Steal His Heart - Hyunlix

Miss Independent

Felix pulled up to Hyunjin's apartment and parked the car, rubbing his hands together in front of the heater a couple of times to warm them up.

It wasn't much colder today than it had been but the work he had put into cleaning and moving, as well as his clothes being damp from sweating, left him sensitive to the temperatures.

Once he felt like his hands were warm and he wouldn't shiver in shock, he turned off the car and looked over at Hyunjin's door. A wave of energy coursed through his body. He was ready to see the artist in his new found confidence of independence.

"We are on our way to doing the damn thing, just stay strong and don't give in.." He whispered as a mantra to himself as he walked up to the comfortably familiar dark blue door and raised his hand to knock on it.

It barely took a minute for the door to open and Hyunjin to appear in the doorway looking attractive as ever. He clearly didn't put much effort into his outfit, and clearly got dressed just in case he was needed to move things, since he was wearing a loose t shirt and sweat pants. His hair was half tied up in a pony tail.

"Hey Angel.." the older greeted with a kind smile as his eyes trailed over the freckled boy in front of him. He couldn't help it... he missed Felix and wanted to take it all in before having to say goodbye again.

"Hi.." Felix greeted back, seemingly in a similar daze of his own. He felt a mixture of emotions when he noticed the artist looking at him like he was inspecting every cell of his body. There was a large part that loved it. That basked in the attention and flattery of having someone like Hyunjin studying him so meticulously. The other part, though, immediately wanted to hide or shield himself from the insecurity that came with it. Hyunjin always told him how beautiful he was, but that doesn't mean that he sees it remotely the same way. The insecure part won over and he shyly cleared his throat. "Could I get the key? Please?"

Hyunjin sighed in hesitation. He wanted to help. To let Felix relax after he obviously had been working hard to get all of this done, and didn't necessarily find it easy. But, he understood. Felix had been fighting the insecurities about being a burden, and as much as he wanted to prove the younger wrong, there was also an element of insecurity around being able to do it. He knew that he needed to prove to himself that he could do it alone. That he wasn't weak and received help out of necessity, but rather out of kindness.

Hyunjin reached to the key rack on the wall next to the door and and held them up in his hands, moving them away when Felix reached for it.

"Hyunj-" Felix started to whine.

"Listen.." He urged with intention, waiting for the younger to look at him to go on. "...it's not a sign of weakness to ask for help and it is not a burden to me. I'll let you do it alone like you asked, but..." He paused for emphasis. "...if you need help with ANYTHING, give me a call and I'd be happy to help you out." He urged.

Felix seemingly sighed in gratitude and nodded his head. He knew Hyunjin was right. But this is something he needed to do for himself.

The older handed over the keys and gave the directions to get to the locker across the complex. "There is parking closer by if you follow this road down... I mean it, Angel, tell me if you need me." He urged finally with soft eyes.

"I will, Najia...." Felix returned with the same softness in his emphasis. "I'll see you soon."

Hyunjin looked on as he walked back to the car, sending him a grateful small smile before getting back into the car and driving in the direction the the older pointed him to.

Felix was able to find it decently easily and parked the car in the lot across from the garages. When he turned the key in the door and rolled up the metal door, his heart did a little flip in his chest.