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Felix was feeling frustrated, annoyed, upset, and done all over.

The fact that he was in a hotel, an unfamiliar environment, with not a single familiar scent to help him calm down, was triggering these negative emotions even more.

His Omega was begging him to find a familiar scent to cling to calm these emotions down. Thus, he found himself knocking on the hotel room door across his. He waited until 'come in' was heard.

Minho was sitting on the bed with his back supported to the headboard with a book open on his lap, the sight was all too familiar for Felix. The room very much smelled like Minho, a wet forest floor with a hint of roses, raw and strong as alpha’s scent was normally. The scent immediately helped him calm down a little as it always did.

He sat down on the bed as Minho put the book away. Minho looked at him, frowning. Minho probably picked up how distressed he was— his omega scent must be extremely bitter at this point. Or it was just the fact that it was Minho, and he could just tell when something was troubling Felix.

“Lix, weren’t you supposed to talk to Chan hyung?” his hyung asked as he leaned away from the headboard to look at Felix more clearly. When Felix didn’t say anything, Minho scoffed and chuckled humourlessly, already knowing what might have happened.

“He ran away again,” Minho asked but it was more like a statement than a question.

Yes, Chan ran away again. Felix wanted to talk to him, to talk about them, yet Chan had run away.

Felix was in love with their Pack Alpha, the leader of the Stray Kids for years. He didn’t know when his admiration took a different turn for the elder and developed into hopeless romantic feelings. The Alpha everyone including their fans thought was head over heels for Felix but no, it wasn’t like that. Everything was an illusion of some kind, because even when Chan would say, heart fluttering things to him or about him, in the end, he would make sure to turn it into a platonic thing completely.

Felix and Minho were closest in their pack, always have been. Maybe it was hours and hours spent together in the practice room since pre-debut or the language classes they gave each other or it was just overall them. Stays thought that they were an odd pair because they usually didn’t show their relationship in front of the camera. The more people thought that they weren’t close the more they felt thrilled about their actual relationship which their whole pack was jealous of.

So according to Minho, Chan was in love with Felix but was too much of a coward to confess. Felix trusted Minho's words, how could he not? Felix was closest with Minho in the pack, so he knew Minho was perceptive enough to pick up on matters like these and he too thought that it was the case but he couldn’t take a risk and confess only to end up rejected and make things awkward when they were sharing a room so he waited patiently for them to move into new dorms but he didn’t get the opportunity to talk to him about it and when he got the chance, Chan fled from him to avoid talking about it. It was like he knew what Felix wanted to talk and he didn’t want to listen to it.

When he consulted this with his danceracha Hyungs (Hyunjin is a self-proclaimed hyung of Felix) Minho told him, “Maybe he isn’t ready yet, give him some time.”

So, Felix gave him time, months actually, but the next time was the same as before. He was frustrated and wanted to just confess and get together with him, get mated or something. He even considered locking the room and making Chan listen to him until he was done talking, but that wasn’t what Felix wanted, he wanted Chan to listen to him willingly when he was ready but Chan was taking too much time for his sanity.

So, after that, Felix decided to do it after their Maniac tour ends so here, they were, at their last location of the tour. Where were they again? LA? He couldn’t even remember it. Today was their day off, the following two days were packed with concerts before they head back home to Korea. Thus, today marked the only day when they both would be free enough to have a proper conversation. He had told both Minho and Hyunjin that he was going to talk to Chan after breakfast.

So directly after breakfast, he headed for Chan’s room. Chan opened the door and was surprised to see Felix there. He was smiling until Felix asked, “Hyung are you free? I wanted to talk about something.... ummm something about us.”

That was the first time Felix had blatantly told him about what he wanted to talk about, but Chan knew about it anyways. Since this was his attempt at a direct approach, Felix had expected Chan to agree to talk or hear him out, or anything. But Felix was not expecting the blatant dismissal, especially not the excuse Chan used.

“Sorry Lixie, I kinda don’t have time right now.” Chan said, “I have to go help Jisung with his lyrics, he is supposed to submit it as soon as we get back and as you know, we won’t get time the next two days so, umm... let’s talk when we get home, yeah?”

Felix thought it was cruel of Chan to try to look apologetic because it wasn’t soothing the sting his heart felt, not even a little bit. He knew they won’t talk when they get home. Chan genuinely looked apologetic when Felix’s scent turned a little sour from his natural cherry blossom and chocolate scent. Felix was fuming but he didn't want to cause a scene, especially not in the middle of a hotel hallway, So, he gave in and agreed to talk when they reached their homes. Without waiting for a response, Felix walked away.

The problem wasn’t only that Chan didn’t want to talk about them, the major problem was how he behaved with Felix on and off cam. Chan was a naturally protective Alpha, as being the eldest and a Pack Alpha, but with Felix, he was both protective and possessive. He would always be pressed to Felix’s side, hand on his back or around his waist, no matter where they were, walking down the red carpet, giving an acceptance speech, introducing their group, performing on stage, or literally anywhere out in the open, Chan remained glued to Felix’s side.

Chan would scent him when they hung out with their other idol friends. He would try to get Felix’s attention all the time and would sulk when he wouldn’t receive it. It was like he wanted to tell everyone that Felix was his but won’t do anything to make him his, nor would let Felix do anything.

Minho knew everything about the two, Felix never kept any secrets from him. So, right after that confrontation with Chan, he immediately walked over to Minho's room to find comfort in his favourite hyung. After Felix was done explaining what had occurred, Minho scoffed so bitterly that for a second Felix thought he was going to start cursing right away, but instead, his scent spiked which was enough to tell Felix how angry Minho was.

“He was lying, Lix.” Minho chuckled, as he couldn’t believe it even though it was, he who was saying it.

When Felix didn’t say anything, Minho carried on, “I went to Jisung after you went away to find Chan, when I told him I wanted to spend time with him and wanna talk about everything he said he needed to assist Chan with some shit and then he scrambled away from there.”

Just like theirs, Minho and Jisung’s relationship was also kind of a mess. But unlike them, Minho has already confessed, but Jisung rejected it by saying ‘I don’t think about you like that, you are my soulmate but platonically, I’m sorry.' And everyone and their moms knew how much bullshit that was. They actually knew the real reason for the rejection even though Jisung would never admit it. It was because he was a Beta and Minho was an Alpha. Felix never thought Jisung would believe in that type of crap. However, Jisung didn’t believe in it, but he believed that Minho deserved an omega in his life.

And what hurt Minho most was that Jisung didn’t behave differently with him, except when they talk about this topic again, like it didn’t affect him at all. They knew it was affecting Jisung as well, so Minho tried to talk to him many times, but they always end up arguing and Minho hated arguing in general. Once Jisung ended up crying and then getting a panic attack, so Minho never brought it up again. He would talk to Felix and Hyunjin instead when it got too much in his head. The last time they talked about it was before the release of Maxident, so Minho thought maybe he could try talking to Jisung again, right when Felix decided to talk to Chan about their relationship. But we know how it ended up.

“Hyung I am tired of it, what does he even want from me?” Felix asked as his scent started dimming, just like his mood. Minho opened his arms in invitation. Instead, Felix went and smudged his face in Minho’s thighs while laying his head on his lap, alpha’s hand on his hair, soothing the awful things he was feeling. It was peaceful for a second when a knock was heard, they both looked at each other already knowing who it would be.

“Hyunjinnie, come in,” as soon as Minho gave permission, the door swung open, revealing a very angry Alpha. Minho sighed already knowing who would be the cause of his anger, “lock the door behind you Jinnie.”

Hyunjin came to bed right after locking the door, his scent was giving away how angry and bothered he was. As soon as he sat on the bed, he took Felix and made him sit between his legs, chest to back, burying his nose in Felix’s neck to inhale his omega scent to calm his anger down. It was natural for them, as Felix being the only Omega of the pack his scent being the sweetest among them, it helped to settle down his pack mates in times of distress.

“Hyunie, what happened?” Felix asked as he squeezed Hyunjin’s hand around his waist.

Hyunjin sighed as he said, “Ask me what didn’t happen.”

Minho shook his head at that and asked him, “Okay Hyunjinnie, what didn’t happen?”

“Kiss”

Okay, that wasn’t what they expected.

“What?” Minho and Felix exclaimed in unison.

Hyunjin began ranting about what had happened. Actually, his and Changbin’s relationship was also not all sunshine and rainbows. Was it even a relationship? Unlike his and Minho’s mess, Hyunjin has kinda different yet the same problem in his love life. Different because Hyunjin and Changbin both have confessed to each other and the same because even after confessing, they weren’t together. They have feelings for each other but their problem lies in their sub-gender. Both being Alphas was what put a halt to their relationship.

