[T/N] I apologize for grammar mistakes and incoherencies
Chapter 26:
“KhunGene”
“...”
“Gene.”
“Oh.”
Kiss!
“If you don't wake up, I'll carry you to the bathroom.”
“Hmm...” I groaned quietly in my throat feeling the pressure on my cheek and my eyes slowly opened to see raindrops hanging on the car window. As I turned my head to the right, I saw a familiar handsome face smiling slightly, so I put on a nonchalant expression and used my hand to push away his wide shoulders.
“You are here already?”
“Yes. Do you want to buy something downstairs or not? You said you wanted some pastries earlier, right?”
Suddenly remembering, I quickly said, “Let's buy it.”
Nubsib placed his hand on my head before turning off the engine and grabbing the bag to head inside. I quickly followed, hearing the sound of rain falling heavily on the outside, hitting both the ground and the car roof. Nubsib's luxurious car, which he drove from home, was completely wet. Luckily, the parking spot and walkway were connected and sheltered under the building, so we didn't have to walk in the rain and get wet.
I had been resting at home for a week, waiting until my mom complained about being bored of me. Today, after finishing dinner, I decided to invite Nubsib back to the condo since going out and taking photos at various places was tiring.
My parents and Sib's parents no longer had any objections to our relationship. Sometimes when Sib came to the house and sat close or went up to my room, my dad would stare at us but wouldn't say much. As for Phii Jap; that asshole, who knew the whole story, he had a teasing expression on his face but didn't show any surprise when encountering Sib and kept asking how he managed to make his silly little brother fall for him.
As for the fact that Nubsib came to show me a series, no one was surprised at all. Perhaps because they were more shocked by the fact that I had dated number eighteen before.
“Gene, you've bought a lot.”
“It's okay. Have some money. Here, take this.” I grabbed a popcorn bag of caramel flavor and put it in the basket Nubsib was holding.
“This is the last bag. This is enough to make your cheeks puff up.”
“My cheeks can handle the weight on your head, it's truly magical.” I pouted.
And then my cheeks were pulled according to the rules.
Just as I took a deep breath to lift the bag of snacks up to the room, I kicked off my shoes, quickly washed my feet, and sat down on the sofa. I grabbed the remote and turned on the TV eagerly. With one hand, I took out the snacks and started unwrapping.
“Why the rush, it's only half an hour left. You better take a quick shower first.”
“Alright.” After a brief pause, I got up and hurriedly went to grab a towel and headed to the bathroom. Excitement and rush were all over me as I believed that just a few more minutes until Sib would be back.
After putting on my pajamas, I sat back down at the same spot. I heard the sound of footsteps outside the room, probably Nubsib taking care of his personal business after me.
Today is the day the series will premiere.
I was a bit excited as I waited eagerly. Looking at the trending Twitter hashtags, I saw many people waiting anxiously. As the previous show ended, a notification for the age of the viewers popped up. I quickly grabbed my phone to record a clip.
The opening song played loudly, along with the edited scenes from the series. I saw Nubsib in his Kinthra costume, wearing a red shirt, which made me smile. As the scene shifted to Aey, who looked cute and giggled softly.
“Gene.”
“Oh, just a sec.” I quickly turned to speak softly, stopping the video recording as I was afraid of someone else intruding.
“Why not dry your hair properly, huh?”
“It'll dry on its own soon, hurry, it's about to start airing.”
Nubsib acknowledged but didn't seem to care much. He walked back into the room, so I turned back to watch. I opened Instagram and uploaded the clip I had just recorded.
Gene_1418 (video) is here!
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Less than a minute after posting, someone commented. I kept my eyes on the TV, occasionally looking at my phone. Many people were showing interest and commenting, but I refrained from responding to them.
fern_felicatustus: I'm watching too! Sib looks very handsome, right? Phii Gene you are also cute.
(Reply) Gene_1418: the cast members are cute too.
Erdg 14: Why are you laughing, Phii Gene? Haha.
(Reply) Gene_1418: the younger cast members are adorable.
BrinBbBo: Phii Gene you are so cute! Can I kiss your cheek? Mwah!
(Reply) Gene_1418: You haven't posted any pictures of yourself yet.
Parawelee.nungning: Have you guys heard a faint voice calling out the name Gene like me? It sounds familiar, right? Anyone can pay closer attention.
(Reply) SupakitTT: Yes, maybe it's from the next apartment, not strange at all.
(Reply) jamesiri364 @son_99: You're crazy. This ghostly voice, Gene is running and there's no one around.
When I reached the latest comments, I replied incorrectly. Pressed the reply button and stayed quiet like that for a long pause. I won't respond to this comment as it seems unpleasant because I replied to everyone from top to bottom.
'That guy over there', yeah, that guy always calls my name... the other person seems to have good ears. When thinking about a reply, suddenly a soft furry cloth was placed against my head. A thick hand moved the cloth to wipe it. When raising my head to look, I see a tall figure standing behind, bending down to look as well. Lips slightly curved into a smile, eyes locked in this angle, I pursed my lips showing an inappropriate gesture.
“Shall we watch TV or play on our phones, hmm?”
“Let's watch TV.” I replied, synced with the opening song playing until the end. As the camera panned around the university before transitioning to the protagonist, I pointed, “Nong Aey, your friend.”
Someone who sat softly murmurs, “I know”
“The hero is about to appear, absurdly bad, no one knows.” Saying this, I turned to look, smiled as if to tease another person, forgetting that the intensity level on the face of the person being teased has long faded away.
“Exactly. No one knows who wrote it.”
“...”
This brat!
