Shining Star//Dimming Light (VOL.2) (Felix X SKZ ONE-SHOTS)

Killing Me Softly (?)

Pairing: ? & Felix

Genre: Detective AU

!!TW!! : suspense, murders, major character deaths, blood, a bit gore-ish I guess?

(requested by @Maddy05)

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"I can't believe I got a false lead again!"

Felix angrily threw the case file on his desk. Not only had he wasted the last two weeks following a fake trail, but his migraines were beginning to get worse, too – he knew he was partly to blame for it, since he always pushed his limits when he became obsessed with a case, but it didn't make things any better. His head was killing him, and the serial killer he'd been trying to track down for the past two months wasn't anywhere close to being put behind bars – so yeah, Felix was in a pretty foul mood right now.

"I warned you, Lix," sighed Chan, his partner. "This is the third time you've been played for a fool by that guy – I think you need a break."

"Yeah, a break in this damned case," he huffed.

"No, a break period. Look, you're one of the best detectives in the precinct for a reason, but even you can hit a slump from time to time—"

"It's not a slump!"

"—and when was the last time you slept, hm?"

Felix quietened a bit at that, and Chan sighed again. "That's what I thought. Go home, Felix. Take a few days off to get some rest, and then you'll be able to look at the whole case with a fresher eye. It ought to help a lot more than you just throwing those poor files around."

Before Felix could protest, a knock at the door grabbed their attention, and none other than Changbin entered, carrying a tray with two cups of coffee from the nearby café.

"On coffee duty this evening, Changbin?" mused Chan, eagerly accepting a cup.

"Yup. I got your usuals." He then quirked a brow at Felix. "You look like crap."

"Thanks," drawled Felix, also grabbing his labeled cup. "Love you too, Binnie."

"Still on that serial murder case?"

Felix snorted bitterly, though his expression softened the slightest bit when he took a first sip of the coffee he was given. There was just something about that coffee that always managed to make him feel better, though he couldn't say what—

"It's your cute barista boy who's on shift tonight," suddenly added Changbin as he headed out, winking at Felix. "You should go and ask him out before heading home."

Felix instantly flushed a deep red. "It- it's not like that!"

Changbin simply laughed as he left, and Felix glared at Chan when his partner failed to muffle his snickering. The two of them and pretty much everyone they worked with knew of the crush Felix had on the "cute barista boy" who worked at the nearby café, and they always teased him about it. But the last thing Felix wanted was a boyfriend. He already had a hard enough time taking care of himself, there was no way he'd be able to handle a lover on the side, no matter how cute said lover could be.

As he tried grabbing the file he'd previously thrown, however, Chan stopped him.

"Go home," he ordered, a tad sternly. "I'll drive you there myself and tie you to your bed if that's what it takes, got it?"

"Kinky."

Chan snorted, getting up. "Come on. We won't get anything more done tonight, and I swear I'll call you if anything important happens – but I don't want to see your face here again for at least two full days."