TL Epilogue

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Beep beep beep beep

"Hmm, what's that annoying sound, Nîi"

Inside the large bedroom, the person buried under the blankets was blindly patting around on the nightstand with his hand until he found the source of the deafening alarm. He lifted his heavy head, forcing his bleary eyes open to look at the alarm clock, only to discover...

"Shit! I'm late!!!"

Thump

"Ow! My (Kuu) ass!"

The moment he saw what time it was, Nǎai Dranphat, or Âi'Dear to his friends, widened his eyes, jerked upright, and bounced out of bed. He let out a loud yell, sending the clock rolling onto the bed, and grabbed his hip, which was probably sore from last night's heated activities.

"How many rounds was it last night, Rǒoe? Ow, you (Thooe) have no consideration for I that today is the first day of school," Dear could only complain as he rubbed his sore butt. That guy was so into it at the time, moaning until his voice was hoarse, but upon waking up, I barely want to get up... It burns like I have hemorrhoids, Khráp.

"And the person who did this to me isn't even here to take responsibility, Ná," Dear said in an annoyed tone, looking at the bed next to him, which was wrinkled but showed no sign of the room's owner. He then sighed. Since Phîi Porsche told him last night that he had work to do... that guy said then let's just sleep, I don't know if Phîi Porsche's hearing is off or what, but he heard it as... let's do it.

Let's do it until we're exhausted and wake up late, that's what!

The thoughts of the person dragging his weary body into the bathroom. It wouldn't be strange if today some dog remarked that last night was intense, he'd have no energy to go chase and stomp on it anyway.

Dear shook his head slightly. Even while complaining and acting displeased, the corners of his lips still curled into a wide smile, and of course, it was filled with happiness. Ever since the drama with their parents ended, they still had to face Pongprot's anger. But I don't know what Mom said; Pongprot just said he would observe their behavior for now.

Not acceptance, just observing behavior, dear Dear.

That was enough for now. So, throughout the school break, Bpǎa ended up bribing junior Dream to keep a good eye on him. Finding time to come see Phîi Porsche at the condo was incredibly difficult. The other day, he just came to move some things to the condo. Since he came back yesterday, Phîi Porsche just... went all out.

Acting like we haven't done it in years, Ná. I heard that he sneaks into my room every two weeks. Lately, junior Dream has had a new bag to use every two weeks... the entrance fee to my room, Nîi.

"Stop thinking, Dear. Shower, shower. Today, you (Mueng) are a senior, Ná," said the junior. He then hurried to shower (even if it stung a bit in some places). But as soon as he stepped in front of the wardrobe with only a towel wrapped around him, the little-one paused. He could only stare at a familiar-looking piece of paper he had seen over half a year ago... a Post-it note.

Good luck with the new semester, senior Dear...

"You (Thooe) are teasing I right in front of me, calling me senior this senior that. Someone like Phîi is an old senior, Khráp," Dear could only grumble at the pastel-colored paper. But he couldn't help taking it and carefully storing it in a drawer, along with that reconciliation paper from last year. And then the annoyance from waking up and not finding his lov... er… romantic partner disappeared in an instant.

Not to mention...

"My, with a husband like this, Âi'Dear is overjoyed."

Well, Phîi Porsche had gone and made breakfast, wrapped it tightly in plastic wrap, and stuck a pastel-colored note on it just like before.

For my love...

"Phîi Porsche, you (Thooe) bloody fucker! Don't think I (Kuu) get shy, Wei!"

Yeah, really not shy about the delicious-looking golden-yellow pancakes inside, accompanied by another tub of butter and a jar of honey prepared for him. Really not shy at all, to the point his face flushed so hot he didn't dare touch his own cheeks. And then, not to mention...

"What's with this sweetheart, sweetie talk? Calling I (Kuu) like a child, Há," his mouth said he wasn't shy, but as he ate, the bloody fucker smiled like a crazy person. He felt these were the most delicious pancakes he had ever eaten. Meanwhile, his head was already thinking about tonight's menu.

Tonight, Dear will go all out, Khráp.

The not-shy person told the Post-it note before gently pressing it to his lips. Then he quickly turned and left the room, feeling that the rhino level from last year had leveled up to over a hundred. But what could he do? A person is happy, right? Anyone who wants to call me a rhino, be my guest.

Usually, mornings at the university aren't very lively, typical of

students pushing it to the last second. But that definitely wasn't the case on the first day of the semester because today the seniors came to see the freshmen, and the freshmen didn't want to be late from the start. It seemed the engineering building was especially bustling because...

"He's out of this world! Is that a guy? So damn pretty. I (Kuu) am not surprised why gay people these days are so

"Yeah, I (Kuu) agree. I (Kuu) would take a guy like that too."

