Can't Escape The Current
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A part of Chan's past from his training days comes to light. A past he thought he had put behind him.
A series of events (a misunderstanding, a confrontation, a concussion in the rain) follow that send him running and definitely not dealing with his trauma.“No one was ever supposed to know,” Chan looked his manager square in the face, hating the way his voice broke, “no one.”
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Chan is drowning.
His family is there to try and save him.
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- Part 1 of Can't Escape The Current
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“You wouldn’t want me. Not really. I’m too ... fucked up for this.”
“We want every piece of you, Chan, fucked up bits and all.”
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This is the second installment that will document Chan's continued healing and eventual OT8 at the end. These will carry the same themes as the first story, but a bit more romantic.
Picks up immediately after the ending of Drowning (Part 1).
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- Part 2 of Can't Escape The Current
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~A two-shot~
“I want to try something,” Felix whispered against his lips, trying to hide how breathless he was from the sensation.
“What?” Chan’s eyes were dark and his cheeks were red.
“I’ve been doing some research.”
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Felix wants to help Chan with his chronic pain and buys a candle from an online sex shop.
Chan subsequently gets in his head about it and Hyunjin guides him through it.
It would be helpful to have read the original series, but maybe not necessary.
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- Part 3 of Can't Escape The Current
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we've been doing all this late-night talking by SuperWhumpage
Fandoms: Stray Kids (Band)
04 May 2024
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Sleep deprivation and late-night conversations leads to sad confessions and a little more than just talking.
Chan is learning.
A one-shot; part of the "Can't Escape the Current" universe - should read the original series first.
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- Part 4 of Can't Escape The Current
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“I thought I remembered the first time, but I guess I didn’t, until now,” Chan finished, his words slurred in exhaustion and dissociation and Seungmin could tell he was losing him hopefully to sleep and not to his brain shutting down, “was my fault after all,” was barely a whisper and he almost didn’t catch it, a soft exhale as his eyes fluttered closed, going limp against Seungmin’s chest.
Seungmin suspected he wouldn’t remember this conversation in the morning.
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A two-shot where Jisung and Minho make a drunken mistake that sends Chan absolutely spiraling.Set in the "Can't Escape the Current" universe.
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- Part 5 of Can't Escape The Current
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“Jisung-ah,” he groaned, but his eyes were closed as he melted back into his embrace, “this is not a massage,” but Chan was like butter melting under his touch. Jisung's hands splayed flat against his chest and abdomen, Chan's arms still pinned beneath his and Chan didn’t seem to mind, his head falling backward to rest on Jisung’s shoulder, leaving him in an open and vulnerable position.
If he heard Changbin click the lock of the door into place, he didn’t say anything.
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Changbin and Jisung teach Chan to accept their physical affections.
Part of the Can't Escape the Current universe but can also, mostly, stand alone.
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- Part 6 of Can't Escape The Current
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Late night hot tubs.
Late night talks about giving up and taking control.
Late night kisses lead to more than either of them were ready for.
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- Part 7 of Can't Escape The Current
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He didn’t stop him though, because it was so obvious that Hyunjin was angry. He could tell by the way his fingers dug into the flesh of his hips and the harsh way his lips found his neck and bit at his skin. It suddenly felt like too much. Too much. But he couldn’t get his mouth to move to tell him to stop, part of him didn’t want to because this is what Hyunjin wanted, what he needed. This is what Chan asked for. Better to let this happen and then he’d stop being angry. Chan screwed his eyes shut, trying to force himself to breathe, trying to talk himself out of the panic he was spiraling into it. You’re fine, you’re fine, you’re fine.
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Short tempers.
An argument between Hyunjin and Chan.
Heated kisses and wandering hands.
A flashback and a trauma response.
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Minho's left to clean up the mess.Series
- Part 8 of Can't Escape The Current
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“Are you not excited to go home?”
“No, yeah, of course I am. It’s gonna be great,” the smile he gave him was all teeth and dimples, but it never quite reached his eyes and he quickly turned back towards the airplane window and they watched Korea disappear below them in silence.
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Felix and Chan go back to Australia after three years of travel restrictions.
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- Part 9 of Can't Escape The Current
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A series of smutty/explicit one-shots (with some peppered in angst) that will further explore Chan's healing.
Chapter 1: Jisung/Chan
Chapter 2: Minho/ChanSeries
- Part 10 of Can't Escape The Current
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"After everything, don't you think we deserved to know?"
"I was just trying to protect you."
"We never wanted your protection, hyung," Minho whispered, trying to keep the frustration from his voice. Flashbacks of their first confrontation all those years ago, alone in a locker room, desperate for Chan to come home, "we've only ever wanted you."
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- Part 11 of Can't Escape The Current