Changbin couldn't help but feel surprised when he spotted Felix in his living room the next day, talking to his mother about something.

"Hey Changbin," Felix smiled once he saw him.

Changbin nodded, his hands touching his face to see whether he had his mask on. He felt relieved when he felt the familiar material covering his nose and lips. "Hi, Felix." He then walked into the kitchen, happy that his mother followed him. "When did Felix get here?"

"A few minutes ago, honey," Changbin's mother replied. "He said he wanted to wait for you before you two went to school together. Isn't that sweet?"

Yes, that was sweet. Too sweet, in fact. Was Felix doing this because he genuinely wanted to, or was he doing this because he felt sorry for Changbin? Or, was the Australian told to do this by his classmates?

Felix didn't seem like a person who would do that, but Changbin still felt confused. What was Felix gaining from this? From hanging out with him?

Apart from the fact that he was half a demon, Changbin had no other interesting qualities, and he was sure Felix was going to get tired of him soon.

"I...I can't eat anything with him here," Changbin whispered, to which his mother furrowed her eyebrows in confusion.

Then slowly, her expression softened as realization dawned on her. "Okay, Changbin. I'll give you some money so you can buy something along the way, okay?"

Changbin nodded, before his mother stepped out to retrieve the cash. Realizing that he was now alone with Felix, he headed where the taller was positioned.

Felix smiled when Changbin stood in front of him. "Did you eat anything yet?"

Changbin slowly shook his head. "...No. I'm getting food from outside today. Mom's...getting me the money." Because of you, you don't need to know that.

"Oh, okay," Felix nodded, and didn't say anything else until they were out of the house.

The walk had been mostly silent, and Changbin liked it like that, though he sometimes wished that Felix talked to him so the atmosphere wouldn't feel so empty.

After Changbin bought what he needed, they headed in the direction of the bus stop, and Changbin was once again surprised when Felix entered a public bus with him again.

"You don't want to go inside the official bus?" Changbin questioned once he took his seat, "It's much more spaceous than this bus."

Felix shook his head, seating so close to Changbin that their shoulders rubbed against each other. Their faces were just a few inches apart, and it made Changbin kind of tense. He was close enough to count just how many freckles were on Felix's face, and he would've done that, if the taller's face wasn't completely void of them.

Now that he thought about it again, didn't Felix have freckles? So, where were they?

"I'm much more comfortable with you," Felix reasoned, snapping Changbin out of his thoughts, "and as I said before, I like you."

Heat spread across the apples of Changbin's cheeks, and he was glad that half his face was hidden. Why was he even reacting that way to Felix's statement? Felix was only being friendly. And, the taller couldn't like him like that if he hadn't even seen the half demon's face.

It wasn't possible to like someone without seeing them, especially in this world that Changbin lived in.

"Uh, thank you," Changbin muttered. "I like you too."

"Ah, thank you too," Felix smiled, glancing at Changbin. "I'm glad you like me."

"You're really nice," Changbin explained, a bit afraid to look Felix directly in the eye. He wasn't keen on making eye contact with other people in general, except for his mother.

Felix grinned as if Changbin had informed him that a million dollars was under their seats or something. Why was Felix acting that way anyway?

As soon as the bus stopped, Felix stood on his feet, and waited for Changbin to stand up too before they left the bus along with the other people.

Changbin didn't think too much of it, even though Felix was being touchier than usual. Felix usually kept his distance (sometimes), but now, Felix was hovering around him like a bodyguard. He was always close to Changbin, and a majority of times their shoulders and hands bumbed into each other because of Felix's close proximity.

It was weird.

"Sorry," Felix apologized for the millionth time when his and Changbin's hands brushed against each other's.

"It's fine," Changbin replied. He contemplated placing his hands into his jacket pockets instead, but he realized that it could've come off as rude. So, he just settled for making his hands swing less.

"The weather's really cold, even if I'm wearing my thick sweater," Felix spoke up, changing the topic. "I wish it would magically turn warm like it did the last time. That was really weird, by the way. But the warmth felt really nice. I felt really comfy."

"Maybe the weather listened to you or something," Changbin mumbled.

Felix nodded. "Maybe. But...you said you were a hybrid, right? So, do you have like, powers or something? Can you control the temperature?"

Changbin's eyes widened when he realized that Felix was on to him. But, Felix didn't look judgemental or digusted. He just looked curious. "I--yeah. I can control the temperature. Kind of."

He averted his eyes when Felix wouldn't stop looking at him. He knew Felix was basically wondering what kind of hybrid he was to be able to control the temperature. The blond wouldn't have to wonder for much longer though, because Changbin was sure someone would tell Felix what he was sooner or later.

"Uhm, you wouldn't mind if I...asked you to do it now, will you?" Felix questioned. When Changbin looked at him, he smiled. "I'm just freezing my butt off here."

Changbin couldn't help but laugh at that, even if they were nearing their school building. "...Okay."

