8. The moon and the sunshine

The next morning

Jimin woke up and his eyes weren't on the city lights or the sunrise, They were glued to the boy laying right next to him, his hand brushing ever so slightly against his.

Felix.

The weight of his presence was heavy yet soft like velvet pressed against bare skin. The younger's laughter still echoed faintly in Jimin's ears, and Jimin couldn't remember when last anyone made him feel this light, this drunk, without a drop of alcohol.

Felix woke up like a baby and he looked up to jimin and he smiled cutely and said with his deep voice "Good morning chicken 🐥"

Jimin smile gently and started rubbing Felix's body and he kissed him on his forehead and said (hope you slept well little chicken 🐥?"

Felix nodded and kissed his cheeks and went straight to the bathroom to freshen up and prepared to go back home before everyone starts waking up.

Felix dressed up while Jimin helped him and said to him "don't worry okay, I will ask my trusted staffs to drop you home"

Jimin and Felix went to the down stairs, the staffs bowed immediately they saw them coming.

"Prepare the black van ready to drop Felix home"Jimin said to his staffs

As two of them were rushing to the underground garage,  Jimin called their names and he leaned forward and whispered to them, his tone firm but hushed.

"Make sure you drop him safely at the back gate. No one should see him. I mean no one," Jimin's voice was low but commanding. His eyes, sharp even in the shadows, left no room for negotiation.

The staffs nodded. "Understood."

Felix looked at Jimin, startled but touched. "Hyung... you don't have to"

"I have to," Jimin cut him gently, his voice carrying that quiet determination that made Felix's chest ache. "I don't want even the shadow of a rumor around you yet. Not like this. Not until I'm sure."

The van pulled into the discreet alley, headlights dimmed. Felix squeezed Jimin's hand once, then let go reluctantly. "Goodbye hyung," he whispered, his voice soft like a secret.

But Jimin's lips curved into a sly smile, his voice dipping into something deeper, teasing. "Goodbye? No, Lixie...we just started"

Felix's heart hammered, and before he could ask what Jimin meant, the younger slipped out of the van. Jimin watched every step until Felix disappeared safely into his dorm building. Only then did he lean back, a sigh spilling out of him. He had to clench his fists to keep himself from running after him.

☀️Later That day

Felix had just showered, hair damp, skin glowing faintly under the soft dorm light. He flopped onto his bed, his phone buzzing instantly. His stomach twisted he didn't need to check the screen to know who it was.

Jimin [2:17pm]:

Did you get in safely, angel?

Felix bit his lip before typing back.

Felix [2:18pm]:

Yeah hyung, thanks to you.

Jimin [2:19pm]:

Did you shower?

Felix blinked at the screen, still lying on his bed with damp hair. He typed back cautiously.

Felix [2:20pm]:

Yeah... why?

Jimin [2:21pm]:

Because now I can picture it. And it's distracting me.

Felix's breath hitched. His fingers scrambled.

Felix [2:23pm]:

HYUNG! Don't say that 😳 what if someone sees??

Jimin [2:24pm]:

Then don't let them. Keep me hidden. Just like I'm hiding you inside me right now.

Felix pressed the phone against his chest, his heart pounding.

Felix [2:26pm]:

You're dangerous...

Jimin [2:27pm]:

And you like it. Tell me you don't.

Felix [2:28pm]:

...I don't hate it.

Jimin smirked at the reply, sprawled across his bed like a man who'd just won.

Jimin [2:28pm]:

Good boy.

Felix  [2.30pm]

Why do you always make everything feel like a movie scene?

Minute later, another buzz.

Jimin [2:31pm]:

Because every scene with you feels unreal. And because I can't stop picturing what I should've done before you left.

Felix's brows furrowed, heat crawling up his neck.

Felix [2:31pm]:

What should you have done..?

The typing bubbles appeared, disappeared, appeared again. Jimin was teasing him.

Jimin [2:32pm]:

Kiss you. Properly. Until your knees gave out.

Felix's heart stopped. His fingers froze above the keyboard before he slammed them down in panic.

Felix [2:33pm]:

HYUNG! I said you should stop saying things like that someone could see this if my phone gets taken 😭

Jimin [2:33pm]:

Then hide me better. You think I can stop when it comes to you? You're dangerous, Felix. The good kind of dangerous.

Felix pressed the phone against his chest, his pulse racing. He typed back with trembling fingers.

Felix [2:34pm]:

You're insane... but... I don't hate it.

And Jimin laughed in the darkness of his room, falling back into his pillows. He was doomed. Completely doomed.

🌙later that night

Jimin is at the practice room, Felix still burning in his chest. For the first time in years, he wanted to tell someone. No, he wanted to tell everyone.

At rehearsal, while the members were stretching, Jimin sat in silence for a long time before blurting out, "Fuck I think I'm in love more than I thought."

He looked around to make sure anyone didn't heard him, his phone buzzed. A message from Felix.

Felix [10:03pm]:

Hyung, please... don't tell anyone yet. Not your members. Not mine. Please. I'm scared. I don't want to lose this before it even begins.

Jimin stared at the words, his chest tightening. He lifted his gaze to his members.

Later, in the privacy of his dressing room, Jimin typed back.

Jimin [11:15pm]:

Felix, they love me. They'll understand. I want to love you out loud, not in the shadows.

The reply was instant.

Felix [11:16AM]:

Not yet, hyung. Please. For me. I can't risk it. I'm not as strong as you.

Jimin's jaw clenched. His fingers hovered over the screen, his heart aching because he knew Felix was right. Still, he typed

Jimin [11:20pm]:

Fine. I'll wait. But I'm only pretending to listen to you, Lixie. Sooner or later, the world will know you're mine.

Felix stared at that text, both terrified and thrilled, as tears burned at the corners of his eyes.

Felix clutched his phone, eyes wet. He whispered into the silence of his dorm room:

"Then I'll keep pretending too, hyung... until that day comes."