Hyunjin has told him thousand times that he didn’t mind submitting to him but Changbin was adamant on not accepting it. “Hyunjin I can’t let your Alpha submit to me, it’s not good for you. And even if I love you so much I can’t, I don’t want to hurt you.” that was the other thing that, he was already hurting him like this. The confession happened after the release of SKZ-Replay, specifically because of Hyunjin’s solo song ‘Love Untold’. So, it hasn’t been that long for him like that so it was quite a surprise for them to listen to him ranting about the kiss that didn’t happen.

So as Felix and Minho were trying to handle their love mess, he also thought about doing something about it as Changbin will be free if his other 2 halves were busy. He thought about submitting to him today, to let the other alpha know how serious he was about it. He was so close to kissing him before the elder abruptly stood up like he came out of a trance and went to the door before Hyunjin can make sense of the change. As soon as the door was open other halves of 3racha were outside, ready to knock. They were surprised to see Bin already opening the door.

“Oh bin, we were looking for you, umm… I need some help can you come to-?” Chan said but stopped talking when he saw Hyunjin still on the bed, looking as if he was ready to set on an arson.

“it’s okay if you are busy, come when you get time,” Chan said chuckling awkwardly.

“No hyung I was about to come to you anyways, let’s get going,” Changbin said and then he turned around to look at Hyunjin sensing how his normal mahogany scent was getting sour. “Sorry Jinnie, let’s talk some other time.”

TALK? They weren’t talking for fuck’s sake, they were about to kiss, he was finally going to get what he wanted for so long. So, before he did something stupid like punching or kicking him or better all three of them, he stormed out of there without any word or looking back, he knew where he will find his other two halves so he came to Minho’s room straight.

“Like what the fuck does he even want from me?”

Felix thought it was ironic how the outside world thought that danceracha have 3racha wrapped around their fingers when the truth was completely opposite. 3racha not only shared brain cells for producing their songs, but they also shared to make their love life more complicated than necessary. Like are they really the brain behind the great discography of The Stray Kids? Because even their maknaes have more sorted relationship than them. No one would have thought that before any of their hyungs, the youngest two would be the first to announce their relationship. But it was kinda understandable when you have hyungs like 3racha.

“Oh, Hyunie tell me about it.” The scoff Felix let out was enough to tell Hyunjin that something went wrong with him too.

So, when Felix explained what happened with Chan and also between Minho and Jisung, Hyunjin was in disbelief.

“Hyung this is getting out of hand now like it’s as clear as the Australian sun that Chan hyung has feelings for him so what’s actually stopping him.?” Hyunjin said as he looked at Minho. “Because I really can’t think of any reason.”

“Me neither.” The elder alpha sighed as he said that.

“Maybe he doesn’t,” Felix said as his scent started dimming again, a clear indication of how sad he was feeling, looking down at his hands which were squeezing Hyunjin’s hands now to keep himself grounded.

“Maybe he doesn’t feel the same and doesn’t know how to reject me that’s why he is avoiding talking about it with me.” Both alphas frowned at the omega as his eyes started brimming with tears.

“Lix you can’t be that blind to not see how he behaves with you, that man is whipped and it’s torture sometimes to look at him when he is looking at you,” Hyunjin argued like he was fighting a case in court.

“I thought that too but what if it’s just because I’m the only omega in the pack, what if it’s his pack alpha instinct instead of feelings that make him behave like that, you all get possessive too when it comes to me.” He was thinking about this for a while now, he tried to not think like this but now it seems the only explanation.

“Okay, but that doesn’t explain the he way talks about you.” At this point, Hyunjin was desperate to get his point across. He looked at Minho for back up but the elder was looking at the omega with a calculating stare like he knew what was going on in Felix’s head.

“Maybe it’s also because I am the only omega in-”

“Yongbok-ah” Minho didn’t let him complete his sentence, his voice soft yet firm, his scent getting a little stronger.

“Don’t say it like it’s a bad thing, we are lucky to have you, omega or not but more because you are an omega. I don’t know about others but I love just the way you are, our little omega, don’t you dare even think like that again.” Minho said as he stroked Felix’s hair.

“Yes Angel, Minho hyung is right and I love you too, just the way you are,” Hyunjin said as he kissed his head.

“I love both of you too, so much, sorry hyung but at this point, I can’t think of any other explanation for it,” Felix said as he looked at both the alphas, trying to convey his thoughts.

“But he wouldn’t want your attention all the time just because you’re an omega, I really think you should talk to him,” Hyunjin said but he didn’t sound confident either.

“So, what should I tell him huh? That you just want attention you don’t want my heart.” Felix sat up on his knees, facing both alphas now, he was irritated that all this wasn’t making sense at all so he didn’t notice at first when he switched language to English.

“Oh,” Minho looked at him like he just realized something.

“Oh” and now Felix realized it too.

“Lix, I think that’s the exact thing you should tell him but in danceracha style.” The elder alpha said, smirking at him.

Hyunjin looked at both of them and then groaned, “Guys I don’t understand your this nyangnyangz language of ‘oh’ ‘oh’ tell me what are you talking about.”

“Hyunjin-ah didn’t you hear what he said.?” Minho asked still smirking.

“What did he say?” Hyunjin asked, still feeling confused.

“No wonder you are the leader of paboracha.”

“Yah hyung, it’s not time to roast me.”

“There’s always a time to roast you.”

“Hyung stop teasing Hyunie and tell me what you mean by danceracha style?” Felix said as he also sat down cross-legged.

“Bokie, you have to tell him about all these things he is doing, about all attention wanting but not wanting to talk about it and we all know he won’t listen if you went to talk to him so why not use the way where he has to listen to it, where he can’t run away even if he wants to,” Minho tried to explain to both of his dongsaengs.

“How would we do that hyung?” Hyunjin asked, clearly into the idea.

“Jinnie, we are idols, singers, and dancers, we are the official dance line, danceracha of the SKZ, we express ourselves through dance, so that’s exactly what we are going to do, we have the perfect song for it, the one you just said Lix.” Minho ended, looking at Felix.

“When did Lix talk about the song.?” Hyunjin asked as he looked at Felix for an answer.

“Hyunjin-ah what I said before, there’s a reason you’re the leader of paboracha.”

Before Hyunjin can say something, Felix cut him off, they won’t stop bickering if they started again.

“Attention right hyung.?” Felix asked.

“Attention? Do you mean the one I did back then? Charlie Puth’s?” Hyunjin asked as he started to understand where this was going.

“Yup, that attention, that song conveys the feelings very closely, you just want attention you don’t want my heart, maybe you just hate the thought of me with someone new. Now I think about it, it’s really cruel of Chan hyung, he isn’t confessing or letting you confess but still, he is making sure that you don’t find someone else.” Minho said as he scoffed.

“So, I am gonna perform it for him to watch? When?” Felix asked, not against the idea, just curious.

“Not you Lix, we are going to perform it, I mean one of us with you. And for when let’s do it at our celebration party after the music show in Paris.”

Oh, the celebration party, they’re throwing a celebration party after their Paris music show to celebrate the success of the maniac tour with their other idol friends, back at home. One will be held right after the concert which will be more on the formal side and the one with their friends will be the relaxing one. Only their close friends will be invited with no staff from the company or all the managers, only the managers who are very close to them will be there. So actually, it was a good opportunity for whatever Minho was planning. They wouldn’t have to ask for anyone’s permission nor they have to answer anyone after doing it.

“But hyung, why one of you? Can’t we all three perform it?” Felix asked taking a pillow in his lap and resting his chin on his hand.

“Lix we can but it’s not just to get the point across but also to make him jealous. It won’t work that much if the two of us will be with you, it’ll be shrugged off as just a danceracha performance but if only one of us will be with you, it’ll make the performance more intimate and top of it we are both alphas and Chan is most jealous of us anyways. You get my point, right?” Minho looked at both of them for confirmation. Hyunjin had a shit-eating grin on his face while Felix looked pleasantly amused.

“But I can’t choose one of you, you guys decide by yourselves,” Felix said as he leaned backward by supporting his hands on the bed.

“Of course, Hyunjinnie”

“Definitely Minho hyung.”

Felix couldn’t control the amused chuckle. He thought it was a good thing that he told them to decide by themselves.

“Hyunjin-ah it would be good for you to do it, you two look good together and literally everyone thinks that, you know all those Hyunlix things,” Minho said with hand gesturing wildly.

“Hyung it’s not for stays, it’s for our dumb leader and you also know that literally everyone in the pack is jealous of your relationship.”

“But you express more than I do. There isn’t a single day where you didn’t call him baby, angel, or fairy.”

