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Hana walked into the cafe she had been at almost every day since she moved here. The barista at the counter gave her a nod as she went to one of the tables and sat down with her laptop.  

The said barista came up to the table where Hana sat. 

 
“ Hello, my favourite customer. ”

The barista said in a singsong voice.  
 

“ Hello to you too, Karina. ”  

Hana smiled at the barista.  

“ What would you like to order? The usual? Or would you want to do some big drastic change today too? ”   

She joked.  

 “ I’d love to have my usual morning coffee, but I’d also love your freshly made cheesecake. The newest one you’ve made, please. ” 

 Hana spoke in a soft voice, adding a bit of playfulness to it at the end.  

“Someone has already ordered the newest one we made, but you’ll get the second newest one from us. And your order will be coming right up. ”  

 Karina spoke with a smile, holding her small notebook to her chest.  

“What, someone ordered the freshly made one already? Unfair... You opened it like two minutes ago! ”  

 Hana looked at her in disbelief.  

She had entered when they opened, even before that, so how could someone already have ordered? No one was there even, it was only her and the workers.  

“ He ordered online yesterday. He was a regular before, but lately, after you came here he hasn't been seen. ”  

Karina walked back to the counter, slightly humming a song you recognized.   

  “ So it’s like I scared him away or something? Why hasn’t he come in recently? ”   

  Hana asked in curiosity. She sat up in the chair she was sitting on, facing Karina at the counter, prepping the cheesecake that probably the man was going to come to pick up.  

  “ Why are you so interested anyway? ”   

  Karina asked with a smirk.  

  “ Look, I’m new around here, and cheesecake lovers are hard to find. ”      

  Hana sighed, sliding her hands on top of her laptop.  

“ Fair point. He was one of the first people I got to know when I started working here. He’ll be coming in soon to pick up his order, you’ll see him then. ”  

  Karina winked at Hana, to which Hana groaned.  

  “ Do your work, I’m sure you have a lot of readers waiting for your new book. ”  

  Hana groaned even louder, slumping back in the chair.  

  “ I hate that you’re right. ”  

  Karina chuckled, leaning on the counter.  

  “ I love that I’m right. Why are you even writing as an unknown author anyway? It's stupid I think. ”  

    Karina was the one who sighed now. She had tried to find Hana’s books but failed. With Hana going as an unknown author was even harder.  

“ I don't like the attention. I’d like to live in peace without letters being sent to my house or fans meeting me in the street asking for autographs. ”  

  Hana sat upright in her chair, opening her laptop.  

  “ By the way, you haven't even started making my coffee. ”    

  Karina groaned, pushing herself off the counter and walked towards the coffee machine.  

  “ Any music you’d like to listen to? The radio seems too boring. ”   

  Karina asked while turning on the coffee machine.  

  “ Anything to be honest, I'm not picky. ”  

  Hana looked up from her laptop and at Karina.  

  “ Sure, alright. ”   

  ♪

The door made a slight noise when it opened, and there stood a man, around his early 20s with a beanie and a mask.  

Hana had at first not noticed him, but the sound of his voice made her look up from her laptop.  

That’s when she noticed the strings tied around her fingers moving. A lot.

One of them went straight to the pointer finger of the man who stood by the counter.

“ 정말 감사합니다. 좋은 하루 보내세요. ” 

 The man thanked Karina and soon left the cafe, leaving Hana breathless. 

That man had to be one of her soulmates. I mean, the string of fate went right through him and followed when he left the cafe, it had to be him.

“ Holy fuck. ”  Hana said loudly, surprisingly.  

Karina’s eyes widened as she looked at Hana, clearly taken aback.  

“ Whoa, what happened? Was he that hot? ”  

Hana couldn’t help but laugh, the tension melting off her shoulders.  

“ No. Fuck no. I mean... yes, but no. Fucking hell... 아니요! ”  

Karina raised an eyebrow, her concern growing.  

“ Okay, woah, are you okay, Hana? ”  

Hana was absolutely stunned, shocked didn’t even begin to cover it. Her jaw dropped, unable to say anything, just staring in disbelief.  

“ I think he’s my soulmate,” she muttered, barely audible, as if saying it out loud would make it even more real.  

Karina let out a low whistle, grinning now.  

“ Damn... Lucky you. He's seriously hot. And his friends? Also fine as hell. ”  

With a playful smirk, Karina walked closer to Hana, her excitement contagious.  

“ You’re not helping! ”  

  Karina laughed loudly.  

  " Then you’ve got to find him! This is a once-in-a-lifetime thing, Hana! Your soulmate just walked through that door! "  

Karina practically bounced on her feet, unable to contain her excitement, as she nudged Hana's shoulder playfully.  

Hana, however, felt like the ground had shifted beneath her. Her gaze was locked on the door, as if somehow willing the mysterious man to walk back through it.  

" What am I supposed to do now? " Hana’s voice was a mix of uncertainty and disbelief. " Just run after him and say, 'Hey, I think you're my soulmate?' "

She couldn’t help but roll her eyes at the sheer absurdity of it, yet, deep down, there was something—something tugging at her.  

“ Why not? ” Karina asked with a shrug, leaning against the counter. “ Life’s too short for regrets, right? And hey, you said yourself, cheesecake lovers are a rare breed. ”  

Hana chuckled nervously, her thoughts tumbling over one another. Could this really be happening?  

“ But what if I’m wrong? ” she murmured, wringing her hands. “ What if he doesn’t speak English? What if he thinks I’m insane? I don’t even know if this is real… if he’s real. ”  

Karina waved her hand dismissively, as though brushing aside every one of Hana's worries.  

“ You’re overthinking this. Just trust your instincts, ” she said, her voice almost too certain. “ Fate’s on your side, remember? ”  

Hana hesitated, a tight knot in her stomach. A part of her was still afraid, but another part felt a stirring deep within her. She took a deep breath and, reluctantly, closed her laptop.  

“ Fine, ” she said, though there was no conviction in her tone. “ I’ll go find him. But if this turns into a total disaster, I’m blaming you. ”  

Karina let out a laugh, giving her a playful thumbs-up.  

“ Deal. Now go get him, girl! ”  

Hana grabbed her bag, her hands trembling slightly as she stepped out of the café. The morning sun hit her skin, but everything felt unreal, as if she were in a dream she might wake up from at any moment. She walked out into the bustling street, her heart hammering with a mix of nerves and anticipation.  

She scanned the crowd. Nothing. Not even a glimpse of the black beanie.  

A sigh escaped her, heavy with disappointment. The connection she thought she felt… maybe it was just her imagination.  

Her feet dragged as she turned and made her way back into the café.  

“ Dammit, ” she muttered under her breath, her voice tinged with frustration.  

♪  

“ Dude, I just saw this cutest girl ever, and she was staring at me. ”  

Jisung told the guys in the car once he entered.  

“ Really? How’d she look like?”  

Jeongin, the one who was sitting in the middle seat of the car, spoke up.  

“Brown hair, green eyes, I think. Either green or blue, I couldn’t see. She was sitting with her laptop, and the girl at the counter was talking about a book with her before I came in, perhaps she was writing something. Also, she was humming to one of our songs!”   

Jisung was practically jumping in his seat, if not for the seatbelt holding him in place.  

“Wait. Like long brown hair? Green, almost blue looking like from a far distance? Did she have a mole right by her eye and mouth?”    

Jeongin asked, looking at him in both confusion and surprise.  

“Yeah! She looked exactly like how you described the girl in your dreams to be!”  

Jisung exclaimed with a loud voice.  

“Woah..”   

Jeongin stared at Jisung.  

He had a weird feeling in his stomach. It wasn't jealousy because Jisung probably met Jeongin’s soulmate; it was something else.  

“I want to get to know her.”   

Jeongin said as he sat back in his seat.  

“It’s hard as idols though.”  

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Hana came into the cafe as normal the next day, ordered the usual she had, and sat down at the table she usually sits at.

Today though, she was going to keep more mind to the strings of fate. Looking from the laptop screen to her hands typing away on the keyboard, now keeping the strings in mind.

“Hana, here’s your coffee.”

Karina shouted from the counter.

“I’m too busy here, come get it yourself!”

Hana stood up from her seat and walked towards the pickup counter, getting her coffee.

“How come you’re so busy now? You opened 10 minutes ago.”

Hana stood by the counter, looking at Karina working her way.

“Same guy from yesterday ordered his cheesecake and like eight iced americanos.”

Karina spoke, stopping up for a bit while the coffee was brewing.

“Damn, dude had many friends.”

Hana sighed, leaning on the counter as she slowly sipped her coffee.

“Either he or some of his other friends are going to pick it up soon, you’ll meet one of them at least, perhaps you could meet the guy again.”

Karina took a cup and poured the americano into it, shaking it around with the ice. And so she did with the other 7 cups.

“Perhaps. I want to talk to him though, not one of his friends first.”

Hana started walking back to the table she had her things by until the door opened.
She hadn’t been keeping her mind to the strings while she talked with Karina, and the man who stood at the door was the same one from yesterday.
Same beanie, same mask, basically the same joggers and same jacket. It was him, the first soulmate she would meet. Hana had stopped in her tracks

This was the man who had kept her awake for the past twelve hours. The one who made her write close to 30 pages on her newest book. And that just happened yesterday.