“Puffy cheeks”
I exhaled a strong breath, turned back to look at the TV screen, continuing to munch on snacks, not paying attention to anyone else. Letting Nubsib wipe my hair dry, I watched the series with little interest, but it seems Nubsib wasn't paying much attention either.
After finishing my hair, I walked back into the room. When I shouted out because the phone placed next to my own on the table shook, showing the name Ai’Tum then disappearing to talk on the phone about work for a long time.
Coming back, sitting on the tall sofa, the next song played smoothly.
“Don't you care to watch any scenes? Are you going to watch reruns?”
Nubsib turned his face.
“Hey, if you're performing, why aren't you watching?”
“Maybe my boyfriend should become an actor then I will definitely watch. I will watch without a hint of distraction at that time.”
“Your boyfriend...” I raised my eyebrows and blinked.
That was me.
“What a joke.”
The person listening smiled and reached out their hand to hold mine. They lifted me up and said, “It's late. Let's go to bed and cuddle in the room.”
“Okay on the sleep, but no cuddling.”
Gene: Agreed, shall we meet at four in the morning?
Gene: Okay, let me know. Right now, I am going to find AiHin.
Gene: (Sends a picture)
I sent the message along with the attached image before turning off my car engine. I opened the door and stepped out. The hot air rushed to my skin without the air conditioner. I squinted my eyes against the automatic sunlight and put on my sunglasses. Then, I quickly walked, hiding under the shade of street lights, some buildings, to reach the iced crepe and coffee shop in front as fast as possible.
The bell rang as I opened the door, I heard a familiar voice. Ai’Hin waved and walked towards me.
“Don't make an appointment with me so far next time.”
I took off my sunglasses, “Sorry, as soon as I finish here, I need to go run errands.”
“By errands, do you mean meeting Nubsib, right?”
My hand, reaching for the menu, hesitated. When I looked up, I saw a familiar face with a teasing smile that seemed special.
“Yes, that look on your face, I guessed right?”
“How did you know?”
...I have been unable to keep up with the news before this.
Yesterday, while lying in bed playing with my phone, Ai’Hin messaged me to meet today to discuss some business. Normally, it should be Bok the editor, who would contact me, but I have been occupied lately and worried I might not make it. Since he's the most helpful and closest person to me, he was the best choice to handle it...It should be the original task in hand now, along with the book event.
I saw him as a younger sibling who took on more responsibility than the original task manager. Normally, he would come to my room, but I have been mostly staying in Nubsib's room recently and didn't want to move my belongings back and forth. At the end, I suggested meeting at the bakery instead.
...How far is the bakery from Nubsib's university?
I was told yesterday that Nubsib had a duty in the morning and classes until four in the evening. So, I proposed for Ai’Tum to pick him up in the morning. After finishing my conversation with AiHin in the evening, I would stop by to pick him up and grab some food before heading back to the room.
“I follow both Nubsib and your IG.”
“Is that all?”
“Others might think you are just neighbors, but I consider myself as an insider.”
“...”
“Phii Gene you are an ass, my Nubsib!!!”
“You want him?”
“You talk like that, if I snatch him, so don't be sad later. Say it.”
“You are annoying.” I thought and opened the menu to call the employee to take the order of Ai’Hin. I can see that his reaction did not meet my expectations, so I made a sullen face.
“Hmm, go into serious mode first. The appointment is about your current novel, Phii. Have you finished writing the main story now?”
“Yeah.”
The second original novel of Boy Love has been finished since I was at home, but the reason I haven't been cheerful and relaxed after resting is that I haven't written the special chapters yet. For the original story that hasn't been given special chapters, it's like it's not finished yet.
Now I'm hesitant about adding a few more special chapters.
“Will you write the special chapters?” AiHin asked something that I was not thinking about at that moment.
“If it's you, how many chapters do you want to read?”
“How about five or six, brother. It's going well, dividing it up. The special chapters must have some sex scenes. Phii, can you divide it into two or three?”
“Split the scenes?”
“Yes, okay then. If I finish writing it before the eighteenth of this month, your story will be able to be published as a book. It's so exciting. I also want your book to be published in the same event. Oh! I heard that they will also re-print the Curse of Asongkhai for you.”
“Really?” His face lit up immediately.
If the publisher prints the horror novel I wrote, I guarantee that I will have the power to come up with more ideas. After stopping to write Boy Love Part 1, I have both the plot and pattern to fulfill it completely.
In fact... as I keep writing, I'm starting to accept creating works about male-male love more than before. Besides, there are also new perspectives with people who like the same sex, not just male-male. Female-female as well. Right now, I'm focusing on the gay genre, but I think in the future, I might write about positive lifestyles reflecting society.
Try walking the path you thought you were not good at before. You might create new experiences for yourself.
“I'll tell you when I get the good news in the LINE...”
“?”
“As you know. I want the most thrilling and powerful special chapters.”
“...”
“Don't make that face, it's normal. They are special chapters. The sex scenes have to be raised to the next level.”
“Um, I'll hurry and think carefully to finish it. If I finish it before the eighteenth of this month, I can take a break to try other jobs.”
“Okay, if it's done, send it to me, Phii.”
I frowned.
“Hey, so...about going to the book fair, can you summarize it?”
“I don't know yet.”
“Just go. No matter what happens at the book fair, it's worth going. Just one day is good. Bring Nubsib with you and you'll definitely sell well. If you get published for the second time, you'll make money too.”
“Tell me, even if it's because you just want to see Sib, I know.”
Hin looked hesitant, but then hesitantly continued, “Then, make this person happy.”
“No, if Sib goes, everyone will want him to sign everything, not me.”
“Why are you jealous of yourself like this?”