“Hyung, I call him an angel but you believe that he is an angel, in your eyes Felix can’t do any wrong even if he tries. He would literally kill someone and you would find fault in the dead person. This menace here literally hit you in the face with a ball and all you did was yell at me and Chan hyung, it was the talk of the town for days, in staff and in the pack and I’m sure stays will talk about it too once the episode is out.”

At this point, Minho’s ears turned red, already knowing that there was no excuse for what Hyunjin was saying. Felix was giggling silently; he knew that all this bickering wasn’t because they didn’t want to do it but because they wanted it to work perfectly.

And seeing that Minho wasn’t saying anything in return Hyunjin continued, “And hyung even If I’m more affectionate with Felix, I’m that with others too but what you’re with Felix, you aren’t that with anyone else not even Jisung. You would say no to everyone except Lix. I never heard you say no to him ever. You made him beef Wellington which took you more than 4 hours to make and that too in those days when you wouldn’t even cook for yourself. And in that haunting house skz code-”

“Okay I got your point; you can shut up now,” Minho yelled at Hyunjin, his neck turning red too, just like Chan, Minho never knew how to take compliments and more so of reminder about how affectionate he can be.

“Felix is an angel because he really can get everything from you but he still doesn’t use it for anything. I would literally make you cook for me every day if I was him.” Hyunjin smirked as he said that.

“There’s a reason he is and you aren’t.” Minho scoffed at him.

“I’m gonna ignore that. So, it’s final that you two will do it.?”

“Yeah, I have no problem and it’s really my pleasure,” Minho said as he winked at Felix who gave him a flying kiss in return. “But let’s make sure of the decision, we have seen Chan hyung getting jealous but we never compared so just to make sure let’s compare for a few days, we have 2 weeks before the celebration party and we only need one week to finalize and perfect the choreography so let’s take few days to observe from whom he gets jealous more among two of us just for the precaution because if we are doing it, let’s do it perfectly.”

“you’re right hyung and let’s not do anything out of the ordinary or exaggerate anything, it’ll make things suspicious, and he gets jealous of our normal chemistry anyways,” Hyunjin commented.

“You’re pretty smart sometimes and one more thing, don’t pay attention to him or check up on him while you’re with Lix, the other will do it when we are together so it’ll be easy to observe without getting caught,” Minho added.

Felix was ping-ponging between the two alphas throughout the whole conversation, smiling widely, Hyunjin noticed him.

“You’re enjoying the attention, aren’t you huh little menace.?” Before Felix can say anything; he was getting tackled and tickled on the bed by the said alpha.

The room was filled with laughter and the pleasant mixed scent of the three of them.

*~*~*

~HetVi 💙💜💙

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Minho was the first one to wake up; he was naturally a morning person. The room wasn’t very bright, as the curtains were drawn, so he checked the time. It was 7:30 am, and they needed to leave for the concert venue around 12. 

He decided to let Felix sleep a bit more. The omega was lying on his chest, his tiny hand clutching his shirt over his chest—a habit Minho had come to know and find endearing.

Everyone knew how Felix needs to sleep with someone after talking about serious things so he couldn’t say no when the omega asked him if he can sleep with him. Hyunjin commented that it was what he was talking about but before Minho can get his hands on him the younger alpha was out of his room. 

Minho gently pried the tiny hands away from his shirt and laid the omega’s head on the pillow. He called room service to bring Felix’s breakfast to his room as well and went to do his morning routine.

He came out of the shower wearing a fresh pair of sweats and a hoodie, a towel on his shoulder to dry his wet hair. He saw Felix stirring in his sleep, so he put the towel on a chair and went to sit down beside the sleeping omega.

The air-con was on, so it was cold for his freshly showered body, so he got into a blanket, which very much smelled like both of them. He sat with his back to the headboard, petting the sleeping omega’s head to put him back to sleep.

He was scrolling through his phone with his other hand when a knock was heard. Maybe breakfast is here, he thought. He checked the time, 9 am. Then he realized that he was sitting there for more than half an hour. He got out of the blanket slowly to not disturb the sleeping omega, deciding to let him sleep until he arranged their breakfast.

He opened the door and was met by the staff with a food trolley.

“Good morning, sir,” the staff greeted him with a polite smile.

“Good morning. You brought breakfast for room 709 here too, right?” Minho asked politely.

“Yes, sir, both of your breakfasts are here,” the staff said while pushing the trolley slightly towards Minho.

The alpha thanked him before pulling the tray inside. But before he was completely inside, a voice called him from behind.

“Morning Minho-ya.” It was Chan, of course, it was. He must be checking upon everyone, a habit of his to check up on everyone first thing in the morning when they were staying out.

“Good morning, hyung, checking up on everyone?” He asked in a teasing tone.

“Of course, what if you set your room on fire or flooded the room, I don’t trust you guys,” Chan said in fake disappointment.

Minho laughed at him and said, “Maybe you should check on Hyunjin first for that then; he would even sleep through the fire alarm.” Chan laughed at that, agreeing with him.

Then may be Chan noticed that there were two breakfasts or may be Minho was smelling like someone other than himself, the scent too familiar because, 

“Two breakfasts?” Chan asked, pointing out.

“Oh, yeah, Lix slept with me last night, so I told them to bring his breakfast to my room as well,” Minho said nonchalantly, only realizing the situation when Chan’s expression dropped for a moment.

“I see, is he okay?” Chan asked cautiously.

Minho wanted to scoff at him so badly but restrained himself and put his neutral face on. “Yeah, he is okay, we were together since afternoon and then we ate dinner in my room with Hyunjin, then he just slept with me.”

Minho was trying to act as casual and normal as he could while also observing every little detail of Chan’s behavior. It was easy for him to tell that Chan was bothered by the situation by the years they have spent together, but it was the first time he was trying to measure the intensity of it.

He was an observant person but he always brushed it off only with the knowledge that Chan gets jealous. He was sure of the pack alpha’s feelings for their resident sunshine, so he never found the reason to dig deep into the details, but now he has a reason, so he got to dig deep, and he was very excited for it.

“That’s good. I’m gonna check on others then.” Chan was about to go when a voice was heard from Minho’s room.

“Hyung.” It was Felix, and it was clear from his voice that he just woke up. It was instinct for them to react to the honorific, but before any of them can answer, Felix called again.

“Hyungie.” And that was clear that Felix was calling Minho. Where Felix called others nicknames like ‘Channie hyung,’ ‘Binnie hyung,’ and even ‘Hyunie hyung’ when he was in the mood to satisfy Hyunjin with honorifics, but Felix only called Minho ‘hyungie.’

Everyone has called him out for being biased, but Felix was adamant about it, and Minho was too happy and proud to deny it. He knew that everyone was jealous of it, even Jisung who was just one day older but wanted Felix to call him hyung anyways.

So right now, seeing Chan’s hands curling into fists wasn’t a new reaction, but it was the first time Minho was going to take advantage of it because maybe Hyunjin was right; Felix and his relationship were really getting jealous-worthy.

“I think Lixie is calling me hyung; I gotta go before he finds out that I left him alone in bed or he will sulk for the whole day,” Minho said as he started to get into the room. Before he got into the room fully, the last thing he noticed was the spike in Chan’s scent and a little nod with ‘see you later’ from him.

When he got into the room, he was met with the sight of sleepy Felix sitting on the bed and rubbing his eyes with his tiny fists. He is really like a cat, Minho thought. He put the trolley aside and came to stand beside the omega.

“You really are a menace, you know that?” Minho said, ruffling Felix’s hair.

“Hyung,” Felix protested as he stopped the Alpha from making a mess of his hair. “I just woke up; I didn’t do anything.” Felix pouted at him.

“You don’t need to do anything to be a menace to society,” Alpha teased him again.

“Meanie.” Felix huffed as he got up and made his way toward the bathroom.

“Don’t take an hour; come out quickly; breakfast is already here,” Minho called out after Felix.

“Okay, meanie.” Minho just shook his head fondly at that.

*~*~*

It had only been two days since their return from their latest concert, and yet they found themselves back in the practice room, pushing themselves once more after just a single day of rest. Now in two days they have Music Bank in Paris. 

After a gruelling practice session, they decided to take a brief break, with everyone scattered around the room. Minho sat near the mirror, leaning against it, and that’s when Felix entered the room.

Felix had spent the past hour in his therapy and a costume trial, so he wasn’t surprised when the room was filled with the whines of omega’s name, with Hyunjin’s voice being the loudest.

Hyunjin invited Felix to join him in the center of the room, extending his hand. Felix accepted, and Hyunjin laid them both down, he buried his face in Felix’s neck to relax by scenting him, and Felix reciprocated. Chan was right, they truly acted like a bunch of puppies, and that made Minho glance at Chan. Chan, with an affectionate smile, watched the scene unfold.

