Cold Hands, Warm Heart ✧ Minsung ✧

#02

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Felix and Jisung are closing the coffee shop door, it was night already. Felix turns the key, a cute cat keychain hanging with a sign 'Black Cat Nero Cafe'. He is responsible today for closing the cafeteria. As he turned his body he saw Jisung quiet with a long face, so as soon as Felix put the key in his pocket they started walking to his house.

Jisung couldn't shake the feeling of regret and wished he could make it right.

Felix turned to him and asked, "Jisung, are you still worried about what happened today? You've been quiet all night" He asked, already knowing he is not okay.

Jisung sighed and admitted, "I messed up today. I spilled hot coffee on a customer and then forgot to return his drink before he left."

Felix placed a hand on his shoulder and said, "It happens, Jisung. Don't beat yourself up over it. You'll have another chance to make it right." Jisung nodded, feeling grateful for his friend's comforting words.

"Yeah, I'm just overthinking about it, I know I shouldn't and..." he tries to think about something while playing with his fingers, and he continues "Sooo... your roommate Chan, how long have you been friends with him?" He tries to change the subject, so he asked the first thing he got in his mind.

Felix chuckled, knowing Jisung's attempt to change the topic. "Hum, well, he's a friend from Australia so we've known each other since we were young, we're neighbors back then. So I came to Korea to study dance, and he came too, not so long after I got here, and entered the same company as me. For us it was easy to pay the bills in 2 people and so we became roommates. He is working very hard as a producer, but he also sings and he can dance too." Felix said proudly of his friend.

"Wow, so he must be very smart! That's cool, he seems really nice" He tried to show some enthusiasm, to not let Felix worry. And he kept looking down as they walked down the street to Felix's house.

"He is, and he's a great roommate too. He's always looking out for me, and today he said he's inviting some company friends. I know some of them from the dance group, because they all have to learn basic dance at some point." He said touching his lower lip, thinking about it and nodded, "Yeah, I got really lucky. And it's nice to have someone to come home to, you know?"

Jisung nodded, but his mind couldn't help but drift back to the incident at the coffee shop. He wondered if he would ever get a chance to make things right with the customer he had spilled coffee on. "Yeah, it must be nice to have someone to come home to," Jisung said, lost in thought.

Jisung just kept walking, spacing out again while listening to his friend. The cold wind continued to sting his face and hands, but it brought him some sort of peace to him, he tried but he kept overthinking about, not about the situation anymore - as Felix mentioned - but about a certain someone he saw today, their hands touching, how warm and soft they were.

Felix suddenly stopped walking, but Jisung didn't notice and continued walking until he realized he was alone. He turned around to see Felix looking at him with concern in his eyes.

"Jisung, please don't worry about what is in the past. I want you to be yourself, you can do anything and this is who you are, it's okay. Don't forget that." Felix said, hoping to uplift Jisung's spirits.

Jisung let out a sigh, "I'm sorry, I was lost in thought again. Thank you for worrying about me, but really, I'm okay. I'll enjoy tonight!" he smiled brightly at Felix, hoping to reassure him.

Felix approached him, he stopped for a second thinking "So hum.." and grabbed his hand "so, let 's go! We will enjoy some good drinks and some good music. I know you'll like it!" Felix said as they finally came into his house.

As soon as Felix and Jisung walked into the house, they were greeted by the sound of music and the sight of a well-built man putting drinks in the fridge. The house was warm, so he was wearing a tight ripped black jeans with a sleeveless black crop top. Jisung can't stop stare at his very defined arms 'wow, he is hot'.

"Oy, Lix! You're home, I bought the one you like!" the man said, handing a bottle to Felix..

"Wow, thanks! So Chan, this is Jisung, my friend from work!" Felix pointed to Jisung.

"Hey, nice to meet you, I hope you enjoy today!" Chan said, shaking his hand and welcomed him warmly.

"Thank you for having me!" Jisung shyly did not look him in the eyes, then he felt something cold in his hands. Chan handed him a cold bottle, surprising him, and said, "I think you need this too! You both worked hard today, it's Friday let's relax!" as he left to continue putting the rest of the drinks in the fridge.

Felix and Jisung joined the others gathered around the fireplace in the backyard, where Felix introduced his friends to Jisung. The atmosphere was warm and inviting, and Jisung felt himself starting to relax and enjoy the company of his new friends.

"This is Hyunjin, he is in the dance group with me. And they are Seungmin and Jeongin, they are in the vocal group."

Jisung was starting to feel more comfortable around Felix's friends, thanks to their warm welcome and friendly conversation. They started to talk about each other in a very friendly way to let Jisung know them better.

Hyunjin keeps teasing Jeongin and Seungmin, sharing stories and memories about their childhood, since they went to school together while Chan playfully teased Felix about a hair dye disaster in the past, where he ended up with 3 different hair colors. Chan tries to show some pictures, but Felix runned after him, not letting him show anything. Jisung couldn't help but smile and laugh along with everyone, feeling grateful for this fun and carefree atmosphere.

And like this Jisung felt at home. As they continued to drink and chat, Jisung realized that Felix was right. He needed to let go of his worries and enjoy the moment. And he did just that, drinking one bottle after another, feeling the stress melt away. For the first time in a long time, he felt like he was truly living in the moment. He should make new and good memories without worrying too much, and have a real good time with his new friends 'it's now or never'.

And then the house bell rang.

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