🔗BOUND🔗 | Seungjin

19. Friends with complications

Standing in front of Hyunjin's friend's door, Seungmin was more nervous than he would have thought. He stood silently by the Demon as he knocked.

How am I even supposed to introduce myself? And does Felix know about me already? About the contract?

He blinked as the door opened and a blonde freckled boy gave Hyunjin and him a surprised look,

"Oh. I was expecting someone else, but this is way more interesting," he said, smiling mischievously.

"Don't get ahead of yourself, I'm just here to get my phone," Hyunjin said. Felix moved aside to let them into his room,

"And you brought your Human boy."

Seungmin frowned slightly at the term before remembering it didn't apply to him, which only made him feel worse again. Hyunjin was looking for his phone,

"He's not my Human, Lix we have been through this," he picked up a shirt from the floor, "Oh look, my shirt."

Lix?

Seungmin turned to Felix smiling a bit tightly,

"I'm Seungmin. And if anything Hyunjin is my Demon, but no need to split hairs," he said by way of introduction. Felix only smiled wider as Hyunjin spoke up from over by the couch,

"He's my friend," he said, plucking a black rectangular object out from the couch cushions. Seungmin was surprised the red haired boy didn't object to his statement about ownership. He looked at Felix somewhat satisfactorily.

"Oh, of course," the corners of Felix's cat smile twitched.

"That is the arrangement," Hyunjin slipped his phone in his pocket and threw the shirt over his shoulder. He slung an arm around Seungmin's shoulders on his way past, making him stumble after him in surprise,

"Thanks Felix, I'll see you later? Minho invited you to the bar with us this Friday and I'd better see you there. I can't stand to listen to Changbin talk about the stock market for the whole night again, even if I am wasted."

Felix rolled his eyes,

"I'll be there."

Seungmin waved as Hyunjin pulled him towards the door,

"It was nice to meet you!"

"You too Seungmin, I've heard quite a bit about you... Or should I say—"

"Alright we are going now, love you, bye," Hyunjin interrupted giving Felix a warning look that had Seungmin confused.

But just as Felix waved goodbye and Hyunjin pulled the door open, someone else was standing outside, hand raised to knock. The boy—a tall handsome one with hair a few shades lighter red than Hyunjin's— blinked at Seungmin and Hyunjin.

"Oh, Taehyun, come in," Felix said, and Hyunjin removed his arm from Seungmin so they could leave the room one by one. Taehyun nodded politely to them as he went in. The door clicked shut leaving the two standing in the hallway in silence.

Hyunjin broke it,

"He can be nosy at times, but I've known him since I was five."

Wow, that's a long time.

"So you're childhood friends?"

"Yah, he's kind of my best friend, even though we don't hang out that often anymore."

Seungmin was silent for a moment before he realized they were just standing outside Felix's room. He cleared his throat,

"We should probably get going, I have a convenience store shift later."