"When do you leave?"
"Tonight, around 12 am. I head straight to Milano to check on the store there and then I go to the main store in Chicago to finish the winter and valentines day designs," Felix said.
Ms. Lucy hummed, "I've seen some of the designs for the collection. They seem pretty inspired by something,"
Felix pursed his lips. He couldn't lie. The new designs were inspired by the thought of a possible new relationship in the future.
"Now this one is interesting," Ms. Lucy said, picking up one of the sketches.
"This is for the fashion thing you are going to next month?"
"It is an idea... they asked me to create some designs to possibly be on the runway and this was one of them, but I think I might scrape this one,"
"Why? Too personal?" She asked.
Felix looked at the drawing. Winter themed and inspired by what he thought the word angel would look like if it was a dress.
"How'd you know?" He asked.
"I heard conversations, but I also know you. Do you love him?"
Love. It was a strong word. But he also felt some pretty strong emotions. Wasn't it too soon though? You can't love someone so quickly. Can you?
"I... I don't know,"
"Do you like him? Not just in that friend way, but as more," she asked.
That one was easier to answer.
"Yeah," Felix said confidently.
"As more than just a sexual partner?"
That was even easier. They had sex once and maybe Felix daydreamed about doing it other times, but talking with Hyunjin felt amazing. It felt comfortable.
"Yeah, I mean he is good, but talking with him is fun. He listens and doesn't judge. It feels nice just being with him be it talking or sitting together not talking," Felix replied.
Ms. Lucy hummed and smiled. She was happy for Felix.
"What?" He questioned.
"Don't wait too long, okay? When you get the chance take it don't let it slip through your fingers, yeah?"
Felix smiled and nodded a little, "Yeah, I will,"
"Good... and you should use this design," she said.
The younger looked at it and nodded. He would use it.
~
"Why are you all pouty? We leave in four days, I thought you'd be happy," Yeji said.
Hyunjin shrugged. Felix left last night, so it was just them, Ms. Lucy, and Chan who was avoiding Hyunjin.
Yeji hummed and smiled, "You're upset Felix isn't here anymore,"
"Am not," Hyunjin denied.
That mightve been a lie.
"Yeah, okay," Yeji muttered.
"Yeji, don't tease your brother too much. You know how love is or shall I remind you how you acted when Ryujin left for a bit," Ms. Lucy said.
Yeji pursed her lips. She did not need to be reminded of her two day tantrum of her refusing to do anything while Ryujin was gone.
Then it clicked. She just said love.
"You love Felix?" Yeji questioned completely confused.
Hyunjin sat up, "Okay, I've never said I love him. I-I mean I like him, but I don't, uhm, you know, know if I, uhm, love him," he rambled.
Yeji bursted out laughing.
"Oh my god, you are actually in love. For the first time in your twenty-five years of living you love someone,"
"Not true. I-I loved Charlotte,"
"No, no, you were infatuated with the idea of her and the fact that it would've made her parents happy if you got married. You love Felix, as in you got to know him as a person and you love him," Yeji said.
Hyunjin took a deep breath. Okay, maybe that was true.
"I tried to get Felix to that realisation himself. I think he got there, but I can't be sure," Ms. Lucy said.
"They always get there eventually. Anyways, my advice, don't wait too long to tell him. Also, don't be grand about telling him, Felix likes low-key things,"
"Okay. No one said I was confessing, I need to get my life on track and figure out what the hell I am doing before I confess to Felix," Hyunjin stated.
"Just remember that you might be seeing him at the fashion show in November," Yeji reminded.
Right. Hyunjin forgot about that. He wondered how things would change in just a few weeks.
