Hyunjin knocked on the and took a deep breath.

   The door opened and Felix just hugged him. His shoulders were shaking. He was crying.

   Hyunjin wrapped an arm around Felix's waist and walked them into the flat. He closed the door with his free hand.

   “Felix, what happened?” Hyunjin asked softly.

   “He was here,” Felix muttered, trying to calm down.

  “Charles? Why was he here?”

  Felix took a deep breath and wiped his tears only to have more fall, “I told Natalie a few months ago what happened and he found out. He was mad and I didn't know what to do…”

   “Did he hurt you?” Hyunjin questioned.

  The younger shook his head, “Yoon got here before he could do anything, but the girls were with him and saw…”

  Hyunjin pursed his lips, “Have you eaten?”

  “Not yet,” Felix muttered.

   “Go sit down, I'll make some dinner,”

   Felix nodded and sat at the counter. He was fidgeting.

  “What is this?” Hyunjin asked, gesturing to the box on the counter.

  “A gift from the Yoon's daughters,”

  Hyunjin nodded, “Why don't you open it?” He suggested

    Felix grabbed the box and unwrapped it, there were quite a few things in there.

  There was a small stack of photos. Mostly of him, Yoon, and Lizzy. It looked like Abby took most of them. There were photos of him and the girls and some of just him and Yoon.

   Felix smiled a little. There were drawings from Lizzy and there was a small box under all of it.

  A small red velvet box. Hyunjin saw it and his heart dropped.

    “I’ll be right back,” Felix muttered.

  Hyunjin nodded and gave a weak smile. Felix grabbed his phone and went to his room.

   Before he freaked out, he opened the box. It was a ring.

He was quick to call Yoon.

   “You don’t have to answer now,” Yoon said as soon as he answered.

    “Yoon, we’ve only been dating for two months,”

    “And I don’t want an answer now. Maybe in like five years or twenty, when you are ready,”

  Felix pursed his lips and looked at the ring.

    “Uhm, have a good time with the girls and Alanah,” Felix said.

   “I will. I love you,” Yoon said.

  Felix hummed, “I’ll see you when you get back,”

  They hung up and Felix just stared at the ring.

  The situation felt familiar, but he knew it was not the same. At least he hoped it was not the same. Then again, why would it be the same, Yoon was smart. Alanah had nothing but glowing remarks about him.

  He is a good dad to Abigail and Lizzy, and is happy to have kids. He knew what he wanted and wouldn’t change his mind suddenly about something. He was honestly safe, he was safe and Felix loved that.

So, why did Felix feel off? Beside the glaring fact that they had only been dating for two months, why did Felix feel so unsure? Why even after Yoon helped him and was there for him, why did he feel so scared? Why did he feel so unsafe?

  Sighing, he closed the box and set it in his bedside drawer.

    He went back out to the kitchen and gave a smile to Hyunjin who was making who knows what, Felix has learned to not question it and just trust the older.

  “So, what did you say?” Hyunjin asked.

  “I haven’t answered him yet,”
  Hyunjin nodded.

  Felix pursed his lips and looked at Hyunjin’s outfit, it was formal.

   “Were you out when I messaged?” Felix questioned.

  “Uh, yeah. I was at an exhibition, showing off some work when I got your message,” Hyunjin answered.

“I forgot you had that tonight. Hyunjin, you shouldn’t have left just to come here,”

   “Felix, I would drop practically anything if you needed me to, it has been like that for years. You asked me to come and I did and I wouldn’t change that decision just because it was some important event. There will always be a next event,”

  They sat in silence for a moment, before Hyunjin stopped chopping the potato he had.

  “I will always love you and I know you are with Yoon, and I will not get in the way with that. It was shitty what I did, no matter the circumstances. Just… just know that I will always be here for you,” Hyunjin said.

This was why. Hyunjin was his safe place and had been his safe place. Hyunjin had always been his safe place to land when he was feeling unsafe and scared. And he wasn’t sure that would ever change.