Taken // Hyunlix

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Lee Felix is a happy person, happier than most. He doesn't get too stressed with work. In fact, he genuinely enjoys it. He has fun working in a café, making coffee, tea, and other refreshing beverages. The type of café that is a popular go-to area for citizens seeking a safe space, away from the drama and chaotic troubles of daily life. Just stepping into this coffee spot brings a home-like feeling. Felix hasn't been working here for that long. About 3 months, maybe 4. He has recently moved into the city together with his brother Chris. Their parents thought that they are old enough to move out, and both brothers happily accepted and found an affordable apartment. The only downside being that the place is quite a journey away from their parents, who live in the countryside.

When they first moved, Felix was feeling pretty homesick and somewhat lonely as the only one he had was his brother. But when Felix found a cozy-looking café, he decided that this could be a work place. He has always wanted to be a barista after all. Felix made the right choice to start working here as the people were very welcoming and kind. He now has a good friend called Seungmin who he hangs out with outside of the workplace. Felix and Seungmin have become very close and are each others therapist friend.

Felix yawned as he sat up on his bed after being woken by his alarm. He loves his job, but he does have to get up at 6 am, which he very much hates. He is not a morning person, unlike his brother who opened his door and joyfully waltzed into his bedroom. "Hey it's about time you get up, I made a fruit smoothie if you want to have some" he said in a cheerful tone. "Jeez Chris can you maybe knock next time?" Felix said, trying to jokingly annoy his brother. Chris laughed and left the room, giving Felix privacy to get dressed. He chose to wear something cute but casual today. He never really knew about fashion but his friend Seungmin taught him a lot about style and aesthetic.

It didn't take Felix long until he was ready. He opened the door, closing it behind him and made his way to the kitchen. He realised that his brother already went to work but left him a glass of the smoothie he made. He chugged the drink down in seconds, it was that good. He felt more energetic after that and decided to start walking to work. Felix loved the feeling of going outside and the fresh air hitting his face. He glanced around at his surroundings and started walking. The café was only a few minutes away, which made Felix happy as he disliked being exhausted in the morning.

Felix was in his own thoughts, not realising that he was in the way of someone. Before he could stop himself, he embarrassingly collided with the stranger, causing both of them to pause walking and look at each other. "Watch where you're going will you" the stranger said, obviously annoyed at Felix. "I'm sorry" Felix said with his head low, he hated awkward social interactions like this one. He didn't know what else to say, so he started walking passed the man, getting away from the situation. But it wasn't that easy, the man grabbed Felix by the arm and pulled him back, looking at him with anger in his eyes. Felix gasped quietly at the force of being pulled back. 'What more does this guy want?' Felix thought as he started to get anxious, he tried not to overthink the situation, maybe the guy was just having a bad day. It was now that Felix properly looked at him, he was taller and good looking. 'Maybe he is popular? Hopefully he's not in a gang' Thoughts were going crazy in his mind as he observed the strange guy. Only a couple of seconds later, the guy let him go and left. Felix was very confused and still scared 'What if he comes back later? well at least he's gone now' Felix thought as he began composing himself. 'Right. I need to go to work' He then continued his day as if nothing happened. He had a fun day with Seungmin, they were talking almost the entire shift.

It got late quickly. Felix and Seungmin locked up the café together and went their separate ways to go home. Felix entered the apartment and was greeted by his brother. His brother then went to sleep as his job is pretty tiring, he works as a gym instructor. Felix was also very tired so he didn't stay up too late, he got himself comfy in bed and thought about his strange encounter from earlier. He must admit, the guy was handsome, but he seemed like an asshole. But Felix didn't dwell on those thoughts much longer as he slowly drifted off to sleep. The following week wasn't much different, Felix goes to work in the morning and has fun during the day with his friend. He's actually starting to completely forget about the strange guy. He couldn't ask for a more comfortable life style.

Lee Felix has a lot of happiness. Little does he know that it's going to be taken away from him.

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author - okay, this was the first chapter or you could call it an introduction maybe? idk, i hope ppl read this ! let me know if you think this is short or if you'd like longer chapters