Red lights

invited

Hyunjin

I hear the name wooyoung and i snap my neck, oh shit. he already found felix. i get up and stand outside the kitchen door, eavesdropping on what they're saying.
I hear Felix laugh from the kitchen, followed by wooyoung laughing too.
my thought process is cut off by Felix and Wooyoung coming closer into the room.
i quickly run back to the couch and pretend like i'm on the phone.
Wooyoung: "felix you wanna go swim in the pool?"
i can tell that felix is drunk off his ass.
"Matter of a fact let's all go to the pool!" wooyoung shouts and everyone cheers back and runs to the pool.
I get up, worried about felix's state but i watch as wooyoung drags his arm toward the balcony door.
this isn't going to end well.
i take off my jacket and head outside, i see that they've already taken their clothes off, i watch as wooyoung jumps into the pool first and cheers felix to jump after him, felix starts taking his shirt off as wooyoung cheers, but my instincts take over me and i run to grab his arm.
"felix what are you doing?" i clench my teeth.
felix starts laughing and rolling his head back, i grab the back of his neck to keep him steady.
"felix we're leaving." i pull felix towards me but he wouldn't budge.
"felix i swear to god-" he grabs my arm and jumps into the pool, making me drop into the water with him.
my first thought is to kill felix, my second is to save him. i swim up to find him struggling to keep his head up, i immediately charge towards him and hold him with both my arms, he grasps on to the back of my neck and shoulders almost as soon as i touch him, i am unfazed by his grip since it's only because he doesn't want to drown.
"is he okay???" wooyoung asks as we leave the pool, i look at him and walk away, i dont want to cause a scene. as much as i hate felix right now he needs to rest. i notice that felix's grip on me hasn't loosened since we left the pool, it feels like all of his strength is focused on his grasp on me.
i feel someone running behind me, i look around to see wooyoung "hey let me at least drive you guys, you're both soaking wet" i look at felix holding me i do need some help, i look up at wooyoung "where's your car".
"let me hold him" wooyoung says as he opens the car door. i ignore him and put felix inside, i sit on the passenger side and look back to see felix huddled up, wooyoung looks back and smiles "can you drive already? he'll catch a cold" i say with an attitude, he's taking this way too lightly "okay calm down" he says as he starts the car, laughing as if it's no big deal. "i didnt know you and him were that close" wooyoung remarks, "we aren't." i say keeping my gaze on the scenery outside, "huh" wooyoung smiles, "why are you asking anyways?" i say, annoyed at this point. "because i like him" he says, his demeanor is serious now. my face goes pale as the colors in my body flush to the floor, my colors go back as wooyoung starts laughing, "ahhh the look on your face" he laughs for the next ten minutes god i wish i was in felix's state right now. "now let me ask you again hyunjinnie, i didnt know you guys were that close?" he tilts his head my way, rapidly blinking his eyelashes, i look away to hide my flushed cheeks, how does he know?, he parks the car right under felix's building, i reach to open the door but wooyoung stops me "wait-" "are you going to make another dumb joke?" i say, my expression is lifeless. "no no enough with the jokes" i perk my ears up as his features go serious "hyunjin i'm not going to tell you what to do, but trust me when i say that i'm not trying to get in-between you both, i can't control how the fans react" i open the car door but he closes it again "l- look hyunjin, i know i'm the last person you're going to listen to, but trust me when i say that felix likes you..." he says and i feel my heart skip a beat, someone else saying it makes it feel more....i dont know...but it feels...real. "...his eyes were on you the entire time at the party, and when we did that episode together, he kept mentioning how he missed you" i feel as my face slowly goes from tense to a soft mush. "that's all" wooyoung says, playing with his fingers. i leave the car, carrying felix in my arms, i step in front of wooyoung's window and he rolls it down "th-thank you for the ride, drive safe" i say quickly, my eyes to the floor, instantly walking away. I look at felix and his eyes are starting to open.
i reach his bedroom and plop him in the bathtub,
"one second i'm gonna bring you a towel and some clothes" i say as i leave the bathroom.

Felix

"Thank you" i say as i put my shirt on, his back facing me.
"are you done?" his head tilts back, his voice empty of emotion.
"yeah" i say as i nervously fidget with the hem of the shirt he gave me. he turns around and gives me a cup of water, "i'm- uh i'm gonna go now" he rubs the back of his neck. "uh yeah...yeah go ahead" i purse my lips, he turns around to walk..."h-hyunjin" i call his name, my voice cracking, he looks back, his eyes frowning, "yeah?" he asks, i look down "uh- I'm sorry for...for how i was today-" "-for manipulating me to think that i shouldn't be upset over you leading me on or for dragging me under the pool with you" he says, leaning on the on the bathroom door ledge, his arms crossed, his face is exhausted. "b-both" i say, scratching the back of my head, "if you actually felt sorry, you wouldn't have done neither in the first place-" hyunjin says, taking a step closer towards me, poking my chest with his pointer, i grab his wrist oh shit "hyunjin..." i try to plead "no no don't even get me started on-" hyunjin starts rambling but i can't hear anything at this point, he starts inching closer "-i thought you would always have my back-" he keeps going and at this point i'm pressed against the wall, "-you know if i could go back in time i would've never-" he stops in his tracks to look at me, his face covered in worry "felix.." he grabs my face, my body gets fuzzy all of a sudden, i trip on my own legs and fall on hyunjin, and just like the charming prince he is, he always catches me.

Hyunjin

his skin is on fire i dab a wet cloth on his pale face, "you need to stop drinking so much" i sigh, "you need to stop telling me what to do" felix smirks and i scoff. i go to the bathroom and wash the cloth, i notice that my hands are shaking and my breathing is hesitant, why does this only happen when i'm around him. i hope he didn't hear what i said about him, i didnt mean a single word that came out of me, i just don't know what to do with the info that wooyoung told me, his words are playing in my head like a looped cassette player.
"okay i'm going to-" i say as i pick up my stuff, i see that felix is fully asleep" he looks so peaceful when he sleeps i think to myself, i get on the bed and lean over to check his temperature you're all good. i turn away to get up when i suddenly feel felix's arm wrap around me and pull me to the bed.