Stuck
Trigger warnings: Claustrophobia, panic attacks
Scared one: Chan (I'm sorry that he always has to suffer from my mind's ideas TT)
Comforter: Changbin, Felix
In @eternal-stay 's country is/was a blackout and we just pretend that it was in Seoul. Well and when there is a blackout, elevators get stuck. And who is known for being... no, not stuck in an elevator (that would go to skz' Felix and the Felix who writes this... is that kinda a Felix-thing???), no who is known for being up all night in the studios? Right Chan and sometimes Changbin. Well you can imagine or read the rest.
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"Hyung? It's already 2am, I think we should go home now" Chan looked up from his laptop, in Changbin's direction. The younger boy looked tired indeed and Chan started to feel guilty about letting him stay in the 3RACHA studio for so long. "You can already go Binnie, I'll just make this ready and-" "No, we'll go back together! I don't want you to stay here all night." The Aussie sighed but nodded defeated. Changbin, clearly suprised that the leader didn't argue, just took it as a win.
After they saved their work, they went to the elevator together.
Normaly the leader wouldn't go in an elevator and preffered the stairs. Small rooms made him anxious. Like really, really anxious. But he was too tired to fight against Changbin now. What could happen anyway?
They waited until the elevator arived. As soon, as the doors closed, Changbin felt Chan grabbing the right arm of the rapper and hold on it tight. "Sshh hyung, no need to be scared. See we're nearly there" Changbin tried to help the eldest. He got a slow nod back.
Suddenly, the elevator stood still and the light went out. Chan's grip around Changbin's arm tightened and he heard that Chan's breathing got faster. "B-Binnie, what's wrong?" the leader asked with a shaky voice. "I don't know. Maybe a little blacko-" realizing that his words weren't the smartest to calm his friend down, Changbin stopped himself. He pulled his phone out of his pocket and turned the flashlight on.
The rapper turned his head to Chan, so he could get a better view on the leader. As soon as the light hit the other's face, he turned away, clearly not wanting Changbin to see his face. But Changbin saw it and it broke his heart.
Chan's eyes were opened wide, tears already rolled down his cheeks and his breathing was fast and unsteady. His already pale skin was even paler and his complete body was shaking.
"Hey, Channie, look at me, yeah? Can you do that for me?" Changbin was suprised how soft his voice sounded, but hardly doubt that his friend would listen to him. The more surprised he was, when Chan really turned his face in Changbin's direction again. Before the rapper could say something, the older one started to speak "W-what if we won't c-come out here?" Changbin tried to understand what his leader said. As always when Chan was scared, hurt or sick, he started to speak a mix out of Korean and English and his voice cracked at some point. He was swallowing down a sob, Changbin was sure about it.
"No, that won't happen, I promise." "B-but how do you... do you know?" "I'm very sure about it" Changbin went over to his scared friend and pulled him in a tight hug. That was enough for Chan to break down.
He started to sob in Changbin's neck, holding the younger member so tight as if he feared he could fade away.
If Changbin's heart didn't already break, it broke now. He had never seen Chan in such a panic, never heard him sobbing like that. He slowly started to rub circles over the other's back and tried to comfort him. "Sshh Channie, it's okay, we'll be fine, we'll be fine. We are safe, nothing will happen to us. They will find us, don't worry. Should I call Felix, so they know where we are? Or Minho?" "...Lix"
Changbin barely heard him through the sobs, but managed to understand. "Okay, Felix it is then. Can I just call him and I hug you after it again?" he felt how Chan shook his head and started to sob harder again. "Hey, it's fine, it's completely fine. But can we sit down, maybe? It will be more comfortabe" this time Chan nodded and they sat down.
The rapper pullled his hyung closer to him and hugged him from the side, while he started to call Felix. He saw, that the other members already tried to call him. Hastily he tipped in Felix' name. "Please, please, please pick up Yongbok!" he muttered under his breath. After two ringing noises, a cracking sound could be heard and right after it Felix deep and with worry filled voice.
Felix: Changbin?? Where are you and Chan?
Changbin: In JYPE.
F: Are you both safe? The complete city is shut down, thanks to a blackout.
CB: We're aware of it. Chan-hyung is with me. *Whispering* but I can't tell you how safe we are.
F: What?! Where are you in JYPE?
CB: We got stuck in an elevator. Channie-hyung is freaking out completely.
F: I'll call someone to help you!
CB: Yeah, I guess that would be good...
F: I'll call you again as soon as possible. Say Channie-hyung that he doesn't need to be scared.
CB: Thank you, I'll tell him.
With that, Felix hung up.