Minho was thoroughly enjoying the moment when Hyunjin exclaimed loudly enough for everyone to hear, “Lix, don’t leave us alone with Minho hyung when he’s in dance leader mode. He becomes incredibly demanding and pushes us to our limits. You’re the only one who can calm his feral Alpha down.” Chan’s reaction to this comment was significant. He had been amused and grinning at Hyunjin’s playful complaints, but suddenly, his smile vanished. The bottle in his hand started to crumble, bit by bit.

So, this is how it is. It wasn’t new for anyone to point out the obvious soft spot Minho had for Felix, but it was new for someone to bring their statuses into it. Thus, the reaction was also new. Minho found it amusing how easy it was to read Chan’s feelings, unlike his thoughts.

“Hyunjinnie, remind me how long it’s been since I put you in the air fryer?” Minho inquired, and he could hear snickering from the sofa. He was quite certain, even without seeing it, that it was Seungmin.

“I can’t recall, hyung,” Hyunjin replied in a nonchalant tone, but Minho knew he was teasing. Before he could say anything further, the staff came to call Hyunjin for his costume trial.

Minho watched as Hyunjin stood up, still holding Felix. Minho raised a brow at the younger alpha as Hyunjin smirked at him and dropped the wiggling omega into his lap. Minho instinctively held Felix securely, and before he could ask the younger anything, Hyunjin opened his mouth,

“Hyung, take good care of your yongbokie. I have something urgent to attend to,” Hyunjin said with a mischievous grin. Then, he looked at Felix and said,

“Please, angel, work your magic and calm this feral alpha down. I beg you; we are at your mercy for the whole day now.”

Minho looked over Hyunjin’s shoulder to see Chan gulping down water so quickly that he was surprised he hadn’t choked on it yet.

As Hyunjin left, and everyone fell back into the silence of the much-needed break, he looked down at the omega in his lap. Felix’s face was flushed, and Minho thought about teasing him.

“Am I making you blush, Yongbokie?” he said near Felix’s ear so only he could hear. He got smacked on his shoulder by Felix’s tiny hands. Felix hugged him to hide his face.

“Bokie, can you check on Chan hyung from the mirror for me?” Minho said as he hugged the omega back and started scenting him.

“Hyungie, I think you are the one doing the performance with me.” As Felix finished, both of them broke into giggles.

*~*~*

“See, I was right; Chan hyung would be more jealous of you than me,” Hyunjin said as soon as the other two told him what happened after he left.

“Okay, Mr. I’m always right. Now let’s get to the next part, shall we?” Minho said as he put the water bottle aside.

Danceracha was still in the practice room. It was nothing new; they were always the last ones to leave, staying for extra work, extra practice, or for their unit performance practice. But today, it was for making plans and choreography for their devious plan.

“As I’m not participating in the performance, I’m gonna choose your costumes and review the choreography,” Hyunjin said as he stood up with a clap and went to the sofa to retrieve his phone.

“Just a review? I thought you were going to help with the choreography,” Felix asked as he sat up from lying down.

“Nah, you two are going to create the choreography so that we can say that you two made the choreography, It’ll be more impactful. and we know each other’s style so they will know which one’s choreographed by me, so it’s best that I don’t get involved in the choreography,” Hyunjin explained while scrolling through his phone.

“Why does your brain only work on devious things like this?” Minho remarked.

“Ignoring that. But look here, I already have some costumes sorted out. Let’s choose an outfit first so I can get to work,” Hyunjin informed as he slid his phone toward his other two halves.

As they scrolled through the outfits, Felix's cheeks began to redden, and Minho raised an eyebrow. When they both glanced at Hyunjin, who was smirking at them it was evident he knew what he had done there.

"Jinnie, it's really impressive, and the theme you want to go for is quite clear as well," Felix remarked but still feeling shy about it.

"Of course it's good; it's handpicked by The Hwang Hyunjin himself," Hyunjin declared proudly, puffing out his chest. Felix chuckled, and Minho simply rolled his eyes at him.

"And you are gonna make the choreography quite intimate, right?" Hyunjin looked at Minho, seeking confirmation.

But before Minho could respond, Felix timidly interjected, "I don't want to make you uncomfortable, Hyung. Are you okay with me?"

"Yongbokie, I'm most comfortable with you, so I'll be more than fine. Are you comfortable with me? If not, we won't do it, don't worry," Minho reassured Felix, affectionately patting him on the head as he often did with his cats.

"Hyung, I'm most comfortable with you as well. If it's you, I'll be fine," Felix replied, holding Minho's hand, which had just been on his head a moment ago.

"I think you should leave those two and just date each other," Hyunjin remarked playfully.

"Hyunie, maybe you should leave Chanbin hyung too, and the three of us could date each other instead," Felix suggested, playfully wiggling his eyebrows at Hyunjin.

"I'm gonna tell Changbin hyung you said that," Hyunjin said in a mock accusatory tone.

"And?" Minho replied nonchalantly, pulling Felix closer to him. Felix teasingly stuck out his tongue at Hyunjin.

"You're so spoiled, Yongbokie," Hyunjin pointed out.

"And?" Felix echoed in the same tone as Minho, and the NyangNyangz erupted into giggles as Hyunjin groaned.

*~*~*

They were talking with Yeonjun and Beomgyu when Jeongin and Seungmin arrived.

Hyunjin and 3racha arrived first. He wanted to come with his two halves, but Minho told him to go with 3racha to keep an eye on them, just like danceracha has predicted, none of the 3racha has talked to them about anything which has just made their intentions of doing this stronger.

"Oh, finally, you decided to grace us with your presence. I'm flattered," Changbin said mockingly.

"You're welcome, hyung," Seungmin replied just as mockingly.

"Where are Minho and Felix?" Chan asked as he looked behind them to search for the two.

Oh, you're not ready for them, trust me, Hyunjin smirked to himself.

"They are coming in another van. I don't know what they were up to since evening and when we went to ask for them Minho hyung just told us to go ahead." Jeongin said, looking at Seungmin, who nodded in confirmation.

Hyunjin saw how Chan and Jisung exchanged a look. Hyunjin wanted to laugh so bad, but he held himself back. 

They just have started talking again when Yeonjun whistling at someone behind them got his attention. When he turned, he swore he heard people gasping around him.

There were his other halves. Minho's presence was commanding, radiating a powerful aura in his all-black attire. He donned black cargo pants and a half-sleeved top adorned with a dangling chain, which hung partially open. His chiseled chest was on full display, and his bulging biceps stretched the fabric tightly around his arms. The chains on his pants only added to his intimidating allure.

And then wrapped around his arm, Felix stood in stark contrast to Minho, dressed entirely in white. A sense of purity emanated from him, with white pants and a full-sleeved white top. The top featured a sheer half-sleeve and a sheer lower half, highlighting his slender waist and accentuating every curve. A white beaded belt adorned with diamonds at the center added elegance to his hips.

They looked completely opposite but complimented each other perfectly. Hyunjin looked at Chan, Jisung was holding his arm with him looking as disturbed as Chan. Hyunjin was already thrilled.

As Minho and Felix came closer he heard whistle once again and then came Yeonjun's voice, “Wow, what an entrance both of you, you both look amazing, what’s the occasion?” it was obvious that he was teasing.

Minho chuckled and said in same teasing way, “there’s no occasion Yeonjun-ah.”

“And thank you.” Felix thanked Yeonjun for complimenting them while hitting Minho to stop teasing Yeonjun.

“Wow you two, what’s going on? Is there gonna be some announcement today hmmm?” Yeonjun carried on. Now Yeonjun got hit from Beomgyu, “Hyung Don’t mind him, You both look very good together.”

And then there was chorus of compliments for both from their own group, even Chan and Jisung complimented them. Then they shattered throughout the venue to meet their friends.

*~*~*

The night was high, and the party was at its peak when Hyunjin took the stage, situated in the middle of the hall, with a wine glass in hand. He tapped the glass with his ring-clad hand to grab everyone’s attention.

“Attention, everyone, I have something to announce.”

When Hyunjin looked toward his fellow members, Chan, Felix, and Jisung were with Jake, while others were engaged in conversation with Seonghwa and San. Chan glanced across the room at Changbin, his expression questioning, to which Changbin just shrugged and mouthed, ‘I don’t know’.

Hyunjin ignored that and continued, “Firstly, thank you so much, everyone, for coming here tonight to share this happiness with us, and thank you to my members for making this tour successful. I’m grateful to have you with me.”

Everyone cheered and clapped at that, his members smiling so brightly at him and then at each other. It really warmed his heart. Then he remembered that he was there to ignite someone’s heart tonight, so with a mischievous grin, he carried on.