I rolled my eyes, but didn't continue the conversation. Instead, I asked, “Where are you going next? Back to the publishing house?”
“No, I have to meet with another writer. It's almost time. I'll drive there now.”
“Okay, then hurry up.”
“Yeah, I'm going.”
Ai’Hin complained a lot more, but when he saw that I wasn't paying attention, he raised his hand in surrender. He made a gesture to call the waiter to check the bill, but I waved my hand to indicate that I would handle it myself. He reluctantly accepted it and began to mumble a little.
With AiHin gone, I turned my attention back to my coffee. Being alone in the quiet café, I picked up my phone to check my messages. The first thing I saw was a Line message reply from Nubsib twenty minutes ago.
nubsib: (sent a sticker)
Do sticker messages make you smile?
What! Are you trying to say something? I told you to let me know if you're done.
But because I was too busy talking to AiHin, I didn't respond to Nubsib’s messages as quickly as I would have liked. When I realized that Sib had stopped texting twenty minutes ago, I reluctantly got up and prepared to pay before heading back to my car. But as I raised my hand to call the waitress from behind the counter, my hand was stopped by someone else's hand.
I was about to startle and drop my phone, but when I saw the tall figure, I stopped in my tracks.
“Sib?”
His hand moved to gently touch my cheek instead, “Yes.”
“You...” my eyes blinked rapidly, “How did you know I was here?”
“Khun Gene, did you take a picture? Is that it?”
“I took the picture on that street corner. How did you know I was at this cafe?”
“This alley is close by. I go to school here. You should have known from the first glance.” he smiled faintly, “And...this alley only has one dessert shop.”
Nubsib shifted his body to sit beside me, with a girl approaching eagerly to take more orders, but he shook his head, his eyes quickly scanning around once.
“Has Phii Hin returned?”
“Oh, he left not even five minutes before you arrived.” I said, looking at the water in the glass in front of me, “What about you, just finished class, still hungry?”
“I'm fine.”
“Then let's go now, it's better. Oh, you can help me eat.”
Sib looked at the glass I pushed towards him, raising an eyebrow slightly, “Have you eaten?”
“No, I'll eat by myself.”
“If you don't feed me, I don't feel like eating.”
I pushed the glass back, determined, “Then don't eat, don't worry about it, I'll pay for it. Eat Hin's share too.”
Nubsib laughed, and I thought he might be teasing me, but he took out his wallet easily, “Sure. If my boyfriend wants to eat more, I will pay.”
“...”
…
In the bedroom, only the light from the lamp by the bed was flickering.
My ears heard the music from the earphones and the sound of water dripping from the faucet onto the floor softly, while my eyes followed the yellow lines of text on the notebook paper. My index finger tapping lightly on the book in time with the music. Sometimes, my mind would be still when I stopped thinking.
After coming back from dinner outside, the first thing I did today was not to lie down lazily on the sofa like I always do, but to take a shower and come out to find the book that I left on the shelf in my room. I chose a couple of books and went to sit cross-legged on the bed to read in the bedroom. The person in the bathroom now was Nubsib.
After talking with Hin about the special chapters of the current story I am writing around noon, because I was revived by the chance of having my horror novel published, I really wanted to delve into this BL genre to indulge myself to the fullest. But I had to finish the current story first, so I thought I would write the special chapters as quickly as possible. Starting with the most difficult scene, the sex scene.
I knew I had to find inspiration for these scenes from novels, manga a little, and GV. I had to admit defeat, not to copy it from him, but to read from several sources. Actually, the editor always said that she wanted a spicy sex scene, so I thought I would mix realism with exaggeration in the special sex scene to evoke emotions in readers.
I know that sometimes realism can be more appealing, but I think readers sometimes want to read something new and different.
'Naoto bit his lip when the threat of being swallowed whole by the giant Ruriko loomed without rest. His eyes were wide and watery, but the sound of cracking bones echoed above, and his body refused to look away, unable to follow his heart's desire. He saw his own body rising higher and higher, his muscles aching and sore, yearning to reach out and grasp the freedom that seemed just out of reach. But with his wrists tightly bound together, he couldn't act on his desires.’
“Um...”
“The pounding inside didn't stop. Playing rough only makes it feel even more intense than before.”
“Damn it.” I gasped, closing the book I was reading in frustration as the embarrassing dialogue was read aloud.
The person sitting next to me for who knows how long, smiled slightly, “Do you like this kind of thing?”
“This kind of...this?”
“Bondage.” he teased, his slender finger lightly tracing my wrist as if intentionally taunting me, “Is my Khun Gene a masochist or not?”
“No way! I just read for research purposes, that's it.”
“Another sex scene again, huh?”
I felt a slight chill run down my spine, “Yeah...yeah, I see it.”
Because I always get stuck and have to sit reading for information like this and the sex scenes, Nubsib might think I have a problem, but only with the recurring sex scenes.
“Can I help you?”
No thanks...this time, I don't want such stark reality.
Nubsib made a soft sound in his throat, as if regretful but not really serious. When I leaned back to push his thick shoulder away, hearing his faint chuckle yields, but not moving too far away.
Being teased like this is a bit embarrassing, turning back to open the book in my hand to read on, but my phone screen with the note-taking app was still empty. I couldn't find a suitable style for the two characters. Eventually, I took a deep breath and made the decision to close the book and move it to the table next to the bed.
But as I turned back, I had to pause when I saw Naoto's wide, intense gaze staring straight at me, calm and serene.
“Not going to sleep yet, or is the price the light of the lamp?”
Nubsib smiled, but didn't answer. He raised his hand to wave in a gesture that seemed to leave me puzzled.
“Is there...uhn!”
