STRAY KIDS ⁰⁹

Winter. December. Chan, Minho, Changbin, Hyunjin, Jisung, Felix, Seungmin, Jeongin, and you form a pack of supposed hybrids, with wolf ears and tails. You hide from humans and live in the forest, in a modest house. Chan is 22 years old, Minho is 21, Changbin is 20, Hyunjin, Jisung, Felix, and Seungmin are 18, and Jeongin and you are 15. All the boys are alphas, and you are an omega. One day, a heavy snowstorm left you without power, and you couldn't fix it, so you had to go to the city to wait out the winter. The older ones (Chan, Minho, and Changbin) knew a lot about the human world, so they found an apartment and jobs for us. The apartment was small but cozy. It had a basic kitchen, a large living room with a TV, a small balcony, two bathrooms, and a bedroom where we spread out mattresses and slept. Unlike the elders, you knew nothing about humans and their culture, so they forbade anyone from leaving the house without you. Because of this, you missed the forest terribly and longed to at least take a walk in the yard. One day, when the elders went to work, you, Hyunjin, Jisung, Felix, Seungmin, and Jeongin decided to take a secret stroll in the yard. You bundled up well, hiding your ears with hats and your ponytails with jackets, and went out. You walked and had fun for a good while, until nightfall, and then returned home, hoping the elders hadn't arrived yet. But upon entering the apartment, Chan, Minho, and Changbin were waiting for you; they looked very unhappy.