The silence was tense.

Still lying on the ground, Jisung blinked a few times in attempt to clear his vision. He could make out a familiar blue sweater, but Jisung couldn't bring himself to believe what he was hearing. In the blur of his mind, he doubted he was conscious. Maybe this isn't really happening.

But the roughness of Changbin's fingernails digging into his scalp to grab a handful of hair somewhat snapped him to his senses. Jisung winced, now clearly able to see Felix at the opposite end. The blond was horrified, on the verge of crying, yet managed to stand confident. He fidgeted with his sweater paws, and something.. seemed strange.

Changbin snickered. "You called him your what, Lix?"

Before a response could be given, Changbin's snicker grew into a terrifying laugh that caused Felix to flinch. "Finally hearing you speak after all these years.." He paused, the cheery tone dropping as he said, "And you speak bullshit."

"L-Let him go." as the words left Felix, he took a few timid steps forward, inhaling to try and keep calm.

A weak chuckle escaped Jisung's chapped lips. He wasn't dreaming, and to him in that moment, that was more than enough.

Visibly displeased, Changbin tightened his grip on Jisung's messed up hair, the pain making the brunette wince.

"Should I.. Kill him too?" Changbin's voice echoed, making Felix shudder. "Like I killed your only friend."

Felix shrunk back as the words hit him. He swallowed hard, blinking multiple times.

"Oh, why aren't you speaking? Are you guilty?" Changbin chuckled. "Guilty that you didn't speak up for Jeongin.." As Felix watched in silence, Changbin slid his hand into his pocket and grabbed something out. The sunlight glistened against the sharp metal, as Changbin pressed the cold knife against Jisung's neck. "Guilty that you watched him die."

"And we're done."

Hearing another person, Felix's shoulder's finally relaxed. He wiped his eyes with one hand, biting down on his lips to avoid crying. Somebody walked into the classroom, the sight making Changbin freeze.

"What the fuck are you doing, Lee Know?" growled Changbin, shoving Jisung away as he rose to his feet, still gripping onto the knife. The brunette coughed as his back hit the row of desks, his head spinning in circles.

Without replying, Minho gave Felix a smile and ruffled the blond's hair. "Did it record?"

"Y-Yes.." replied Felix, pulling his sweater paws back to reveal a phone in his grasp. As he handed it to Minho, the colour drained from Changbin's face.

"The fuck?" He spat, gritting his teeth as he glared at his supposed friend, Minho. "You did not just do that."

Minho chuckled. For a split second, his gaze caught Jisung's before he held eye contact with Changbin. "Yes I did. You just admitted to murder, and this will stop right here." He spoke, holding the phone up as he displayed the screen. "And drop the knife."

Ignoring Minho's command, Changbin scoffed. He watched Minho take slow steps forward, a smirk plastered on his pretty features. Changbin clenched his jaw. "What happened to you?"

"Bang Chan happened." replied Minho without hesitation, shrugging. An amused grin curled up his lips as he watched Changbin's eyes widen. "Love happened. But you can never relate, Changbin. Because you put yourself above everyone."

When he finally cornered the bully, farther from where Jisung sat beaten, Minho glanced back to see Felix on his knees by the brunette's side.

"Take Jisung away, Felix." ordered Minho, staring dead into Changbin's eyes.

The blond complied, struggling to support Jisung's weak self onto his back.

Seeing that Changbin tightened his grasp on the knife, Minho cracked his knuckles. "And if Changbin fights, I'll fight him."

"Nobody's fighting."

Minho stepped back from Changbin as the voice spoke, to see Chan walk in with an irritated frown. "We're not some fucking gang. We're informing this to the principal and he'll deal with it."

Minho shrugged in response, backing away from Changbin, who glared daggers at the two.

Chan observed Changbin, who hadn't spoken a word for a while. He slowly released his grasp, the knife dropping to the floor with a clatter.

Chan sighed,

"It's about time you let Felix go."

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a;n
I'm sorry for the poor
quality chapter :c

and don't worry,
the questions will be
answered eventually.