None of them did anything, except for Karina, who was eyeing the both of them while she did her thing.
Hana stared at the man, and the man stared back at her.

“He-hello..!”

The man suddenly said in English, surprising both himself and Hana.

“H-hi.”

Hana croaked out, to which Karina giggled.

“Why don't you two sit down and talk, Jisung, your coffees aren't ready yet.”

And so the two did. Hana went back to the seat she was sitting in just a few minutes ago, and Jisung, the man, sat on the opposite side.

“Hello, I’m Jisung. Well, you probably already know.”

Said the man holding his hand out for Hana.

“I’m Hana.”

Hana smiled as she slowly took his hand. How was she going to tell him that they were soulmates if only fate could tell him?

And fate did tell him.

As soon as he took your hand, black marks from under his fingertips began to form on your hand, the same happened to his hand too.

“ What the fuck. ”

Jisung exclaimed in Korean, to which Karina in the background laughed at. This made Hana smile, now he’d probably get it.

“Wait wait wait hold the fuck up”

♪

“Wait, so you’re telling me that I’M also your soulmate?”

Jisung said loudly, pointing at himself as he spoke.

“What do you mean also? Do you know someone else who could be my soulmate?”

Hana looked at him in confusion, did he know one of them before she did?

“I mean my friend, who probably also is your soulmate, even though that's real weird, said you’re actually the girl of his dreams, and I mean literally, like the way you can meet your soulmate through dreams every night.”

Was he kidding? No, he couldn’t be, this sounded too real for her, this had to be reality.

“What- Really?”

Jisung was about to respond, but Karina stopped him.

“Jisung, dude, your coffees are ready. I hope you don't trip and spill them because you’ve officially ruined my morning by making 8 coffees.”

Karina said in a joking manner, to which Jisung responded by chuckling.

“Sorry, the others were craving coffee and we have practice in ten minutes.”

Jisung walked from the table the two of them were sitting at, and picked up the coffees, then walked back to the table where Hana sat.

“I’m sorry, but I have to go. I’d love to No, I seriously need to talk to you later. I’ll give you my number, and also Jeongin’s number, the dude who has seen you in his dreams.”

Hana chuckled at his words but fished out her phone from her pockets, opened it and handed it over to Jisung so he could type in his number.

“There we go. Talk later? I need more explanation.”

Jisung picked up the coffee he had set down on the table again.

“Sure, of course. I’d love to talk to Jeongin too.”

Hana smiled at him, and he smiled softly back.

“Wait, before I go, could I try something? After we found out my soulmate thing I wanted to try something.”

Jisung sat down the coffee again, and he stood closer to Hana, and Hana nodded to the request.

Jisung slowly took the girl's hand in his own and traced his initials on the back of her hand.

“Woah... Hyunjin would have loved to do this with his soulmate.”

Jisung stared at the marks he made in awe, and then he looked up at Hana, their eyes meeting right away.

“I’ve got to go.”

He said, a sad look coming upon his features.

“That’s okay, we’ll talk later. Perhaps we can go out for breakfast or something some other day?”

Hana spoke in such's calm voice that it made Jisung’s head feel fuzzy. It’s like he was dreaming, or walking upon the skies, rolling around in the fluffy clouds.

“Yes, I'd love that. I can also bring one of the guys. I’d love for you to meet my friends.”

Jisung smiled softly at her, and it made her feel the same way as he did.

“Okay, but for real, I got to go now.”

Hana chuckled at the boy's words and watched as he left the cafe.

“Girl- Do you even know who he is?”

Karina from the counter spoke up.

“Of course, I know!! I was about to panic, but the way he held my hand was so- URGHGF! He’s so cute and adorable yet so hot and handsome, and HE SPOKE TO ME? Is this even real?”

Karina laughed, shaking her head as she wiped down the counter.

"Oh, it's real alright. You just met one of the members of Stray Kids, and apparently, he's your soulmate. And his friend Jeongin too? This is wild!"

Hana sank back into her chair, her heart still racing from the encounter.

"I know, right? I can't believe this is happening. How am I supposed to focus on anything now?"

Karina came over and sat across from her, a mischievous glint in her eye.

"You don't. You bask in it. Girl, you’ve got the chance of a lifetime here. Not only did you meet Jisung, but he's also into you. And let's not forget Jeongin."

Hana groaned, running a hand through her hair.

"This is so overwhelming. What if I mess it up? What if I can't handle all this soulmate business?"

Karina reached out and squeezed Hana's hand.

"Hey, take it one step at a time. You've got this. And remember, you’re not alone in this. They’re probably just as nervous and excited as you are."

Hana nodded, feeling a bit more reassured.

"Thanks, Karina. I needed to hear that. "

" No problem. Now, do you want me to make you another coffee? You look like you could use it. "

" Yes, please. And maybe some more of that cheesecake too. "

Karina laughed.

"Coming right up.”

♪  

Later after Hana had left the cafe and gotten home, she got comfortable in the warmth of the newly bought apartment and plunged on the couch.  

Soon, she felt her phone vibrate under her body, which had probably fallen out of her pockets while she got comfortable on the couch.  

‘’ Jisung (The coolest of them all) – Hello! It’s me from earlier, I just wanted to chat a bit. ‘’  

Hana smiled at the text she got, giggling a bit at the name he gave himself when he typed in his number.  

‘’ Hana (The cute one) - Oh hi! Sure, of course, we could chat! ‘’  

Hana sent the text, then looked at the name Jisung had given her in the chat and blushed. She had never had anyone call her cute, so this was new for her.  

‘’ Jisung (The coolest of them all) - Mind if I call you? My fingers are tired from composing all day and I’d like to give them a break. (I haven't composed at all today btw 😉) ‘’  

Hana slightly gasped at the message when she realized. Does he want to hear her voice? I mean that could be the reason? Right?  

‘’ Hana (The cute one ) - Oh, yeah sure, just let me get my charger first! ‘’  

With the message sent, she stood up from the couch, leaving her phone on the coffee table, and her in the kitchen, trying to find her charger.  

Hearing the light buzzing sound from the living room made her stress slightly. She soon found the charger she was looking for in her bag went back to the living room in a rush, and accepted the call.  

‘’ Yah! I wasn’t done yet! ‘’  

Hana hissed at the male who was chuckling at her words.  

‘’ Sorry, I'm impatient. ‘’  

Hana could hear someone chuckle in the background, and this time it wasn't Jisung.  

‘’ Oh yeah, and I forgot to tell you my friend was here.  ‘’  

Now she knew who it was, but not exactly who.  

‘’ Oh? Who, I want to know more about. ‘’  

This time it was Hana who giggled at her nosy behavior  

‘’ Lee Minho. He’s also in Stray Kids. Well, you probably know that. ‘’  

Hana made a ‘Oh’ sound when he told her. Of course, it would be Minho. She could also hear a low ‘Hello’ from Jisung’s side, and Hana replied to it with a happy voice.  

Jisung felt himself blush slightly, and he had no idea why. The fact that Hana could talk to them like that and make it seem like they’re regular people makes him so happy.  

‘’ Do you play any games, Hana? ‘’  

Jisung’s voice snapped Hana out of her train of thought that she didn't know she was in.  

‘’ Oh, yeah. Wanna play something? ‘’  

Jisung first nodded but then realized that you couldn’t see him, and to that Minho laughed, earning a slap on the shoulder from Jisung.  

‘’ Yeah sure! ‘’  

Getting her laptop from her bag, Hana sat down on the couch with her laptop and went through Steam, in the end finding something they could play.  

Their playing session is late until late at night. Hana, Jisung and Minho had so much in common, and talking to them was even better now. And the thought of Minho and Jisung being idols did not cross Hana’s mind at all.  

‘’ I’ve had so much fun with you tonight Hana. Thanks for being willing to play with me, even if it turned out to be us screaming our lungs out at some dumbass ROBLOX horror game. ‘’  

Jisung, Hana and Minho laughed at that, their laughs syncing together in a soft harmony.  

‘’ Hey, how about we meet up tomorrow? I don't think we have any schedules until 5 pm. So I think we have lots of time tomorrow. ‘’  

Hana smiled at Jisung’s words, already excited for tomorrow.  

‘’ Yeah sure! That’d be lovely, then we can also figure out more of what’s like, becoming of between us. ‘’  

Jisung let out a light sigh at the thought of the whole soulmate thing. Of course, he was happy that his soulmate was her, but Hana had 7 other soulmates, and one of them was his group member. It’d just be easier if all his group members were Hana’s soulmates, to be honest. At least that's what he’d like.  

‘’ Yeah, and I can bring Minho and Jeongin too if that’s okay. Perhaps some of the other members to if they’d like to join. ‘’   

Hana froze up slightly at the thought. Meeting more amazing and so talented people like him? It’s best if they start slow, right? And not rush into things. Of course, if two of her soulmates were in Stray Kids, she was bound to be friends with the rest of the members.  

‘’ How about we start with only you, Minho and Jeongin? I’d like that it wasn't so many people right away, I’m awkward in real life you know. ‘’  

Hana chuckled awkwardly as she said the last part. Jisung did not think so though, she was amazing to talk to when they talked earlier. There were a couple of times when she didn't look at him directly though, and that could just be out of sheer embarrassment of something, she was not awkward. But yes, then again it’s better to take things slow, so for now it’ll only be Jisung, Minho and Jeongin.  