“Okay, everyone, now for the announcement. We’ve prepared a special performance for tonight, and by ‘we,’ I mean two of my members. Let’s welcome them on stage.” Everyone clapped at that, looking around and asking other members about who is performing, but they were as clueless as the others.

“Okay, let me introduce the first person. His beauty is like an angel’s. He’s the baby of the group and the maknae of our danceracha, Lee Felix.” As soon as Hyunjin announced his name, the spotlight was on Felix, who was smiling widely and bowing like a prince.

He was standing between Chan and Jisung, iconic. Both of them looked at him, a bit confused yet smiling and clapping.

“And now, for the second person. His beauty is like a Greek god’s. He’s the scary but caring hyung of our group, the leader of our danceracha, Lee Minho.” The spotlight was on him, and he also bowed like a prince. The room was filled with hollering and whistling.

Minho approached Felix, bowed in front of him with his hand stretched out, and Felix reciprocated by bowing and placing his hand on Minho’s.

“Shall we?”

“We shall.”

Throughout this time, Hyunjin’s attention was on Chan, observing him. It was quite difficult to decipher his emotions with that smile on his face, which didn’t look happy nor sad, just blank.

Hyunjin came down and stood beside Jisung when Minho and Felix went on stage.

“Hello everyone, thank you for coming today. I really appreciate your presence,” Felix said, beaming at everyone. Hyunjin could hear someone cooing at him, and he was sure it was Wooyoung.

“And thank you so much for having us on this stage. Hope you all will like the performance. Please get comfortable.” Everyone started sitting down as Minho finished speaking.

The lights went out as soon as everyone was seated, leaving only the stage illuminated. None of the three was going to check on Chan or Jisung’s reaction; they were just going to see the result this performance would bring at the end of the party. That’s what they had decided. However, Hyunjin couldn’t help but look at Chan when a chair was brought on stage. It was dark around them, but he was sitting beside him, so he could see how Chan gulped at that.

*~*~*

They stood at the front of the stage, with a table right in front of them where his fellow members were seated. Minho faced the table, while Felix faced him. One of Minho’s hands rested on Felix’s lower back, and one of Felix’s hands lay on Minho’s chest, half on his skin and half on his top. They were looking at each other, their faces mere inches apart, and then the music began.

Oh-oh, ooh

You’ve been runnin’ ‘round, runnin’ ‘round, runnin’ ‘round throwin’ taken on my name,

‘Cause you knew that I, knew that I, knew then no one call me up

As soon as the music started, Felix began to guide Minho backward by his hand against Minho’s chest. He made Minho sit in the chair, then circled around him, gently caressing his hand from his chest to his shoulder.

To everyone’s surprise, it was both of their voices together—Minho’s slightly high-pitched and Felix’s slightly deep—that blended so well. Yep, they had recorded the song themselves, and not only that, they had made minor changes to the lyrics as well.

I’ve been going ‘round, going ‘round, going ‘round every room in L.A.

‘Cause I knew that I, knew that I, knew that you’d be at one, 

Oh,

Then Felix came around from the other side, running his hand from Minho’s shoulder to his hand. He twirled and sat on Minho’s lap, placing their joined hands on his waist, they were back to chest. In the end, Felix stood up and walked a little.

I know that dress is karma, perfume regret

You got me thinking ‘bout when you will be mine, oh

Then Minho’s hand came around Felix’s waist, and he placed his hand on Felix’s tummy, spreading his fingers as he buried his face in Felix’s neck. Both of them closed their eyes, and Felix extended his neck, resting his head on Minho’s shoulder.

And now I’m all up on ya, what you expect?

But you’re not coming home with me tonight

Then Minho turned Felix to face him. Felix was mouthing the lyrics simultaneously, so Minho smirked when Felix tilted his chin up at ‘What you expect?’ as if he was asking Minho. Then they parted, taking backward steps with the beat. Felix gestured ‘no’ in accordance with the lyrics, wiggling his finger at Minho while wearing a sly smile on his face.

You just want attention, you don’t want my heart

Maybe you just hate the thought of me with someone new

When the chorus came, they strode toward each other. When they were standing completely in front of each other, they both bent down, with Felix’s hand on Minho’s chest over his heart, while Minho slid his hand across Felix’s leg to his hip. They were facing sideways to the front audience, and their side profiles were visible to them.

Yeah, you just want attention, I knew from the start

You’re just making sure I’m never gettin’ over you

With a quick movement, Minho had Felix’s thigh in his hand and his leg around his waist, lifting him, and then bending Felix backward. Then, in the second line, Felix wrapped his other leg around Minho as well, and Minho spun them in a circle before putting Felix down.

You’ve been runnin’ ‘round, runnin’ ‘round, runnin’ ‘round throwin’ taken on my name

‘Cause you knew that I, knew that I, knew that I’d call you up

Now, Minho took Felix’s hand and spun him around to the pace of the beats.

Baby, now that we’re, now that we’re, now that we’re right here standing face-to-face

You already know, already know, already know that you won, oh

When the next lyrics started, Minho pulled Felix toward him, chest to chest, with barely any space between their faces. He caressed Felix’s face so delicately during ‘standing face-to-face.’ Then Minho’s hand moved from Felix’s face to his shoulder and started trailing down to his hand. He grabbed Felix’s hand, lifted it toward his face, and kissed it during ‘you won.’

I know that dress is karma (dress is karma), perfume regret

You got me thinking ‘bout when you will be mine (you got me thinking ‘bout when you will be mine)

Then he turned Felix, back to chest, with one hand around his waist, resting on his tummy. Both of them spread one leg sideways, his other hand running from Felix’s leg to his hip. Meanwhile, Felix had one hand on Minho’s hand over his tummy and the other on Minho’s face behind him. The eye contact was so intense that it seemed like as everything else was an invasion to their privacy.

And now I’m all up on ya (all up on ya), what you expect? (oh baby)

But you’re not coming home with me tonight (oh no)

Then Felix turned around and pushed Minho into the chair, and he sat on his lap, straddling him, running his hand from Minho’s chest to his neck. Afterward, he stood up and walked backward while mouthing the lyrics.

You just want attention, you don’t want my heart

Maybe you just hate the thought of me with someone new

Yeah, you just want attention, I knew from the start

You’re just making sure I’m never gettin’ over you, oh

(For this chorus please refer to Lisa's cover to attention, I’m not that good at describing choreography : ( )

What are you doin’ to me, what are you doin’, huh?

(What are you doin’?)

What are you doin’ to me, what are you doin’, huh?

(What are you doin’?)

What are you doin’ to me, what are you doin’, huh?

(What are you doin’?)

What are you doin’ to me, what are you doin’, huh?

And then Minho came up behind him and turned both of them sideways, with one hand on Felix’s lower waist as he directed him to move back and forth. It seemed like Minho was in control of all of Felix’s movements, while Felix had one hand around Minho’s shoulder and the other on his chest.

Then Minho took both of Felix’s hands in his and led him toward the chair. He sat down and positioned Felix standing behind him. With each line, Felix’s hands roamed wildly on Minho’s shoulders and chest.

Then Minho tilted his head upwards, and at the same time, Felix bent down. Felix’s blonde hair blocked the view of what they were doing from the audience, but the hollers they heard were enough to know that their imagination was running wild. In reality, Minho had simply kissed Felix’s forehead, which brought a little smile to Felix’s face before he composed himself.

And just before the next verse started, Minho circled his hand around, gripped Felix’s hand, and had him sit on his lap, straddling him.

I know that dress is karma, perfume regret

You got me thinking ‘bout when you will be mine

And now I’m all up on ya, what you expect?

But you’re not coming home with me tonight

Minho placed his hands one by one on Felix’s back in time with the beat. Then, one of his hands went into Felix’s hair, and he tilted Felix’s head slightly. He placed his other hand on Felix’s lower back and gently lowered him backward. Minho also bent down and buried his face in Felix’s neck, then dragged his face down to Felix’s chest before straightening up both of them.

You just want attention, you don’t want my heart

Maybe you just hate the thought of me with someone new

Yeah, you just want attention, I knew from the start

You’re just making sure I’m never gettin’ over you (over you)

Minho swiftly turned Felix around by grabbing his waist. The movement was so fast that if it hadn’t been planned, Felix would have been startled. In the first line, Minho placed his hand around Felix’s jaw and gently rotated his head. Then he put his other hand on Felix’s chest over his heart.

They swayed sideways to the beats. Minho placed his hands one by one on Felix’s thighs and spread them.

