Lonely Nights 《Hyunlix》

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{Long Lost Brother}

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Felix was on the street again. He didn’t want to sleep, in fear that the thoughts that he always struggled to supress would invade his dreams, so he skated around. The city was as awake as him, so many cars and people rushed around him. Sometimes would enjoy it, but today it felt like hell. He was hoping to have a peaceful midnight skate in the city, but it was too busy for that, so instead, he went to a suburb town, exploring the almost built houses.

He stumbled upon a barely built two story house, only having the skeleton built, and he jumped the fence and left his skateboard on the other side, as he walked around the unstable building. As he explored, he found a ladder that led to the second story. Felix walked towards it and started to climb it, his feet slipping every small moment, making him feel happy at the adrenaline of teasing death. Once he reached the top of the ladder, he walked on the unstable beams causing small creaks to emit from the building. A large smile appeared on the boy's face as he felt the adrenaline rush in his body.

After walking around the entire the skeleton, Felix went down the ladder again and walked back to his skateboard, skating back to the city and his apartment. He entered his apartment complex and went straight to the elevator, clicking the '6' as the door closed. It wasn't long until Felix was walking in the halls, heading to his apartment. And as he walked, a saw a familiar tall brunette heading out of Jisung's apartment. Felix froze, and watched the boy walk away from his friends apartment. As the brunette walked closer to his direction, Felix quickly put his hood on, not wanting to be noticed and walked past the brunette, to his apartment. What the hell was that guy doing in Jisung's apartment? Was it some one night stand or something? Felix was more than confused, but he decided it wasn't important enough for his mind to linger on the thought as he opened the door to his apartment.

He walked into his kitchen and made himself a warm coffee before sitting on a stool that faced the marble island. He sipped his coffee as he scrolled through his phone, trying to find anything to do on it. But time seemed faster than usual, as it was already time for him to go to work. A small sigh came from his lips as he left his apartment. As he walked the halls, a squirrel-like boy left his apartment and the two locked eyes. Jisung's eyes widened and a large smile form on his face "Hey lix! Wanna walk to work together?" Jisung waved at the blonde as he walked closer "Of course" a warm smile appeared on Felix's face as the two left he complex.

It didn't rake long for the two to reach the cafe, as they were absorbed in the interesting conversation that seemed to change topic every five minutes, and both changed into their work clothes, quickly getting everything ready.

As they cleaned every surface of the cafe, a small ringing sound was heard from the entrance which made both twins to raise their heads. And what they saw caused Felix to drop the mop in his hand, with his mouth agape. Infront of them, was a boy that they swore they hadn't seen in centuries, and Felix slowly took steps closer to the boy as his hand reached to his face, caressing the soft skin to confirm that he was all real "I-...Innie?" He felt his eyes start to water as the warm smile he missed so much molded on the younger's face "Hey Lix, Sungie," The black haired turned his gaze to the squirrel behind the counter, who had wide eyes that had small tears dropping down his cheeks "Holy fuck..." Jisung quickly left the counter to run into the smaller arms. Jeongin slightly stumbled as he felt two heavy body wrapping around him. A small giggle escaped his lips as he heard quiet sniffles from his friends, that had their heads digging into his chest. "Good to see you guys too"

"So how have you two been?" Jeongin took a sip of his hot choco as he asked endless questions to the boys "We've been really great recently, but it felt really lonely without you when we had our daily hangouts." Felix was the only one in the conversation, as someone still needed to serve the customers. "Well now I'm back! So we can hang out as much as we want" the two smiled widely as they continued their conversation.

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You could say Jeongin and Felix were like long lost brothers. They have been with eachother for all their life and they shared everything, even homes. Jeongin was the one who introduced Jisung to Felix in highschool, and the trio became inseperable. But it all came crashing down as Jeongin's parents found out he had a boyfriend, and they were convinced that it was because Jisung and Felix, who were openly gay, 'brainwashed' him. so they forced Jeongin to move to a different country. The three contacted eachother almost everyday after Jeongin left, but then Jeongin started to reply less, and soon enough, he just left. Jisung and Felix understood though, Jeongin was in a different country, and he probably had more important things to do than talk to his friends back in Korea.

But they were more worried about his boyfriend, Chan.
The two were like soulmates, and when Jeongin started to stop talking to him, Chan broke into a spiral of sadness. No one could contact him, no one could talk to him, and he never left his house once. Jisung and Felix felt really bad for Chan, and everyday they would try and invite him to their hang outs, but Chan always said no.

After a few months, Jisung's brother said that Chan started to hang out with his group, and Felix and Jisung were glad he finally moved on. But now Jeongin is back. How would Chan react to this?
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Jisung called for Felix to switch with him so he could talk to Jeongin as well, and Felix happily obliged. As Jisung sat down, Jeongin noticed an uneasy aura spread around them.

"Innie." Jisung sounded deadly serious even though he used a nickname. This was no joke.

"Y-yeah?"

"Remember Chan?" Jeongin felt his heart stop. Chan. The boy that he fell in love with. The boy he left in Korea and stopped talking to. "Yeah," the younger replied quietly, almost like he had a flood of memories rush into his mind. Jisung sighed "What do you plan to do?"

"What do you mean?"

"How are you going to talk to him again?" There was a small pause, and Jeongin frowned. "He probably found someone else already. It's been 2 years."

"Well he hasn't." Jeongin looked up shocked. "He hasn't?"

"Yeah. The poor guy hasn't dated ever since. I don't think he's even hooked up with anyone. That bastard still thinks of you Innie, and he misses you so much. You have to talk to him soon." Jisung only knew about this because of Hyunjin. He asked Hyunjin to inform him about Chan every time he would come home after hanging out with his group of friends, and from what he's heard, Chan hasn't even tried to breathe the same air as anyone.
After hearing this, Jeongin felt more guilty than before. He left his boyfriend for two god damn years, and yet he still waited for him. And fuck, Jeongin's heart shattered into a million pieces thinking about Chan still waiting for him right now, at this moment, His lover was still longing him. Jeongin felt small tears form in his eyes as his frown deepened "But why? Why would he wait for this long?" He couldn't understand, he couldn't understand why Chan sacrificed his own happiness waiting for him.
"Why? Because he loves you Innie. It's insane how much he loves you. Right now, I bet you all my money, he is thinking about you, still waiting for you to message him or come back. He loves you so much Innie. " Jisung moved closer to his friend, caressing his cheek as the boy sobbed harder. He understood how Jeongin felt. And he understood how Chan felt. He was stuck in the middle of their problems, and he was happy to help his friends find each other again.
"Do...do you know where he is right now?" Jeongin stopped crying and his eyes were puffy and red. "I don't think it's a good time to talk him right now. You should rest today, alright?" Jisung's voice was so comforting to the younger, and that's what every one loved about Jisung;How his voice would be enough to comfort someone.
Jeongin nodded as the two stood up. "Do you want me to drop you off at your place?"

"N-no it's alright, I want to be alone for a bit." Jisung nodded as he let go of his friend. Felix came back to them, wary that they just had a serious conversation  "Hey lix, Innie's gonna head out now, he's not feeling good."

"Yeah no worries. Drive safely innie!" The two waved at Jeongin, who was painfully smiling as his eyes were still puffy red.

Once Jeongin left, the two went on with their shift, helping customers, and cleaning any messes they left behind. Felix hid his head in his arms, as he rested on one of the tables next to the counter, and Felix thought his day was eventful enough, but the world said no, because when the familiar bell ringing emitted in the cafe, Felix lifted his head to find a familiar tall brunette at the entrance.

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