My voice disappeared into my throat suddenly, as my wide-open eyes saw his thick eyebrows and straight nose bridge, jealous of Nubsib's beautiful and prominent profile, his lips close but not touching, feeling the warm softness and warmth of the edge of the lips.
We bit down on each other in sync with the kissing.
I haven't had a chance to position myself yet, my lower body feels the light pulling followed by the moist touch that touches everywhere. Inserted in, suddenly saw me bite and hold my jaw on the side, then a thick hand lifted to gently caress and rub my cheek, and the angle changed the facial contact more smoothly than before, and I relaxed my teeth without realizing it.
A warm tongue slipped in and touched mine before sliding.
“Nub...!”
The tall figure retreated, but when I wanted to retort, several sentences came to me, and I felt the world spinning.
From sitting face to face on the bed, the view changed: my back and hip were close to the chest and chin of Nubsib, the waist was tightened with a heavy band.
I inadvertently stiffened immediately, my shoulders shrank when I felt his lips close to my ear.
“What...what are you going to do, Sib?”
“Help you write a check scene. Right.”
My eyes widened, still foolishly asked, “Wait, how...”
“Well...”
Nubsib said only that and then fell silent. After that, I felt a hot breath blowing so hard that my hair bristled.
“Wait...oh.” The tip of a hot tongue touched alternately, from the earlobe down to the neck, and my brain that had intended to order the body to open its mouth for something, but the strange feeling of stabbing in made me have to change to use the lower jaw to keep it.
The round-necked T-shirt I wore as pajamas was pulled up, the warm palm slipped in, and every time it moved straight, it was both jerky and swaying. The tip of Nubsib's finger pressed lightly on my waist, seeming to massage but not, to the extent that the chest felt cool when the air from the air fell.
“Hold on a bit.” Nubsib whispered softly in my ear.
He pulled up the hem of the shirt and held it against my mouth. At first, I looked confused, intending to push his face and refuse, but had to hold onto it because Nubsib's index finger reached out to gently press my lower lip.
The skin on my cheeks felt hotter than before, as I felt this way, it was more strange and disgusting.
“Ah...oh.”
Nubsib’s hands moved back to pat my skin again, he lightly licked through the chest on boat sides, using his nails to lightly drag one at the fingertips across the sensitive points on both sides. My body jerked itself.
The nails, short and hard, seemed to be deliberately itching, but then made me uncomfortable when changing to use the tip of the finger to pinch and pull. My stomach contracted and shivered forward without realizing it.
“Oh!”
Smooch!
“Do you like it this way?”
“....” I turned my head, biting my lip harder than before, hearing Nubsib's muffled groans nearby.
“If you don't like it, do you want me to stop?”
“...”
“Do you want me to find the version of the novel you were reading earlier? Do you want me to continue or not?”
“Um, well...”
My eyebrows furrowed, unsure whether to pull closer or push him away due to the good mood I was in. The image seen through the corner of my eye seemed slightly blurred as if there was a lingering warmth all around.
Earlier, I was reading a novel, wasn't I? Then why did I...
I felt the stretchy waistband pants that were comfortable to sleep in getting pulled. Creating space for the person sitting behind me to move his hand in. I felt that my crotch was held firmly by a force, neither light nor heavy. As I felt the warmth of my leg muscles, I stiffened up. As he moved his hand, I inadvertently lifted my leg to cover it, but it was held tightly all along.
His lips continued to chase kisses along the nape of my neck, but I felt he was using his captivating gaze to look at his own hands through mine, even though they were covered with pants.
The image seen was one of movements underneath, not opening up, but looked more repulsive than before.
The stomach area was trembling, I don't know when I started to feel it, but it rose higher along with the rhythm of the jerking movements, which intensified gradually. The slight squeeze at the end of my toes pressed tightly against the bed.
“Ah...oh!”
“...”
“I...”
The shirt collar that I held in my mouth; I had to spit it out, I tried to stifle my own voice, but the bitter, guttural sound in my throat managed to escape, I reached out to grab Nubsib's arm on the other side and held it tightly.
But then he stopped.
It felt like a sudden train that sat along the tracks was cut off abruptly, I lifted my head up slowly and felt that my eyebrows collided in confusion.
“Nubsib...”
“Enjoying pleasure alone is cheating.”
As I turned my head to focus on the person speaking, my cheek was pressed down heavily by the protruding nose, feeling as if I had lost consciousness at that moment. Sib's hand that was still holding me tightly against his body was now completely warm.
I shifted slightly because I felt overwhelmed and wanted to find something to make this discomfort go away.
“Sib.”
“...”
“Hmm...”
“Do you want me to continue?”
“...”
“Hmm? What's wrong?”
“No... I don't know.”
“Then grab the gel for me, it's on the other side of the shelf.”
I looked at the other side of the tall figure's hand, not understanding what I was doing. The lingering mood made it difficult to think of anything. When Nubsib told me, I did it. I reached my hand to grab the shelf and opened it, seeing multiple tubes placed together inside. I felt my fingers tremble slightly when I touched one of them and tried to pick it up, even though I thought it was held tightly, it still slipped out of my hand before reaching me.
Sib quickly caught it. The next thing was a faint chuckle.
Nubsib spooned me under both arms, lifting my body to turn and make us face each other, with both legs wrapped around each other. The middle of our bodies pressed closely together, leaving almost no empty space. But as it pressed closer, I could feel the tightness of Nubsib's crotch.
He used his other hand to pull down my pants and place them at the base of my legs. In this unclothed state, my consciousness seemed to return somewhat.
“Stretch up a bit, please.”
“Wait, like this...”