‘’ Ok yeah, I understand. You’re not at all awkward in real life. I had an amazing time talking to you earlier. ‘’  

Hana blushed at his words, feeling her cheeks redden. Trying to hide this feeling, she slammed her head on the table, not hard, but it stung for a bit.   

Minho felt his forehead sting, and he let out a small ‘Ow’, yet the quiet sound, the mic picked it up, making Hana able to hear.  

‘’ Your soulmate hurting themselves again? ‘’   

Jisung had turned slightly away from the phone, but the mic still picked it up.  

‘’ He can feel when his soulmate is hurting? ‘’  

Hana asked, after hearing Jisung’s words.  

‘’ Oh yeah, kind of. Whenever his soulmate hits or hurts themselves, he can feel it. We’ve figured that his soulmate probably hurts themselves from the locations and the feeling. ‘’  

Hana let out an ‘Oh’ at his words. Damn, if they did hurt themselves on purpose then Minho must have gone through a lot.  

‘’ I just know whenever I meet them, I’m seriously never going to let them get hurt again. ‘’  

That made Hana smile. Minho was so persistent in his words, and she truly believed him.  

‘’ That’s cute. ‘’  

Hana said with a soft voice, earning a slight laugh from Jisung.  

‘’ Ok, how about we meet up at twelve tomorrow, at the cafe? It seemed to be pretty closed off and not many customers at the time. ‘’  

Jisung switched the topic to the one we were talking about just a minute ago.  

‘’ Yeah, the cafe is pretty closed off, and if some customers do come, we can probably go sit at the very far back, it's secluded there, and If it’s full, I think we can use the meeting room at the second floor. I know most of the workers there. ‘’  

The way Hana spoke was so professional to Jisung, sure, it could be about something random like the lore behind one of the ROBLOX games they played earlier, but her voice was so nice to listen to, it’s perfect in a song. Perhaps that could be a future date or something?  

‘’ Yeah, of course, that sounds nice. ‘’  

Jisung smiled as he spoke. Leaning back in his chair and laying his head on his friend's shoulder.  

‘’ So, see you both tomorrow? ‘’  

Hana asked, earning a ‘mhm’ from them both.  

‘’ Well then, good night! See you boys tomorrow. ‘’  

‘’ Good night, sleep well! ‘’  

The two boys said in sync.  

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Hana had gotten to the cafe around the time she usually got there. They opened around 11 AM, and now the time was 11:30, half an hour until she was going to meet her two soulmates and their friend. 

“ Oh come on Hana, it’s not that bad, you’re going to meet two of your eight soulmates plus one of their friends. It's like going out with your friends for coffee. ” 

Karina went over to the table Hana sat at and sat down across from her, coffee in hand, sliding it over to Hana. 

“ I know, it’s just, that they’re my soulmates, and they’re like super popular. ” 

Hana sighed and took off her glasses before she buried her face in her hands. 

“ You told me you talked with Jisung and Minho a lot yesterday? ” 

Karina asked, taking Hana’s wrists in her hands, and slowly pulling them away from her face. 
Hana only nodded to Karina’s words. 

“ Did it ever cross your mind that they are idols? ” 

Karina had now fully pulled Hana’s hands away from her face, and they were now holding eye contact. 

“ No… ” 

Hana sighed, knowing where Karina was going. 

“ There you have it, don’t be scared, Hana. ” 

Karina had started stroking Hana’s hands in her own as a way of comforting her. Hana’s soulmates plus their one friend were supposed to show up soon, and Hana’s nerves were going through the roof because of it. 

Admit their little comforting session, the door opened, earning a small piling in the bell above the door, and a shaky sigh from Hana. 

Karina, who just smiled at Hana, stood up and left the table she was sitting at with Hana, going back to the counter, and asking the three boys that just entered what they wanted. 

Hana had barely seared to peek up at the three, and the three bright red strings caught her attention first. Sure, she knew that two of them were her soulmates, but Minho? How could this be? 

After the boys had ordered, they went over to sit with Hana. Jisung took the space beside her, giving her a small hug doing so, and the two other boys took the small couch on the opposite side, Minho took the window view. 

“ H-hello! ” 

Hana sputtered out in Korean, slightly bowing her head to the two at the other side of the table. 

Jisung chuckled at her small voice speaking up. It was all he had dreamt of, to be honest. Hana, sitting beside him and being able to speak to his beloved friends so dearly. One of them being her soulmate too. 

The two other males replied to her greeting with a small Hello’s too. 

“ Jisung, could I talk to you for a moment? ” 

Hana turned to her already-known soulmate, and her voice was quiet, so it would be a little harder for the two other males to hear. 

Jisung nodded to her request, opting to go to a more secluded space, which Hana also nodded to, and the two of them jumped out of the couch and walked towards the more secluded corner. 

“ I’m so sorry, but I got to tell you this. ” 

Hana started by apologizing, which left a confused Jisung. Why was she apologizing in the first place? 

“ When you three entered, I couldn’t help but look at the strings of fate, and I saw three pointing the direction you three were at, I saw the one wrapped around your finger, the one wrapped around Jeongin’s finger, and the one wrapped around Minho’s finger… ” 

She was unsure of how she would say this, but it came out somewhat understandable. 

“ So our suspicions were correct. ” 

Jisungs words were soft, and it made Hana melt, it was the first time she heard him speak this morning, and it seemed like he still had his morning voice, which was incredibly hot. 

“ Your suspicion? ” 

Hana tilted her head to the side, giving off kitty vibes from just that small movement. 

“ Yes, we already thought that Jeongin was your soulmate, but when you hurt yourself yesterday, like bumping your head on the table, Minho got ‘hurt’ right after too. Either it was just some mad coincidence, or it meant you two were soulmates. ” 

The way Jisung spoke was soft, and it comforted Hana. The nervousness she was feeling just a minute ago is all gone because of him and his soft words. 

“ Well, then, how do I tell him? It feels weird to just say ‘Hi I’m your soulmate.’ You know what I mean? ” 

Jisung chuckled at her words, slowly taking her hand in his. 

“ We’ll tell them together. For now, Jeongin is the only one who knows you’re his soulmate. Except for me obviously. ” 

After he said his words, he brought them back to the table, and Hana smiled at them both again. 

“ Sorry, we took some time. ” 

Hana sat by the window where she sat when the three boys entered and settled her hands in her lap. 

“ So, Jeongin, I mentioned to you that this is Hana, who is your soulmate. But Minho, you haven’t met yours, well, until now. ” 

All three of them were shocked, Jeongin of course knew that Hana was his soulmate after Jisung had shown a picture of her earlier that day, but was shocked at the fact that Minho was also hers. Hana, who was shocked for a whole other reason that the other two, slapped Jisung's shoulder lightly, who then elbowed her in the ribs, earning a low, light groan from both Hana and Minho. 

“Yah , Jisung, don't hurt our soulmate! ” 

Minho said loudly, earning a chuckle from Karina who stood at the counter, making coffees for the three boys. 

Hana let out a breath at Minho’s words she didn't know she was holding. 
She was perhaps afraid of how the two would take these news in, and how they would accept it. 

After being lost in thought for a while and taking in the news, Jeongin reached out for Hana’s hand, ignoring the Minsung banter beside him. 

“ Thank you for being my soulmate. You’ve helped me through a lot. ” 

Jeongin smiled softly at the female, who looked at him with the eyes he loved the most. 

“ No, thank you for being mine. It’s been such a comfort knowing I had all these soulmates out there in the world, who are bound to love me in some way, whether it is platonic or not. ” 

Hana returned the smile Jeongin gave her, and the male melted at the sight. If he could, he would have taken a picture to save the moment. 

“ Okay, but we got to solve this situation. ” 

Jisungs voice spoke up, breaking Jeongin and Hana out of the little romance moment they just had. 

“ Yeah, of course. ” 

The boys started explaining how their soulmate bond worked, and then Hana explained how she’s worked. 
Jisung, who had just found out about his soulmate bond, had done a lot of research, and found out a lot about it. Like for example he can draw on Hana’s body, but the marking goes away in cold water or 5-10 minutes, and Hana can do the same on his body. 

Jeongin’s soulmate mark thing is that he can meet and see Hana in his dreams. It’s kind of like lucid dreams or shifting. He controls everything that happens and can talk and move stuff around in his will. 

Minho’s soulmate mark is he feels the same pain as Hana. He doesn't feel her emotions or feelings, but pain. If someone punched Hana in the face, he would get hurt just as much as her, and if someone were to just bump into her as an accident, he would feel that too. 

And lastly, Hana, who bears eight soulmate strings on eight of her fingers. 
The string connecting Hana and Minho rests on her ring finger on her left hand, Jisung has her pointer finger on her right hand, and Jeongin has her pinky on her right hand. 

Minho and Jeongin also talked a lot about their experience with the soulmate mark. 
Jeongin said that in most of his dreams, Hana needed the comfort of some sort, Sometimes it was times something happened, and he couldn't do anything besides watch it happen, and it was mostly bad things. 

