Stargazing

Chenle's life had been full of colossal, defining moments. The first time he ever released a song, the day he auditioned for SM, his first stage as a member of NCT Dream. His life was written in the stars as a grand affair, and it was doubtable anyone could deny that.

It made sense then that Chenle would be one in seven people diagnosed with a rare form of tracheal cancer. One might call it ultra-rare, with all the fanfare one usually gets when discovering something of that classification in a game or movie. His whole life led to the moment the doctor gave him a year to live, and suddenly his dreams of being a world-renowned singer were all in vain.

What if he was told he may not have just a year? Maybe he could stretch it to two, or five, or forever. His story isn't over, the ink not yet dried. Chenle was born for great things, and he intended to push himself far beyond his Earthly limitations. One in a billion? Yeah, that sounded like him. One in seven billion sounded even better.