Lonely Nights 《Hyunlix》

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{Strangers With Benefits}

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Felix woke to the sound of meowing this time. It seemed as though he forgot to close his door last night, as an orange and white cat was on his chest, meowing like there was no tomorrow "Hey, Soonie. What's got you in such a mood?" Felix grumbled as his hand reached the cat, petting him on the head. The cat quickly stopped meowing, finally getting the attention he wanted, and comfortably rested on Felix's chest as he purred. "You just wanted attention? Where's your dad?" Felix carefully lifted himself up, the cat getting up and jumping on the blonde's head as he stood up. "Is that a better spot for you? My head?" The boy sighed in defeat when the cat meowed proudly.

The two walked around the empty house, and soon enough, they ended up in the living room, where the other two cats and their dad was, sleeping peacefully on the couch. Felix chuckled at the sight. "Did you come to me because Minho was sleeping?" He moved his hands to the cat on his head, gently moving him to his arms, straddling him like a kitten. A small meow was enough for Felix to know that the orange tabby was just hungry, and the two left for the kitchen.

Felix opened a cabinet at the corner of the kitchen that was filled with cat food and treats, and he grabbed a small tin enough for the cat. As he opened the tin, the orange cat started to repeatedly meow "Alright, alright, I'm getting you food Soonie, be patient." Felix giggled at the meows, before putting the tinned food into a cat bowl that all three shared. The orange cat quickly moved towards it, and started to eat. "Bon appetite, little guy."

A small chuckle emitted in the room, but it wasn't Felix's. The blonde looked up and saw a puffy eyed purple-haired boy standing at the entrance of the kitchen with two other cats in his arms. "Did Soonie wake you up?" Minho walked closer to his brother, the two other cats escaping his grasp when they noticed their brother eating. "Yeah, his father was sleeping on the couch and he complained to me about how hungry he was." Felix made a tsk sound and crossed his arms, pretending to be dissapointed in his brother. The action caused Minho to chuckle again "Sorry lix, company sent me an insane amount of paper work last night, and it's due by tomorrow." The taller sighed, rubbing his nape in frustration.

"Don't worry about it, I'll take care if these cuties if your ever busy. I won't mind." Felix hugged his brother, pecking his forehead before walking out of the kitchen "But right now I actually need to get ready for work, I'll catch you after my shift!" The blonde waved his hand and went upstairs to their bedrooms, going into his bathroom and taking a warm shower before getting changed into presentable clothes.

He left his apartment at the same time as the squirrel boy did again, although it was different this time, as there was a tall raven-like boy standing behind him. "Hey lix! Come walk with us" Jisung frantically waved his hands at his friend, trying to get the blonde's attention. Felix smiled warmly before walking towards the two "How could I refuse?" Felix chuckled before embracing his twin, and sharing a small smile to the taller brunette behind him. "Good to see you too, painter boy." A small tint of pink hue the raven's face as he nodded nervously.

The event made Jisung raise an eyebrow "Is there something I should know?" He crossed his arms and looked at the two. Felix tilted his head in confusion, until he realised he never spoke about how he and the taller would talk every night. "Oh, right. Sometimes we see each other at the rooftop, just small chats." The blonde smiled, and Jisung seemed more curious "And you never told me, why?" The shorter brunette, looked at his brother, who shrugged "I don't know, didn't seem important."

"Didn't seem important? I'm sorry, but you've been having little 'chats' with my best friend every night! Of course that's important. No wonder you always come home so late." Jisung whined at the two, hitting both on their arms causing the pair to grunt in pain.