After Jeongin’s first encounter with a bad dream with Hana, which was around when they just turned 18, he started writing up these things and dates, to ask his soulmate about it later. 

So did Minho. Minho had started writing up all the dates and where he hurt the most when things happened. At first, he thought his soulmate was mad and clumsy, but after a while, he started thinking it was self-harm. 

“ Though I seriously have some questions to ask you, but we can take that later. ” 

Minho said, after telling Hana about his soulmate Mark. 

“ Same. I’m worried for you, you know? ” 

Hana smiled at the two. Of course, they’d be worried. If Jeongin could see every bad thing that had happened to her in his dreams and Minho was able to feel her pain, of course, they’d be worried. 

“ Thanks... Though you don’t need to worry, I’ve gotten out of my dark period in life! ” 

Hana put up her hands in defense. She was told that her lying skills were not bad, but of course, they saw right through her, and it did not help with Karina coughing in the background. 

“ Don’t lie. I know we might seem like total strangers to you now, but seriously, I’ve felt everything, don't hide. ” 

Hana sighed and laid her head on the table, which made the three men sitting with her lightly chuckle. 

“ I just want to help, so you better be totally open about everything. ” 

Minho’s voice held some seriousness as he caressed Hana’s head. Her hair was soft after probably showering the day before.  

“ Your hair smells nice, what shampoo do you use? ” 

Jisung’s question caught Hana off guard, now she felt two more hand on her hair. She raised her head off from the table, lightly rubbing the part of her forehead where she had laid on the table. 

“ I use some cheap shampoo and conditioner from Norway. ” 

There was a sigh leaving Hana’s mouth as she rested her chin in her hand with her elbows on the table. 

“ Look, I get that you only want to help me but... I’ve survived on my own for a long time, and it’ll be a lot to... get used to once that I've found at least 3 of my soulmates... ” 

Hana felt bad for them. Why couldn’t she be more normal? Of course she needed to be some sort of wreck when she finally met her soulmates. 

“ Just... Just know that you can call one of us when you need it. ” 

Jeongin was the one to talk now, taking the hand that Hana wasn't resting her chin on in his own hands, caressing it soothingly. 

“ Seungmin-hyung, our other bandmate, can feel his soulmates feelings, and they’re literally having a shit day every day. It’s painful to see him sad, even though it's his soulmates feelings. ” 

Jeongin had pure love in his eyes, it was clear as day that he had been waiting for nothing else than meet his soulmate, and now the day had finally come, and he swore that he’d never leave her alone, ever, even if it did mean that he would have to tie her up to him, but he wouldn’t have any problems with that. 

“ I guess I'm glad none of you guys have that then. ” 

Hana said in attempt to lighten the mood with a joke. It was clear to the three guys that she had been struggling a lot before, and now that Minho has felt all of it and Jeongin has seen some of it, it just makes her more scared, but she must get out of her shell one time. 

Minho stared at her with a serious look, narrowing his eyes at her. 

“ Give me your phone. ” 

Minho said as he stretched out his hand towards Hana, showing his palm to her. Hana looked at him for a moment, totally confused, before she fished out her phone from her pocket and laying it in Minho’s palm. 

“ What’s your passcode? ” 

Said man asked, looking at her phone. He noticed that her home screen was a picture of Stray Kids at their concert. They were all holding hands and holding them up in the air. She must be a STAY, he thought a smiled to himself. 

“ 032500. I’m not creative enough to make passwords. ” 

Hana said quietly, hiding her face in her arms in embarrassment, which made the other two male chuckle. Jisung put his hand on her back, soon moving it up to her arm and stroking it. Jeongin did the same just her head. 

“ You’re a STAY? ” 

Minho asked with a slight smirk on his face. Of course, the thought of being with a fan had crossed his mind, but he didn’t want them to be all over the fact that he was an idol, he wanted them to love him for who they were, not his celebrity status. 

Hana only nodded to the question, moving her head more in her arms, trying to get comfortable. 

“ Cute. ” 

The word that came out of Jeongin’s mouth made her look up at the man for a moment before returning her face to her original position, her face now heating up. 

“ Here. Now you have my number and Jeongin’s, I've also given you the address to our dorm, seriously, come to us whenever you’re feeling shit.   ” 

Minho placed Hana’s phone beside her arms, and she slowly raised her head to look at the object, then at Minho. 

“ Then I might as well live there. ” 

The female joked, adding a little smirk, earning a light pinch in her side by Jisung, which both Hana and Minho reacted to. 

“ Yah! I said stop hurting our soulmate! ” 

Minho moved his eyes towards Jisung now, his gaze somewhat serious but also playful. Jisung only chuckled, leaning back, taking his coffee cup in his hands, and taking a sip. 

Meanwhile, the four chatted away, and Karina observed them from afar. She wanted nothing but good for her new best friend. Even though they met some months ago, it felt like she knew her life story, and she didn’t want her to hurt anymore. Seeing Hana with her soulmates made her happy. She would be safe with them. She knew they were good people, so she trusted them. 

“ Do you four want anything else? I can get some cheesecake or our speciality today? ” 

Karina called out to them, and they all turned their head towards her. Hana smiled and nodded. 

“ I’d like a cheesecake. ” 

“ Same here! ” 

“Speciality  please. ” 

“ Anything, I don’t mind. ” 

Chapter Text

Seungmin let out a sigh as his headache slowly drifted away. His soulmate has been having terrible headaches recently, and apparently, he felt it, even though he was supposed to only feel his soulmates feelings. Maybe it was his own headache?

Speaking of his soulmate, surprisingly, they’ve been feeling better the past two days. No more staying up late with sad scary thoughts, curling himself into a ball because he couldn’t help his soulmate. That’s was the worst for him. He couldn’t help them, at least not at the moment.

There had been so many days where he had beat himself over the fact that he couldn’t help his soulmate. They were suffering alone, totally alone.

Seungmin had spent countless nights with Chris in his studio, doing anything but sleeping.
The countless songs he had written for his soulmate, and the countless of crying sessions he has had with Chris.

Chris was there for him when he needed it. When he and his soulmate needed it. It didn't comfort them, but it comforted him, which made him get a good nights rest.

Chris has had it somewhat best out of the eight male. He had his soulmates first words on his body, and somehow that made him feel good. He knew he had a soulmate, unlike what Jisung thought at first and Changbin. He didn’t feel anything like Hyunjin, Seungmin and Minho, he didn’t have dreams like Jeongin where he had experienced the worst things that happened to his soulmate, and he didn't have affected vision like Felix.

Chris was there for all of them.

He was there when Jisung broke down about thinking he didn’t have a soulmate, same with Changbin.

He was there when Hyunjin felt like he had swallowed a gallon of blood and was afraid to hurt himself so that he began to bleed months after that.

He was there when Seungmin hadn’t slept for days because of his soulmates feelings.

He was there for Minho when he was in agonizing pain because of his soulmate, he was also there through every time that Minho’s soulmate had gone through rough times.

He was there for Jeongin when he had the worst dream ever. When his soulmate was abused.

He was there for Felix when he cried about not getting to see every color, only green and blue. He wanted to see STAY, and the world, and their colors.

He was there for himself when he though he didn’t have anything else special with his soulmate like the others.

Perhaps Chris had it the worst?

♪

Seungmin was on the verge of falling asleep when the door opened and revealed the three male who went out earlier. They all had smiles on their face, and chatting away on how their day went.

Seungmin tried to ignore them, but hearing them mention their soulmate made him jealous. Of course it made him jealous. But he was happy for them. Jisung had believed he didn’t have any soulmate, and Minho was in somewhat constant pain because of his soulmate, and Jeongin... Well he was suffering alone with his dreams.

Seungmin had desperately wanted to meet his soulmate, take them in his arms, and never let go.

“ How was your day? ”

Chris, who appeared from the kitchen, spoke. He was snacking on some nuts he probably found in there, and went out to meet the three males.

“ She’s super cute! I seriously can’t wait until you guys meet her, she’s so nice too! ”

Jisung chatted away about her. Mentioning that she was a STAY too, and how she looked, even though they’ve heard it countless of times from Jeongin.

“ I just really hope she gets better now... ”

His voice got quiet as he glanced at Minho, before leaving to go to his room.
Chan looked at Minho, then gave him a confused face.

“ What did he mean? ”

Chris was of course curious. He had heard all about the pain Minho’s, Jisung’s and Jeongin’s soulmate had went through from Minho and Jeongin, but he still was curious, did she have it that bad?

“ I gave her my number, perhaps yours too... I also gave her our address and I told her to come whenever she felt like shit. ”

Minho said casually, shrugging his shoulders, walking past Chris to get into the kitchen.

As Minho passed the latter, he received a text.
He fished out his phone from his back pocket and looked at the screen.

‘’ Unknown number - Hello! Uh this might sound weird but I think your bandmate, (Lee Minho) gave me your number- He said he only gave me his and Jeongin’s but I found yours too here, is it okay if I keep yours too? I know it might be hard with all the idol stuff- Just know that I’m Minho’s, Jisung’s and Jeongin’s soulmate! I don’t know whether they've mentioned me or not ‘’

Chris stared at the text for a while, before letting out a breath, stuffing his phone back into his pockets.

