Stray Kids Reader Insert One-Shots! (Gender neutral!)

[Bang Chan] Dancing in the rain

"Thanks it's the insomnia." Requested by STAYBLINK

Chan blinked awake when he heard the soft closing of the door to your shared room. He tiredly reached a hand towards your side of the bed and came up empty, but still slightly warm. It was one of those miraculous nights where the two of you were able to fall asleep at the same time, but it seemed like you had other plans.

He let out a yawn before sitting up in bed and looking around through nearly-closed eyes as he tried to figure out what was happening. It was still dark, and turning on his phone (through even more squinted eyes) told him it was a little after 4 am. He let out a groan from the fatigue still weighing down on his bones before falling face-first into his pillows. He was sure you'd come back, you were probably just getting water.

His eyes closed fully and he readjusted himself to get more comfortable, but it was no good. His mind was already awake. Felix said he was going to swing by later to drop off some cookies. And he needed to pester Changbin about sending him a sample of the rap he was putting together. What were you doing? He couldn't hear the sounds of anything awake in the rest of your shared apartment. A cool beat started playing in his head and he tried to commit it to memory to transpose once he woke up. Maybe it was a beat that Han could use, he could imagine Han doing some lyrical rapping to it. Were you okay? It's been a while. Oh, and is that thunder outside?

A groan of defeat emitted from his throat as he sat up fully and pulled himself out of bed. If he was awake, may as well try and do something productive. The carpeted floor was soft against his feet as he pulled open the door to the bedroom and headed out into the living area. He was going to head into the kitchen to grab a drink, but he noticed the door to the patio open, and that stopped him in his tracks.

He nearly let out a shriek when he saw someone on the balcony, but his brain caught up at the last second and realized it was just you. There was a warm smile on his face as he crossed the living room to see you on the balcony. Aided by the fact you left the door open, he silently slipped his arms around you and rested his chin on your shoulder in a back hug. "Sorry," you rubbed at his arms that were around your waist, "did I wake you up?"

"It's okay," he murmured back in his warm, low voice. "What are you doing out here? It's like 4 am."

"As if you can argue against that," you teased with a smile, "Mr. disastrous sleep schedule."

He rolled his eyes at your jab, "thanks, it's the insomnia. But," he pressed a quick kiss to your cheek, "I'm still asking." There was a flash of light followed by a rolling rumble that made him realize that yes. It was thunder storming outside.

"It's raining." He hummed in agreeance and nuzzled his face into your neck, "it's wonderful." You took in a deep breath and smiled as you inhaled the wet earth smell. The gentle pittering of the rain interrupted by thunder was all you could hear as down below, there was hardly a car on the street. There was another flash of lightning and you gasped as you saw it fork through the sky before there was a crack of thunder. "I kind of want to dance in it."

That got Chan to open his eyes fully as he looked at you with concern and shock barely illuminated on his face. "You want to dance in it?" he repeated, not sure that he heard it in his still-waking-up state.

You stuck a hand beyond the balcony to let raindrops cover it and you were pleased to find it cool, but not hard. "It's not bad. And tomorrow's Saturday anyway." Chan himself wasn't super keen on getting wet in his clothes, especially because it was cold and he was definitely not going to wear swim trunks out there. "Do you want to dance with me?" But he was totally whipped for you. "It'll be less than five minutes...probably." He couldn't say no.

"Right now?" he couldn't help but ask as he glanced down at his outfit to confirm that he was shirtless and in a pair of sweatpants.

You glanced at him with a bit of a spark in your eye as you nudged him, "after you put on a shirt." You turned back to the rain wistfully, "it might pass soon."

He gently tugged you back inside and you looked at him in confusion, "grab your keys." You grinned at his small confirmation as you hurried to put on one of the light jackets you had left on the couch and your keys from the little box at the door. Chan emerged from your room with a light jacket covering his bare chest and the two of you slipped out of your apartment.

When you got outside, you let out a giggle of delight as you spun around under the downpour. It may have gotten harder, but you didn't mind. Your sandal-clad feet stepped in several puddles and your joyful shouts seemed out of place in the otherwise silence of the night. You noticed Chan still standing apprehensively under the overhang in front of your apartment complex, "may I have this dance?" you asked as you extended a hand out to him.

His face melted into a smile as he looked at you nearly perfectly illuminated under one of the streetlights. "Can't leave you hanging, can I?" he asked as he confidently stepped out to take your hand, "that wouldn't be very gentlemanly of me."

You smiled as the two of you did a janky version of the waltz under the falling rain. Your feet were soaked as you breezed through puddles and the sky continued to be punctuated with bursts of lightning and thunder. "Thanks Chan." You murmured as you leaned into his chest, the two of you swaying in place.

"Anything for you babe."

It was a gust of wind that caused you to sneeze that finally pulled the two of you back into the safety of the building. Your fingers were cold and clumsy as you shoved the key into the lock to gain access to your apartment and you couldn't help but burst into laughter once the door shut.

"What?" Chan asked gently as he pulled you into another wet hug.

"Nothing." You smiled, "just happy."

Chan felt a smile grow on his face as well, your joy was just infectious like that. "I'm glad you're happy." He started pulling the two of you to the bathroom, "but let's get dried off."

It wasn't long until the two of you were in dry, warm clothes and back in bed. You cooed as you ran your hand through his hair, as it got curly from the rain and the somewhat aggressive towel dry. "Felix is coming by later today." Chan reported as the two of you cuddled and began to drift into sleep.

"K."

Luckily for Chan, he was able to fall asleep. Though it felt like only minutes as he was woken up by rapid knocking and his phone vibrating wildly.

"Is that Felix?" you squinted as you stared at his phone. Your room was a lot brighter now that the sun had risen.

"Probably." Chan groaned as he pulled himself out of bed. "You can go back to bed," he protested when he noticed you were also crawling out.

"I'll make breakfast." You smiled as the two of you emerged from your room to answer the door.

"Took you long enough," Changbin couldn't help but bite in annoyance when Chan finally opened the door.

"You're not Felix."

Changbin scoffed, "feeling the welcome."

"Sorry," Chan replied as he rubbed his face. "I thought Felix was coming over today."

"He is," Changbin agreed, "he was baking enough cookies to feed an army earlier today. Hey (y/n)!" your guest waved his hand as he noticed you in the kitchen making coffee.

"Hey Changbin, how've you been?"

"Did the two of you just wake up?" he asked as he looked between the two of you with slight eye bags and general 'I just woke up' vibes.

"Yeah." Chan replied as he searched through the apartment for his laptop.

"Rough night?" Changbin asked with a smirk.

"Seo Changbin!" you shouted and threw a pot holder at him who easily ducked and ran away laughing.

AN: Oops, I did not mean to disappear for over a month. I'm sorry!! Haha but inspiration struck (as usual) in the middle of the night, so apologies if this is a little messy as it's completely unedited (I didn't want to leave you guys hanging ^^;). On another note more related to skz, NOEASY! So excited!! I'm loving Felix's big hat and Chan's been getting way too comfortable with crop tops. Are you sure you're foive sir?? xD