↱KISS YOU TOO↲ ⇾hyunlix⇽

Turn Back Time

"What are we going to do now?"

The question hung in the air as the moon did above them, impossible to ignore given their current predicament. Hyunjin's wounds had all but healed, faint pink marks the only sign of struggle and a brown stain near his shoulder, which Felix had patched up with another cloth, mulling over the vamp's words.

They'd let time pass between them after Felix's talk, a comfortable silence that left both of their cups empty, Felix nodding off as Hyunjin hummed and whistled occasionally.

"I can't believe I met you," Felix mumbled, fighting a yawn as Hyunjin rose from their seat, settling next to the hunter. "I can't believe I thought that leaving you was the best option I had that day."

Hyunjin hummed, "At least it's over now, right? No more killing sprees just because you were scared of talking to me?"

Felix slapped the vampire lightly, grinning at their antics before yawning for real, watching Hyunjin's face soften. "Shut up. You know how it is with my parents; I just have to do whatever they tell me."

Hyunjin paused, "Felix, you should live your own life sometimes, you know?"

"It's not as simple as it seems, Hyunjin," Felix laments, arching his back like a cat to stretch. "You're not the one being revelled in the public eye for being a hero or whatever, my parents wouldn't probably let me have anything else than vampire-hunting being my main career choice. Hell, they even gave me shit when I tried to have a favorite candy flavor, can you believe that?"

Hyunjin's expression was sad, talons having found Felix's blood-matted hair. The vampire began stroking it, watching as Felix leaned into their touch, fingernails deftly untangling clumps and thick strands. Long locks tumbled down, and Hyunjin gazed at Felix with something so tender that Felix's chest hurt, the hunter forgetting how expressive the vamp could be when they wanted to.

"... Do you want to change that, then?" Hyunjin murmurs, fingertips finding Felix's scalp and gently massaging it, watching the tension seep out of the hunter's figure. "Have you ever thought of living outside of this: outside of being a hunter?"

"That's impossible, Jinnie," Felix slurs, eyes blurry and unfocused. "They'll find a way to make me stay, no matter what I try. They've taken my toys, they've taken my teachers... they took me away from you, and they'll keep taking unless I willingly give."

"But you're hurting yourself, Lix," Hyunjin pressed gently, fingers stilling as Felix whines at the loss. "Sleep on it, alright? You'll have the whole night to mull it over."

Felix pouted, about to open his mouth to retort, when the door slammed open, a cold draft sweeping the mansion and loud, panting breaths.

Minho.

Hyunjin looked at him and they dashed to the front, trailing dried blood and bandages until the draft hit them properly, Felix wincing at the cold before his body adjusted, the hunter blinking and squinting through the mist of his breath.

At the door stood two figures, Minho on the left and—

"Jeongin!" Felix screeched, Hyunjin almost jumping on the wall in fright, the vamp's imaginary cat tail puffed up in fear as the hunter rushed forward towards the smaller man. "I missed you so—!"

"Hello to you too, Felix," Jeongin smiled tiredly, kind eyes and black hair framing a sharp, fox-like face. "Hello, Hyunjin."

Hyunjin blinked. "Me? Wait, hang on, how do you—"

"How do I know your name?" Jeongin grinned, and Minho excused himself as the hunter stepped in. "I keep the records, so I get to see everything."

"That's... impressive," Hyunjin expresses, watching Jeongin scan the manor. "This is Minho's place, by the way. I didn't know that you and Minho were close."