Symphony of Renewal [A SKZ FF]

Chapter 17: Comfort in the Kitchen

Miya Centric:
Miya couldn't sleep, as usual. She lets out a sigh, slightly frustrated. Rolling on her side to check the time on her phone, she saw that it was 6 in the morning. She decidee to groggily get out of bed. She couldn't go back to sleep, even if she tried. 'Might as well have breakfast early today.' She thinks to herself

She stalks over to the kitchen. It was quite early, so she doubted anyone else would be awake. Still, she decided to be cautious.

Entering the kitchen, she was surprised by how peaceful it was. Guess the dorm wasn't actually so bad when she wasn't constantly being harassed by eight men. Well... seven now.

She gets to work. Her sweet tooth kicked in, so she settled on baking some pancakes paired with some tart blueberries and maple syrup. As she makes the batter, she ends up getting lost in her thoughts...

Regarding her introduction to the public... reactions were mixed. Most Stays were generally supportive of her inclusion in the group, which she was extremely grateful for.

The malicious comments directed towards her were increasing in number, though. But it seemed like JYPE didn't care. In fact, it seemed like they were profiting off of the hate.

Bad publicity is still publicity, after all. She physically cringes at that thought, feeling uneasy. It reminded her way too much of Sunshine Entertainment.

She was in the mood for chocolate pancakes, so she turned around to get some cocoa powder, when she heard a voice...

"You bake?!" Sounded out, sounding shocked. This caused her to jump from the unexpectedness of it, dropping the bowl of batter she was holding. The bowl somehow didn't tip over as it landed, but some of the batter splashed out of the bowl, messing up the kitchen a bit.

"What the hell, Felix? You scared the shit out of me!" Miya exclaims, putting a hand over her palpitating heart as if to calm it.

Felix grimaces slightly. "Oh. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you. I just got surprised." He apologises, crouching down to pick up the bowl and hand it back to her.

She gratefully accepts it from him. "It's fine. Good morning, by the way." She says, relaxing.

"Good morning." He replies cheerfully, his usual sunshine smile on his face. "Why are you up so early?" he asks casually as he strolls around the kitchen, invested in what she was doing.

She pauses for a bit, thinking. She didn't trust him enough to tell him about her sleep problems yet, so she decided to tell a half-truth.

"I don't know. Whatever sets my internal alarm clock is insane." She shrugs, making Felix chuckle at her response.

"Same here, mate." He responds, then finally notices the mess he made of the kitchen. "Whoops... I'll clean that." He offers kindly.

Miya playfully rolls her eyes. "Of course, you're cleaning that up. That wasn't up for debate." Felix's smile grew impossibly wider, amused by the younger's sense of humour.

"I just hope no one heard anything." Miya lets out a sigh, becoming serious.

Felix lets out a sigh, becoming more serious as well. He knew the others made her Miya uneasy, but he still decided to be honest with her.

"The others don't usually wake up this early... except Ssungmin," he starts, quickly adding in when he sees her expression change. "But he doesn't come out until breakfast. He's probably in his room reading a book, or whatever he does in there." He speaks in a dismissive tone to reassure her. Miya just nods slowly, though still not entirely convinced.

Felix then decides to change the subject. "I didn't know you baked." He voices the earlier thought he had that morning, though it wasn't nearly as startling as when he had done it before.

Miya responds eagerly, her attention successfully redirected. "Of course, I bake! I live to eat, after all." She playfully scoffs, tilting her head to the side.

Felix laughs softly, finding her absolutely adorable. "Can you bake brownies?" He then asks, taking a cloth as he begins to clean the batter that had splashed around the room.

"Yes, I do. I love brownies, along with cookies. " She responds as her eyes light up, and she finally manages to get the cocoa powder.

Felix smiles, feeling even more excited. "Me too. Brownies are my favourite. I finally have a baking buddy now." He exclaims as he suddenly pulls her in for a warm hug.

Miya tenses up at first but eventually hugs back, not able to resist melting into Felix's warm embrace. Felix lets out a sigh, happy to see that she was starting to get comfortable with him.

Miya pulls away after a bit, an idea popping into her head. She looks at the male in front of her, smiling widely.

She asks even though she already knew what the answer would be. "Do you want to bake some brownies now? We have all the ingredients."

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Short but hopefully sweet, right? I wanted to have some fluff before the things that are going to happen in the next chapter... 👀