“ Minho, you gave her my number, why? ”

Chris walked after Minho into the kitchen, Jeongin following behind the two.
Minho stopped by the fridge, opening it to look for any snack.

“ I don’t know. I just thought that perhaps it would be okay. I mean... You’re our.. Leader, I guess? ”

Minho answered the question like it was the most obvious thing ever.

“ I felt like she would need to get to know you before any of the rest of the kids. ”

Minho turned to Chris after he had gotten what he wanted from the fridge.
Minho wasn’t the one to think simple things through before he did it, and this was one of those simple things.

“ I want her to get to know you before the rest. ”

♪

Hana was woken up by her phone making notification sound every second. Her head felt extra heavy as she lifted it off the pillow she had slept on. There were spots on said pillow that was darker and wet.

She slowly stretched out her arm to grab her phone, the light soon burning her eyes. Thousands of messages had been sent from both Karina and Jisung, though none from Minho and Jeongin, and Chris hadn’t answered her text from yesterday.

Amongst the millions of texts from Karina, she had also called her about four times. Ignoring the calls, she went straight to messages and looked at the latest one.

‘’ Karina (Best barista!) - Call me when you wake up. ‘’

Pretending she didn’t just open the text and it would be visible for Karina that she did in fact open the text, she swiped out of their text messages and pressed on Jisung’s to see his texts.

‘’ Jisung (The coolest of them all) - Karina has been worried sick for you Hana, answer at least one of us. ‘’

Hana sighed, swiping out of the text messages, now clicking on Karina’s profile to call her.
The ringing went on for half a minute, before she was met with a panting Karina.

“ Hana! God you scared me! It’s seriously four pm and you haven't read any of our messages and- God... I heard from Jisung that you had been hurting yesterday... ”

Yet another sigh escaped Hana’s lips as she rubbed her eyes.

“ Sorry... I know I shouldn’t have done it but... God I don’t know... I guess I was just jealous... ”

Her words made Karina confused. Jealous, of what?

“ Why were you jealous? And why does that have anything to do with you feeling shitty?!”

Karina’s voice was loud. Almost too loud for Hana as she just woke up, and loud noises in general made her ears hurt.

“ Karina... Sorry, but I cant at the moment. ”

That was the last words Hana said to Karina before she hung up on her.
She turned her phone on silent mode and laid it on her stomach, laying down on the couch where she had slept the night prior.

Hearing the call end on Karina’s side made her sigh. She does this whenever she’s feeling shit, and today were apparently one of those days.

The female looked out towards the small cafe, it was packed at the moment, and she couldn’t go visit Hana until her shift was over, which is 5 hours till.

Deciding to go with the easiest option, she texted Jisung, who had given her his phone number to check up on both her and Hana, though mostly Hana.

After she finished making her last cup of coffee before her break, she slipped into the break room and pulled out her phone to text Jisung.

‘’ Karina (The cutie’s bff!!) - Hi Jisung, I just wanted you to know that Hana called me earlier. I would go visit her but my shift doesn't end until like 7 pm, do you think you could visit her? ‘’

She turned off her phone after she sent the text and sat down by the table, rubbing her temples.
Day’s when she didn’t get to hear anything from Hana made her worried, even if they’ve only known each other for some months, she has been there for her in some of her hard times, and she wouldn’t want all that pain for Hana again.

There had been so many nights where Hana had showed up at her apartment in the middle of the night because of nightmares or overthinking. Both Karina and her fiancé were really welcoming with her and her problems, and both wanted nothing but joy for her.

Karina was brought out of her train of thought by a message from Jisung.

’ Jisung (The coolest of them all) - Thank you! I’ll bring either Minho or another with me, please know that she’s in safe hands! ‘’

Reading the text brough a sense of joy and relief to her. A smile was brought to her face as she read the text again.

♪

Walking up the stairs to Hana’s apartment made Jisung feel a bit anxious.
Yesterday when Minho entered his room and told him that Hana was hurting, he immediately spammed her with text, asking if she was alright or not, though he got no answer.

He had already thought of visiting her before he got a text from Karina, but with him not knowing her address (Not before Karina gave him it) was that going to be hard.

Behind him was Felix and Minho following.
Jisung had gotten Felix to join the two so he could meet Jisungs and Minho’s soulmate.
Obliviously had he told Hana in advance that he was bringing both Felix and Minho, and he hoped she had no problem with that.

Reaching the front door to the females apartment, the three stopped. Jisung turned around and took a deep breath before letting it out.

“ Not getting anxious now, are you Sungie? ”

Minho crossed his arms and there laid a smirk on his face. Jisung was the one who suggested going to her place in the first place, and even though he wanted nothing but to see her, he was anxious. Minho knew that.

“ Shut up. I’m going in first, seeing if its okay if I did bring you two. I just want confirmation because she hasn't answered any of my text. ”

Jisungs voice was serious. He was rarely this serious, but this was a serious situation, and he needed to be serious.
The two male nodded at him and motioned for him to knock on the door, which he did.
They stood there for a minute before Jisung decided to knock again, and this time he opened the door himself, inviting himself in.

He spotted Hana on the couch, half asleep. She was wearing a thick hoodie with the words ‘HUG ME’ on it. He broke out a smile at the sight. She looked so cute laying there at the couch, but there was a sting in his heart.
He walked up to the female on the couch, crouching down in front of her figure and stroked his hand over her cheek. The contact made Hana stir awake and flutter open her eyes.

She confusedly lifted her head once she saw Jisung, and then looked around the room confused.

“ Ji? ”

Jisung smiled then laid a hand on her head, ruffling her hair.

“ Hi. I brought someone to meet you. How are you feeling by the way? ”

Jisung spoke in a soft calm voice. He slowly stroked Hana’s hair while she got comfortable under the covers.

“ I’m fine. And who is this person that you want me to meet? ”

Jisung got comfortable on the floor, continuing to caress Hana’s hair, his other hand coming up to stroke her hand when he realized that once he touched her, her skin will become black from his touch.

“ Felix. I brought Minho too, and perhaps some snacks for us. I was thinking we could have some kind of movie day? ”

Jisungs words made Hana smile and sit up on the couch, slightly bouncing with energy.
Jisung only smiled and looked at her with adoration, how could she be hurting the night before and ignored everyone and everything? She’s so pure its hurts himself.

“ I’ll go get Minho and Felix, ‘kay? Go freshen up if you want. ”

He said before standing up, giving Hana a quick kiss on the top of her head before heading towards the door.
Hana was frozen in place. Did he really kiss her head? It wasn’t much, but it was enough to make Hana flustered.

She managed to gather her thoughts before racing towards her bathroom to get herself at least a little freshened up. She splashed some water on her face before quickly drying off her hands.
Walking out of the bathroom, she quickly came to an stop upon seeing Felix.

He stood in the middle of her living room, talking to Minho who was sitting down on the couch she previously slept on.
Her eyes darted to his middle finger.
Jisung noticed her and quickly perked up his head towards the female, soon walking over to her.

“ You freshened up? ”

Jisung asked as he reached her, wrapping his arms around her body, though Hana just stood there, looking at the blonde over Jisung’s shoulder.

Minho had noticed Jisung walking up to the female, and was now looking at Hana’s face with slight confusion, then he moved his gaze to the blonde boy who stood in front of him, who was also looking at the female.

The blonde boy in question was staring at the female with eyes blown wide. For him, it was like the whole world had been bombed with color bombs. Everything was... So colorful.

Jisung pulled away from Hana when he didn’t get a reply. When he saw her state, and looked behind him at Felix, who was in the same state, he immediately understood.

Minho did too when he saw the tears building up in Felix’s eyes. Minho quickly stood up and took the blonde in his arms, in attempt to calm him down.

“ Hey, it’s okay. ”

The faint words could be heard in the awfully quiet apartment. Felix wanted to do nothing more than run to Hana and embrace her in his arms. He wanted to hold her till all eternity.
The only thing that was stopping him was the fact that he was held in Minho’s arms, and Hana was embraced by Jisung, who seemed like he had no thought of letting her go.

Though Hana wanted to do something.
She somehow wriggled herself out of the embrace Jisung had on her and slowly made her way to Felix.
Her face had formed into some soft smile, while Felix was still frozen in shock, his eyes adjusting to all the colors.
Minho stepped away from the blonde as Hana stood in front of him, cocking her head to the side and chuckled at his state.

Felix didn’t do anything else that slowly brought his arms around her body, bringing her impossibly closer to himself.

“ Hi. ”

The blonde muttered into the female's shoulder, and she buried her head into his chest, taking in his scent.
This hasn’t she done with any of her other soulmates yet, and it made her melt.

“ Hi... ”

Chapter Text

♪  

The four were now sitting all together comfortably on Hana’s couch. There had been some tears earlier, but luckily they were only happy tears.  

The sounds that were heard in the room were the noises from the movie the four were watching. Howl’s Moving Castle to be exact. 
Jisung was quoting so many lines from the movie, Felix was 100% about to drift off where he laid, which was on top of Hana’s body, and Minho was literally their pillow, Him embracing Jisung, who then embraced Hana, and then Felix who laid on top of her. 

There laid different types of chips bags on the coffee table, some other type of candies, and four cups, all of them filled with coke. 
The lights were off, and curtains were closed, leaving no light to peek in the apartment. 

