(Melting • Kali Uchis)
832 days before the incident
“So.” The man in front of Hyunjin scraped his throat. “What are your hobbies?”
Hyunjin watched as the man awkwardly avoided eye contact with him. He grabbed his drink and put his finger on the hole on top of his straw, rolling it around the edge of the glass while his cola started bubbling slightly.“I like painting.” Hyunjin answered. He too felt a little awkward, but he really wanted to try this. But yeah, it is quite awkward when you kiss a man at a random party and then take him to bed only to realise the next morning you have no idea who he is.
But Hyunjin had liked the male in front of him immediately. He had asked for the other’s number and eventually had asked him on a date.
The man in front of him stopped playing with his straw and looked up for probably the first time they were there. “Painting?” His eyes widened in surprise and glee. “Are you good at it?” His eyes had something… childlike in them, Hyunjin noticed. But not in a childish way. More in a way… how do you put it to words… he hadn’t given up on his inner child. He had held on to being able to play.
Hyunjin liked that about the other. He realised that despite their conversation being very awkward he really wanted to try this.
For a moment Hyunjin got lost in Felix’s brown orbs. He realised that he was probably the only one who really looked at those.
Because, the man was really pretty and handsome. And most of the time that is the only thing people look at, and Hyunjin had to admit to himself that that had been indeed the only thing he had looked at too when he took Felix to bed.“Hyunjin?” A deep voice called out for him. Hyunjin was snapped out of his thoughts where he had been drifting away in Felix’s eyes. Hyunjin’s face marked itself with a rosy tint as he tried to regain his posture, with slight succes.
“Oh- uh- yeah I’m okay at it I guess.” Hyunjin stuttered in embarrassment. He looked down at his chocolate milkshake and took the cup in his hands. He lifted it up and tried to get the straw in between his lips but he kept missing it.
He looked up in surprise when he heard Felix laughing. “Why are we so damn awkward.” He chuckled. His eyes crinkled up cutely and his mouth was lifted in the brightest smile Hyunjin was sure he’d ever seen, bright white teeth on full display. "You keep dazing off are you alright?"
It hadn't really been a question, more a remark.
Hyunjin tried to answer the other but he kept getting lost in the joy filled eyes of the younger. As he looked into those eyes he felt completely lost. But in a good way. In a way that he never wanted to back off out of them.
“Hyunjin?” He heard a deep voice waking him up from his beautiful daydream (Felix) yet again. The voice was slightly teasing and it made Hyunjin feel all weird and fuzzy inside.
Hyunjin managed to tear his gaze away and he looked everywhere but the other male's eyes.
He grabbed his milkshake which he couldn’t remember putting down up again and this time he caught the green straw between his lips.Damn what an interesting window this is. What type of glass is it made of?
He heard another chuckle in front of him and he couldn’t help but let his attention along with his gaze be drawn back to the other man. Felix was leaning on the back of his wrist with his chin, looking at the elder with a slight tease. With his other free hand Felix held the cup of cola. A straw made its way into Felix’s mouth and Hyunjin could see the liquid making its way up the see-through straw.
Felix pulled the straw out of his mouth and Hyunjin heard the ice softly clinking against the glass as Felix put his drink back on the table.
“Why do you keep staring?” Felix smiled teasingly. Hyunjin decided not to look away this time though, and he was sure he couldn’t either.
“Would you find me weird if I say you have really pretty eyes?” Hyunjin spoke up. The little red tint on Felix’s face didn’t go unnoticed by the elder.Felix picked up his drink again, the ice clinking a little aggressively against the glass. He put the straw in his mouth and yet again Hyunjin felt mesmerized by the pretty lips that wrapped around the straw. He pulled the drink away from his face again and suddenly Hyunjin realised the other was avoiding his gaze.
“I-I’m sorry I didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable.” Hyunjin spoke quickly. He looked back at the extremely interesting window frame. Though he was yet again pulled back towards the other’s gaze when he heard a chuckle.
“You didn’t make me uncomfortable.” Felix chuckled. Hyunjin internally sighed in relief but he didn’t forget to not go too far.
“They hold a lot of emotions in them.” Hyunjin mumbled. The statement had been completely for himself and he hadn’t meant to say it out loud, but seeing the other male look up in surprise he indicated that he had indeed said it out loud on accident.
Hyunjin got really red in the face like Felix and he tried to avoid the younger’s gaze. “I’m so sorry-“
“It’s ok.” Felix said with a red face. “I have never heard that compliment before though.” Felix chuckled. He looked down at his drink again and started playing with his straw again.
“You mean that you got pretty eyes?” Hyunjin asked surprised. Why wouldn’t anyone want to watch those beautiful orbs that held the universe and more? Those eyes filled with thoughts and feelings? Hyunjin was sure he’d be able to watch this man all day.
“Well yeah I’ve heard the compliment before just… most of the time it’s not the first compliment I receive. It’s mostly… ‘you're hot’, or ‘you're pretty’ hehe.” Felix chuckled awkwardly. His cheeks were strewn with a bright red blush. "That sounded so cocky I'm sorry."
“Hmm.” Hyunjin hummed in understanding. Then he finally burst out laughing, surprising the younger.
“God why are we so awkward?” He laughed as he buried his face deep inside his palms. Butterflies were spreading from his stomach up to his throat and made him dizzy.Felix, finally understanding what was going on and burst out laughing along with Hyunjin. Some people in the café looked annoyed or surprised at the sudden noise coming from the two but eventually ignored it nonetheless.
After they were done wheezing Felix let his head fall down upon the table. After five seconds though he lifted up his head again and noticed that the elder man had his plump lips wrapped around his paper straw. Hyunjin put his now empty cup down on the table and looked surprised when he found Felix staring at him.
“How about we go on a stroll?” He smiled warmly. Hyunjin nodded and smiled back.

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