One Week [Under Reconstruction]

Chapter 13

Changbin leaned against the kitchen counter, fumbling with his phone as Felix rummaged through various cupboards. He had gotten a message from his mother, wondering where he was. He simply responded that he'd be home soon.

"I can make you ramen?" Felix asked, looking at the most simple, but still tasty, option amongst the variety of food. He looked over at Changbin for confirmation, receiving an eager nod in response. Changbin didn't care what he ate, he was really hungry and any option at this moment seemed like a 5-star candlelit dinner.

Felix began taking out the supplies in silence, confusing Changbin. Where did the annoying Felix that never shut up go? The older debated whether or not he should mention it, but after a while, he was getting uncomfortable with the silence.

"What's wrong with you?" Changbin spat rudely. He wasn't sure if the right message would get through to Felix, due to his tone.

Felix chuckled dryly as he waited for the water to boil, "Sorry, I was thinking about things."

The fact that Felix didn't go on a massive rant about what was bothering him was weird to Changbin. He only met Felix this morning but he's already figured out how Felix acts. Since they're now comfortable with each other, maybe even friends, Felix would randomly come up and start talking to Changbin about any sort of nonsense he could think of. But now, this silent Felix, worried Changbin a bit.

For the first time today, Changbin actually started the conversation, "So, you and Jisung are pretty close, right?"

Changbin wasn't sure why he was mentioning Jisung. If he made one mistake, he could accidentally spill about Jisung's supposed girlfriend.

"Jisung? Yeah, why? Did you talk to him?" Felix asked, suddenly remembering about the bet they had in the morning.

Changbin shrugged as Felix put the ramen into the boiling pot, "He's in one of my classes. Didn't talk much to him though."

Felix wasn't sure where this conversation was going, he just hoped Jisung and Changbin could stay away from each other. Doing the rest of Jisung's homework for the whole semester? No thanks.

"Did he just not talk to you or..?" Felix trailed off, wanting to know how close they were at the moment. Felix did not endorse this friendship, until however, he wins the bet.

Changbin chuckled, "He talked too much." He could already smell the flavor of the ramen from his seat. His mouth watered as Felix transferred the noodles from the pot to a bowl.

"Yeah, Jisung can be like that," Felix responded, taking the ramen to Changbin, "So you aren't friends?"

Immediately shoving the noodles into his mouth, Changbin shook his head. With his mouth full, he responded, "Why? Afraid Jisung will get closer to me than you would?"

Felix did not appreciate the teasing. Instead of fighting back, he just sighed, "Just shut up and eat."

Changbin happily complied for the first few mouthfuls before noticing something strange, it made his stomach uneasy, "Are you not going to eat?"

Felix shook his head, claiming to not be hungry. The blonde just started cleaning the dishes he used while Changbin suddenly lost his appetite. However, Changbin just shrugged it off and continued eating, despite not feeling hungry anymore.

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After movie marathons and digging through a mountain of snacks around him, Seungmin finally looked at his phone for the first time in a while. Hyunjin was asleep, cuddled up to Seungmin's side as the ending credits of their last movie displayed on the screen. Seungmin looked to his side, smiling at the sleeping boy.

Seungmin had been on Hyunjin's phone all day, getting the occasional conversation-starter messages. So he was surprised to see that on his own phone, there was a message from Jeongin letting them know someone wanted to know his relationship with Hyunjin again.

At first, he didn't think much of it. This certainly wasn't the first time it happened and he knows it won't be the last. However, Seungmin isn't an idiot.

The school loves Hyunjin. Not only of his looks, but he's incredibly sweet to everyone. He basically has the entire school falling to their knees. Every single message they've received prior to this one about people asking about their relationship had been sent to Hyunjin. Thinking things through, Seungmin probably figured it was because someone at school who was interested in Hyunjin wanted to know exactly what was going on.

This time around, Seungmin was the one who got the notification. Who would be curious enough about Seungmin to ask about his relationship?

Suddenly, he typed a quick message, careful not to wake Hyunjin up.

"Jeongin, you awake?"

"No."

"Perfect, I need to talk to you."