ideal ;; changlix

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the first time changbin met felix, he felt instantaneously drawn to him. felix seemed to have such a beautiful energy to him, and it made changbin want to be near him at all times.

it seems as if changbin's first impression of felix has stuck with him for as long as they've been friends. changbin couldn't help but smile every time he saw felix.

this didn't quite go unnoticed by their 'fans' in the first episode of stray kids. many international viewers quickly made the ship name of 'changlix' to describe the two. changbin finds it adorable.

he's scrolling through online reviews of the show when hyunjin walks into their dorm room.

"you've gotten quite the reputation now, huh?" he asks, knowing the buzz around the new 'couple'. changbin's quick to interpret what his best friend is referencing, and rolls his eyes in response.

"do you ever mind your business?" is all he can think of as a response. hyunjin chuckles, and sits down next to changbin on the bed.

"of course not. whatcha doing?" hyunjin looks over changbin and sees all the comments on his laptop screen, "really changbin? reading forums in your free time?"

"what? it's interesting!" he'll never admit it, but hyunjin was right. who is he turning into? a teenage girl obsessed with knowing all the drama? "whatever, moving on. why are you coming home so late?"

it was around 1am, which isn't so late to be awake, but an odd hour to be just getting home. it isn't foreign to changbin to be awake at the most ungodly hours, but it's not something he sees hyunjin doing often.

"dance practice. me, felix, and minho all want to be ready for the next episode."

it made sense, so changbin left it at that. "alright. i'm gonna go to bed, and you should too. goodnight, hyunjin."

"goodnight, changbin."

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being a trainee means you have to be awake before the sun rises. which, in changbin's opinion, fucking sucked. he was sure he'd die of sleep deprivation in the coming weeks if he doesn't get to sleep in soon.

but, for today, he must trudge along and get his work done.

he sleepily walks into the kitchen, and says good morning to felix and chan, who are always awake first. he doesn't know how they do it, especially felix who came home so late the previous night.

"how'd you sleep, bin?" chan asks, already eating whatever and drinking some coffee.

all changbin could do as a response with his current energy level was groan and slam his head on the table. at this, chan laughed and started making changbin his own cup of coffee.

as changbin finished his coffee, the remaining 6 members slowly found their way to the kitchen and filtered into the living room.

felix assumed his usual spot next to changbin, leaning his head on the shoulder.

after hearing felix let out a quiet yawn, changbin asked, "how'd you sleep? you seem really tired, lix."

it was true. felix was exhausted. he had probably gotten 2 or so hours of sleep, and it showed. his face was still puffy (but cute, regardless) and he had bags underneath his eyes.