"I-I wasn't as strong as I thought I was..." Dread flooded Minho's chest. "S-Seungmin-" "It turns out I'm useless after all," Seungmin sobbed, words barely forming as he struggled for air even with oxygen. "I can't- I can't-" "No," Minho cut in sharply, cupping his face, forcing his gaze back. "No. Listen to me." His voice softened, grounding. "We're turning around. Right now. We're heading back to Camp 4 together, okay?" Seungmin didn't respond. His eyes were unfocused. "Hey," Minho whispered, fear bleeding through. "Do you hear me, my love?" He swallowed hard. "We're going down. We'll rest. You'll be okay. You'll be strong for me, baby." His voice broke. "I can't lose you." - OR. two strangers meet on a mount everest expedition as their team sets out to conquer the tallest mountain in the world.

❛ . . . Seungmin sighs. He hasn't risen from his place. He stares out at the rapid and shakes his head. "Honestly, staying here is probably better than going anywhere else," he says inwardly. "Not like we even know where we're going anyway, do we?" . . . ❜ OR: Eight best friends become trapped in the basement and come out a month later to a world that is not at all how they remember it.

When you've been rivals with someone for so long, the thing you'd least expect is the fate of your life relying on them, right? Hyunjin and Bangchan were sworn enemies for as long as they could remember. With no clear reason why, they fought all the time. That was, until, their worlds came crushing down and the only thing they had was each other.

He misses a step when they run through the first bit, a small beat behind everyone else. "Seungmin!" Minho's voice sharp and demanding, enough to cut through the music. "Again. Focus!" Seungmin flinches. The tightness in his throat coming back full force, his stomach twisting into anxious knots. He doesn't understand why Minho is so harsh but it's clear he has a special extra hatred for Seungmin. * or When Seungmin is accepted into Asia's top university on a scholarship, he decides to take the opportunity to move into the dorms and out of his dad's house. He doesn't plan on ever going back home, doesn't expect to nearly die when he does. And he definitely doesn't expect Lee Minho to be the one to find him on the brink of death in an alley way on New Year's Day. Lee Minho-the guy who makes it very clear he hates him. Seungmin can only hope he'll keep his secret. Title from: Stop the Rain by Day6 Warning: this fic contains scenes of violence and domestic abuse, it's not overly graphic but please be aware of this before reading.

"Don't you love the sound of silence...? It's all we need..." When the world and people around you are too cruel to endure, the only way out is to escape. Run... run... run... until you're free. TW: human/sex trafficking, grooming, slavery, abuse, rape, drug use, profanity Nothing and no one in this story represents irl people and their personalities! It's all fiction! And I IN NO WAY want to romanticize the TWs!! They're just there as a part of this angsty story!