As the last line played, with both of their voices fading, Felix turned himself sideways on his lap, with Minho’s one hand around his waist and the other on his thighs. With each word, their faces drew closer to each other, and when it seemed like they were about to kiss, they both buried their faces in each other’s necks, and then the music stopped.

*~*~*

Before they came down from the high of the performance, the lights came back on. Everyone was standing, clapping, yelling, and whistling.

Both of them stood up and bowed together. Felix was smiling shyly and clapping as if he hadn’t just given the most sensual performance of his career. Minho shook his head at his cuteness.

Wooyoung was the first to greet them when they got down from the stage. He hugged Felix and spun him around while praising him non-stop.

“That was amazing, Yongbokie. Like, what the hell was that?”

“My little Yongbokie is all grown up now,” Seonghwa commented while wiping his fake tears away.

In no time, they were surrounded by their friends and members. Hyunjin came around him and whispered so that only he could hear, “Hyung, it was more intense than the practice. Let’s see how the results turn out.”

As he said that, Minho looked up to see Jisung talking animatedly with Felix, and Chan coming towards him. He was expecting a lot of things, but not the hug he received along with the words, “You guys really gave quite an amazing surprise to us, didn’t you?” Minho could tell that it was a fake smile, but the fact that Chan still praised them didn’t sit right with him. He should’ve stormed out, taken Felix with him, yelled at one of them, or at least kept his distance, but not this.

Minho prayed that this reaction was temporary and that their whole plan wouldn’t go in vain. Unbeknownst his worries, Felix was dragged into a corner by Wooyoung and Yeonjun. He didn’t know what those two were up to with Felix, but he hoped these two best friends wouldn’t drive him crazy.

Just as everyone scattered around again, he went and sat at their table, with some of the other members following him. Jeongin wasn’t with them; he must be with his friends.

*~*~*

They were just drinking and chatting away when Felix, Wooyoung, and Yeonjun approached them. Felix had a bounce in his step, like whenever he was excited about something.

“Hyungie.”

“Yes, Yongbokie.”

Before Felix could say anything further, Changbin interrupted, rolling his eyes, “Favoritism at its finest.”

“You’re just jealous that you’re not either of our favorite,” Minho remarked, and the whole table burst out laughing. Even Wooyoung and Yeonjun joined in the laughter.

“Yah, you both are my best friends or what?” Changbin yelled at his two best friends, which only made them laugh harder.

“Sorry, Binnie, we are now Yongbokie’s best friends, right, Yeonjunnie?” Wooyoung said in a fake apologetic tone while wrapping his arm around Felix’s shoulder.

“Absolutely,” Yeonjun said as he wrapped his arm around Felix’s waist from the other side.

“Guys, stop teasing Binnie hyung, look, he’s pouting now,” Felix said as he lightly hit Wooyoung.

“Only my Yongbokie understands me. Bokie, call me hyungie, and I’ll stop pouting,” Changbin said as he put his face in his hands while supporting his elbows on the table, blinking cutely.

“Ummm, hyung,” Felix said as he looked at Minho, then Changbin, and that was enough for everyone to burst out laughing again and for Changbin to whine loudly.

“Okay, stop your nuisance, you lot,” Minho said to everyone and then turned toward Felix and asked, “You needed something, Yongbokie?”

“Hyungie, can I take the hoodie you brought with you?” Felix asked, smiling shyly. He looked so cute that Hyunjin cooed at him.

“Of course, Bokie. Do you need it right now, or when we leave?” Minho replied.

“About that, hyung, can we take your Yongbokie for a night out?” Yeonjun asked Minho, his tone teasing.

“And what if I say no?” Minho stood up and pulled Felix to himself. Felix giggled beside him, and Yeonjun whined at him.

“Hyung, I promise we will take good care of him and will drop him at your dorm in the morning,” Wooyoung intervened.

Minho pretended to think and then gave them permission as if he was doing them a favor, which made his members snicker at the poor duo.

“It looks like I have to ask for your permission if I want to pursue him, right?” Yeonjun said as he stretched his hand towards Felix.

“Yah, he’s not available, don’t even try,” Minho smacked the alpha’s hand before it could reach Felix.

“Very possessive, hmph,” Yeonjun pouted as he caressed his hand.

“Of course, that’s our Yongbokie, so don’t even think about it,” Hyunjin said as he stood up on the other side of Felix.

“You lot are too possessive,” Wooyoung remarked.

“Anyways, Bokie, do you want the hoodie now? It’s in the guest room,” Minho said as he looked at him.

“Yup, hyung, we’ll leave in like half an hour, so I’ll get the hoodie now,” Felix looked at the best friend duo to confirm the time, then looked at his hyung.

“I don’t have the keys to the guest room, though,” Minho said as he looked around their table, silently asking if anyone else had them.

“I have the keys. Let me come with you to grab the hoodie.” To the surprise of the danceracha, it was Chan. He hadn’t said a word throughout the whole ordeal, so it was surprising to them that he offered to go with Felix.

Felix looked at Minho, silently asking, ‘Do you think he will?’ At that, Minho just shrugged and leaned into him to whisper, “Whatever happens, just take care.” Felix nodded at him and went to where Chan was waiting for him.

Minho saw how Felix grabbed Chan’s hand and asked in a cheerful voice, “Channie, how was the performance? Did you like it?” Minho scoffed at that and looked at Hyunjin, mouthing, “He is a menace.”

After Chan and Felix went away, they all got immersed in random conversation.

It had been barely ten minutes when Minho saw Chan and Felix coming towards their table, with Felix wearing his navy blue hoodie. Chan had a somewhat blank expression on him. Felix looked up and smiled at him a little, and he immediately knew that nothing had happened. He looked at Chan incredulously but quickly contained himself.

“All ready, Yongbokie?” Wooyoung asked as Felix came and stood beside him.

“Yeah, hyung, we can go now.” When Felix said that, Yeonjun stood up from where he was sitting beside Changbin.

“But before we leave,” Felix started, looking down at Minho, “Hyungie, can you scent me?” His voice was timid, but Minho caught the masked vulnerability behind it.

“Of course, Bokie. Let’s go to the restroom.” Minho stood up and held Felix’s hand. He looked at Hyunjin and said, “We’ll be right back.” Then he took Felix with him out of the hall.

They were wearing scent blockers, so to remove them and then scent each other and wear the blockers again, they needed to go to the restroom. Scenting is an intimate and private act, but Minho wouldn’t have minded scenting Felix right before Chan’s eyes. However, he didn’t want to make Felix more miserable because he knew how scenting affects omegas, and Felix was already feeling quite vulnerable.

As they reached the VIP restroom, Minho checked the whole place to see if there was someone else present, but no one was there. Minho locked the door, and when he turned around, he had Felix in his arms.

Felix had already taken off his scent blockers, his cherry blossom scent dimming as his burnt chocolate smell got stronger, which clearly indicated his distress.

Minho pulled Felix out from hiding in his chest and cupped his face. Felix wasn’t crying, and Minho didn’t know if it was a good thing or not. He caressed Felix’s face with one hand while removing the blockers from his scent gland with the other.

“Oh, Yongbokie, I’m so sorry,” Minho said as he started scenting Felix after getting rid of the blockers. He felt how Felix went from rigid to relaxed in seconds.

“Why are you saying sorry, hyung? It’s not your fault. I was stupid to think that this would work,” Felix said, gripping Minho’s shoulder tightly. He still wasn’t crying.

“Bokie, you’re not stupid, and if you are, then I am too because it was my idea in the first place. Did he even say anything?” Minho asked as he caressed Felix’s head with one hand while the other patted his back.

“He just said that the performance was good and we both did amazing. Then he told me to take care while I’m out with Wooyoung hyung and Yeonjun hyung, not to tire myself out, and to take rest when I’m back, and that’s it. He didn’t say a word about us, like nothing at all,” Felix pulled out of his embrace while saying this.

Minho sensed that Felix was getting agitated, so he pulled him in and started scenting him again.

“I’m sorry, Yongbokie, please calm down. We’ll talk about it more at home. Don’t think about this right now. Go and enjoy your night with those two, or do you want to come home with me?” Minho pulled away to look at Felix’s face.

“I think, hyung, I’ll go out tonight. I need to empty my mind, but I’ll come to sleep with you when I’m back,” Felix said as he smiled at Minho.

“Of course, Bokie, anytime,” Minho said as he ruffled his hair endearingly. “But on one condition,” he said mischievously.

Felix giggled at that, “What is it, hyungie?”

“Scent me properly. I smell like I just came out of a burnt chocolate pool,” Minho scrunched his nose.

Felix laughed at that, which was enough to make Minho smile.

*~*~*

When they returned to where everyone was, they both were smelling like a mixture of cherry blossom and the wet forest floor. They were also going home now, so Minho didn’t put his scent blockers back on.

