime. The walls were brick, although they were crumbling profusely. When her gaze slid to the center of the back wall, though, she gasped in horror.

There was a taller, blonde man leaning against the wall, eyes fluttering as they struggled to open. His arms were wrapped around him and clad in an off-white, canvas-like fabric; a straitjacket. A large, metal collar was situated around his neck. It must have been three inches tall, and at least one thick. Attached to the front of it was a large metal ring connected to a long chain.

Most horrifyingly of all, though, was his wings. She should have expected by now that this would have been an angel, but it was nothing like she'd expected. They were huge- almost as big as Jisung's. While all of the other angels had muter wing colors- everywhere from white, to creme, to black- his were a vibrant red, nearly emanating their own light in their color.

They were spread out against the wall behind him, only held open by the large metal spikes driven through them. Their width was crumbling the bricks they were lodged into, but they still served their purpose. Looking close, she realized that it wasn't the man himself holding his frame up, but rather the piercings through his wings. As he heard her cry of fear, his eyes lifted, struggling even still, as if there were weights tied to them. Still, he managed.

"Y-Y/N-" He muttered. "Why... why would you bring her t- t..." He swallowed. "Are you going to do this to her as well?" He asked in a vile tone.

"I plan on doing no such thing." Seungmin said, crossing his arms. "In fact, I wouldn't have had to go this far with you had you not struggled so much, Hyunjin."

Hyunjin. This was Hyunjin. Her missing guardian angel, the overseer of her life, right in front of her. She'd suspected as soon as she saw an angel, but... she hadn't wanted to believe it. He was evidently in pain, and a lot of it. She had no idea what was going on, and she was all on her own, she could barely get her words out.

"T-that's Hyunjin?" She asked. "Wh- what- why did you do this to him? Y-you said you weren't going to hurt me, you s-said-"

"You and Hyunjin are two different people. And I'll hurt you if I have to." Seungmin said simply.

"Wait, she can see me?" Hyunjin demanded, suddenly struggling against his binding. "Just what the fuck are you playing at, you psychopath?!"

"Calm down, you'll kill yourself trying to escape."

"All we want is to go back to heaven," Jeongin tried to interrupt, clearly less stoic than his counterpart. "You could have just let us in, that's all we want."

"Why bring her into it?" Hyunjin growled in response, still not even addressing her.

"Pieces of your soul are stuck to hers. We were planning on just using her soul, keep you out of the way." Seungmin explained, "However, she came to us, so it seems we have to deal with it now." Turning to her, he raised an eyebrow. "Speaking of which, where's your posse of freaks?" Just as he said this, a loud bang rang out. It seemed like they had resorted to less delicate means of trying to break the warding.

"You won't get away with this." Is all she said as another loud bang sounded. Glaring at her, he turned to his partner.

"You stay here and make sure everything is settled. I'll deal with them." And with that, he walked up the stairs.