𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘! ( s.cb + l.f )

❧fifty: astronautical

By the time dinner was finished and it was time for Changbin to leave, all three people felt elated in one way or another. Aina, despite saying that she wasn't sure how to react in a proper manner, did exactly that. Her response to Felix's confession was nothing short of everything that the blonde had been praying for all along. He simply wanted to be accepted for his true self, and his aunt was able to do so without hesitation. She was simply the type of human being that had love and respect for all those she came into contact with; and that was the bottom line as far as she was concerned.

"Thank you for having me over," Changbin smiled, "it was really nice meeting you."

The raven haired boy was going to shake Aina's hand out of politeness, but before he could do so, the brunette pulled him into a hug. It was unexpected, and it shocked Changbin, but not at all in a bad way. In fact, he felt very happy about the gesture as soon as he was able to get past the initial confusion. It also didn't hurt that the female gave pretty damn good hugs.

"It's me who should be thanking you for making Felix happy," Aina spoke in a quiet tone of voice so that her nephew wouldn't be able to hear.

"And please take care of him for me."

The raven haired boy couldn't help but to smile at those words, and he let his gaze fall on Felix who was watching him from the other side of the room. Their eyes locked, and a general sense of complete and utter calmness was mutually shared between the two of them. It felt like true serenity.

"Absolutely," Changbin promised, and when he said that word, he meant it wholeheartedly.

He had every intention of taking care of the younger boy. He'd started doing so at age nine, and now, ten years later, he had the undying desire to pick up exactly where they left off. He wanted to be the person that Felix felt most comfortable around. He wanted to be the person that Felix could confide in, and vent to, and he planned on making it his reality to have the Australian never question how deep his feelings ran. He wanted the taller boy to always feel loved, valued, respected, and appreciated by him.

Aina and Changbin pulled apart, and upon seeing that, Felix walked over in order to say goodbye to the raven haired boy. That felt odd in a way, because they'd spent the vast majority of their nights together for the past month, but now it was time to separate for the time being. That left the blonde feeling a bit empty, and he knew that it would feel strange to lie down in bed that night and have an open space beside of him instead of having Changbin there to fill the void. It also meant that the raven haired boy would actually have to go into work that day, because Felix was no longer a customer in need of Sleeping Delivery's services now that Aina was back.

The duo stepped out into the hallway, and as soon as the door latched shut behind him, Felix breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm so happy right now," the blonde stated as he wrapped his arms around the older boy's neck.

"Me too," Changbin grinned, discreetly inhaling the Australian's scent as he let it take over all of his senses.

"I feel like I can finally breathe again," the taller boy noted as he let his arms linger around the raven haired boy's body for a moment or two longer than what would have been considered "normal" before putting some space in between their bodies.

"I don't think I've ever been this relieved in my entire life."

"I know I haven't," the raven haired boy laughed.

"But I'm so glad she's your aunt. When she told you that your happiness was all that mattered to her, it took everything I had to not start crying."

"I'm always grateful to her obviously, but right now; I think this is the most grateful I've ever been. She said all the right things, and there's no way I could ask for a better family member," Felix smiled uncontrollably.