OK so those were what originally made me CONVINCED Hyunlix es Real, BUT, we have quite a few moments that have me convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are, in fact, STILL real~

Ongoing real. ACTUAL BOYFIES AND WE LOVE THAT FOR THEM IN ANY WAY THAT THEY SHOW US
7. One Kids Room (2024) + Stray Kids.zip Couple Photos
So I put both of these on the same tier because I really felt like I had to include both as things that are REALLY subtle affirmations that Hyunlix es Real. I’ll try not to yap too much about One Kid’s Room, but we all know by now that Hyunjin talked the most in Felix’s episode BY FAR, and Felix talked the most in Hyunjin’s episode BY FAR. Hyunjin is not even up for debate, he very literally does not shut up from the moment the episode starts, until the very end.
Almost every subject is brought up by him or he just has to chime in on it. And if he’s not chiming in, the other members are looking at him while talking about Felix almost as if they’re confirming their facts with the boyfriend who's in the room.
And the other kids rarely interrupt him or jump in while Hyunjin is talking, like it really feels like they’re all kinda just letting him go off and yap about his mans because they know he can’t help himself. In almost every other episode, Hyunjin is eating and says a thing or two here and there but in Felix’s episode, it’s just insane how much he won’t stop talking or borderline even OVERSHARING shit like the fact that he has a flirting spot with Felix
Felix is noticeable because he really doesn’t say much in ANY episode.

Like I generally didn’t even expect he’d say much about Hyunjin just because in most of the other episodes, he also didn’t say much. But if you compare them, Felix had a lot more stuff to say in Hyunjin’s episode, like you really can’t deny that.
And the reason why I keep considering this to be notable is because Hyunjin and Felix have not lived together in years. The fact that they have SO much to say about each other despite not sharing a dorm says in and of itself that they spend a TON of time together.

A lot of people wonder why Hyunjin and Felix don’t live together and I really don’t know why since they probably spend way more time out of their rooms than in them and by now they’re probably used to living with Seungbin.

But it’s just SOOOOO telling that they have to be spending SO much time together despite not sharing a room, like I can’t NOT think they’re real knowing this and seeing these two episodes.

Legit Han nodding at Hyunjin for info about Felix that Hyunjin wasn't even sharing was enough for me, the rest is just a nice bonus
As for the Stray Kids.Zips, if you’ve been lurking here for even a month, you know I could type up ten pages on these if I wanted to.
I will give the CliffsNotes version and just say that you can’t convince me otherwise that these photos were meant to be a statement, if just a subtle one.

Because they’re the only two who took photos like this. They look exactly the same and it’s obvious they decided to do this together.
Which is why it’s in my list. I always say any time Hyunlix choose each other, it’s further affirmation to me that it’s a couple thing they’re doing.

Because I mean most Hyunlixers act like they don’t even remember these photos exist.

It wasn’t something really showy, it’s literally just some behind-the-scenes photos for an MV that isn’t even the main MV of the comeback. But it’s just this random thing they decided to do together.

Wanting your photos to look the same, to me, has the same vibe as when they wear couple items. It’s the way they just want to look like each other and for us to notice when they do. And taking what are effectively couple photos, just the two of them, is such a Hyunlix es Real thing for me.
Like I feel like I never explain well why I think these photos are such OBVIOUS boyfriend behavior but the TL;DR is that out of the whole group, the fact that they chose to do this simple thing together that most people don’t even remember is subtle boyfriending between them where they just wanted to do something that shows to any unhinged person looking at it that the reason the photos look the same is because they’re each others’.
6. Life is So Good Selca + Macau Goodbye
I will try to keep this one short because I have yapped about both of these things in SO much detail already.

But they’re similar to the previous moments except a bit less subtle, IMO.
Hyunjin choosing to post like ten photos of himself and to sneak in a selca with Felix with the caption “Life is So Good” with an Infinity Symbol could not possibly be more transparent if they tried.

This coming on Hyunjin’s 100th Instagram post when he had effectively gone an entire year (since January) without posting a single selca with Felix feels like it was INCREDIBLY intentional.

That photo stands out like a sore thumb against just a bunch of photos of Hyunjin either just capturing his recent performances or promoting the So Good MV which came out the same day. And it’s the second photo we see.

Again, there’s no spot in this post where it feels like it makes sense for that photo to be, it very literally does not fit in the post BUT FOR the fact that he’s including it FOR the Life is So Good caption and he’s basically insinuating that Life is So Good with his boyfie.

I'm struggling to keep this short because I could go on forever about this but that's the basic jist: this shit was not an accident and Hyunjin both know what he was doing and meant what he was posting
The Macau Goodbye is one that STILL makes me go crazy and I think we should talk about WAY MORE

but the kids have already done the farewell to the fans. And for seemingly no reason at all, Felix goes and gets Hyunjin and the two of them say goodbye one more time together.
Now there’s no real reason why they do this.

It doesn’t seem like any of the other kids do this. In fact, they look like they’re heading backstage while Hyunlix are doing this goodbye to the fans.
And it’s once again the notion of them choosing each other for these moments.

Felix specifically goes to get Hyunjin and brings him to say goodbye to the fans together. He could have done this with anyone, but he chose Hyunjin.

It was important for Felix in that moment to want to do something like that with Hyunjin. And, for me, it feels like the reason is because it’s probably more satisfying to do with your lover than anyone else.
It’s just UUGGHHHHH I love everything about this moment so much~ It’s SO UNDERRATEEEEEEEDDDD IDK HOW PEOPLE DON'T TALK ABOUT IT MORE~
