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

Bang Chan x reader || Dreams of Soulmates

"I'm sure you're very talented as well," you replied reassuringly with a confident nod.

He ducked his head shyly, "how can you say that when you haven't even heard it?"

"It takes amazing talent to know amazing talent," you replied with a knowing grin. He looked like he wanted to say something, but he and the field suddenly vanished. Leaving you discombobulated as your hand fumbled around for your phone that was blaring at you to wake up. As you sat up in bed, trying to figure out what day of the week it was, you remembered Chan's smiling face. That dream...it felt like more than just a dream.

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Several weeks passed and your nights passed without a peep from Chan. Maybe that was just a dream. But you couldn't help but feel something was different about that encounter. It felt more substantial than your past dreams, and you could remember every moment of the interaction, something your other dreams couldn't come close to (if you could even remember them).

So it was to your delight when you found yourself in the field again. You quickly looked around for Chan and rushed over to him when you spotted his figure. "I thought this was all a dream," you couldn't help but rush out breathlessly when you got close.

His eyes widened in recognition as he smiled and you felt a warmth grow in your chest, "(y/n)! It's you again!" his head tilted to the side cutely, "I haven't seen you in a while."

"Same here," you replied before plopping down to take a seat in the field, "so how's life been?"

He smiled again, "it's been good! I've been doing a lot of performances with my friends, it's hard work learning the choreography," he replied honestly with a shy look on his face, "but totally worth it." He sighed happily as he gazed up at the sky, "I love being on the stage."

"That sounds wonderful!" you couldn't help but smile with him, his happiness was just contagious like that.

He turned attention back to you, "and how about you?"

"It's been good! I think I'm finally getting the hang of Korea," you replied with a grin as you thought about how you finally navigated the route from your dorm to the grocery store without the use of a navigation app.

His eyes widened in shock, "oh! Korea?"

You nodded and gave a hum of agreeance, "I guess I forgot to tell you, I'm studying abroad this semester, and I chose to go to South Korea!"

"How do you like it?"

You didn't even have to think about your answer, "the food here is so good!" The other exchange students and you made it your mission to go out and eat at least three times a week, it was a pain on your wallet, but hey, you were in a new country and you were going to use every opportunity you could get.

His eyes widened in delight, "right! Korean food is so tasty."

"Do you live in Korea?" you were nervous to ask it, but what if he did? Would you be able to meet Chan in real life? Did you even want to? You've only met him twice, and meeting an almost-stranger seemed pretty sketchy. Turns out you didn't have to worry about his answer though, as you were suddenly yanked out of the dream and pulled back into reality.

You sighed, you wanted to talk to him more, but you smiled again when the image of him smiling at you popped up into your mind. There was just something soothing about his atmosphere. In the dream world, you felt safe with him, and time always seemed to fly by. You felt a blush rise to your cheeks as you recalled how his smile made your heart skip a beat, you couldn't be falling for the man, you've only met him twice. Yet, even just the thought of him made you feel safe and happy.