6. The confrontation

The dorm was quiet. Everyone was asleep.

Everyone except Felix.

He slipped on his hoodie, tucked his phone in his pocket, and crept out of the room. His heart pounded with every step, terrified someone might wake up. But he couldn't stop.

Jimin was waiting.

The black car was parked a block away, tinted windows hiding everything inside. When Felix opened the door, Jimin was already there, smirking like he knew Felix would come.

"You listened," Jimin said softly. His hand reached out, gripping Felix's chin, forcing him to look up. "Good boy."

Felix's stomach twisted. He hated the way his body reacted to those words weak, needy, burning.

"I didn't have a choice..." Felix whispered with smile

Jimin leaned closer, his breath warm against Felix's ear.

"You always have a choice. But every time, you choose me."

Felix shivered. It was true. No matter how much he resisted during the day, the night always brought him back here. Back to Jimin.

Hours later, when Felix finally returned to the dorm, the sky was already pale with dawn. He pushed the door quietly, tiptoeing inside.

But this time, someone was awake.

Chan sat on the couch, arms crossed, eyes sharp.

"Where were you?" he asked quietly.

Felix froze. His mouth went dry.

"I... I just went for a walk. Couldn't sleep."

Chan studied him for a long time. Felix's hoodie was half-zipped, his hair messy, his lips slightly swollen. He looked guilty.

"You're lying," Chan said finally.

Felix's chest tightened. He wanted to speak, to explain, to beg but no words came.

Chan sighed, leaning back. "Whatever you're caught up in... it's gonna break you, Lix."

Felix swallowed hard, his heart racing. He turned away, walking quickly to his room before Chan could say anything else.

But even as he closed the door behind him, his phone buzzed again.

A message from Jimin.

"Feels like I could tell my members what you did to me tonight but I dare not."

Felix collapsed against the wall, covering his face with his hands.

He didn't know what scared him more

Jimin's words... or the fact that he didn't want to escape anymore.

Felix thought he was being careful.

Slipping out only when the dorm was quiet.

Moving fast, keeping his head down.

But he didn't notice the extra footsteps behind him.

He didn't see Chan, following in silence.

Jimin came with another big car and he drove himself down to Felix

"You came," Jimin said, smiling faintly. "Even after your leader warned you."

Felix froze. "H-How do you know?"

"I know everything about you." Jimin's tone was smooth, but his eyes were sharp. "Every lie. Every thought. Every fear."

He stepped closer, pressing a hand against Felix's chest. "And you'll keep coming back, because you know how much you want me and I do also, because if not I won't be here in this cold."

Felix's lips trembled. "You're ruining me, hyung..."

Jimin tilted his head, brushing his thumb across Felix's jaw. "No. I'm making you mine."

Outside the building, Chan stood hidden across the street. He had followed Felix all the way here, watching as he entered the car but he didn't see who Felix went to meet

His stomach twisted. He thought Felix has been sneaking out to meet a girl knowing fully well that they are not allowed yet.

Inside, Jimin leaned down until his lips brushed Felix's ear.

"You belong to me," he whispered. "Say it."

Felix's whole body shook. He wanted to fight. He wanted to scream.

But instead... his voice broke out in a whisper:

"...I belong to you."

"Good" Jimin smirked.

And outside, Chan clenched his fists, realizing just how far Felix had already fallen to the fact that he's sneaking out and refuse to sleep well.

Felix slipped back into the dorm just before sunrise. His hoodie smelled faintly. He thought he was quiet enough, thought everyone was asleep.

But as he shut the door behind him, a voice cut through the silence.

"Where were you?"

Felix froze. Chan was sitting at the kitchen counter, arms crossed, eyes sharp with exhaustion.

Felix's stomach dropped. "I... I just needed air."

"Stop lying." Chan's tone was calm but heavy, each word pressing down like a weight. "I followed you, Lix."

Felix's whole body went cold. His lips parted, but no sound came out.

Chan stood slowly, stepping closer. "Do you realize what you're doing? Who you're with?"

Felix's heart pounded painfully. "Hyung, it's not what you think"

"It's exactly what I think." Chan's eyes burned. "You're sneaking out every night to see a girl, who is she, I saw it."

