always."

"What did you hear?? Who was it??" Mya demanded.

"So I snuck over to listen, and I heard Hyunjin and Felix talking," Robin continued. "Everyone else had left the house to go shopping except me, Han, Hyunjin, JJ, Chan and Lix, so I assumed they were just resting. But then I heard them say your name, Laska."

You frowned. "And what were they talking about?? I assume it wasn't good, if you're telling me like this."

"Well, Hyunjin was accusing Felix of not actually liking you, because he only just started to develop feelings for you during this vacation. He said that when you were kids, he sort of ignored your crush on him."

"That's kind of true," you said as casually as you could. Even though you'd known for awhile that Felix didn't return your feelings until recently, you still felt a small pang of embarrassment at that. It still sucked to know that you'd pined after a guy your whole life, and he 'd only just started feeling the same way.

"And then Hyunjin asked Felix if he thought he was good enough to date you," Robin continued. "And he basically said that you were too good for him."

"Which is probably true!" Riley said indignantly. "He's finally realized that you're super hot and cool now?? Talk about slow!"

"Well, that's kind of sweet of him, right?" You said, feeling your face heat up. "He always says that he doesn't think he's good enough to be in a relationship with me, and he's scared he's gonna mess something up. So what's the bad news?"

"When Hyunjin asked Felix if he was good enough for you, Felix said that he'd barely started liking you recently. And..." Robin swallowed, like she didn't want to continue. "And he said that it wasn't enough time for him to start developing strong feelings for you. He said that what you guys had isn't serious, and the rumors Hyunjin heard about you two dating was false."

You stared at Robin, unable to form a response. Why would Felix say something like that? You knew him, you knew him better than you knew anyone else. Even in the short time you'd been dating him, you knew instinctively that he didn't mean it.

"No," you said after a moment's pause. "He didn't mean it. Hyunjin must have intimidated him, and he got scared."

Robin stared at you with what might have been pity. "Laska..." she started.

"I know Lix, and I know he would never say something like that on purpose," you insisted.

"Babes, it's okay to just let it go, you know. " JJ said in what was meant to be a comforting tone.

"If he isn't proud enough to be with you, maybe you should take a break?" Tessa suggested in an uncharacteristically gentle voice.

You brushed their words off. "I know. But I know he didn't mean what he said. He got... scared. I don't know why, but he did. I know how much he cares about me."

You stood up from your chair. "Sorry, but I've got to go talk to him. I promise I'll tell you everything. And if he doesn't want to be with me, I'll keep my boundaries up. You know that."

Riley nodded seriously. "You get him, girl."

Mya's eyes were wide, but she squeezed your hand. "We trust you, Laska."

Tessa, JJ, and Robin all watched you with identical looks of concern on their faces. JJ smiled encouragingly, while Tessa furrowed her brow. Robin nodded vigorously.

Holding your chin up high, you marched away from them and back towards the house.

But when you turned, you let your brave face fall. You cared about Felix more than anyone else in the world. But he had a hell of a lot of explaining to do, if he wanted to save this relationship, before it had barely started.

laska's note —
ooooh are we gonna get another confrontation??!! alaska isn't too pleased with felix right now, but she cares about him a lot!! what do you think will happen between them? will felix explain to her what happened? will their relationship work out? let me know all your thoughts!!!

question of the day —
what is the first thing you notice about someone when you meet them?

my answer —

probably their clothing! i love fashion so it's interesting to see what people like to wear.

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