The half demon felt pressured under Felix's gaze, because he didn't want to mess up. It was one thing when he brought up the temperature because he wanted to, but now that he was going to show Felix his powers, he felt incredibly nervous.

He clenched his fists, and narrowed his eyes in concentration. He had to be careful, because Felix could get burned if he wasn't focused enough. Slowly, the temperature rose, and a soft and delicate kind of warmth enveloped the two males.

Felix grinned. "Woah. That was cool."

Changbin shrugged. "It was okay, I guess. ...Did you like it?"

"Like it? I loved it," Felix replied while displayng a thumbs up with both of his hands. "I wish I could do that. Would really help during winter, to be honest. But, at least I have you to keep me warm."

Felix suddenly winced, gripping his right arm in pain. Alarm bells rang through Changbin's head, and he pulled Felix's arm towards him and rolled up the sleeves. There was a reddish bruise present, and it didn't look so good.

"Shit, I'm sorry," Changbin told Felix. "I--I must've lost control over it. I'm so sorry."

Felix shook his head, grinning at Changbin. He was always grinning a lot. "It's fine. We all make mistakes. It'll go soon anyway."

"I'm sorry I hurt you, Felix." Changbin said, running his fingers over the affected area of the Australian's arm.

"Changbin, it's okay. You don't need to worry about me," Felix replied. He watched as Changbin studied his arm, making no attempt to pull it away.

Changbin eventually let Felix's arm go. "I'll...I'll fix it for you later on today after school."

"Sure," Felix nodded, pulling his sleeve down, "okay."

_______

Even though Felix's new-found friends tried to keep Felix to themselves, especially Jaeha, one of the popular angel hybrids around the school, Changbin still found Felix loitering around wherever he went. Felix waited for Changbin after all their classes, partnered up with him for a Chemistry project, and followed him to the area behind the school for lunch.

Changbin couldn't figure out why Felix was acting the way he did, but he didn't say anything or mind it. He liked it when Felix made time for him, and liked how friendly Felix had been for the past few days. Changbin really dreaded the day Felix would stop hanging out with him, so he tried to appreciate all the times he and Felix spent together.

_______

"Jaeha really seems to like you, you know," Changbin stated during lunch as he watched Felix chew on his sushi rolls, "maybe you should hang out with her and her friends during lunch now. They really like you."

"Sure, she's nice and pretty, I guess," Felix replied. "But I'd rather hang out with you though."

"Why? I'm kind of boring."

Felix's eyes met Changbin's, before shaking his head. "You're not boring. I already told you the reason why I like hanging out with you so much. I just like being around you."

"But...that's not an actual answer."

"Do you want me to be specific?"

Changbin shrugged, and Felix nodded, shutting his container of sushi.

"Okay. I like you so much, because you're nice. Really nice. You don't act fake and superficial like the rest of the people in this school, and you don't only hang out with me because of my looks. You're really thoughtful, and you care about me, even if you try to act like you don't."

Changbin stared at his hands, not knowing what to say. "I...thanks?"

Felix laughed out loud, startling Changbin. "You're welcome, Changbin."

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"Show me your arm," Changbin whispered once he and Felix entered Changbin's room after classes.

Felix did as he was told, and sat in front of Changbin, wanting to see what the half demon would do next.

Changbin held Felix's arm in his hands. He was worried about what he was attempting to do, because he usually never brought down the temperature. He didn't like the cold, but he was doing this for Felix.

The temperature of the room started dropping, but the thing really affected by the change was Felix's injured arm. The reddish bruise turned a dark blue, and Felix slightly shivered due to the contact. The bruise got smaller and smaller, until everything closed up.

Felix smiled when he saw this, because the bruise was no longer there, and a cool, soothing feeling was now present on his arm. "Wow... That was amazing. Are you some type of healer?"

Changbin shook his head. "I just lowered the temperature to kill off the cells that were causing you pain, and I guess that closed up the wound..."

"Thank you."

Changbin awkwardly scratched the back of his nape. "You're welcome, Felix."

He looked up at Felix, seeing that the taller male was watching him too. To diffuse the quiet atmosphere, Changbin spoke up. "Uh--your cheeks. They're clear. No freckles present."

"Oh," Felix laughed, "I covered them up."

"Why?"

"Well...not a lot of people have freckles around here, and they'll just look weird on my face."

"I don't think they look weird though," Changbin replied.

Felix bit his lip. "Thanks, I guess." He ran a hand through his hair. "I'm glad you like them."

Changbin realized that Felix covered up his freckles because he didn't want anyone to single him out for it. He didn't want anything to make him stand out and get judged, and Changbin found himself relating to the Australian on that. That was the reason why Changbin always hid himself behind his beanies and masks.

"They aren't bad enough to hide them," Changbin continued, noticing how Felix shied away from him at that point. "They're not flaws."

"Then...don't hide yourself away too," Felix responded, "you're not a flaw."

"How are you so sure?" Changbin muttered, feeling Felix's eyes on him. "I'm hideous."

"I know you aren't. You're not hideous."

Changbin couldn't believe Felix.