𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐦; 𝐡𝐲𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐱

8‣ 𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙝 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨

Hyunjin stepped out of the bathroom stall with his suit jacket in his hand, when he was inside he remembered how crassly he had ripped Felix's top and now the boy was roaming around with a tear in his clothes. When he stands behind the blue-haired, his first act is to drape said jacket around his shoulders, not paying any mind to his surroundings. Discussing his surroundings, Felix stood perfectly frozen, unaware that Hyunjin had cloaked him with his jacket and unaware that the blond was now watching the ex-lovers with confusion rushing in him

Felix feels his blood pumping at the sight of Chan, his eyes stinging and his heart sitting uncomfortably in his ribs. Whereas Chan was ready to rip the blanket of awkwardness that was between them with something tenfold worse, his eyes blazed with anger as he diverted his gaze from Felix to the man behind him, noticing how he had come out from the same cubicle Felix was inside, noticing the debauched look of the both of them and noticing how he had draped that jacket around Felix

he shouldn't feel angry but he was rather wrathful at the way Hyunjin is standing oddly close to who used to be his boyfriend, protectiveness is what Chan would call it. He still thought of Felix as his good friend and he wouldn't want just any douche to come and sweep him off his feet, take advantage of his broken state, and break his heart further. That was it, Chan assured himself when he looked back at Felix and spoke, slicing the tension in the place 

"You should let me explain before you assume things and make rash decisions" 

The emphasis and brusque tone on 'rash decisions' broke Felix out of his world of ice as he exhaled the first breath upon seeing Chan, his world that had stilled began moving again and now he was aware of Chan's visibly upset gaze and Hyunjin's warmth next to him, his jacket around his shoulders and the scent of his perfume that refused to let his nerves get worked up and kept him grounded like a gentle touch from a loved one would. He takes a second before he lets Chan's words seep into his senses and then he finally speaks 

"Let you explain?" a scoff rings in the place and Hyunjin is confused but cemented in his steps for some reason "Let you explain how you cheated on me? live through the moments I thought were ours but they were truly somebody else's sacred new beginning while it was my fucking religion?" Felix's voice cracks, his tears threaten to break free and with it breaks Chan's heart as he finally realizes the damage he's caused "Fe..." the soft nickname that was stupid in all its senses and was only spoken by Chan rings like fire alarms in Felix's ears as he does his best to grasp onto his senses that were begging to be freed and leave

"Bab--Felix I'm sorry...that's not the truth at all" He whispers and Felix could have given his everything to turn around this moment, to not have them become strangers that once used to be in love but things have changed and he can't do anything to turn back time "Please Chan, don't make this anymore harder than it is for me" He wipes the lone tear that slid down his cheek as he gets ready to step away from this painful scenario but Chan grabs his wrist and something gets alerted in Hyunjin

His eyes dart down to the hand that clasps around the very same wrist where his tie had left bruises and he feels the pain Felix must have been feeling, having someone so rashly grab him from somewhere he'd been tied not minutes ago and Hyunjin can't stop his steps that move forward and grab Felix's forearm gently away from Chan's grip, itching to caress where the marks are but he does nothing and lets go of his forearm as soon as it is out of Chan's grips. He hears a soft gasp come from Felix's side at his actions and when he looks up, storms are facing him in the face of Chan's brown eyes 

his own ones slant worse than a viper's who's about to attack as he glares down at the man in front of them, Felix is standing slightly before him and if it hadn't been the distance that he brought between Chan and Hyunjin, the blond would've pounced because no one dares look him in the eyes with such bravery and expects to walk away without a bruise. "Don't let heartbreak cloud your judgment lix, I never did anything with him while we were together, you have to believe me" Chan's tone is stern when he looks down at Felix, his previously soft look gone like the flame of their love was