When they reached the table, he heard Yeonjun whistling at them. He ignored it and said, “Take good care of him, or our next meeting will end with both of you in my air fryer,” as he pointed at the duo.

“Yes, sir,” both of them bowed and said in unison.

Everyone bid goodbye to the trio. Just as he was about to say something, Chan cut him off.

“I think we should get going too,” he said while standing up. Everyone nodded and stood up as well. 

But before everyone could get ready, Minho said, “Guys, we have something to tell you.” He looked at Hyunjin as he said that, and Hyunjin raised a brow in response. 

“When I say ‘we,’ I mean me and Hyunjin, so can we talk when we get home?” Minho nodded at Hyunjin, which was enough to let him know what Minho was talking about.

“But Felix isn’t here,” Changbin pointed out.

“Actually, that’s the point. We needed to talk when he isn’t here,” Minho replied as he looked at Chan.

“Is everything okay with Felix?” Chan looked worried, and that just made him more angry. He wanted to scoff at his face.

“Yeah, everything is fine, and I promise it’s not a bad thing.” Minho and Hyunjin smiled at each other and then nodded at their members.

*~*~*

They were in 3racha Hyunjin’s dorm. Minho insisted on going there instead of their own dorm, and no one knew why, but they complied nonetheless.

They all were sitting in the living room. The maknae couple was sitting in one loveseat, while Minho and Hyunjin sat in the other one. 3racha were sitting on the main sofa, with Chan on the side of Hyunho, and Changbin on the other side, with Jisung sitting in the middle.

“So, what is it that you want to talk about?” Chan said as he leaned forward.

Minho and Hyunjin looked at each other, then faced the others.

“Me and Hyunjin have decided to officially court Felix.”

“WHAT?”

*~*~* 

~HetVi💙💜💙

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It isn't a new chapter, I'm sorry!

I have been busy for past 3 and half months for my final year university exam of mbbs, and as you guys know how hard medical field is, I was in abyss for past few months.

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They talked about it after one of their practice sessions for their performance. It started with teasing but then turned into a serious discussion, with all three of them agreeing to it.

What they discussed was that if their plan didn’t work, they would announce their wish to court Felix. If the three of them still didn’t take action during the announcement, then they would continue courting him genuinely, because even after everything they did, 3racha still didn’t do anything, indicating to them that they should give up.

Seeing the unpleasant surprise on 3racha’s faces gave him such satisfaction, and Minho hoped they would crack soon because, God help him, his patience was thinning.

“I said, Hyunjin and I—” Minho started again but was cut off by Chan.

“You can’t,” Chan said, his tone firm, but Minho could detect the anxiety underneath. Yes, Hyung, break, Minho thought.

“What do you mean, we can’t?” Hyunjin asked, a frown on his face.

“I mean you just can’t.”

“Give us a reason, Chan Hyung. We need a reason,” Minho demanded.

"Minho, at least you should know how much risk this holds. Two alphas courting an omega won't look good." Minho couldn't help but chuckle incredulously. He looked at Hyunjin, who was just as disbelieving as he was. Glancing at the other members, he noticed Changbin nodding slightly in agreement with Chan, while Jisung was looking down at his hands. The two youngest members seemed equally surprised. Minho had initially considered taking it slow, but now, seeing how shameless and tactless the other three were being, he decided to go full force.

"I don’t know what you're talking about in terms of risk because it wasn't what you said when Seungmin and Jeongin declared their relationship. If they can handle it without making it suspicious, then we, being older than them, will handle it just as carefully, if not more," Minho said firmly, but his sarcasm and anger were evident. Jeongin winced at his tone, and Minho was sure he saw Jisung flinch.

“And about two alphas courting one omega, in which century are you living? We have trios with three mates in our industry, and some of them are your friends. Have you forgotten?” Minho scoffed at him.

“You know I didn’t mean it like that, but if stays find out, what will they say?” Chan said, sounding desperate. Minho wanted him to become even more desperate.

“That we are perfect together. They like us together, hyung. You are closest to stays; you should know that they love Felix with us,” Hyunjin chimed in this time. Seungmin agreed with him. When Minho looked at him, Seungmin gave him an assured nod.

“But why suddenly?” Changbin asked.

“It’s not sudden; we have been thinking about it for a while now,” Minho replied, looking directly at Jisung, who seemed surprised.

“But neither of you has feelings for him, nor does he,” Jisung said confidently as if he had found a strong argument. It made Minho so angry that he was on the verge of snapping, but then he felt a hand on his thigh, holding his hand. He looked at Hyunjin, who signaled him to calm down.

“Oh, come on. There are so many arranged matings happening, and this isn’t even the same. We have known each other for years. Sure, we don’t have romantic feelings for him yet, but you know I love him the most among you lot. He’s so easy to love; you’ll fall in love with him without realizing it. He has that charm within him. You must know that, Chan Hyung, right?” Minho thought that Hyunjin’s statement was very passive-aggressive.

“Hyunjin,” Chan warned, but Hyunjin ignored it.

“And I don’t think I have to explain where Felix stands for Minho hyung. Felix has been special to him since day one; he’s biased towards him and doesn’t even try to hide it. I don’t think he is that soft with anyone, not a single one of us,” Hyunjin said, looking directly at Jisung. Ouch, he’s out to get them, Minho thought.

“But you still can’t. I won’t allow it,” Chan said, barely concealing his disagreement and anger. That just made Minho snap.

“You won’t allow it? For your kind information, hyung, it wasn’t a question; we informed you, not asked for your permission,” Minho thundered as he stood up. All of them, including Hyunjin, looked taken aback by his outburst. He ignored them and continued, looking straight at Chan.

“Yes, you are our leader, but I promise not to jeopardize the group while doing this. Yes, you are our pack alpha, but you have no right to tell us whom we can court or mate with. We are bound to inform you, so we did, but we are not bound to ask for permission to mate with someone,” his tone turned bitter at this point, but he didn’t care.

“He isn’t just someone, though; he is Felix, our Felix,” Changbin said, while Chan still hadn’t recovered from the shock of Minho’s outburst.

“Exactly, our Felix, which includes us too. We won’t ever do anything to hurt him. We two have already discussed all scenarios of how this will go. We will accept whatever Felix decides,” Hyunjin replied as he made Minho sit back down.

“Felix won’t agree,” Chan said, but it looked like he was talking to himself. He looked up and repeated, “Felix won’t agree to this.” He looked so confident, that Minho wanted to crush it to pieces.

“Let’s ask him, shall we?” Minho said as he pulled out his phone.

“Hyung, I don’t think so-” Jeongin said hesitantly.

“Why not, Jeongin-ah? I want this discussion to end here. If Felix says no, then we will back off. But if he says yes, I don’t want anyone to interfere between us afterward,” Minho said as he dialed Felix’s number. Chan still looked confident, while Changbin and Jisung looked unsure.

“Hyungiee,” Felix’s cheerful voice greeted him as soon as he picked up the call. Minho looked smugly at the other three at the nickname.

“Bokie, what are you doing? Are you having fun with those two?” Minho asked, his voice turning soft. He couldn’t help it; Felix had that effect on him.

“Hyung, please pick me up. These two are bickering like there’s no tomorrow, and my ears might fall off,” Felix whined. That just made half the room laugh at his cuteness. Hyunjin leaned on Minho and called Felix cute. The phone was on speaker, so Felix heard him clearly and whined again.

“Do you want Hyungie to pick you up, Bokie?” Minho asked.

“No, hyung, I’m just whining. Yeonjun Hyung was flirting with me, so Wooyoung Hyung was scolding him, but then they started bickering,” Felix sighed, exaggerating it as if he were tired and disappointed in his hyungs.

“Ya! Tell that brat to stay away from you. I’ve told him that you’re off-limits, and he’s still flirting with you. Does he want to go into the air fryer?”

"Hyung," Felix whined again. "Leave them. What did you call for? Already missing me? I told you I would come to see you first thing when I'm back. You're going to give me cuddles; you promised." Minho loved how unintentionally menacing Felix was because it did have an effect on Chan and Jisung.

To make it worse, he added, "You know I can’t say no to you ever. Just come to me when you're back." Minho replied, smirking at the three. He saw Seungmin holding back his laugh from his peripheral vision.

"But I called for something else, something important. I wanted to ask you properly, but I just have to ask you here," Minho continued. "Actually, it's me and Hyunjin who want to ask something."

"Of course, Hyungie, you can ask anything," Felix assured.

“Hyunjin and I were thinking about officially courting you. Will you let us court you, Lixie?” Minho asked, squeezing Hyunjin’s hand.