That moment Felix knew he didn't see jimin,

Felix's breath slightly

"You don't understand," Felix whispered, his voice shaking. "Chan you can't just decide yet"

Chan's jaw tightened and said " you're in love Lix"

Felix's eyes filled with tears. He wanted to say a word. But deep inside... he knew Chan wasn't wrong.

Still, even as Chan's words echoed in his mind

his phone buzzed.

And without thinking, Felix reached for it.

Felix stood frozen, his phone buzzing in his hand. Jimin's name lit up the screen, but Chan didn't see it.

Chan's voice cut sharp through the silence.

"Don't answer it."

Felix's chest rose and fell fast. His thumb hovered over the screen. For once, he didn't move. He let it buzz until it stopped.

Then, slowly, his knees gave out. He sank onto the floor, burying his face in his hands.

"Hyung..." his voice cracked. "I can't do this anymore."

Chan knelt beside him, heart breaking at the sight. "Then stop. Let me help you."

Felix shook his head hard, and starts addressing jimin as she, since he noticed Chan thought it was a girl, "You don't get it. She...she doesn't let go. Every time I try, she pulls me back. I don't even know if I want to fight her anymore."

Chan's stomach twisted. "Felix... is she threatening you?"

Felix's voice was barely a whisper. "Not with words. With... everything. Her eyes, her touch, the way she says I'm hers. I can't think straight when she's near. It's like I fell so wrongly, I couldn't stop to because I love her so much."

Chan grabbed his shoulders gently but firmly and he said. "Listen to me,... I understand but Felix how did you get to this level?"

Felix finally looked up, tears spilling down his cheeks. "I don't know Chan"

Chan's throat closed up. He didn't know what hurt more than Felix's confession, or the raw honesty in his eyes.

"You're not weak for feeling that," Chan said softly. "But you're stronger than you think. You can fight this. You're not alone."

Felix's phone buzzed again in his pocket. The sound made Felix flinch, but this time he didn't pick it up.

Instead, he clung to Chan's sleeve, whispering through trembling lips:

"...Don't let her take me back."

The kitchen was quiet, the only sound Felix's uneven breathing. He was still holding onto Chan's sleeve, but for the first time, it wasn't just fear holding him together it was the weight of everything he'd kept inside.

Chan wanted to say more, but Felix's phone buzzed again. This time, Felix didn't flinch. He just stared at the name on the screen, eyes soft and heavy.

"...I love her, hyung," Felix whispered, almost like a confession.

Chan's heart sank. But the look in Felix's eyes wasn't the same hollow, It was different and Real.

Later that night, Felix met Jimin again. But this time, his steps weren't shaky. His chest wasn't full of fear it was full of something else.

When Jimin opened the door, there was no smirk, no teasing. Just tired eyes and a worried frown.

"You didn't answer my calls," Jimin said quietly. "I thought... I thought maybe you were done with me."

Felix's heart twisted. He stepped closer, his hand brushing against Jimin's. "Hyung, I can't leave you. Even if I tried."

Jimin looked at him gently "I said you should call me Jimin" Jimin said while holding his hand "you look tired are you okay Lix?"

Jimin looked down, his jaw tight. "I know you've been thinking a lot about this whole things, and I won't lie I also did, I know your group, ARMYs and STAYs will never accept this, They'll tear us apart. I don't want to lose you because of them."

Jimin's eyes softened, and for the first time in weeks, Felix saw the fear behind his strength. Not control. Not power. Just a man terrified of losing someone he loved.

Felix reached up, cupping Jimin's cheek gently. "I don't want to hide anymore, hyung. Not from you. Not from myself."

For a moment, neither of them spoke. Then Jimin pulled Felix into his arms, holding him tighter than ever, like he was afraid Felix would disappear if he let go.

"I love you," Jimin whispered against his ears. "Even if the world hates us, I'll still love you, because I know deeply that there's a reason why we wants each other suddenly from that night"

Felix smiled through the warmth in his chest.

And for the first time, their love didn't feel like a trap.

It felt like home.

And they left together to Jimin's mansion.

See you in next part 💜