𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐦; 𝐡𝐲𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐱

23‣ 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙢𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙣

not proofread, ignore any mistakes please. 

Hours have passed, all of them have had a little too much to drink, they're wasted and not many thoughts occupy their minds right now as they dance away the night, losing their youth on this cramped dance floor. No worries, nothing to ponder, limbs flailing and wide smiles painted on their faces because what is better than to numb your heart and rid it of all woes, lose your mind, and dance away all that you burrowed in yourself? 

Hyunjin is sitting far away, on a stool that's squeaky, leaning against a bar that feels all too sticky. His eyes are on the dance floor where a particular vixen is dancing, smiling when he appears and searching for him when someone else takes his place. In a small bar like this, it's easy to lose a face even if it's as pretty as Felix's, and Hyunjin has to hold back the urge to pull out his gun and drop all of its bullets into these people's heads just so this place would be empty and then he'd be able to see Felix and only him 

dancing in these neon lights, smiling so widely he looks like a daydream but his body all the material of a nightmare. Hyunjin's desires are in his throat, ready to spill out but his admiration confines them as he sips on the cheap whiskey in his hand, ice clinking in the glass and music bombarding more than it needs to. Hyunjin wouldn't have minded spending a few hours just sitting here with his eyes on Felix but someone has come up to him, plopping down next to him on the empty stool and panting heavily 

he doesn't need to turn around and look because he knows from the heavy scent of cigarettes combined with roses that it's Minho, he always smells too much like smoke and his boyfriend always smells too much like the flower Hyunjin hates. The sound of his heavy breathing gets lost in the music and Hyunjin doesn't mind him sitting there, that would've stayed the case but Minho opened his mouth and sent everything to hell. 

"So," The voice comes like Minho is holding back a smile as he turns to Hyunjin, holding up two fingers at the bartender to let him know to repeat his order while he keeps his eyes on Hyunjin's side profile, taking notice of the way his jaw clicks and eyes darken. He knows his boss well enough to know that he doesn't want to talk about whatever Minho has to say but then again, he's on break right now and the man before him isn't Hwang Hyunjin but just the Hyunjin he grew up with, the Hyunjin he would always share his chocolate with as a child because he had sensitive teeth and was forbade off of sweets 

"Whatever it is, keep it within you" 

Hyunjin's voice cuts through the loud beats like a dagger in flesh and Minho's smile only deepens "All I'm saying is---Wow" Minho articulates his words with so much emphasis that Hyunjin has to tighten his grip on the glass to prevent himself from smashing it against the man's head "What do you mean?" He turns to look at the man, bunny teeth on display as he sips on his drink "You look like wow" Minho eyes the man up and down, holding out his hands in front of him as if praising him "Do you not like your life, Lee?" Hyunjin's teeth are gritted and Minho's are in a wide grin

"I'm just saying that these types of clothes suit you very well" Minho leans on the bar and Hyunjin has to make sure he's not breaking the glass with his grip considering how tight it is "Quietude suits you very well, too. Should I silence you for life?" Hyunjin's low and menacing threat has the man coughing on his drink as he instantly slides off the stool and holds out four fingers to salute the man before him "Au revoir, mun cher ami" Minho's wonderful smirk has Hyunjin wishing he never came here but then the man is disappearing into the crowd and Hyunjin can't help but shake his head because Minho was the one constant in his life and no matter how much he hid it, he'd always be grateful for him.

His eyes turn to search for Felix's face again but it's like the universe is considerating against him as someone yet again pulls up to him, sliding right onto the seat Minho has emptied and Hyunjin would have only been irked because his personal space was being occupied but then this person starts to speak and the blond doesn't know if he can hold himself from breaking this glass this time around. "Hello" a sweet voice, feminine and sultry but Hyunjin doesn't have enough fucks to give as he sighs and turns to look at her with eyes so dark she's wondering how he even sees