The freshmen were all whispering, looking at the handsome man who was sitting chatting with friends on a bench under the building, completely unaware he had become the target of gazes. However, the sound of that chatting voice made someone who had just stepped inside raise an eyebrow slightly before... smiling slyly.

"Phîi Ryu, Khráp!!!!!!!!"

Whoosh

The loud call echoed throughout the area under the building, accompanied by the tall figure of a sophomore rushing to tackle the said pretty man. Ryu's eyes widened, and he turned sharply to look. Before he could even lift a foot to brace himself, the other had flown in for a tight hug, not caring about anyone's stares. It left the one being hugged speechless.

"I missed you (Thooe) so much, my pretty person. We haven't seen each other in so long."

"What do you mean 'haven't seen each other in so long'? I (Kuu) came down to Bangkok since last month. I (Kuu) see your (Thooe) bloody fucking face every day. You (Thooe) even stayed over at my (Kuu) place last night! And let go, Wei! I'm (Kuu) embarrassed in front of them!" Ryu protested loudly, trying to struggle free from the warm embrace. But why did it feel like Âi'Sunny was just going through the motions, Rǒoe?

My, a slight shake of the arm, a little kick of the leg... he'd probably get free, right, my Miia?

"Being my romantic partner is that embarrassing, Khráp?" Then Sunny opened his mouth, speaking in a pitiful voice, making the listener pause for a moment. He stared at that guy's face blankly before...

Whack

"Stop lying, Wei! I (Kuu) am your (Thooe) romantic partner," it's been a year. I (Kuu) wouldn't catch on, would I (Kuu)?" A heavy palm swatted the top of his head. But nothing compared to the words that escaped those beautiful lips, which made his friends pause for a moment before senior Nut laughed out loud.

"My, speaking with such certainty. When did you (Mueng) become romantic partners, Rǒoe?"

"They've been romantic partners for a long time already, Nut. Don't be out of the loop. Ryu is just stubborn like that. But deep down, everything is shun shun shun," Phim said in a clear voice, even glancing sideways at her friend whose face and ears were completely red. She knew, right, that you (Mueng) could tell by observing these guys. But don't emphasize it; I (Kuu) get shy too, you (Thooe) know.

"Be... because he is my (Kuu) romantic partner," Ryu took a deep breath before speaking softly, but it made his romantic partner freeze, staring at the person with reddened cheeks who couldn't help but turn his face away.

Mwah

"You (Thooe) bloody fucker shit-lizard! Who told you (Thooe) to kiss my (Kuu) cheek!"

"My heart ordered it, Khráp. My romantic partner is cute, after all," Sunny said with a wide grin, his hand not letting go of the shoulder of the person beside him. I've already taken him home, already taken him up to ask for his hand in Chiang Mai. So, thinking of

announcing to all the freshmen that this pretty but fierce person has an owner... watch your (Thooe) feet, you (Thooe) handsome guys from the faculty.

"Your (Thooe) mouth says who told you (Thooe) to kiss, but I (Kuu) don't see you (Thooe) running away," senior Nut laughed heartily. That made Nǎai Riawat turn sharply to look as if he wanted to eat him alive, and also...

Grab

"What did you (Mueng) say?" And also yanked his friend's collar closer with a threatening demeanor, practically erasing the pretty image from a moment ago. But as soon as someone's hand slipped around his waist and pulled him toward themselves, the person softened immediately.

"Whoa, I (Kuu) teased for just a bit and you (Mueng) almost raised your (Thooe) hand to slap. When Âi'Sunny hugged you (Thooe) like that, I (Kuu) didn't see you (Mueng) do anything," a comment that made the stubborn person glance at the one hugging his waist before deciding to speak loudly.

"Yeah! Well, you (Mueng) are a friend, but this is my (Kuu) romantic partner, right?!"

Of course, Âi'Sunny was so moved he almost shed tears that his Ryu admitted it so openly. He didn't realize that Ryu himself had swept his gaze around and seen it, that from the freshmen to the seniors, they were all giving Âi'Sunny greedy looks. Therefore...

Lo... er, my (Kuu) romantic partner! Whoever, don't touch, Wei!

The scene of small chaos fell into the sight of two men who had arrived together.

"What is your friend doing?"

"Can Phîi stop using such distant words with I already? Sometimes Phîi, sometimes I... I'll get confused to death," the moment Oat opened his mouth to ask the person beside him, Shin chuckled and was the one to ask back the person who was still using polite speech. That made Oat's face become serious for a moment before speaking firmly.

"Well, I don't want to be just your (Thooe) Phîi."