The nice atmosphere was slightly broken when a phone rang. Felix was unbothered, Jisung quickly glanced at the said phone, and Minho looked at the owner of the phone, who was in fact Hana, before reaching out for it and handing it over to the female. 
Said female carefully took the phone, then looked at the contact quickly before answering with a slight smile 

“ Hello. ” 
“ Hi. Is the boy’s still at your place? ” 
“ Yeah, they’re here, why? ” 
“ Is it okay for me and Hyunjin to come over, or have you had enough excitement with Felix? ” 
“ No, you two can come over. ” 
“ Okay. We’ll be there in half an hour. I have the boys’ location so no need sending me your location. ” 
“ Okay. See you. ” 
“ Yeah. ” 

The phone call was brief, but the two male who were awake could hear the younger smile through the phone. Of course he was smiling. He was talking to his soulmate, not about.  

But the fact that Jeongin and Hyunjin were coming over now made her stress a little. She did not have time before Jisung came with Minho and Felix, but now that she knows she’s getting visitors, she started stressing.  

“ Jeongin and Hyunjin coming over? ”   

Minho asked Hana, earning a nod from her.   

“ Should I clean up? ”   

Hana turned her head towards the two males, who both shook their head. Jisung brought a hand up to caress the top of her head, his other hand going to the sleeping male on top of Hana.  

“ Rest. We can wake you up when they do come. I can see that you’re basically sleeping with your eyes open. ”   

And she did rest. She ended up falling asleep in the next 10 minutes, softly snoring as Jisung caressed the top of her head and Minho caressing her arm.  

There was a soft knock on the door about 20 minutes later, which was probably Jeongin and Hyunjin. Minho had texted them to enter because they were all trapped on the couch, and soon the two males enter the apartment, their eyes softening at the sight at the couch, Jeongin letting out a small smile.  

Hyunjin eyed the paper wrappers and the chip bags on the coffee table, recognizing a few of them, and he swears his soulmate has eaten some of those snacks today.  

“ We didn’t know whether to bring any food or not, though I noticed a McDonalds right by if you guys are hungry. ”  

Jeongin’s voice broke Hyunjin out of his little daze, and he moved his eyes towards the woman sleeping on top of Jisung, who’s also holding Felix, whom was still asleep.  

Both Jisung and Minho shook their head at Jeongin, who was now standing right by them, resting his body on the armrest that Minho was laying his head on. He was smiling down softly at the four, his eyes fastened on Hana.  

Hyunjin begged silently inside of him that this beautiful girl in front of him was not his soulmate. Not the one who actually swallowed an uncomfortable among of blood, not the one who actually had been going several days without eating anything. (Which he had noticed because he didn’t taste anything from his soulmate side for days)  

But he also silently begged that she was his soulmate. She was beautiful, and if he had to share his soulmate with anyone, his bandmates would the ones he would want to share them with.  

He noticed the girl stirring around in her sleep, bringing Felix’s body closer to hers, and her eyes fluttered open.  

She opened her eyes, and she felt the warm weight from Felix’s body on top of hers. Her eyes first landed on Hyunjin, him just standing there, then she moved around a bit and saw Jeongin right by Minho, who gave her a small smile.   

Felix was also finally moving around, his face now smooched up to Hana’s chest, which erupted small chuckles from the male’s standing around in the room.  

Hyunjin took a step towards Hana, his hands swinging at his side, before reaching out his hand in front of her, and that’s when she finally noticed the red strings connecting their point fingers.  

“ Hyunjin. ”  

He said with a small smile, and Hana took his hand, giving him a small smile herself.  

“ Hana. I... You’re my soulmate... ”  

She said shyly, earning a small giggle from Hyunjin.  

“ I thought so. I swore I had tasted some of those snacks on the table earlier. I’d hug you but you seem too busy. ”  

And to that, Hana felt the weight on her chest lift off, and she looked to Felix who was sitting in between her legs, holding his hands out to help her sit up too. She took Felix’s hands, and he pulled her body towards his so that she was sitting up now, and she turned her body towards Hyunjin so she could hug her.  

“ Hi. I’m sorry if I've traumatized you with blood or anything like that... ” 

Hana said, her face nuzzled into the crook of his neck.   

“ Holy fuck, I was so scared that night, for real thought you had been stabbed in your lung or something and basically breathed blood... ”  

Hyunjin whispered, him also burying his face into the crook of her neck.  

The two pulled away after a bit, and that left Hana staring at her hands, soon feeling some that was not her own wrap around her body, bringing her back to chest with Jisung, who was now sitting in between Minho’s legs.  

“ Wait... ”  

Hana said as she inspected her hands. It was something with the way the strings of fate were set up. 
Hyunjin took a seat on the floor, leaning on the couch, same with Jeongin, and in secret, they both held hands. 

“ Minho... Hyunjin... Jisung... Felix... Jeongin... ”  

Hana took down each finger she had met, Minho on her left ring finger, Hyunjin on the same hand but pointer. Jisung on the pointer of the right hand, Felix on the middle and Jeongin on the pinky. It was age order, and she didn’t know anyone else except three certain males who matched their ages like this.   

Minho understood what she was doing, and soon caught on.  

“ Wait. Chris on your left Pinky, Changbin on your left middle, then Seungmin on your right ring... ”  

“ Fuck... ”  

Chapter Text

The five boys stepped into the shared house the whole of Stray Kids had. Seungmin was laying on the couch as usual, Chan sitting right by with Seungmin's legs on his lap, and Changbin was somewhere around the house. 

Both Seungmin and Chan looked up from the backside of the couch as the front door opened. 

“ How was your day? Had fun with Hana? ” 

Chan asked the five entering, and they all nodded with a smile, Jisung half running up to the couch to give the two resting there a small kiss. 

“ We watched a movie and talked a lot. ” 

Minho spoke up, his soft smile melting Chan’s heart.  

“ What did you talk about? ” 

Chan turned off his laptop, moving Seungmin’s legs from his lap to stand up. 

“ Everything I guess. Could I talk to you by the way? ” 

Minho said with a shrug, leaning in to kiss Chan’s cheek once he was close enough. 
Chan gave a nod, and he took Minho’s hand to bring him to their bedroom. 

Jisung was still leaning on the backside of the couch, the other three guys now on their own doing their own thing. Jisung hopped over the couch, basically landing on top of Seungmin’s body, earning a groan from the male. 

“ J esus Jisung. Haven’t you gotten enough cuddles today? ” 

Seungmin moved his body around, trying to get comfortable with the new found weight on top of him. 

“ Nope! Or perhaps... ” 

Jisung replied, nuzzling his head into Seungmin’s chest, and the two of them chuckled. 

“ You know... I’ve found it weird how lately, after you met your soulmate and introduced the other guys, my own soulmate has been feeling so much better when you guys are out of the house, visiting your soulmate. And the moment you’re back, my soulmate is back to feeling like shit. ” 

Jisung felt his body stiffen slightly. Should he tell Seungmin about what he talked about with Hana and the others, or should he keep quiet. 

He knows how much Seungmin has struggled with his soulmate, and if his soulmate really was Hana, then it’d be so much easier. 

“ Uhm... I really want you to meet her soon. I think you’ll have a better chance of meeting your soulmate then. ” 

Jisung decide to say in the end. He was looking up at Seungmin, his eyes sad. 

“ I-... Are you saying we have the same soulmate? ” 

Seungmin questioned, feeling his heart beat faster. 

“ I didn’t say that!... But, I guess it’s kind of obvious... ” 

The next day, Hana was at her place in the cafe by 11. She hadn’t answered any of Karina’s text since  she called her the day prior. Karina gave her a big smile just as she entered the cafe with her laptop and notebook as she went to sit at her usual spot. 

The two didn’t say anything to each other, only exchanging smiles and nods. After some minutes, Karina came by Hana’s table, setting down two coffees and sat down on the opposite side of her. 

“ So... How was yesterday? Jisung told me that you were in safe hands, though he did text me later that day too that you were still feeling kind of down. What’s wrong? ” 

Karina asked, propping her chin on her hands, and smiling softly at Hana. 

“ Yesterday was... Fun. I did feel safe with them, I just felt a little lonely after they left though... ” 

Hana said with a shy smile, taking one of the coffee cups in her hand and bringing it closer to her. Karina smiled, nodding at her words.  

“ I felt kind of lonely when I first left my fiancé after we first found each other, and thats totally normal. By the way, expect company today. ”  

Said Karina before she stood up and walked from the table that Hana was sitting at, and she went back to the counter. What did she mean by expect company? Did Karina know something she didn’t? 

It took 2 hours for Hana to figure out what Karina had meant. She looked up from her laptop that she had been writing on to lock eyes with a brunette standing right by the door. He wore a beanie and a facemask, probably to somewhat hide his face to the public. 

The air shifts immediately as he steps closer to Hana. 
She blinked, her fingers frozen over the keyboard. Her heart stuttered once, then twice, before settling into a heavy, nervous rhythm. The stranger’s dark eyes, the only visible part of him above the mask, were locked onto her like she was the only thing in the room. 

He walked up to her table, his hands stuffed into his pockets, which he was clenching hard, his nails digging into the skin of his palm. His steps slowed the closer he got, like he was second-guessing every move. 

