Water Fountain {JEONGLIX} ✅

Chapter 6

The familiar sounds of water gushing out from the structure of the fountain filled Jeongin's ears as he was sat at the ledge like usual. It wasn't too hot today and the wind helped cool the area a bit as there were different types of birds seen in the sky.

School ended an hour ago and he was waiting for Felix who seemed to be running later than usual. Usually, the older was the first person to be here by the water fountain and Jeongin would be late so you can imagine the younger's surprise to see no one waiting for him.

He didn't think much of it; maybe Felix had some things to do and he would take time. Besides, there wasn't anything wrong with spending a few minutes alone to himself.

He enjoyed the warmth from the Sun and let himself loose. Today had been tiring; each lesson was basically drilled into his head and with the work he had to get done before going to the water fountain were piling up after every class. He managed to finish everything but it took almost all of his energy that he almost felt like he could faint with the amount of work that was given.

He was already nearing his school year so things had been busy lately; teachers and students had been preparing for the big exams that were coming next year or so. Jeongin didn't really bother much with it, he still had time and grades didn't matter much to him anyway.

But then the thought of finally coming back home after a while invaded his mind. He would be meeting his parents after a long time; he would be seeing his siblings after a long time. Would they still look at him the same?

The whole reason why they moved to Busan was because of him in the first place and it was all because of a stupid fight that happened back in his old school in Seoul. His parents thought it would be a good idea that he goes to an all-boys school to 'cleanse' out the bad energy that he had and go back to the son they had always knew.

He didn't say much about it because, 1, they were his parents and 2, he had no choice or say in it whatsoever. But if he had known how fucked up the place was, then maybe he would have fought a little bit harder to not attend it. And there was that little thought at the back of his mind where he pondered whether his parents actually sent him there on purpose just so it can break him apart.

As much as he wanted to despise the school and his parents for bringing him here, he just couldn't help but also be glad. If it wasn't for them, he wouldn't have met Felix.

Sure, there were times where he wanted to be gobbled up in the dark and disappear from the homophobic and cruel society but the only thing that kept him going was the visits to the water fountain where he would meet the freckled boy who would give him the most angelic smile ever.

There was something about the way Felix always thought about the most random things, there was something about the way he carries himself; he didn't know what but there was just something there that made the older very interesting. It made Jeongin want to know more about him.

Felix is carefree yet he can be so closed off, he can be loud yet he can also be quiet, he can be so open yet so mysterious; he could be many things but the only thing that Jeongin can't read was his mind.

No matter how many times he tried, Felix was always someone that was hard to read. His mood could change so quick that someone would think that he was just mocking his emotions. But there were times where Jeongin knew that there was something more behind the older's background; he just didn't think it was the right time to ask about it.

He didn't know where they stood, really. They weren't friends yet they also weren't strangers. They even had moments that they shared together which made Jeongin question whether this was what friends would do or not.