Thud

Shin paused for a moment before laughing out loud, looking at the person who was serious about everything, even a playful question like this. Unlike when racing cars, encountering exciting things, or being in bed... huh, how many times has the bed almost broken?

"Okay, you (Thooe) it is." However, it seemed Shin's laughter attracted the gazes of many people who had been looking at the noisy pair under the building over to this side. And of course, all the girls (precious few) were left gaping, looking at the two men whose handsomeness was hard to rank, but the standout... Chonnon won by a landslide.

Since nowadays, Âi'Shin-jang of his friends no longer had red hair. Out of boredom, he had dragged his romantic partner (who they had only truly settled things with a few months ago) to a hair salon, made him close his eyes, and let him randomly pick a color. In the end, the fiery red hair became blondish-green that, when hit by sunlight... was absolutely eye-catching.

As for Oat himself, this year, since he wasn't a Head wáak or anything, he had cut his hair short, shaved clean, and of course, it immediately caught the eyes of the num thiam sao thae.

"Heh heh, the juniors are looking at Phîi with greedy eyes. Should I show ownership?" Shin asked amusedly. That made Oat sigh and place his hand on the other's broad shoulder.

"It is I who should ask if I should show ownership. People are only looking at my person."

"Are you (Thooe) jealous?"

Oat paused for a moment before sighing. He knew the other was enjoying him being so clearly expressive, but he nodded anyway.

"I have to be jealous of the person I love." But if anyone thought Shin would get shy, not at all. The half-Thai guy just laughed happily and slapped his back heavily.

"Why be jealous over women? I am a man. If you (Thooe) want to be jealous, wait for when a man approaches me, that would be better." With that, he gave a teasing eyebrow raise and walked over to another friend, which left Oat stunned. His sharp eyes narrowed in displeasure as he told himself he would never let his romantic partner go back to having free sex like before.

He guaranteed, no matter how intense the sex was, he could handle it alone.

"Phîi Oat, what's wrong? You (Khun) look serious." But then, the person turned around upon hearing a greeting, only to see a small junior smiling widely, raising his hands in a wai to him.

"No, nothing. Just thinking that Dear's friend... is hard to tame." Words that made Dear laugh uncontrollably, and he then joked.

"Oh, really? But no matter how hard, Phîi can tame him, right?"

"No. On the contrary, it's Phîi who has been tamed thoroughly." Then Oat gave a faint smile, looking at the person he used to secretly like. But now, not a trace of that feeling remained.

Dear is a junior. But Shin..... is the person he loves.

"Over there, both have romantic partners already. Don't stare into each other's eyes too much, Khráp. The owners might get possessive." At that moment, Sunny, who had turned and seen, shouted loudly, making the senior and junior sigh, turn to look at the meddler, before turning to look at the half-Thai guy who was staring intently. Then he smiled widely.

"No, you (Mueng). With Âi'Dear... Phîi Oat's owner probably wouldn't be jealous." An answer that made Oat feel something... something like falling in love with Shin even more. Because the words spoken were no different from... trust.

Therefore, Oat simply walked over, slapped Shin's shoulder firmly, and said calmly,

"See you (Thooe) tonight." That was all. Though not sweet, not profound, this was enough to make the person who once didn't believe in love smile widely... a smile from the heart that told everyone that Âi'Art-drama-queen Shin-jang had changed.

Ding!

But then, the soft sound of a LINE notification from Dear's pants pocket made the junior quickly take it out.

"My, your (Thooe) face doesn't give away who sent the LINE."

"Mind your (Thooe) own business." Then Dear turned to bare his fangs at him, before turning back to beam happily at the same short message as before.

Study hard, little-one...

Feels familiar, like I received this exact same one at the start of last semester.

Let-me-die, looks like I (Rao) will love Phîi Porsche even more from now on, right?

The thoughts of a person smiling all day long, not caring how anyone teased him, knowing only that he wanted to get back to the room as soon as possible.

Therefore, when classes ended, Âi'Dranphat took a motorcycle taxi back to the room as fast as possible. And as soon as he opened the door and entered, this sound rang out.

"Welcome home, Dear."

The words from the big person who smiled made Dear able to reply with only one sentence.

"I'm home, Phîi Porsche."

Words that made the smiles of both widen.

At this time, this place is... the home of Nǎai Purin and Nǎai Dranphat... their home where they have each other.

Love comes in many forms. Whether simple, full of obstacles, beautiful like a dream, or betrayed until it feels like falling into hell. But when you (Khun) meet the right person, no matter what kind of love it is, its destination is undoubtedly happiness.

Try opening your (Khun) heart to encounter love. Then you (Khun) will know that trying to love someone isn't as difficult as you (Khun) think, just like all of them.

If you (Khun) don't try to start loving... how will you (Khun) ever know love....

..The End..