baby, you're my angel | chan/felix; stray kids

Chapter 7

"Ready?" Felix looks up; Chan is fixing one of the lights, facing away from him.

"Yeah," Felix replies, zoning back into the screen in front of him, sitting up a little straighter in the chair. It's Saturday, and they're in Chan's studio. Chan had planned to do a live while he worked, but since he and Felix are putting a song together, they figured it would be nice to do the stream together.

Chan sits down in the chair beside him, turning towards him with a grin. "Then we'll start."

He hits the button and the chat fills immediately. Felix sees a lot of hearts, a lot of question marks, and a lot of capslock. He squints to read a few comments.

"Hey guys!" Chan greets. Felix looks up at camera and waves quickly, smiling. "Felix and I figured we'd sit with you today as we work on our new song. We've actually got a couple in the works, but we'll just be focusing on one today so that we don't spoil everything."

"His idea, not mine," Felix says cheerfully. "Let's see... 'Where are you guys, the background looks different?' Chan, you haven't filmed in the studio?"

Chan shakes his head. "Somehow all my videos have been at home," he says, shrugging. "But, you know, we're here now. Welcome to my studio!" He raises his arms up, looking around happily. "I'm renting it while I'm here in Sydney. I have some friends here, and they were able to reserve me a spot, which I'm really grateful for. So yes, hi new studio!" He waves at the empty room before turning back to camera. "What else? Oh, I'm sure some of you have already seen it, but we've both been invited to VidCon Australia once again, so for those of you who are attending, we'll see you this summer."

"Someone said, 'Felix too?' Excuse me," Felix says, laughing. "I was there last year, too! I may not be as popular as Chan here, but I get views!"

"Before Felix gets too excited, why don't we get to work?" Chan says lightly. Felix gives him a look and Chan laughs. "I know, but I'd like us to get something done today."

"Fine, fine." Felix settles back in his chair, pulling up his notes app so he can start offering up lyrics.

They work for a couple of hours, pausing to chat with the viewers. Felix gets to show off how much he's learned when it's Chan's turn to record, consulting them when he's giving critiques and walking them through some of the basics. By the time they say goodbye and end the live, Felix has a bunch of notifications from new followers.

"You're staying tonight, right?" Chan asks as they pack up.

"Unless that's inconvenient," Felix replies.

"Of course it's not." Chan smiles at him. "What do you want for dinner?"

Felix smiles, too. "I don't know," he says honestly.

"We could cook," Chan says. "But... I'm feeling lazy, and I kind of want something shitty and unhealthy."

"Oh, yes please," Felix agrees, laughing.

"Hungry Jack's?" Chan asks, reaching for his phone. "Or Macca's?"

"Mm, I don't want burgers, though," Felix says. "Guzman y Gomez?"

"Ooh, good by me," Chan says. "Let's order ahead so we can just pick it up on the way home."

A half hour later sees them sat at Chan's kitchen table, laughing into their burritos. Felix watches Chan fondly, tracing his gaze over the whiskers that form under his eyes when he smiles really big.

"I have a distinct memory," Chan says, "of eating this shit when I was a kid, and I made my sister laugh so hard she shot a whole black bean out of her nose. I think the three of us almost died, we thought it was so funny. Like, my little brother cried he was laughing so hard. My parents couldn't even be mad, even though the bean landed in one of the containers of guac." He laughs softly, shaking his head. "Hannah swears to this day that her left nostril hasn't been the same since."