I was about to move back, but the strong arms held tight to me. Before I could think further, my hole was touched and made me feel the cool, sticky gel on Nubsib's fingers, which he still pressed firmly. He forcefully moved again. This time, the wetness made me feel even stranger than before. Nubsib's spare hand passed around my hip from behind and touched the inside of my thigh.
“I... oh!”
In the midst of being stimulated and teased, I couldn't react in time to compose myself.
Although we had been close like this before, I still didn't feel fully confident.
“Don't be tense, I can't move if you hold me so tight.”
“Hey..”
Nubsib didn't care about something I wanted to say, because then he moved his fingers around as if to relax. I felt the wetness and I wanted to get up and run away, but couldn't find a way.
“Oh!”
As I felt his fingers turn and press firmly, I raised my arm to hug Nubsib tightly around the neck, holding back the urge to cry out more than when he touched something.
Right there...
Nubsib lowered his head to rest against my chest, strongly sucking and licking, alternating with the light swirling of his tongue. It was a gentle invasion as his fingers moved without hesitation.
My hand tightened, my shaft twitched at a certain rhythm. Finally, thinking that I had released myself, but as I bent down and looked, apart from the dampness, a little distortion can still be seen in its original hardened condition.
“Do you know that deeply like that?”
The other person spoke with a smile, and while still feeling puzzled, he withdrew his hand, and the eyes of the person in front of me who was staring at me looked dark and confused, but full of strange emotions. Nubsib leaned down to find and touched me again, gently touching his mouth against my hair.
One hand was fingering me. The cool gel was poured down following the soft legs until I felt goosebumps. My hole was gently rubbed, sometimes squeezing with the fingertips intermingling.
Nubsib shifted his hand position, slowly massaging my front. At that moment, I could feel something hotter than just a touch of fingers approaching closer. At first, just a close touch, then a gentle movement, my eyes still tightly closed, feeling like the back of my knees was holding up the bed rail. Nubsib used the edge of his mouth to touch and stroke along the outline of my face.
“Wanna try doing it yourself?”
“...”
“Yeah...”
My brain seemed to stop processing, my lips pursed, and the moving hand touched my waist as if to lead me to become an active participant.
“Umm...”
The thing that slowly crept in at first came to a halt when the contact got so close that I couldn't handle it going deeper than this. Nubsib hugged me at that moment, I knew that he was enduring without making a sound to the best of his ability. The more I sat down on his girthed length, the more he let himself.
“Does it hurt?”
I could almost not hear it, but I still shook my head reluctantly.
“Then move by yourself.”
“I don't want to.”
“Embarrassed?” Nubsib teased, gently moving his waist but causing the close contact to become subtly intense, “Are you still embarrassed even after holding onto each other like this? We are already this intimate.” He lightly touched down mine with his fingertips.
“Um!”
Nubsib dragged his hand as if to provoke a response, making it more unbearable. In the end, I wrapped my arms tightly around his neck, holding it tighter than before, slowly moving my hips.
Shameless...doing this...
“Oh...uh...ah...”
“Are you going to moan or cry? Choose one, please.”
I clenched my mouth tightly.
“Making that face... it's like I'm drowning in Gene's eyes.”
“Stop... talking like this... um.”
Nubsib smiled and moved his hand to hold my waist as if to embrace me, pressing our hips close together for support, moving in and out together. The faster pace made me press my nails harder, scratching so much that I thought the other side would have to get a long wound, but he didn't care. He still pressed his lips tightly against my chest.
Emotions felt suspended in the air. The areas where our bodies touched were filled with countless nerve endings, making the tingling sensation spread throughout my body. I felt my flesh tremble with each movement.
The faster it got, the more blurry everything seemed.
“Gene...”
“Um.”
Suddenly, Nubsib stopped, and I inhaled air into my lungs until I almost couldn't breathe. I felt the thick hand gently stroke my head before my body relaxed and was laid down flat along the length of the bed.
Nubsib picked up a pillow and placed it under my back. He still sat cross-legged in the same position, with part of my hip still resting on his lap. Being in this position raised both my waist and legs. The part of him inside me remained still, without needing to be said, I knew how awkward this position was, my elbow was about to move, but I had to throw myself back when Nubsib moved again.
“Uh... Nub...”
I grabbed the bedsheet tightly, wanting to release the constantly rising emotions with something. When our eyes met, the person in front of me, the words out of my mouth left on their own, “Sib... ugh.”
Nubsib paused for a moment, his grip tightening, releasing his hand from my waist and sliding it to grab the hand I extended, pulling it tightly. He leaned in close, his face tucked beside my ear. Meanwhile, his hand was resting delicately above my head.
He hugged me tightly, and I reciprocated, hugging Nubsib tightly as well. It felt like I could hear the voices of Nubsib speaking by my ear, but they were faint and distant. The impact of the missionary back-shots was deep, I kept hearing even the unpleasant sounds of flesh colliding. My emotions soared higher and higher, rising to the point where I could feel the other person's leg pressing against my waist without realizing it.
Finally, a light and airy feeling crept in, accompanied by warm shivers.
“...”
As everything became still and quiet, I could hear the distinct sound of my own heartbeat.
The sound of the air conditioner. The faint sound of my own breathing...
“I'm sorry.” Finally, it was the soft, almost timid voice of the person still buried by my ear.
“Huh?”
“Let's go take a bath together later.”
“One more round.”
My eyes, almost closed, widened again, “Wait... I can't... ugh.”
Nubsib bent his head close, almost brushing our foreheads together. His sharp eyes were not far away, showing the emotions of the other person who had conveyed them so deeply that I felt like I was being drawn into his world.
‘One more round...how will I get to write the special chapters in the novel?’
