The second time was when he attended his friend's concert.

Jisung had all but begged Felix to show up.

"I'm not into that kinda music."

"But I'm playing! Please? For a friend? I saved you a seat!"

"The same friend that ditched me to hang out with his boyfriend?" Felix was having fun with this. Of course, he was going to attend, but he wanted to push Sungie's buttons first.

"Lixieeee-"

"Alright, alright."

His phone went off, catching his attention.

Unknown number

Hey, felix right?
it's chan from the ice cream shop.

Felix couldn't help but smile at the awkwardness. It had been a few days since he went to the shop since he was busy. He just assumed the other had forgotten about him.

Felix

yup right person
thx for the ice cream

Within seconds, Chan responded.

Unknown number

No problem strawberry boy

Felix

strawberry boy?
wth

Unknown number

cuz u ordered strawberry?

Felix

whatever ice cream boy

The boy chuckled to himself, drawing attention from the figure across the room.

"Whatcha doing?"

"Nothing," Felix responded, hoping Jisung would take his word for it.

"Lemme see!" His phone buzzed again, and he desperately tried to keep it out of the other's reach.

"No!" Nevertheless, the phone was yanked out of his hands.

"If you were a transformer, you'd be optimus fine? Lix what the fuck?" The boy in question flushed. Oh my Jihyo.

"Give it back!"

"Who even is this?" Jisung squinted at the screen. "Ice cream Chan?"

"Sungieee!"

"It's so cringy!"

"Says you, Mr. Jeogiyo noona hokshi namja-"

"AAAH I CAN'T HEAR YOU!" Jisung covered his ears with his hands, abandoning Felix's phone on the bed.

Smiling to himself, Felix returned to the texting conversation.

ice cream chan

if you were a transformer, youd be optimus FINE

was that too much?

Felix

lol no
where are you getting these terrible pick up lines tho

ice cream chan

are they that bad?

Felix

they're terrible

Felix felt bad as soon as he hit send.

Felix
but they're still funny

ice cream chan
haha

"Who is he though?" Jisung interrupted the boy mid typing.

"Just some guy I met a few days ago." Felix tried to sound as nonchalant as possible.

"Ooh, you got a boyfriend~"

"What? No! We just met."

"Uh-huh. Fe-"

"Don't we have a show to get to?"

One could only imagine Felix's surprise when the one and only "ice cream Chan" took the stage. His hair had been dyed a darker brown now. When the show was over, Felix met his friend backstage. Maybe I do like this kind of music.

"So? Did you like it?" Jisung was practically bouncing up and down.

"Yeah, it was great!"

"Oh hey, it's strawberry boy!" Felix turned to the familiar voice, unable to resist smiling.

"You two know each other?" Jisung poked his head in between them, curious?

"Yeah." Realization dawning on his face, Felix's friend pulled him aside.

"Wait, he's ice cream chan?" he whispered.

"Yup." Felix turned back to Chan, who was rubbing the back of his neck.

"You were pretty cool." Why does that sound so weird?

"What about me?"

"Come on Sungie, leave em alone." Felix offered a silent thank you to Minho as he pulled his boyfriend away. They stood in silence for a moment, unsure of how to start the conversation back up. Why does he look so nice?

"Wanna go get some food?" Chan broke the ice, gesturing to the food trucks in the distance. The boy nodded, practically melting into a smile. As they walked, the two eased into the conversation, talking about everything from classes to funny things that happened to them that week. Immediately, something caught Felix's eye.

"Let's get donuts! The older boy grinned as they raced over.

"Jackson!"

"Yo Felix, what can I get you?" Jackson glanced over the boy's shoulder. "Oh, it's Bang Chan!" What? Why does everyone know each other?

"Hey, how's it going?" The three of them exchanged small talk as Jackson got their donuts around. Felix paid, still feeling guilty about the ice cream incident. They were about to head back to the main venue when Chan turned to Felix.

"Your hand looks heavy, want me to hold it?" He held out his hand which Felix willingly took, grinning.

"You know, sunshine fits you much better than strawberry boy."

"Why?" Where did this come from?

"When you smile, literally everything lights up." Felix blushed, looking away and biting into his donut. Mmmm, it's really good. And sweet.

The two spent the rest of the evening talking and hanging out. When it came time to watch other performances, Chan draped his arm against the boy leaning against him. He's so warm.

It was too late to catch the bus when Chan offered to drive Felix home. The boy's attention the entire car ride was on Chan. Whether it was the expression on his face as he focused on the road or the way he held the steering wheel, Felix was entranced.

This was nice.