Little: Chan

Caregiver: Stray Kids

Request/Idea - The author (Me)

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Chan had been a little since he debuted with Stray Kids. The stress, all the performances and even being the leader were getting to Chan and before he knew it, he became a little. It's been five years and he still has yet to tell the rest of the members.

Today though, Stray Kids had a day off and they just decided to spend the day at 3racha's and Hyunjin's dorm. Minho and Felix were playing video games while Changbin and Hyunjin watched. Jisung, Seungmin and Jeongin were in the kitchen trying to make lunch together and not burn the dorm down. Chan was in his room, deciding that he would tell the others about little Channie, hoping the members would be okay with it.

As Chan walked to the living room, he held a plushie in his hands that was given to him from a fan. Chan reached the main area and nervously asked for everyone's attention, playing with the plushie in his hands. Chan told everyone that he was a little and waited for the other's responses, but instead got met with laughter.

"Yea right. Nice prank hyung" Hyunjin said, turning back to the TV.

"B-but I'm serious" Chan looked down, ashamed.

"That's kinda weird. And creepy" Jisung added.

"I agree. Aren't you the leader? You should be taking care of us & not act like a child" Seungmin popped out of the kitchen.

"Pl-please. I'm not joking" Chan started to tear up.

"I don't even know why you told us in the first place hyung" Changbin too started watching Felix and Minho again.

"Oh, o-ok t-then" he felt the first tear fall.

Chan had tears streaming down his face as he fled back to his room, plushie still in hand. 'This didn't go as expected' Chan thought as he locked the bedroom door and curled up on his bed, crying into his hands. Chan picked up the plushie and muttered something to it, choosing to run and live in a studio away from the members for the time being. The recently slipped little didn't budge, no matter how many times Minho, Changbin, Hyunjin, Jisung, Felix, Seungmin or Jeongin asked Chan to open the door.

Hours passed and Seungmin, Felix, Minho and Jeongin left to their own dorm without saying bye to Chan because he still hadn't left from earlier. Chan waited till everyone went to bed before taking his bag and slipping out of the dorm as quiet as possible. Chan called and took a cab to the building and found an empty studio to live in for the time being.

After setting everything up, little Channie went and heated up some milk with honey in his only bottle and went back to the studio. Chan curled up on the couch with his polar bear plushie and started drinking. Before he knew it, he fell asleep with the empty bottle falling to the floor.

~ The next day ~

It was another off day for Stray Kids as there was some incident at the building which had to have the building closed for the day. Minho, Felix, Seungmin and Jeongin chose to stay at the other dorm again.

Minho walked into the living room and asked for everyone's attention. He asked if anyone had see or heard from Chan since he fled the living room. Everyone either replied with "No, I haven't" "Isn't he still in his room?" "He's probably just sleeping."

Minho picked the lock and opened the door to Chan's bedroom to find it completely empty. He ran back to the main area to tell everyone that Chan is missing. Everyone else stopped what they were doing and started looking for Chan until Hyunjin found something hidden in the back of Chan's closet.

Everyone gathered back in the living room and Hyunjin opened the box to reveal some kid stuff. The expressions on everyone's face turned mortified when they realized what they had done. They all were mean to Chan even after he was telling the truth and now he was gone.

Hyunjin texted Hongjoong of ATEEZ since he had some littles in his group and Hongjoong texted back with a list of stuff to buy and where to buy it. Hyunjin and Changbin would go buy the stuff while Minho, Seungmin and Jeongin would go look for Chan and Jisung and Felix stayed back if Chan came back to the dorm. Changbin and Hyunjin left and Minho, Seungmin and Jeongin followed soon after.

Minho, Seungmin and Jeongin looked everywhere until splitting up and Minho going to look at the studio and finding one of the doors locked. Thinking it was Chan in there, Minho gently knocked on the door, receiving a "Go 'way". Not giving up, Minho picked the lock again and slowly opened the door to reveal a sad Chan curled up on the far side of the couch.

Minho sat beside Chan and started talking to him.

"Hey, um.., I just wanted to say I'm sorry about yesterday" Minho still left some distance between the two.

Chan just whined in response.

"Are you little right now?"

A sniffle and a nod.

"Can you tell hyung how old you are?" Minho asked, laying his hand on Chan's back.

Chan held up one finger.

"Wow, pretty young huh?"

Another nod.

"Well, like I said earlier baby, I'm really sorry and so is everyone else."

Chan looked up at Minho before climbing onto his lap and burying his head in Minho's neck. Minho paused for a bit before rubbing Chan's back with his hand.

"Does this mean you forgive me baby?" Minho smiled.

Chan replied with a nod.

"You're so cute, you know that?"

