Stray Kids Imagines

When he gets rejected by the popular girl pt.7 - Felix

It's been 2 months since you confessed to Felix and got rejected. Neither of you have spoken a word to eachother, and the close bond you once had, felt like it was tearing itself apart. You already lost the chance of becoming a couple, and soon, your friendship was going to disappear too. While it mostly seemed like a bad thing, a part of you felt relieved. Kind of, freed almost.

Your feelings for him have subsided partially. No longer did you miss him every day get excited to see him, though that might be because you didn't talk anymore. You haven't moved on, but you're on your way there, and that's what matters. Baby steps, right? That's what Hyunjin told you anyway. You grew comfortable around that boy. No, you weren't dating or anything. Not yet atleast. But he became such an understanding friend of yours, like Felix used to be. Who knows, maybe you'll start crushing on him if he keeps this up. He still liked you, and you knew that.

"I'll wait for you."

That one sentence, that one promise, brung back so many memories. Hyunjin said he would wait for you until you were ready for a relationship—if you were interested that is—and it reminded you of what you told yourself when you loved Felix. Patience is a key to loving, and Hyunjin made sure he wouldn't pressure you into doing anything you didn't want to do.

It was your choice anyway if you wanted to date him. Right now, you weren't prepared for something like that. Being friends was enough, yet you were afraid of getting his hopes up and breaking his heart in the end. Maybe this was what Felix felt all this time. You admit, he had a right to not tell you how he really felt. It's hard to be in the position he was in. It really was.

Then as time passed, eventually the day where Felix spoke to you came. However, things didn't go the way you thought it would.

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

"Kkami seems to like you," Hyunjin smiled, walking beside you through a local park as the small dog was connected to a leash in your hand.

"Yeah, he's really cute," a light chuckle leaves your lips.

"He doesn't usually take a liking to people ya know? You're quite lucky he isn't barking or kicking you with his leg like he does to everyone else, including me," he rolls his eyes before pouting like an upset child. "Kkami~ You love me right?"

You look down at the fluff ball to see him sneeze briefly, as if he didn't hear the question from his owner.

"Trust me, he does. He just doesn't know how to show it."

"Right," you say sarcastically, earning a glare from him.

"Don't be a meanie, but anyway," Hyunjin quickly moves on from the topic. "There's a place that sells some really good ice cream near here. If you want, we can head over and get some."

"Sure, I'd love–" Your response was cut short as a finger had lightly tapped your shoulder.

You turned around to see who it was and in an instance, your breath hitched.

He was right there.

"Felix...." you immediately felt your body grow tense.

He had a small smile on his face, kind of shy, yet it looked so hurt. It wasn't nearly as similar to his old cheerful expression like before. Not like the one you knew. Not like the one you adored all those years. He was completely different, even if his physical appearance stayed the same. Inside, he was broken. And it only took you a single look into his dullen eyes to read everything. That's how well you knew him.

"H-hey..." he mumbled, clearly nervous to speak to you after such a long time.

A silence envelops you both and Hyunjin was exchanging glances at you and him, not knowing if he should interrupt your very little conversation. It was suffocating. You'd never thought you would feel that way, but it was true. The boy whose presence always calmed you and made you feel at ease, was now lost in the past. Discomfort was an understatement. You were ready to run away from there but you held yourself back to hear what he had to say.