Alleyways | Stray Kids

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Felix put on as much concealer as he could. 

Felix put on as much makeup as he could. 

Felix put on a turtleneck too. 

He fix his now blonde dyed hair into a style he liked. 

He made himself look as normal and 'Felix-y' as possible. 

This is a normal routine to the young boy, to hide what had been done to him. God knows he didn't want anyone knowing what happens to him because if people knew he would be snatched away from his home. The only person who knew was Hwang Hyunjin and even then, the boy didn't know the real truth.

So when Lee Felix walked into school, he headed straight to his first class of the day and Hwang Hyunjin sat right next to him. 

Hyunjin whispered to his aussie friend, "Are you okay?" 

"I'm fine. Hyunjin, this is normal." Felix whispered back.

"Felix nothing is normal about your relationship." Hyunjin whispered back angrily. 

"Don't worry about me." Felix whispered, he hoped Hyunjin would just drop the topic. 

"Felix when you call me at midnight, crying, what am I supposed to do? Not worry about you? When I come over you your house at midnight and see you covered in bruises, I'm not supposed to worry. As I help you clean bruises, listen to what happen and watch you bite back tears I'm not supposed to worry? As you go on with an abusive relationship I'm not supposed to worry?" Hyunjin whispered back in rage. 

"Drop it." Felix almost growled.

"I'm not dropping shit Lee Felix-" 

"Hey babe!" Felix smiled and waved at Changbin. 

Changbin walked over to the table that Felix and Hyunjin sat at. Hyunjin scoffed and looked away from the two 'lovers'. 

"What are you doing here?" Felix asked, he played with the older boy's hands.

"I just wanted to see you." Changbin stated before laughing, "What are you doing? Cut it out."

"I like playing with your hands, okay? Let me be, Binnie." Felix kissed Changbin's hand. 

Hyunjin rolled his eyes. He couldn't take it, how could you love the hands that abuse you? How could you kiss the hands that abuse you? 

When Changbin left, Felix and Hyunjin didn't resume their conversation. It was pointless anyway, Felix wouldn't listen to Hyunjin and Hyunjin was tired of repeating the same thing over again. The class went by quickly for both boys and Hyunjin left the class in a hurry, he didn't spare a second glance at Felix. The young aussie wanted to apologize for snapping a bit at his friend earlier but he never got the chance, Hyunjin was gone like the wind. 

Hyunjin moved to his second class of the day quickly trying his best to duck the crowded halls, the seemingly endless amounts of students poured from the numerous classrooms. Hyunjin felt overwhelmed at once, he felt so small. 

Hyunjin was drowning. 

Every small bump or accidental touch from another student felt amplified, if as if he would feel it in his soul. 

His breath seemed to stop. The whole world seemed to stop. 

He was drowning. 

Then he saw a familiar face, dragging him away from the crowds. They lead him to the second story of the school and up to the roof. 

"Breathe, there's no one but you and I up here." 

Hyunjin snapped his head to the sound of the voice.