Adore u (remember me like this) | L.Felix
pairing: student!Felix x student!fem!reader
summary: You adore your boyfriend so much, but never say it out loud. Even if it was the last time you saw him.
word counts: 1.4k words
genre: fluff(?) for the sake of not spoiling the ending, I won't say anything further.
a/n: Soo this is one of the fics that were born from reading Hana's fics (@imfoive). Wrote this while studying for my final, and the moon was so pretty that night that I had to write something about it. I hope this fics make sense? Cause this is kinda words vomit. I'm gonna hate myself if this is nonsense
Cheers and cries blended in the background, and yet the sound of the ball thumping against the field was all that echoed in your ears. Your gaze followed his zooming silhouette as he dunked the ball into the hoop. His creased forehead immediately evened out, and a cheerful grin broke out when one of his teammates ruffled his blonde hair.
The game continued, even though the school was slowly emptied as another group of students pulled away from their hugs, bidding their goodbyes to each other and to the end of their high school era. You stayed seated on the bench, hands gripping the camcorder, as you watched the late evening rays catch his bouncing blonde hair, causing it to glimmer like gold.
His smile, which grew wider when he laid his eyes on you behind the lenses, had your heart scavenging for its normal rate again. The small but soft laughter that escaped him swelled your heart in adoration to the point of no turning back and almost shattering it. Hearing it from afar was enough to colour your cheeks a vivid red hue.
“Alright, let’s stop here everyone,” Hyunjin shouted, clapping his hands as everyone gathered around him. What he said next was a wave of incoherent voices because your attention was on him–on your lovely boyfriend.
“You look like a stalker, love,” the voice suddenly said. The frame turned pitch black. You blinked before raising your chin, eyes colliding with his warm ones. A tender smile spread across your lips, and you stopped the recording, closing the screen carefully.
“A proud one at that. Isn't it wrong to be a stalker of my boyfriend? You're pretty, Lixie. Like the sunset,” You tilted your head. Felix chuckled lightly, kissing your forehead intently, as if saying it was fine to your question. It felt like the only thing that fueled you was his overflowing love. It was filling every nook and cranny of your body.
A gentle breeze blew when he pulled away, sticking his damp hair everywhere on his forehead. Standing up, your fingers gently tugged his long locks behind his ear. And he just watched, getting drowned in your gentle love–the only thing he didn’t mind getting drowned in, even if it turned him blue. His ear was slowly becoming red.
Your gaze was fond when he stared at it, chest tight as he wondered how he got so lucky to call you his. He hoped it would stay like that forever.
“Let’s head back” You laced your hand with his, grabbing your and his backpack by your feet, but he shook his head.
“Don’t mind,” You simply shrugged your shoulders and tugged him to follow you. He yelled his goodbyes, eliciting laughter from his friends. While walking to his bicycle, he snatched his backpack from your hand, lips pouting, complaining that being too good could hurt you in the future.
And somehow you didn’t mind getting hurt if it was for him.
He unlocked the pad and sat at the front, and you settled in the back. You wrapped your arm around his waist as he took off from the school.
The streetlights started coming to life, illuminating the dimming street and accompanying the shadows cast on the pavement.
You tightened your hold on his waist as the bicycle went down a slope, pressing your cheek on his back. The grip continued to hold firm after that. Faint flower scents from the remnant of his cologne wafted through the air, reminding you of the school's past flower festival. The festival where you started writing your love story with Felix.
His white school shirt quickly crumbled in your hand as realisation dawned on you. His apartment was within your vision and in a blink, he’d already stopped padding.
He turned to you, lips tight. Felix carefully stepped down, planting the brake on the ground. You immediately took the front seat.
“Before you go…” He unzipped his bag and fumbled with the contents. Finally, he pulled out a small box and handed it to you.
You glanced at it, mouth agape. Felix took your palm and placed the box in it. Your eyes flickered to him in hesitation, as if asking for permission.
With an exhale, you took off the cover, and inside was a silver bracelet with a full moon charm. Under it, tucked a small folded note.
He took the bracelet and clasped the lock around your wrist carefully. Clasping your hand, he looked at you, a storm cloud lingered behind his orbs.
“Read the letter when you miss me, okay? I don't know how long I’ll be in Australia, so take care of yourself for me” He smiled sincerely, his freckles seemed to light up like a constellation.
Something tugged the string of your heart, draining the previous joy from you. The bicycle fell to the ground with a dull thud as soon as you crushed yourself into him, hugging him as if your life depended on it.
A lump formed in your throat. Something blurred your vision that was buried in his shirt.
“Don't leave me, Lix.” Your voice trembled as tears soaked his shirt. His chest fell with a heavy sigh; his arm cradled you.
“I’m not leaving you forever, love. I’ll be back, promise!” He uttered cheerfully, but it sounded forced. There was uncertainty lying behind his voice—a tight smile on his face.
Your sobs suddenly grew louder and louder.
As if your heart were being peeled apart, layer by layer. Each layer was bloodier than before.
Painful? No, it was more than that.
It felt like you were on the verge of death.
Your throat turned sandy as you clenched his shirt, memorising how his warmth and cologne wrapped around you like a blanket. How he rested his chin on your head as he swung side to side slowly.
How he felt under your touch.
How his hugs felt like home.
“I’ll miss you, Lix” You shut your eyes, wishing this moment would stay a beat longer.
“I’ll miss you too, love”
Your eyes fluttered open, and your back was aching in pain. The curtain beside you was billowing under the calm night breeze, tickling your cheeks and allowing the moonlight to slip inside.
You blinked, your body straightened as you glanced around. Under the little light that the moon provided, you could recognise your plushies resting against the pillow and a random anime poster on the wall beside the bed. There were boxes on the floor, their contents scattered around—Polaroid pictures, a chick plushie, a diary, and other things that were covered by the darkness.
….your room? Why were you here?
Your cheeks were damp. Why were you crying?
Where is Felix? Shouldn’t he be by your side?
Shifting your gaze, you noticed you were holding a camcorder. Pushing the screen open, the blank screen blinked alive, and a video of Felix playing basketball started playing.
It was the same scenario that you—
Dreamed? Experienced? You weren't sure anymore.
You placed the camcorder aside, finally realising the numbness in your arm. Massaging it gently, a memory flickered inside your head.
Your hand immediately halted.
The room suddenly closed up around you when you heard the news anchor’s voice from 2 years ago echo in your ears.
Yesterday, the airplane, which was to bring 250 passengers to Australia, sank into the sea. They estimate the accident happened around midnight. Let us pause, remembering the victims.
Your heart's wound reopened its bleeding. His last gift was adorning your wrist, and it never left your wrist since then.
Your eyes stung as tears began to build. If you had the chance, you would trade your soul to see him again.
You caught a folded paper tucked on the camcorder holder; it was waving slightly at you, urging you to take it. And you did.
The last letter from Felix. The letter that you received on your last day of high school.
The day that you last saw him standing in front of you. Eyes crinkling into a crescent with a wide smile tugged at his face.
Push the curtain out of your vision,
And look at the bright moon,
At how the stars are dancing around the shining satellite,
And remember nothing but happiness,
Remember my smile, my laughter,
How red I was when our hands brushed together,
How messy I was every time you leaned in to kiss me,
I hope it’ll illuminate the dark sky,
Like how you lightened mine
But love, promise me something,
Promise me you wouldn't cry every time you look at the moon,
Promise me you won't grieve every time you remember me,
I’ll be watching you from above, my sunshine
Oh! I have a taglist!! Btw, this poem came first before the story :]
Taglist: @thebibleophile @jisunggy