The studio lights shone brightly above the members of Stray Kids as they sat in a neat row, facing the cameras with cheerful smiles. It was another fan interview, the kind where questions came in live from Stay, and the energy was warm and playful.
The host greeted them and flipped through her cards, smiling. “Alright, let’s start with some fan questions. Ready?”
Everyone nodded, a chorus of yeses filling the air.
“First question,” she read, “who takes the longest to get ready before a show?”
Without missing a beat, Bang Chan laughed. “Hyunjin. For sure.”
The room burst into laughter. Hyunjin gasped dramatically, hand on his chest. “I have standards! Someone has to look good for Stay!”
Felix chuckled softly beside him, his deep voice slipping out between laughs. “You spend more time on your hair than all of us combined.”
Hyunjin turned to him with a playful pout. “And yet you still manage to look prettier than me.”
The comment went almost unnoticed until the next question popped up on the screen. The host grinned. “Oh, this one’s fun. A fan asked, who do you think is the prettiest member in Stray Kids?”
Everyone started talking at once. Han pointed at Lee Know. Changbin jokingly pointed at himself. Seungmin laughed and said, “Hyunjin’s going to say Hyunjin.”
But Hyunjin didn’t say anything right away. He just looked at Felix. The younger boy blinked, confused at first, his freckles standing out under the bright lights.
Hyunjin leaned toward his mic, smiling softly. “Felix is the prettiest one.”
The room fell quiet for a second before everyone shouted and laughed. Felix’s eyes widened, his face turning red as he hid behind his hands.
“Hyunjin!” he said through a laugh. “Why would you say that?”
“Because it’s true,” Hyunjin replied simply. “He doesn’t even try, but he’s just… pretty. Like, inside and out.”
The members teased them right away. Han made dramatic heart shapes with his hands. Seungmin fanned Felix with a notebook. Bang Chan couldn’t stop laughing.
Felix peeked through his fingers, his smile small and shy now. “You’re embarrassing me,” he muttered, cheeks still pink.
Hyunjin just leaned back, still smiling, his gaze soft. “Good. You’re cute when you’re shy.”
The chat exploded with comments, hearts, and chaos. The host tried to keep it together, laughing into her mic. “So, it’s official then. Hyunjin says Felix is the prettiest.”
Felix shook his head, trying to hide his grin. “I’ll get you back for that later.”