The boy underneath the stars // H.J + L.M

Chapter 77

"Eat up."

Wooyoung slides the plate towards Felix over the ground, watching him closely.

Felix opens his eyes slowly, pushing himself to sit up.

He's going to rub his eyes, but the sound of chains dangling and his hands not being able to move any further stop him.

Oh, right.

Felix notices Wooyoung standing in front of him, and he scoots backwards as far as possible, his back hitting the wall as he looks away from the older.

"Not hungry." He mutters, looking down at his feet.

Wooyoung tilts his head, "what's wrong mmh?" He asks, reaching out to tuck the boy's hair behind his hair.

Felix immediately moves further away, making himself as small as possible in the corner of the room.

"Are you not going to answer me?" Wooyoung clicks his tongue, pulling Felix's hands away from in front of his face and holding them into a tight grip.

Felix swallows, keeping his gaze directed at the floor. He can feels Wooyoung's eyes piercing into him.

A shiver runs down the boy's spine as Wooyoung caresses his cheek, and he clenches his eyes shut.

"What do you want?" He grumbles, his voice trembling slightly as Wooyoung tilts his chin up.

"I already told you, it's not from you what I want. It's Changbin." He answers simply, sitting down cross legged in front of Felix.

Felix stays quiet, taking a sharp breath as he struggles to keep the tears inside.

He feels cold, the hairs on his bare arms standing upright. And incredibly watched.

Wooyoung always finds little ways to touch him, his gaze lingering at Felix for a bit too long, and he's not even trying to shield it.

Felix pulls his knees closer to his chest, trying to pull his hands closer to himself. The chains dangle again, and Wooyoung raises an eyebrow.

"You're not going to get out of it that easily."

Felix just huffs, looking down at his feet again. His eyes land on a red stain on the floor, and he can't help but shiver at the thought of what happened in that room before.

Wooyoung doesn't move from his place, and neither does Felix.

After a while the chained boy speaks up, finally looking Wooyoung in the eyes. "So, you're just going to keep me here then?"

Wooyoung nods, "exactly."

"Until what happens? What's the point of locking me here?"

Wooyoung's easygoing smile fades from his lips, and his eyes harden. "He needs to know what it's like."

"What what is like, Wooyoung?" Felix questions, the building up annoyance is slowly overtaking the fear, and it's noticeable in the way the boy's voice gets louder.

"Why so many questions, sunshine?" Wooyoung chuckles, getting back to his earlier laidback attitude. "It's like you're not scared at all."

Felix shrugs, clenching his jaw. "I'm not."

Wooyoung raises an eyebrow, moving closer as he pulls Felix's head back by his hair. "And why's that?"

Felix's breath hitches, and he gulps. Managing to stay calm he brings out, "because you're not going to do anything to me. If you wanted to hurt me you would've done it already."