Chapter 27:
Nubsib POV
“Gene”
“What?” The small figure of the person who was half sitting, half lying and typing on his laptop at the head of the bed shifted slightly and looked over a little. His eyebrows raised slightly, from this angle it was clear to see his soft, defined cheeks.
So cute that I moved my hand closer without realizing it, almost touching, but then his white hand swiftly grabbed mine.
“Why are you being so cute?”
“You're the cute one, I'm just working on my novel”
“Did I help you last night or not?”
“Nubsib.” the other side called my name in a husky voice, “You don't need to say anything, just go wherever you want to go.”
When I saw the red blush creeping up on the other side's cheeks, I held back a laugh and said lightly, “Where do you want me to go? This is my room.”
Gene did not respond, his gaze fixed intently, but it was entertaining to watch as I; the person sitting next to the bed shifted to hold his, bending over to draw my arms around the waist of the person wearing a tight-fitting shirt with a broad body on the bed, I did not relax. As we moved closer, his small frame slid down to lie sprawled on the wide bed. I lay on top, but did not completely let go of my weight.
As I leaned my face closer to his pale face, I was met with both hands hitting and pushing continuously.
“Hey! What are you doing? Move away, you naughty child!”
“Sorry.”
“...”
“Accidental.”
…
Honestly, I did not want to disturb him, but as I walked into the room and saw Gene staring, his expression changed and he couldn't hide his emotions.
Seeing the other side with a sulking face, I stopped teasing and held tightly for a while longer before wanting to distance myself. I changed to a tight hug for a moment.
Because the person in front of me was too cute, just thinking about watching him and making him happy in bed was the ultimate pleasure. In the end, I accidentally made him cry out, his face flushed, his round eyes pleading, wanting him to cry more, to feel more. Throughout that time, I had to restrain myself no matter how heavy my libido was, not to do anything too intense that would hurt the other person.
Thinking of him, my eyes follow the small oval face down to the slender neck, seeing the faint red marks and I smile, lightly brushing my fingertips.
If I can't show others that this person belongs to me, I want to hug him all the time, or keep him hidden so no one can see it.
“Sib.”
The hesitant call made me aware and I turned my gaze back to meet those eyes again, “Yes?”
“Are you...?”
Ring-ring.
My eyebrows furrowed at once as the vibrating sound of my own phone disrupted the rhythm.
The person next to me changed their position automatically, their hand that had relaxed now came back to push me away again. This time, more seriously than before, I had to get up to grab my phone.
“What?”
[Why such a cold tone, did my call disturb you or something?]
“If you know why don't you end the call, I'll accept it.”
[Um, got it. Just wait a minute, I'll call you back soon, I want to talk about the summer holiday trip alone.] The voice at the end of the line said, [I've summarized that it's this December 6th. As for the location, it's a bit far in Koh Lipe. I've talked to that place and they gave me everything regarding flight tickets and other things.]
“Thank you, but please reserve additional tickets for me”
[Huh? For Ai’Gene?]
“Yes”
[OK, I'll take care of it. That's all for now. Please do whatever you have to do first.] Less than a minute later, Phii Tum hung up, I put down the phone and placed it in the same place. Turning to look at the person still sitting on the bed, I saw Gene looking straight at me, perhaps because he heard Phii Tum's voice vaguely.
“Are you going to Koh Lipe?”
“Yes. Khun Gene, you are also coming”
The listener blinked, “Me? Why am I going? Are you going to work for a photoshoot?”
I smiled, raising my hand to lay it on top of the head covered in soft hair, “I don't do photoshoots all day and night, you know. Let's go together.”
“...”
“Don't want to swim in the sea?”
“The sea....” the other side hesitated softly, “...actually, I'm too lazy to go outside, but I'll go.”
The small face and the flat, quiet voice seemed reluctant to accompany me, but the sincere gaze that often reveals everything suddenly became vague and mysterious.
The corners of the mouth still couldn't let go of the smile. I stayed looking and just storing the image in the mind.
“Someone secretly took pictures of me and you on the filming set and posted them again on social media.”
“...”
“Want to vomit.”
“...”
“Why doesn't the person who appears to be acting me have an honest, straightforward, cute-looking face?”
I glanced at Aey sitting cross-legged, holding a phone, with a bland and distant look for a moment, then turned back to focus on the script I had to act in my own hands.
I could still hear the annoying voice complaining, but I didn't want to pay attention.
“Haha!”
“Go sit somewhere else. Annoying.” Finally, Aey said without looking up.
If it wasn't for myself sitting here first, the other person (Aey) coming forward to sit beside me from the presenter's greeting, we would never have been close to each other.
The corner of my eye caught the other person raising a middle finger. He probably thought I didn't see, but later seemed to realize something, so he turned his face to show me.
“Don't be annoyed that I laughed suddenly. A cute person replied to my message.”
The words 'cute person' caught my attention. What appeared on the smartphone screen was someone's chat room, but just by sweeping my eyes, I immediately knew who it was. His eyes chased the content quickly, then softened, and a faint smile formed at the corner of their mouth.
“I was asked by my boyfriend to send a selfie...”
Aey paused for a moment when he saw my face, “...”
“Are you free?”
“Yep, I'm free.” The other person shrugged, smiling broadly. He turned his phone back to focus on typing something, but as I relaxed my smile, he suddenly sat up, “I drank too much water, need to pee a lot.”
Seeing another person hurriedly leave, I didn't follow to ask why he suddenly got teased by my boyfriend.
Some of the conversations between Gene and Aey were known to me. I knew that Gene spoke to him but didn't have any wrongful thoughts, because he was a kind person. Gene's sincerity made the conversation partner not have to worry about whether everything they heard was true or not, he was a lovely living person that existed to make those around smile.
