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Y/N has loved Stray Kids since the survival show. She never imagined that one acoustic cover recorded in an empty college recital hall would change her life. After winning The Stay Project, Y/N and her best friend, Bella, trade college lectures for recording studios, comeback preparations, world tours, and eighteen months working alongside the eight artists who unknowingly inspired them to keep creating. For a photography major who’s always preferred hiding behind the camera, it’s the opportunity of a lifetime—and one she’s terrified she’ll somehow lose. But some things are harder to leave behind than a hometown. The voice in the back of her mind that insists she’ll never be enough. The childhood she rarely talks about. The coping mechanisms she’s spent years hiding from everyone around her. As friendships deepen and walls begin to crack, Hyunjin starts noticing the little things no one else does—the forced smiles, the apologies for things that aren’t her fault, the moments when the confident young woman behind the camera quietly disappears. Meanwhile, not everyone is happy about two ordinary STAYs suddenly finding themselves at Stray Kids’ side. Some fans would do anything to take their place. And some wounds don’t stay buried just because you’ve boarded a plane. A story about art, healing, found family, learning what love is supposed to feel like… and discovering that sometimes the person you’ve been waiting for isn’t a superhero. Sometimes, they’re simply someone who stays.