Once he was by her table, he stopped, tilting his head slightly.  

“ You look just like he said you would... “ 

He asked, his voice slightly muffled by the mask. 
Hana blushed at his statement, then shut her laptop fumbling a little more than she wanted to. 

“ Sit down...? ” 

He sat down across from her, hands still in his pockets, and he met her gaze for a second, then ducked his head, a flush creeping up the back of his neck. 

His fingers caught the edge of his mask, hesitated... then tugged it down too fast, like he wanted to get it over with. 

The silence embraced them, awkward and thick. He tapped his thumb against his thigh, a nervous, staccato rhythm that matched the pounding in Hana's chest. 

He felt his heart racing, and his head clouded with emotions. He was scared, like he might just run out of the cafe, but he wanted to stay to talk to the woman in front of him. He knew that some of his feelings were heightened due to his soulmate bound, and he swore he felt Hana being scared too. 

" I... uh, " he started, then bit the inside of his cheek. " I’m sorry. This is weird. You probably don’t even want... " 

He took a deep breath, steadying his heartbeat, and thinking of which words he should say next. 

" Jisung... he, uh... he said you like quiet places. I... spent twenty minutes outside trying to work up the nerve to come in, " he admitted, cheeks reddening, his hand going up to touch at his neck. 

His words made Hana chuckle, laying her head on the table. 

“ Good to know I'm not the only nervous one then... ” She said, her heart now also steadying itself. 

And just like that, the heavy tension broke, not all the way, but enough. Enough to breathe. 

He tugged at the mask again, finally pulling it down properly. His bare face was flushed pink, his mouth set in a nervous, almost stubborn line, like he was still waiting for her to decide he wasn’t worth her time. 

Hana blinked, caught off-guard by how normal he looked. How beautifully human.  

" I'm Seungmin, though you might already know that... " He said, voice steadier now, offering his name like a fragile gift. " Jisung thought... maybe you'd want some company today. " 

Hana smiled again, soft, real, heart cracking wide open, and nudged her coffee toward him in invitation. 

“ I think Jisung was right. ” 

Chapter Text

“ So... You’ve been feeling my emotions like... My whole life..? “  

Hana asked, her voice barely above a whisper. Her hands laid in Seungmin’s, whilst he lightly traced circles in the palm of her hand, a gesture Hana really liked.  

“ …Yeah, ” he finally said, voice low. “ Not all the time. Just… spikes. Big stuff. Sometimes it hit like a train. Sometimes it barely brushed me. Unfortunately, now its constantly. ”  

He swallowed, his jaw tightening, eyes flicking anywhere but her face.  

“ I used to think I was just too sensitive. Like, I'd get angry out of nowhere, or suddenly I’d feel… empty. Or sad. Or excited and I had no idea why. Though now I learned when I grew up. ”  

Hana stayed quiet as he talked. Her other hand reached up, resting gently on top of his. His thumb paused.  

“ There was this one day, ” he added, almost like he didn’t mean to say it out loud. “ I was twelve. I remember sitting in class and just breaking. Couldn’t stop crying. No one understood why. I didn’t either. “  

Hana blinked at him, tucking a piece of her hear behind her ear. “ Why didn’t you try to find me? ”  

Seungmin looked up at her with wide eyes, like she had just dropped the worlds juiciest secret.  

“ I-... I never wanted to find you. I was scared... At least when I was young I was. I was scared you’d be mad at me for like... Snooping in your feelings and such... “  

Hana swallowed, her heart thudding hard against her ribs. “ But you felt everything I felt. ”  

“ Not everything , ” he whispered.  

“ Not the words. Not the thoughts. Just... the weight of them. And it crushed me sometimes. When you were hurting, it felt like I couldn’t breathe. I- I remember one night, I woke up sobbing and couldn’t stop for hours. No reason. My mom thought something was wrong with me. I think now... I think that must’ve been you. ”  

Hana tightened her grip on his hand, her mouth opening, but she said nothing. Seungmin looked at her, his eyes now soft.  

“ I always thought I would have to go and bear this feeling all alone, since no one else felt what I felt... What we felt, you know? I’ve gotten so much help from the other boys in the band, but nothing really helped. “  

His words were soft, just above a whisper, his thumb still tracing soft circles in the palm of her hand.  

“ Now that I see you here, the person I’ve cared for so much in the past... I seriously think I’ve been in love with you for the past 15 years of my life, I just never knew who you were. “  

Hana sat there, stunned. Her lips parted, but no sound came out. Her heart pounded, fast and loud, like it was trying to escape from her ribcage.  

She didn’t know what she expected. A crush? A moment of attraction?  

Not this.  

Not a boy who had carried her feelings like they were his own .  

Not a boy who cried with her, broke with her before he even knew her name.  

She looked down at her hands, still in his. Her thumb brushed over his knuckle, barely touching, but enough to make him lose his breath.  

“ I remember a day, ” she whispered.  

“ I was sitting on the stairs outside of my house. I didn’t know why, but everything just… collapsed. I felt like I was drowning. ”  

She looked up at him, their eyes locking instantly.  

“ But I felt like... I felt like I wasn’t alone. Like someone out there knew how I felt, and that somehow helped me. “  

Seungmin instantly responded, his voice tight. “ I did. ”  

Hana felt like so much lifted of her shoulders right there.  

“ I do. ” His voice was softer this time.“ I still do, and I’m willing to help you through everything that’s hard. ”  

Hana let herself softly smile. It was a real one, and Seungmin swore that it might be his favorite sight ever.  

Then, ever so small, it was almost nothing, she pulled back.  

Not all the way. Just a fraction.  

Seungmin’s grip loosened instantly, his heart crashing into the pit of his stomach.  

“ I’m sorry- I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have- ” He took a moment to compose himself. 
“ I shouldn’t have made you feel like you had to- ” 

“ No. ”  

Hana’s voice was quiet but stern, she didn’t want him to overthink his words. 
She grabbed his hand back again, twirling their fingers together. 

“ I just... I’m scared. ”  

She admitted, her voice ever so quiet, like she didn’t want to admit it.  

“ Of me..? ”  

Seungmin swallowed hard, a feeling in the pits of his stomach and he swore he was about to barf.  

“ No! No... Its just... ” She started, thinking over her words for a moment before continuing.  

“ I’m scared of what this means... I’m scared that... If I feel safe, for the first time in forever, that something might come and just... Ruin that.. ”  

Seungmin felt his heart crack a little for this woman sitting in front of him. He felt like he was staring into the soul of a broken little girl who had been through everything, even at 5 years old.  

“ I’m here for you. Let’s be scared together, yeah? You’re not alone, never will be and never have been. ”  

She looked at him again, and this time, her fingers reached up to brush against his cheek, gentle, hesitant, like she was still testing if he was real.  

“ I didn’t excpect you to be like this... I’ve seen you perform and I’ve seen how you are on vlogs and such, but I never thought you’d be like this... You’re... More? If you know what I mean... ”  

Hana let out a soft chuckle at her own ramble, not knowing how to handle words at the moment. 
Seungmin laughed with her, smiling at her. 

“ I’ve spent so many nights dreaming about how you would be, and I never thought you’d be so... you. “  

They both laughed-  

And in that moment, nothing needed to be said. No grand declarations. No promises too big for the silence between them.  

Just her hand in his.  

Just the breath they shared.  

Just the feeling of finally, finally, not being alone anymore.  

And Karina eyed them from the counter, having a soft smile on her lips.  

Chapter Text

♪  

Seungmin walked into the apartment he and the other 7 boys shared. The apartment was quiet for once, the usual chaos that was settled in the living room wasn't there anymore, mostly because half of the boys had dance practice and Minho had been slightly hard on them, and now they’ve all escaped into their rooms, except one. 
Jisung, who was sprawled out on the couch, half-covered in a blanket and crumbs, immediately sat up when he saw Seungmin. The brightness on Seungmin’s face lit up something in Jisung too, and he grinned.  

Seungmin felt as the world was a little brighter ever since his talk with Hana, and he had never felt this light since forever. He felt like the young kid he was before he started feeling Hanas feelings. That wasn’t bad, was it? He felt as if he was free again, and if he, or Hana, ever was feeling shitty, he could solve it easily.

"  Seungmin , if you snuck off to get bubble tea without me again, I'm staging a riot. And I’ll make Changbin the riot leader. You know how that ends.  "  

Seungmin let out a chuckle at Jisungs words, barely glancing at him as he kicked off his shoes.

" If I tell you I went to see Hana, will you still start the revolution? "  

Jisung scoffed, rolling his eyes playfully at the younger. " Maybe not... " He watched Seungmin carefully, sensing that he was in a better mood than he was when he left.

" So? How was it? "  

Seungmin leaned against the wall, the smile fading into something more tender, staring into something that Jisung could not care less of.

" I figured she was my soulmate right away. "  

That shut Jisung up. He blinked.

" And? "  

" She knew exactly what I was talking about. "  

His voice cracked just slightly. 