Aey himself probably felt the same way as me, wanting to talk to Gene all the time as well.
Gene does not attract people with his appearance, but with his personality.
Thinking about the person in the room who is probably typing a reply to Aey, I exhale lightly, feeling a sense of uneasiness building up inside me. A fear that I do not want Gene to care about anyone more than me. Even though it's a close friend, even parents...
“Nong Sib, can I have a moment of your time?”
The voice of one of the assistants pulls me out of the darkness, bringing me back to reality, “Yes?”
“We are going to have a new schedule, but it won't interfere with the work of you guys. We are just adding an extra hour of filming on Wednesday and Thursday, which are coming up in two days.”
“...”
I take the paper with the organized schedule and hold it in my hand.
“So, the wrap up day will be on the fifteenth day. And the wrap-up party will probably be on sixteenth night. Does this new schedule work for you, Nong Sib? Luckily, it coincides with Aey and Nong Sib already being from the same faculty, but Nong Mok might have some other work commitments. If you're not comfortable with this, it's no problem. I will rearrange it for you.”
“It's okay, I don't have anything else going on.”
As I reply like that, she relaxes and tells me to keep the paper before excusing herself to attend to her own tasks.
After the fifteenth day, which is the final day of filming, I don't have any other commitments, and I am in the middle of my semester break until mid-January.
Looking at the schedule in my hand, I start thinking about various holiday destinations.
I smile at the person who 'pretended to go outside.'
From a sleepy face on the plane to the minivan. As soon as he felt the sea breeze on his face, his eyes quickly cleared up. I grab my bag and head to the room, but ten minutes later, I walk out of the house next door in sunglasses, shorts, flip flops, and a hawaii shirt, with sunscreen and a waterproof phone in a plastic pouch in hand.
As I walk past the grass field, I nudge myself to slide the glass door open and hold it in place.
“Where are you going?”
The other person pauses, but when they see it's me, they turn their head, “Oh, you're not going to work?”
“I am working, but where are you going, Gene?”
“To play in the water, I already told you on the LINE.”
Seeing his excited expression, I shake my head, “It's better to wait for the shade a little longer.”
“I have sunscreen.”
“But I'm not ready yet.”
“...”
“Wait a moment. The solo shoot today will be done by 5 PM.”
The listener's face seemed displeased, complaining a few more sentences, but eventually gave in and listened with a cute expression.
As part of the production team and the magazine team, if I stayed at the same hotel as the team, I couldn't stay in the same room as Gene. So, I had Phii Tum book a five-star hotel on the same beach, separating it into two rooms for me and Phii Tum. Everyone knew who I was, so when the staff led us to the rooms, they had to let Gene drop off his bags in Phii Tum's room first. We would switch rooms in the middle of the night.
Thinking about it made me sigh in annoyance at having to pretend to be alright with this situation.
I let Gene sit and take pictures in front while I kept the door wide open to hear and see the other side all the time while packing up.
“Ai’Sib, are you ready? Oh? Ai’Gene, was it not you who said he's going to swim? So why do you keeps coming to take pictures non-stop.”
“You kid.”
“Oh! Haha then you go with us first. Finish the shoot first.”
“Where are we going to shoot?”
“Here at sunrise, because there's a concept of the sun rising up. It's good. There are fewer people here compared to Pattaya Beach. And...” Phii Tum pointed at me as he walked out of the room, “I still have someone paying for the luxurious beachfront room for me to sleep alone, for free.”
“...”
“Although he brought me to frown in front as Ai’Gene's friend, I am really grateful, Sib.”
I looked at the person who came to pat my back, smiling back at them, “I'll ask Gene to bring his bags to this room too.”
The sun was shining brightly. As we arrived at the front beach area of the hotel where the team rented a space for the photoshoot, they immediately invited me in because they had to work for several hours and couldn't socialize with another friend. So, I entrusted Phii Tum to take care of Gene who was just looking around, taking photos non-stop. When we saw a crab, he took a picture of it. When we saw a coconut tree, he took a picture of the coconuts.
Seeing the lazy person getting excited and having fun leaving the house made me smile a little.
The magazine shoot this time wasn't for the cover, but for a perfume advertising a new imported scent with a summer theme that will be launched in April. The job wasn't just for me, but there was also another female model.
“Women's fragrance is tropical, Nong Pink helps to look fresh and lively. As for men's fragrance, it's cool and fresh. Nong Nubsib exudes a luxurious yet comfortable feeling. There shouldn't be much of a problem because the brand has chosen both scents to match their products. They have photoshoots together but not close enough, which makes it easier. If the photos are good, it should be smooth and quick.”
Today's shoot is scheduled for only two to three hours, so I don't have much of a problem with modeling. There are quite a few usable pictures. Even though my focus may stray towards a certain person wearing Hawaiian shirts walking around, who might get bored taking photos. Walking along the beach, kicking the sand and wading into the sea, a small circle seems to encase big, sulking figures. It seems sad.
“Do you like him?”
“Huh?”
The female staff who takes care of makeup speaks up after the photographer signals to wrap things up.
“That's Khun Tum's friend. I saw you looking at him the whole time.”
That question made me smile, but I didn't say anything in response.
She seems to have guessed, as there's not much mystery. Working in the entertainment industry, you often see behind the scenes of stars or models who like men. Some people don't care, some talk about it, and some sell gossip.
“Why don't you try to pursue him? Nong Sib, you are handsome and rich. You can do it!”
“Thank you.” I accept, but I don't mention what I'm thankful for. After I handled my makeup and changed back into my original outfit.