Changbin looked back at the Aussie, who hid his head in the rapper's neck. "Channie?" he knew that Chan preffered that nickname when he was scared, so he tried to use it as often as possible in this situation. "Mhm?" Chan looked up to the rapper. His eyes were red and puffy from crying and tears still fall down his cheeks. "Felix calls someone to help us now. And then he will call again."
While talking Changbin gently pushed his hyungs head back on his shoulder and started to play with his hair. Chan didn't protest and just cuddled closer on his dongsaeng. "Are you still scared that something will happen to us?" Changbin asked softly and looked down at Chan, who nodded. "Y-you know I hate small rooms like this..." "Yeah, I know. Sorry for bringing you in here" "It's not your fault. I could've walked down" he still mixed the two languages up but at least he had stopped to talk so fast.
They sat there in silent for a little time, the only thing that was audible sometimes, were Chan's choked sobs and a slight pitch in his breathing. A look on the phone told Changbin 2:30am. He sighed and just wanted to put the phone away again, when a call from Felix showed up at the display.
F: Help will come as... as soon as possible.
CB: Oh thank god! Wait, why are you panting?
F: I-I'm on my way to JYPE
CB: What?! Why??
F: So I'm there as soon as you are out of that damn, fucking-
CB: Okay, I got it you can stop swearing on this elevator.
Felix stopped running for a moment to catch his breath again. When he stopped, he noticed a weird backround noise out of the phone.
F: Is Chan still crying?
CB: Yeah and he talks to me *whispering* I guess.
F: Do you even understand something out of this language-mess or does it only sound messy through the phone?
CB: No, it does sound messy and no, I can't understand that pretty good, but until now, I managed.
F: Can you put me on speaker? Maybe I can understand him when he wants to say something.
CB: Sure
*Puts phone on speaker*
F: Hello? Channie-hyung, Changbin? You both hear me?
BC, CB: Yes
F: Okay that's good. Is help already there?
CB: It wasn't there a second ago and I would've told you...
F: Sorry my bad. Channie-hyung?
BC: Y-yeah, I'm here don't worry.
Changbin and Felix heard how shaky Chan's voice was, but both decided to not say anything to that fact. Both knew that Chan hated to be 'weak' in front of his dongsaengs.
F: Okay, good. You fine, mate?
BC: Yes, I-I'm fine.
F: Okay I'm nearly...th...damn...f-
There was a cracking noise again, then silence. "Damn the signal broke!" Changbin muttered. Chan stayed silent and stared at the wall.
"Hey, you really okay?" Changbin looked at his friend with worry in his eyes. "Y-yeah, just feel a little sick" "Do you need to throw up?" the Aussie shook his head. "Okay, just say if it gets worse".
They sat there a couple of minutes, until Chan started to shiver again. "Do you feel worse?" the rapper asked a bit anxious, before he realized, that the leader had started to cry again. "I-I just want to get out of h-here" "I know Channie I know" Changbin pulled the older one in a hug again. "This is so dumb! I shouldn't cry like this. It's pathetic. I should be stronger than this. I'm such a bad hyung" "Hush now Chan! First of all, this is not dumb. You are scared and that is okay and not pathetic, no matter in which position or situation you are and especially that you cry is so, so strong. And second, you are the best hyung we could ever have! You are the best leader in the universe, got it?" Chan nodded against Changbin's shoulder and let out a shaky breath.
Just when Chan had calmed down, the elevator suddenly started to move down again and the light went back on. Completely surprised Chan and Changbin stood up. The Aussie clutched the rapper's arm again, fear in his eyes. "Hey Chan, no worries, the blackout is over, that's why it moves again" the other didn't look totally convinced but stopped to grip Changbin's arm like his life depended on it.
The elevator stopped again. A moment nothing happened and Changbin was afraid that Chan would start to panic again. But then finally the doors opened to the sides and Felix stood in front of them.
"Oh my- thank god!" he shouted and opened his arms for Chan, who ran straight to Felix and out of "the thing right out of hell" how he would call the elevator later. Felix hugged his hyung tightly and Chan started to sob again, but this time in Felix' shoulder. "Sshh Channie, it's okay, I've got you, nothing can happen to you now" the younger Aussie whispered, while he smiled at Changbin who came out a bit slower (what wasn't hard with the speed his hyung had had).
"I'm so glad you both are okay!" Felix muttered to Changbin, when he joined the hug. "Me too. Me too, believe me" he got as an answer.
END
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Aahhhh, I loved writing this. Now I don't have ideas anymore and a long weekend so please, please, pleaseeee write ideas XDD
PS.: they arived at the dorm around 4am thanks to a traffic jam that had built up, which even blocked the way! No need to say that Chan never went into an elevator again and even Changbin tried to avoid it XD