Chan started chewing on Minho's shirt and Minho grabbed a dummy laying idle beside Chan's stuff and quickly wiped it off before popping it in Chan's mouth. Chan smiled and grabbed his polar bear plushie before leaning against Minho's chest. Minho said that he thinks everyone would be happy to meet him like this and asked if he can tell the others that they could come over. Chan shyly nodded and kept his eyes on the door.

Minho texted Seungmin and Jeongin and soon enough, a knock was heard from the door. Chan tensed up and hid his face back against Minho's neck. Minho called them in but to be careful because little Channie was pretty shy. Jeongin sat beside the pair on the couch and Seungmin crouched in front of the two. Minho felt his shirt get wet as Chan started crying from the fear.

"It's ok cutie. You don't have to be scared. Minnie and Innie don't wanna hurt you baby" he assured the little.

"Min hyung is right. We even brought you a little gift when we heard there was a baby here" said Jeongin.

Chan switched one hand to hold onto Minho's shirt and the other stayed on the plushie. Chan looked up, visibly shaking as Seungmin placed a cute wolf plushie in his lap. Chan smiled slightly behind the dummy as he took the plushie and held it close before looking up at Minho with sparkling eyes.

"Do you like it, baby?"

A happy nod.

"Looks like your guys' gift paid off."

Chan moved from Minho to Jeongin's lap and sat with his back against Jeongin's chest. The little slowly warmed up to the other two and was playing peekaboo with Seungmin while still on Jeongin's lap before Minho suggested something.

"I know it may seem sudden, but do you wanna go home to meet the other two baby?"

Chan hesitated for a bit but soon nodded, followed with a yawn.

"You tired, Channie?" Jeongin asked, holding Chan close.

"I think it's time to take this baby home" Seungmin smiled.

Minho stood up and took Chan back into his arms as he seemed to like Minho the most. Seungmin and Jeongin helped pack up Chan's stuff and they left the studio. With the dummy still in Chan's mouth and the slight rocking from Minho walking, Chan soon fell asleep before they even reached the car.

The ride back was quiet and Chan managed to stay asleep the whole time. Minho picked Chan back up and they all went inside, to see Changbin, Hyunjin, Jisung, and Felix waiting in the living room. Minho let them meet the sleeping Chan before taking him to his room to finish the nap.

~ A couple hours later ~

The other members sat in the living room, watching a random drama when soft crying was heard from Chan's room. Minho went to the room and found Chan awake and crying with both plushies in his arms. As soon as he saw Minho, Chan quietly called out for him.

"What's wrong baby?" Minho sat down and pulled him into his lap.

"I nuh baby. I big boy" Chan said proudly.

"My bad. Will my big boy say how old he is?" Minho chuckled.

"Thwee!" he exclaimed.

"You're right. You are a big boy."

Chan just said how he missed Minho who he now calls "Appa" and that he wanted to see the others. Chan took Minho's right hand and the plushies in the other.

"Guess who I have with me?" Minho exclaimed when they reached the living room.

"Aww, our baby's back" Felix turned to see Chan.

"Nuh! I thwee, nuh baby" Chan pouted.

Chan sat down on the couch next to Changbin and Hyunjin handed Chan a small bag of animal crackers and some juice in the new sippy cup him and Changbin bought because Chan hasn't had lunch yet. The rest of the group soon filed in and Minho started with asking little Channie for big Chan, which he responded with immediately coming out of his headspace.

"What do you need?" Chan asked.

"Hyung, I know I already said this but, and I think I speak for everyone when I say I'm truly sorry" Minho spoke softly.

"They're right. We shouldn't have been mean to you" Felix added on.

"Also, why didn't you tell us earlier? Minho said that you've been like this since debut" Hyunjin asked, slightly concerned.

"I-I just thought that you would've reacted the way you did. And also that I would be kicked out of Stray Kids" Chan sniffled.

"We would never do that" Jisung rubbed Chan back.

They talked a bit more about what their lives would be like now. They also decided on some rules for little Channie. Jeongin then took the time to speak up.

"Now that that's all cleared up, I was thinking maybe you spend the rest of the day in your headspace. There's still 6hrs 45mins left" Jeongin asked Chan

"Sure, I'm ok with that" he nodded.

Chan and Minho soon left to Chan's room while the rest either started on an early dinner or setting up the TV for a movie. Minho helped Chan into non-pajamas but still comfy clothes and he also grabbed all the stuff little Channie wanted to bring.

They headed back to the living room to find Hyunjin and Jisung in what seemed like a competitive game of go fish at the dining table. Changbin and Seungmin are setting up the TV and Jeongin and Felix getting drinks.

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WC: 1820

I did my science test yesterday and probably failed 👍

Song recommendation: ATEEZ's new single 'NOT OKAY'