Felix had talked to Jeongin and somehow our youngest had been different since then. Somehow more grown up.

That made me a little sad. But why?

Anyway, as time flies by, it became more and more obvious that the two of them, Felix and Hyunjin, were made for each other and couldn't cope without each other.

Then, Hyunjin came to me and told me what he have planned.

He wanted to take Felix out and they probably wouldn't get home until quite late. I immediately assured him that I would back him up and get them an alibi.

When the two were gone, our Maknae came and asked me about them. He hadn't been there when I announced it at dinner.

He had been missing a lot of meals lately and looked very thin.

"How are you, Innie?" I asked, tapping my bed next to me. His gaze darted from me to my hand, which was patting the bed.

*Hmmm...? Is there something on my bed?

I looked at my hand in confusion, but couldn't see anything. Apart from the fact that it was still quite full of blood from the previous training session and the veins were clearly visible.

Shortly afterwards, he sat down next to me and stared at his hands on his lap.

"So? Do you want to tell me what's on your mind?" I asked gently and looked at his profile.

His eyelashes were long and full, his nose was curved and his lips had a reddish glow.

Finally, he began:

"Y-you know about me and Hyunjin. Well, I... I thought I really liked him." he began.

*He "thought he liked him"?*

"...but I guess I was wrong..." he continued.

*Wait, he "thought" he liked him but he doesn't? That means he's not in love with Hyunjin?!*

My heart quickened its rhythm.

"...I've been attracted to someone else for a while, but I can't..."

As quickly as my heart had started beating faster, it froze again.

"And why do you think that's not possible?" I asked as neutrally as I could, after all, he surely wanted my advice.

"I-I... H-he..."

*HE?!*

"S-so the person, I... I just can't!" he got louder, jumped up and ran out of my room.

*What was that all about?*

Confused, I scratched my head.

...

As time passed, Jeongin became increasingly strange, not towards the two of them, but somehow towards me... Or was I just imagining it?

Finally, the day of moveing into the new dorm arrived and we all pitched in.

In the evening, things got a bit more cheerful and when it came to allocating the beds, I spoke automatically:

"Our Puppy with I.N., Jisung and Minho, Felix and Hyunjin and me and Changbin."

I caught a glimpse of our maknae. He was... Disappointed?

...

I was lying in the bed with Changbin, he was snoring and taking up too much space, so I couldn't fall asleep.

I quietly slipped out of the room and sat down on the couch.

"Can't sleep, huh?"

Startled, I turned around and there stood Jeongin.

"No, it looks like you can't either," I replied and he sat down next to me.

We were silent for a while and just sat there. Our shoulders touched and without meaning to, the spot where he touched me got hot.

I turned my head and stared at his beautiful profile again...

He seemed to notice and turned his head too. Our eyes met and my heart immediately beat faster.

Without meaning to, I reached out and ran my hand over his cheek.

"You need to take better care of yourself, you've become thin," I whispered.

He leaned his head into my touch and somehow I sensed a burgeoning tension. My gaze unintentionally flitted to his lips, which opened slightly shortly afterwards.

*What they must feel like?*

Shit, what was I thinking? I immediately pulled my hand away.

"We should go to sleep." I stood up, tossed his hair and let him there on the sofa.

I didn't know what to do...