fairytale | changlix

°•∘nothing can fix me until you do∘•°

growing up, felix had always seen black and white. he had always thought that those were the only two colors in the world. everything had always appeared that way to him. as a child, the idea of how the world worked fascinated him greatly. by the time he turned six, however, young felix found out that the world was not really what he'd always thought it was.

felix had questioned his beloved auntie as to whether or not those two colors were the only colors to have existed. his aunt had looked at him in surprised. in front of her was a pair of curious eyes, eager to uncover what was, at the time, the biggest mystery in his life.

"oh honey, there are so many more colors than just black and white. you just cannot see them yet because the time hasn't come."

her answer caused him to pout, saddened at the revelation.

"but auntie! when will i be able to see them?"

she bent down so that they were at eye level and smiled, patting his head softly,

"i can't promise when but i believe you will, felix darling. just like how your mummy met daddy, one day you will meet that someone and your world will be filled with so many colors you'll lose count."

her answer this time made felix's eyes light up. it was then that he discovered that you can only see colors when touching your soulmate.

"can you see them, auntie? the colors?" he asked excitedly.

his aunt smiled warmly at him and reach out to stroke his hair gently. "not yet, but i believe i will."

he had heard stories; stories of how just a single touch changed a person's life forever, of how their world exploded with colors by something as simple as a small physical contact. since then, felix dreamed of his own happy ending; of meeting his dear soulmate and having various different colors filled his vision as their skin touched.

but one day, his aunt came home crying, saying she wished she was blind; and that was when felix learned that sometimes, as if the deity had made a mistake, the bond isn't always...... mutual. his aunt went away a week later. he was eight at the time. felix cried and cried for days.

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a year into high school, he met a changbin. the latter was a transfer student from another city then. that day, after a proper introduction, changbin had approached the seat next to his in a rather reluctant manner, as if he was afraid of offending felix in some way, and asked if it was unoccupied.

felix, in return, had nodded excitedly as he took notice of how cute the other looked as he stood in front him awkwardly.

"hello! i'm felix!" he quickly held out a hand as a greeting. changbin's evident hesitance was quickly replaced by relief as he sat down, taking the other boy's hand in his and shaking it lightly.

smiling brightly, changbin exclaimed, "nice to meet you, my name is seo changbin!"

felix froze in his seat as multiple different colors suddenly filled his vision. he was thrown into a shock as everything he was seeing was no longer black and white. instead, they appeared in front of his eyes in a variety of colors that felix had never seen before. his heart raced wildly and it felt as though instead of butterflies, there was a whole zoo in his stomach.