As I open the door to leave the room, I see a cute person in a Hawaiian shirt waiting.
“Are you free?”
“Yes.”
“Then let's go for a swim.”
I smile even wider, “Sure, the sun is just right.”
Gene's sullen face changes to excitement in an instant. Although I can't see his round eyes because they are covered by large sunglasses, he invites me back to the private beach in front of the hotel.
There aren't many people around here. Mostly foreigners who don't know me. The white sand is fine and the water reaches ankle-deep. The crystal clear sea allows me to see the bottom. There are quite a few long-tailed boats docked.
“Are you coming?”
“I'll watch over our belongings first.”
The person listening rolls his eyes, “So I'm supposed to wait for you...I'll go call Ai’Tum to join us then.”
“I'll be right there.”
Gene turned back with a confused look, but as I waved my hand to him, he reached out like he usually does without realizing.
I don't want to hold hands, but I held onto Gene’s hand tightly. I thought about pulling it towards my lips gently, but because we were in public, I could only brush my fingers lightly, “I'll ask for sunscreen instead.”
The person next to us quickly turned to us and said, “Just say it!”
The person felt awkward and tried to pull their hand back, but I held onto it firmly. I reached out my other hand to replace it. Sitting side by side on the beach bed, squeezing sunscreen onto our exposed arms.
Sitting facing each other like this, the taller person could see the thin eyelids and eyelashes lined up. Gene was looking at their arm that I had dragged my fingers across to spread the sunscreen.
After applying sunscreen to both arms, both hands, and neck neatly, I closed the lid, “Don't play for too long, I'll sit right here.”
The person in front of me smiled charmingly.
“Thank you.”
It was cute... until I couldn't breathe.
After playing around.
It took more than an hour before I was able to call Gene out of the water. Wet all over, but despite playing until he was tired, a good-natured smile spread across that face again. Back in the room, I went to grab Gene's travel bag and placed it in my own room instead and let him go wash up. I thought Gene must be tired and wanted to rest, but as soon as he put on a new shirt, they immediately asked to go out again.
“Gene, be careful.”
“Okay.”
I warned, but it seemed like the person next to me was responding casually while walking and looking around; he almost bumped into someone coming from the garden, having me move to reach out to pull his shoulder closer.
“Do you want seafood? There's a restaurant we passed by earlier, I want to eat steamed squid with lime.”
“I'll follow your lead.”
“I want to eat, but I'm not hungry yet.”
“Then who's eager to buy dessert first?”
“I can't help it, it's too delicious.”
“Then let's go for a walk together.”
Walking along the street, not many people were around. Mostly foreigners, making it easier to ignore the gazes of those around.
“Stone arch, shallow water coral viewing fee.”
Walking through the tour agency's booth, the people around me pulled me in to take a look, “Are you free? If not, I'll go alone.”
“Khun Gene, do you think I'll let you go alone?”
“If you have work then it must be like this. You can't stay here forever. You have an exam next week.”
“I only have a morning shoot tomorrow.”
“And can you handle it?”
Seeing the worried look on another person's face, I smiled slightly and whispered softly in a way that made the person listen closely, “Wasn't I able to have sex with you all night and still woke up early to go to school?”
“Damn. If you say anything else I'll punch you.”
“I borrowed that line from you, Khun Gene.”
The listener frowned, but it seemed that he didn't want to embarrass himself more than this, so he turned to look at the tour advertisement pictures on the full-length glass mirror without paying much attention. I was thinking that if my boyfriend wants to travel, let him go. Wherever he goes and whatever he does is all up to him
“The hotel also organizes tours. There are promotions for guests too, so let's go check out at the hotel.”
“Okay.”
“Eat some rice with steamed squid and lime.”
He responded casually and lightly-hearted, placing his hand in the middle of his head as he walked back to the seafood restaurant we passed by earlier.
It took us about two hours to walk back to the hotel. When we arrived, I heard Gene complaining because he had just showered but was covered in the smell of food and dust from outside, so he had to grab a towel and go back in for another shower.
I took care of myself afterward. When I came out, I saw another person lying on the bed, playing with their phone and seemed to be replying to someone's message. The TV was on, but I didn't care to watch.
I reached out and grabbed the remote to turn it off before slowly moving up to the bed. I turned off the lights in the room, leaving only a dim night lamp.
“Sib.”
“Yes?” I stopped browsing when the person lying on the bed with the phone turned over and rolled towards me.
“Let's take a picture together.”
“Are you going to post it on Instagram?”
“No, I'll send it to my parents in the family group chat. I'm too lazy to get up to go to bed.”
His small hand reached out and patted the sofa, so I had to shift from sitting to lying down next to each other. Gene moved closer automatically, his round head coming into contact with my head, not intentionally. He got so close that I could smell the hotel shampoo he had just used floating in the air.
Gene turned on the front camera and raised his arm to the top.
“Here.”
“Okay.”
“Please look at the camera, not at me.”
He said lightly.
“And don't make your face look more handsome than it looks. Today I sent the picture and mom kept praising you.”
“I haven't done anything yet.”
“Okay then, you find a face that is ‘vicious'.”
“What kind of 'vicious' face?”
“Well...”
The other side made a pondering face, but then decided to be an example. A small red tongue stuck out, intending to be funny but ended up making me unable to resist laughing, reaching out my hand to push his small, approaching chin closer to gently bite the edge of his lips. How can that be sharp enough to bite through?
“Ouch, it hurts, you brat.”
I kept smiling.
Since being reunited with Gene again, it has been like this all along, not responding to any return sentences. The phone in Gene's hand fell onto the bed as I pulled its owner in for a hug.