“Oh,” Felix sounded surprised like he wasn’t expecting it.

“It’s okay if you need time to think about it or if you don’t want us to court you, or if you want only one of us to court you. Anything is fine, angel. No pressure. You will mean the same to us even if you reject—” Hyunjin was assuring him when he was cut mid-sentence.

“Of course, I would let you court me, hyungs. I would be an idiot to deny it. You two are one of the most important people in my life, and being courted by alphas like you is an honor to me,” Felix replied, his voice soft, a smile evident in his tone.

“Lixie, it’s an honor for us, baby, but are you certain? It’s okay if you need time; we will wait for you,” Hyunjin said, barely concealing his excitement.

“Yes, Jinnie, I’m certain. I trust the two of you the most with me, and it’s not like anyone else is waiting for me,” Felix’s reply got the desired reaction because now Chan’s scent was peeking out from the blockers he wore.

Before anything escalated, Jeongin yelled from his spot so Felix could hear him, “Congratulations, Yongbokie hyung.”

“Thank you, Jeongin-ah. Wait, where are you, hyung, right now?” Felix asked.

“We are at my dorm. We were telling everyone our wish to court you,” Hyunjin answered.

“Oh, I will be there soon. Wait for me,” Felix said in a hurry. Minho guessed Felix was worried that they might fight. The rustle of movement could be heard.

Minho immediately intervened, “There’s no need to rush back, Yongbokie. Enjoy your time with them. We are going back to our dorm too. Come to my room as soon as you’re back. I’ll give you my rare cuddles.”

“Hyungie, stop lying. Your cuddles aren’t rare for me,” Felix teased. Minho could feel his ears burning as Hyunjin and Seungmin laughed teasingly at him, calling him whipped. But before he could say anything to Felix, he bid goodbye and hung up.

“So now, what are your plans for courting him? How are you going to do it?” Seungmin asked them, breaking the silence after a few minutes.

“Whatever you plan to do, I can’t wait to see it. It’s my first time witnessing a courting session, and that too with two at the same time,” Jeongin said excitedly.

“You both are already so whipped, and the gestures you do for him on a daily basis are already so special. I’m curious what more you can do,” Seungmin, ever the menace, smirked at them.

The atmosphere had become lighter than before until Jisung asked, “Why are you both doing this?”

“Why are we doing what?” Hyunjin asked in return, frowning.

“All this, you know?” Changbin gestured towards both of them.

“No, we don’t know,” Minho snapped at him.

“And I also don’t know why you’re so opposed to it. It’s not like you have anything to worry about. It’s us with Felix, and none of us is going to hurt each other.” He was so irritated right now.

“But what’s the hurry? It’s not like you both are that old,” Changbin tried to make it sound like teasing, but his voice betrayed him.

“It’s not about us getting older or anything like that,” Minho replied.

“Then what is it about?” Changbin inquired, while Jisung and Chan also looked at them, asking the same question with their eyes.

“It’s about wanting a companion with you, having someone whom you can call yours, having a mate by your side, wanting and fulfilling that desire of spending your whole life with your mate, dreaming about your future with them, and then living those dreams as you get old together,” Minho said dreamily and softly. Then, he looked at the three, and his features hardened. “You wouldn’t know.”

“What was that supposed to mean?” Chan and Jisung both asked simultaneously, while Changbin frowned at him. Both maknaes were squirming in their seats, clearly uncomfortable with where the conversation was going.

“What Minho Hyung meant is that how none of you are interested in finding a mate,” Hyunjin shrugged.

Now, most everyone’s scent blockers had worn off, and the combined scent of everyone, which on a normal day gave them comfort, was hitting differently, tinged with tension. This was precisely why he didn’t want to do it at their dorm; the agitated scent of the pack mates wasn’t good for omegas.

“That’s our choice,” Changbin retorted, a little too defensively and aggressively at the same time.

“And this is ours,” Minho replied, with the same, if not more, aggressiveness.

But before any of them could reply to anything, they heard the punching of the door code, and the door opened. In a few seconds, Felix walked in, almost ran in, panting heavily. He looked around at them, anticipating them fighting. Minho could understand why he expected that because he was really on the verge of doing it; those three were really testing his patience.

Then Felix took a deep breath to steady his breathing, and then he smelled all the distressed pheromones the four alphas were releasing. Minho himself didn’t realize how bad it was until he saw Felix staggering backward like he was hit, covering his nose with his (Minho’s) sweater paws. That pulled everyone out of the shock they were in by Felix’s abrupt entry.

Minho and Chan both got to their feet simultaneously, but Minho was quicker reach Felix. He pulled Felix to his chest, guiding Felix’s face to his neck so he could only smell Minho’s scent. Minho started releasing calming pheromones. He saw how Chan was still standing just a few feet away from them, jaw and fist clenched, his scent spiking more, which wasn’t helping Felix at all.

Before Minho could intervene, Hyunjin stepped in and pushed Chan away from them.

“You’re not helping, hyung. Control your scent,” Hyunjin snapped, shaking Chan out of his stupor.

“We’re leaving. Hyunjin-ah, do you want to come with us?” Minho asked, guiding Felix towards the door.

Hyunjin nodded silently and followed them. Chan turned towards his room, and his other halves trailed after him. That was all the confirmation Minho and Hyunjin needed; they were done.

*~*~*

“What is all fuss about anyways?” Seungmin asked, even though he has witnessed everything, he still wanted to hear the silly reason and embarrass the two alphas, he was menace like that.

“We might be able to help you.” Jeongin said excitedly, wanting to help in their courting however he can.

“No, we won’t.” Seungmin looked at his mate and spoke.

“Yes, we will.” Jeongin raised his brow at Seungmin.

“Yeah, we will.” Seungmin sighed, defeated, he couldn’t deny his lovely mate for anything.

“Look, we have finalized two things to give as the first courting gift to Lix, but we can’t decide who will give what to him,” Hyunjin said as he forwarded his phone for the other two to take it.

Seungmin had to admit after looking at both gifts that it was truly difficult to choose between them.

One was a bracelet and one was a necklace, both had a kind of similar aesthetic, the body of the chain was made up of platinum and both had a round delicate crystal that changed colour from purple to blue with the position and lighting on it, the only difference was the crystal in the necklace was bracketed with two hearts enveloping it, one adorned with diamonds while the other was simple and the crystal of the bracelet was bracketed with two orbits making it seem like the crystal was their centre. 

Seungmin and Jeongin both were aww, the implications of these two pieces of jewellery were so clear but still Jeongin asked them.

“Hyung, does this have any meaning behind it?” Jeongin’s smile while asking was a clear giveaway that he already knew.

“I know you already know and yeah that’s correct. The crystal in both of them is Felix and the two hearts and orbits around it are us, we want to let him know that we are always with him.” Minho explained with a fond smile while looking at the jewellery on his phone.

“And that’s the problem, both are equally meaningful and similar that we can’t choose who will give which one.” Hyunjin took his phone back while pouting.

“Just do stone paper scissors and choose.” Seungmin rolled his eyes.

“That’s insensitive, choosing a gift that a loser has to take will decrease the value of the gift,” Minho frowned at Seungmin, offended for even suggesting that.

“You should write in chits and pick up each, it’ll be fair and won’t decrease the value of the gift.” To everyone’s surprise, it was Jisung who suggested it, walking over to them.

It wasn’t as tense as that night and the day followed. 3racha were talking to them normally now, and haven’t brought up the topic of courting so they weren’t sure how they will react when the courting will start officially but now, they didn’t want to think about those three, they were going by the flow, if they are going to do the courting then they will put their heart into it.

They weren’t worried about 3racha not doing anything anymore, if they will do something then good, congrats for coming back to your senses but if not then that’s good too, congrats to themselves for having two amazing potential mates, who weren’t hard to love.

“Can I see?” Jisung asked as he stood beside Jeongin. Minho gave him his phone. Jisung looked at the phone, assessing both jewellery and smiling softly.

“These are really good hyung, I am sure Lixie is gonna love it and these will look so good on him.” The smile and words were genuine, Minho could tell.

“Of course, who’s choice it was!” Minho exclaimed smugly.

“Our choice hyung, our, I was also involved.” Hyunjin hit his elbow.

“You two can fight later, let’s make chits so you can decide before break ends and Felix comes back,” Seungmin said while going other side of the room to bring paper and a pen.

They barely finished choosing when Felix came back, they didn’t tell others what they got, smiling mischievously at each other when others asked them, and after a few (many) failed tries they stopped asking.

Barely two days after they saw Felix wearing both of the gifts at the recording, and when asked he told them that the necklace was from Minho and the bracelet was from Hyunjin.

*~*~*

~HetVi 💙💜💙