The cameras are rolling and SKZ CODE is already loud as hell, staff clapping and shouting while the members get split into teams. Hyunjin lands on red and Felix gets shoved to blue, and the second Felix realizes it his smile falters.

Felix keeps looking over like he might actually die if Hyunjin disappears. Hyunjin notices immediately, eyes darkening, jaw tight. Felix laughs at something Changbin says but it sounds fake, fingers twisting in his sleeve.

He mouths, “Jinnie,” across the set.

Hyunjin mouths back, “I know, baby.”

A staff member clears their throat. “No hanging out between teams. Please stay with your group.”

Felix exhales sharply. “Fuck,” he mutters, voice barely picked up by the mic. His chest feels tight, like the room is closing in. He drifts closer to the center line without even realizing it, eyes never leaving Hyunjin.