i want you hyunjin || hyunlix

jealous

- felix -

     as i wait with the other vip stays, i notice that i'm not the only guy this time.

     a boy who looks around my age is standing close to the arena door and appears to be reading something on his phone.

     he is taller than everyone here and has tan skin and medium-length, dark, loose-curly hair. when the people standing between us shift, i catch sight of his shoes. he's wearing the black platform converse sneakers. i feel my mouth twitch into a smile.

     the doors to the arena are opened and we all quickly file in. as i head to my seat, i notice that the other guy seems to be heading in the same direction. checking my ticket, i confirm my seat number before carefully sitting directly next to him. glancing up from his phone, he looks at me, then back to his screen. then i watch as he does a double-take, looking back at me with a surprised expression. he must not have been expecting another guy. feeling awkward and embarrassed, i start talking to try and ease the tension.

     "hello, i'm felix. and... you?"

     "dex torres. it's nice to meet you," he grins and it has a goofy charm to it. his vibes feel genuine, so i let myself relax a bit.

     "same to you. and uh, i like your shoes," i respond. he looks at his feet and laughs.

     "oh you noticed, huh? had to pull out my favorite unofficial merch for the big concert." i laugh and dex's eyes light up.

"woah, you have such a nice smile," he compliments.

"hah, thank you, thank you." we continue chatting as we wait for soundcheck to start.

when soundcheck begins, i freeze and stop talking to dex mid-conversation. hyunjin walks onto the stage last and my heart jumps up to my throat. it feels hard to breathe as i wait for him to see me. what will his reaction be? disgust? annoyance? i feel like i'm gonna be sick.

"woahhh, you are having a very different reaction than me. you good?" dex's voice knocks me out of my panic. i give my head a shake to clear my thoughts.

"yeah, i'm good! sorry about that, haha. just excited!"

"my man, you did NOT look excited. you looked ill," dex says, placing a hand on my shoulder. "are you sure you're alright?" he gives me a hopeful smile.

"yes. i'm okay now, thank you." i return the smile, grateful for his presence.

"okay, great! let's have fun together." he gives my shoulder a little squeeze. "oh, i have an idea! we should jump around and try to get those 143 passes!" as he talks, he turns back to the stage.

"oh look, we already caught someone's attention!! hey, hyunjin!!!"

my head snaps back to the stage. and there he is. his expression looks... well... pissed. he looks ready to kill someone.

     but he's not looking at me.

     "uhh... i don't think he likes me," dex whisper-shouts to me over the music that started up. slowly, keeping my eyes on hyunjin, i remove dex's hand from my shoulder.