" Fifteen years, hyung. All those little moments... the feelings I couldn’t explain... I think I finally can have a good night sleep again. “  

Jisung froze slightly. Seungmin was never the one to bring up his soulmate bond, because he was mostly afraid of people feeling bad for him for feeling that shitty, but it wasn’t his feelings, and people shouldn’t feel bad for him for feeling that, they should be worried about his soulmate. That was he always told himself whenever he got worried glances from his bandmates whenever he brought up this. 

“ For what it’s worth… I’m proud of you, Seungmin. ”  

Seungmin blinked. Then smiled. He never knew it would be this reassuring to hear that from someone after meeting his soulmate. It was just meeting his soulmate, right? No need to mention the countless nights he has been up because he's been having nightmares, overthinking everything, and simply just laying there, feeling. 

“ Thank you. ” 

Seungmin pushed himself off the wall and towards Jisung on the couch, and settled himself beside him, motioning him to lay on his chest. 

“ If I fall asleep, don’t wake me. ” 

Jisung chuckled at that, and laid his head on Seungmins chest, enjoying the way he hears Seungmins heart beat. 

♪ 

Seungmin could not remember when he fell asleep, one second, he was staring at the ceiling, taking deep breaths and enjoying the feel of Jisungs head on his chest, and the next, he was waking up to a blanket being moved over the two, eyes opening and locking onto his leaders eyes. 

Chan smiled at him, his eyes crinkling up in the corner.  

“ Hi. “ 

He whispered softly, like he was afraid of waking them. Seungmin smiled back at him and nodded slightly as a little hello.  

“ I’m heading to sleep. You two sleeping here? ” 

Chan asked, tilting his head to the side and Seungmin swore he looked like a lost dog.  

“ Yeah, I’m so comfortable here... “ 

Seungmin yawned, untangling his arms from under Jisung to stretch slightly.  

“ Okay. You feeling okay? “ 

Seungmin looked at him confused for a moment, before glancing over at the wall clock, seeing that the clock was 3:25 am. 

It was the kind of hour where thoughts got loud. Where everything that didn’t hurt during the day came back to press into your ribs like a bruise. But not tonight. Tonight, it was still. 
No fear. No restlessness. Just still. 

Seungmin looked back at Chan and shook his head, “ I’m fine, thank you. “  

Chan nodded at him, sending a smile his way before bending down to press a kiss against his forehead, then to press a kiss against the crown of Jisungs head. 

Seungmin stared at him as he had pulled away, and they looked at each other. 

“ She said she felt guilty. Like she’d been hurting me all these years. “ 

Seungmins words brought an unsettling feeling in Chans stomach, his eyes turning sad. 

“ But it wasn’t her fault. I never wanted her to feel bad for the things she didn’t choose. I just… ” he exhaled with a shaky breath “ I just wanted her to know that none of it was wasted. That even the worst nights meant something. ” 

Chan let out a deep slow breath out of his nose before he crouched down to Seungmins level. 

“ I’m proud of you, Seungmin. “ 

He said with a low voice, bringing a hand to stroke his hair. 

“ Thank you. ” 

Then Chan spoke again, this time quieter. “ You’re really in love with her, huh? ” 

Seungmin didn’t hesitate. “ I think I always have been. ” 

Chan smiled softly at him before leaning in to press another kiss to his forehead before standing up and walking away and into his bedroom. 

Seungmin took a deep breath as he laid there. He didn’t feel much at the moment, and really hoped that Hana was asleep. It had been a while since he last slept well, and he’ll take an nice advantage of this moment, then he drifted off to sleep again. 

♪  

Hana laid in bed, wide awake, staring at the last message Seungmin sent as he was walking home. 

‘’ Seungmin (The one who feels with me) - I’ve been yours for eternity, even before I knew your name. ‘’ 

They had been talking about how the relationship would be once Hana had met all her soulmates, now only missing two. Seungmin hadn’t said much on that topic, but once they had parted ways, he immediately sent her a message, saying that whatever she chooses, he’ll respect her wishes. 

Hana hadn’t responded to Seungmins message, and didn’t know what to say either. She wanted to say something similar, but he needed to talk to the other 5 about this too before she made any decisions.  

She didn’t know what to say to him, even though she felt as if she has known him for so long after their talk earlier, yet no words popped into her mind. She continued to stare at the text before she felt her eyelids get heavier. 

Tossing her phone away on the nightstand, she stared up at the ceiling, enjoying the way she felt. Steady, secured, safe. She knew if something were to happen, her boys would be there for her. 

Her boys. 

Her boys. 

She hadn’t asked them to be hers yet, but still she felt like they were hers, like she knew their answer. 

“ You're not alone anymore. “ 

She whispered softly to no one. To herself. To remind herself that she wasn’t alone anymore, and she had at least 6 people who would be at her side if she asked. 

“ You’re safe. ”  

She whispered again, now smiling. She liked the thought of that, she felt as if Seungmin or Jeongin was telling her that, they would. She belived Minho, Seungmin and Jeongin have been through so much because of her, and she really hoped they would be there for her. They would. God, she needed to stop overthinking stuff. 

That was the last thing she though before falling asleep at the ass crack of dawn. 

♪ 

Hanas phone vibrated violently against the wood of her nightstand, pulling her out of her beautiful sleep where she dreamt of jumping around on pink fluffy clouds with the others.  

She groaned, pulling the blanket over her head like it could block out reality a little longer, but the buzz from her phone came again. And again. 

It took some buzzes before she got herself out of bed and got her phone, laying down again in her warm bed. 

Group Chat: The Chaos Bonded (9 Members)  

Felix: Good morning sunshines ☀️ who else feels like they got hit by a bus after dance practice yesterday 

Changbin: That’s because you got hit by Minho’s death glare.

Minho: Try again and I’ll hit you for real.

Hyunjin: Someone tell me why Seungmin and Jisung are still passed out on the couch like a rom-com poster

Felix: Channie tucked them in 🥺

Han: I literally cannot remember falling asleep

Seungmin: that’s because you were spooning me and I sedated you with affection

Bang Chan: proud of you all. Especially you, Minnie. 

Hana smiled brightly. She had been added to their group chat. It must have been a group chat Jisung created with her and the rest of stray kids. She sat up properly before starting to write a text, thinking a bit before she sent it. 

Hana: You all are literally the weirdest, softest group of men I’ve ever met. 
Hana: And I think I’m really lucky that you’re mine 

Hana sucked in a breath, before readying herself to delete the message. Changbin and Bang Chan wasn’t hers. This was wrong of her to do.  

Three dots blinked. And blinked. And blinked. 
Then exploded. 

Jeongin: IS THIS A CONFESSION 

Hyunjin: I KNEW IT I KNEW IT I KNEW IT

Felix: We’ve been yours since day one, love 🤍

Minho: ...you’re ours too. Just so we’re clear.

Seungmin: I told you. Eternity. 

Han let out a deep breath she didn’t know she was holding. She smiled at the text, and then got reminded of the time she swore to herself that she wouldn’t cry reading a text message, well she failed. She felt a stray tear run down her cheek, and she just stared at her phone screen as the tear fell down on it. 

It had only been a few days, and already she is so captivated by them. 

She felt her phone vibrate in her hands again, and she focused on the notification on her screen, it was a message from Seungmin. 

“ Seungmin (The one who feels with me) - Sleep well, soulmate? “  

Hana stared at the text for a while, before smiling and writing a reply. 

“ Hana (We’re feelers🤍) - I slept very well, don't think I've slept better in ages. You? I hope my feelings didn’t disturb you. “ 

She took a deep breath and put her phone away before standing up from the bed, getting up to get ready for the day. She did her morning routine, completely forgetting her phone which laid on her bed as she got herself ready. She even felt the urge to do her skin care routine and do her makeup. She was fixing her hair, putting in cute hair clips before remembering her phone which she left on the bed after she sent a text to Seungmin.  She immediately went to get it while she carried two hairclips, desperately trying not to slide and fall in her slippery socks. She got to her phone and saw quite a few messages from Seungmin. Smiling, she opened them. 

“ Seungmin (The one who feels with me) - Your feelings never disturb me. They’re mine too, remember? You don’t have to apologize for being known, Hana. Besides… last night, I felt warmth. Stillness. It’s never been that quiet before. “ 

He had sent a new text right after that one too, 

“ Seungmin (The one who feels with me) -  Also, I know you’re probably going to freak out and overanalyze this so, just breathe. Look up. Remind yourself that you’re safe. Then text me back. Or don’t. Either way, I’ll feel it. I always do. “ 

Hana sat on the edge of her bed, smiling at the text. The long forgotten hair clips still sat in her hands as her eyes linger on the words ‘ You don't have to apologize for being known ’ It was like he knew her so well. She used to apologize for things she didn’t even do and now he’s telling her that she doesnt need to, it was really such a relief. 

“ Hana (We’re feelers🤍) -  I think that’s the kindest thing anyone has ever said to me, Seungmin. And you’re right. I was overthinking. You calmed me down without even being in the room. That should be illegal. …Do you do that often? Just... sit with people’s feelings like that? Or is it just me? “ 

Then, right before she could second guess it, she added; “ Hana (We’re feelers🤍) - PS: I’m wearing pink hair clippers today, dont know why or why i had to tell you, just thought it would be fun. “ She sent the text before throwing the phone away, laying down on her bed again, just staring at everything and nothing at once. Just feeling. Happy.