𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐦; 𝐡𝐲𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐱

28‣ 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙡𝙮𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙙𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜

"I've got work to tend to, pretty. How about I drop you home tonight and we can hang out tomorrow?"  

the layers of Felix's heart slowly peel as each word of Hyunjin's statement is fully out in the world and when the sentence ends, his sheepish smile threatens to falter because he doesn't want this to end. He doesn't understand why but this evening feels better than every evening he's had in the past ten days, even though he's tired today, has a lot of work to catch up to, and hasn't had a single proper meal, even then he likes today better. His heart which was now a bare and raw piece begins to slow out in its beating like a lover on a dance floor 

he feels both melancholy and flusteredness but then Hyunjin softly raises his free hand, strings his fingers through his hair, and tucks away a fading-blue strand. Felix's eyes are looking up into Hyunjin like he's expecting a change of mind but the blond only smiles softly at him "We can get dinner tomorrow, or whatever you would like to do" he suggests further, trying his best to make up for the sin that he has committed; declining Felix. 

Felix takes a second before he lets out a soft chuckle and shakes his head, looking away from Hyunjin and patting his arm before he looks back at him "Of course! sure, yes" He blabbers softly, finally settling with the fact that tonight is going to end here, he's not going to have any more of the peace Hyunjin brings with him, and though the thought may be full of sadness, he doesn't let it cloud his better judgment and become upset. They were both adults with practical lives and Felix understood that well, he wasn't going to act like a teenager with a crush and be bummed out because Hyunjin has important things to do.

Hyunjin stayed quiet for a second, just staring at Felix and losing himself in the tide he had drowned in a few times now, he could have treaded further, sunk lower in Felix's beauty but the man smiled and shook a hand in front of Hyunjin's face "Are we going to stay here forever now?" He chuckles lightly and it reminds Hyunjin of life, of their surroundings, of the possible danger they are in. The man clears his throat and looks away, heading straight towards his car and Felix follows too, still clinging to his arm like it didn't matter if they acted like a couple 

The blond opens the car door to the passenger side and guides Felix inside, helping him sit in and even leaning down to buckle his belt "I could've done that myself, Hyun" Felix whispers underneath the blanket of a shy smile when Hyunjin's handsome face comes impossibly close to his' and he can barely breathe with the overpowering scent of Hyunjin's perfume and the proximity. Maybe it was the fact that it had been so long since he last saw Hyunjin and their latest shenanigans weren't very...ethical 

and maybe that had led to him feeling the way he had been feeling this evening; shy and giddy. Or maybe it was something else entirely, whatever it was, Felix could feel it painting his cheeks red and twisting his stomach. The blond turns his face to look at Felix, smiling softly as he stares at the fairy-like man "Yes, but you shouldn't have to" He smiles deeper even if he doesn't want to allow himself to, his silky voice rising a troop of goosebumps in their wake against Felix's skin "Why not" the blue-haired bites away a giggle, still not understanding where this much featherbrained-ness is coming from 

his heart sings a melody in his chest and it appears on his skin in the face of rose-pink "Because when I'm around, you shouldn't have to do anything" Hyunjin leans back just the slightest, placing his left arm next to Felix's head on the seat to balance himself while the boy gazes back into his eyes with glittery ones "What am I? a princess?" he shakes his head, unbelieving of Hyunjin's silly words as he tries to fight the urge to grab the blond's face and pull him in a neverending kiss

It's shameless, and Felix reminds himself that his addiction to Hyunjin's chivalry is becoming alarming and he needs to keep himself in check. "You're pretty as one" The man chuckles softly at his own remark, standing straight and ruffling Felix's hair before he closes the door swiftly while Felix becomes frozen and loses his heartbeat. Why did Hyunjin keep complimenting him today and why was it making Felix feel that way? The blush Felix can't decipher the origin of keeps rising to his ears and his cheeks and he can't help it, only dwelling on how Hyunjin had played with his hair so gently.