How To Trap A Kiss [Stray Kids] ✓

Chapter 23

[This is a flashback chapter]
Italics: flashback inside flashback

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[Five months before the school starts]

Minho was taking shower when his phone suddenly rang. Felix, on the other hand, was playing game, did not bother to pick it up as it might step on boundaries.

But then it rang for the second time.

Assuming it might be an emergency call, the freckled boy paused the game, taking the slim device into his hand.

But he froze at the contact name that was showed on the small screen.

"Chan." He mumbled.

He was contemplating to accept it or not. After all, the older was calling his boyfriend through video call, not just a usual phone call.

The ring died down for a while, making him sigh in relief. But it soon chimed once again.

"Baby? Can you take the call for me, please?" Minho yelled from the bathroom, making him jolt. Then with one swift move, he finally accepted it.

They stared at each other through screen for a short while, not knowing what to say.

"아.. 안녕하세요! 내.. 이름은 리 펠릭스?" [H-hello! My.. name is Lee Felix?]

Chan pulled his lips into a thin line, trying not to coo.

"Um.. 민호형.. 는.. uh shower!" [Um.. Minho hyung.. uh shower!] He used his hands to gesture that Minho was taking shower.

Couldn't resist the urge anymore, Chan finally let out series of giggle.

The boy instantly stopped talking. There was not even a slightest feeling of being offended. If anything, he was too in trance hearing the heavenly giggles.

"That was cute." Was the first sentence Chan uttered. "Well.. thank you for trying to speak in Korean, Felix? Is that correct?"

The freckled boy nodded.

"It's nice to finally meet you. I've heard about you a lot." He smiled.

Truth be told, Chan was not a unfamiliar topic too for Felix. He has been hearing his name for, perhaps, thousands time already from Minho's mouth. Before he and the older became boyfriends, they were just neighbors after all.

But one year ago, Felix confessed his feeling to Minho. It didn't go well; he got rejected several times. But the freckled boy didn't give up.

"I love both of you."

"Then why are you trying so hard not to be with me, hyung?" Felix sniffled.

"Don't you think it's unfair and crazy? I mean, I just told you that I have romantic feelings to both of you. You better find someone else, Felix. You're going to get hurt if you want to be with me."

"You won't hurt me, hyung.. And I won't ask you to forget him.. or erase your feelings for him too.. Just love me as much. That's all that I need.. Please."

"But you're still a minor, Felix. Are you sure you don't wanna be with someone around your age?"

"Stop making excuses!" He adorably yelled. "Do you love me or not?!"

"I do."

"Oh right, my name is Bang Chan and um.. do you mind accompanying this old man for a while until Minho is done showering?" He asked, throwing another hella attractive smile.

The younger smiled shyly in return. "Okay."

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"Seems like you're getting along with Chris, huh?" The older wiggled his eyebrows. "Ohhh~ is my baby blushing?" He teasingly joked.

The younger softly whined, squishing his face against his boyfriend's chest due to embarrassment, legs tangled with the older's as they were cuddling at the moment.

"Hyungie?"

"Mm?"

"W-will you take the job offer?"

"And leave you? I don't think so."

"B-but don't you miss him?"

"I do. But I can handle two more years until you graduate and we can finally move there together."

Felix bit the inside of his cheeks. "W-what if we move now?"

"You can't even speak Korean, baby." Minho chuckled, feeling amused.

"I can learn, hyungie! I'm a fast learner!"

Another chuckle. "Yeah, sure. Let's move there IF your parents give you permission." He joked. Knowing how protective Felix's parents were, he was confident the latter wouldn't be allowed to continue study abroad.

But boy...

[The next day]

"South Korea, I'm coming!" o(>ω<)o

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