~published on January 7, 2020~

A/N:

Should I make a warning if this is a story of a crack couple?

Maybe I should.

This is not PhaYo or MingKit work.

*

Ming walks to Phana when he is busy arranging the property for the dance practice.

Forth mostly away during the Moon gathering because he has SOTUS to attend, and Wayo is busy with the Stars from the other Faculty—he is surprisingly clicking with those girls faster than Ming who supposed to be an ultimate playboy.

Well, Ming decides to help Wayo to bend this straight Moon, so....

"Hi," Ming greets Phana to get his attention.

Phana stops his activity and turns to Ming. "Ah. Moon of Engineering, Forth's junior." And then he tries to remember Ming's name, his eyebrows knotted.

"I'm...."

"Wait...." Phana raises his palm. He tries harder to remember. And then his expression changed from confused to relieved. "Mingkwan... Mingkwan Dechapanya." He says.

Ming chuckles. This person is so cute. He thought Wayo said that this person is perfection comes alive. But this man seems normal—if super handsome can be called normal.

"Yes, P'." Ming says. "That's me."

Phana straightens his standing. He is slightly higher than Ming. "Do you need something?" He asks.

"The open discussion you asked to us to propose. I have an idea." Ming says. "How about same sex relationship?"

Phana tilts his head. "That's a case sensitive. I don't think it's a good idea."

"Really?"

Phana nods.

Ming looks at Phana in his eyes. "What about you?"

"Hm?" Phana raises his eyebrows. "What about me?"

Ming leans his back on the wall near the boxes which Phana are working on. Both his hands are on his pocket. He smirks and tilts his head. "How do you see a same sex relationship, P'...?" He asks softly while his face is just a palm away from Phana's.

Phana startled, He unconsciously makes a distance by taking a step back.

Ming asked because Wayo told him that he never confessed to Phana because he heard Phana told his best friends that he is not into same sex relationship, not even for a fling.

Phana has casual relationship with girls, not so much tho. His time mostly spent for study and championship things like this one he is in charge.

"Uhm...." Phana frowns. "I don't know. I never give a thought."

Ming blinks.

Phana blinks too. He looks at his watch. "It's almost time for the dance practice." He says.

"Hm." Ming smiles. He leans off of the wall. And then he leans closer to Phana again, making a short of invasion of privation.

"W-what?" Phana asks nervously.

Ming chuckles. He leans off of Phana. "Let's do the dance, P'." He says while winking at Phana and then walks away.

Phana holds his chest. He suddenly needs to hold his breath. He was shocked and nervous. That boy has those teasing attitude like Beam and the boldness like Forth. He is having difficulties on taking care of Beam's antics and has to deal with Forth's hot head from time to time. ... he thinks this one kid will give him bigger trouble.

... and....

... what -the fuck- was that??!!!

***

"Dating a girl... is like watching a classic movie." Ming suddenly sits beside Phana.

Phana turns to his side. Usually, no one sits with him during the Moon gathering break. The committee avoids him because Phana would mostly talk about work to do and the juniors are too fond of him, they only looking at him from afar.

But this one....

"Do you know what was I saying?" Ming asks.

Phana shakes his head. He has no clue.

At all.

"It was classic—like how Romeo will always find his Juliet. Like how Prince Charming always meet his Cinderella." Ming continues. "But what if Prince Charming begs to differ?"

Phana blinks. What the....

"Like ... Prince Charming with another Prince Charming." Ming continues.

Phana blinks.

"There won't be a great movie of Avenger if there only up to classic." Ming adds.

Phana blinks. He is stunned.

"Do you like action?" Ming asks. "Or do you prefer classic?"

Phana smiles. Ah. He finally understand some of the words this kid said. "I don't watch movie that much. I don't have time."

Ming blinks. He is stunned. Huh?

Phana taps on Ming in his shoulder. "But whatever movie that brightens your day is a nice one. Besides, a good movie is a good movie doesn't matter whether it's classic or CGI."

Ming sighs. And then he chuckles. "I was trying to say that boy-girl relationship is a classic, but some boys need another boy and it can...."

Phana frowns. "I still won't approve that subject for the open debate." He says.

"Seriously, you're cute." Ming says. "This miss-understanding due to a fail attempt of brainwashing you is fun." he mumbles.

"I don't understand." Phana says. "Can you make it simpler?"

Ming nearly says something but then Phana smiles teasingly. "And I still on my stand—it's not about the gender... the relationship, I mean."

"Huh?" Ming is dumbfounded. He thought Phana didn't get it. But he actually got it.

Phana chuckles. In one of these days, he glad he knows Beam. Even it was a little too late, but he can manage a comeback to this junior Moon's tease. "Don't mess up with this competition. I think Forth will kill you if you messed up."

"Ah." Ming rakes his fingers on his hair. "That's so -fucking- true."

Phana smiles. "The lunch break is almost over. You need to get your lunch ASAP."

*

Ming walks closer to Phana while taking off his white T-shirt which has sooo much sweat on it after he practice the dance in the afternoon.

"You should take a change in the changing room." Phana comments.

Ming sighs. He was trying to make Phana got interested in man's body and he was sure that his body is hot enough. He put the T-shirt on his right shoulder and then walks passed Phana to the changing room.

He doesn't notice how some Stars and Moons enjoy the view.

***

TAP.

Ming put a glass of iced latte in front of Phana during the next lunch break of the gathering.

"P'Forth says you like this latte. You always bought it if you dropped by to have lunch in Engineering." he says.

"Owh, thanks." Phana says while smiling and takes the iced latte. "I won't treat you differently even you brought me this drink. I treat all the junior Moons equally."

Ming blinks. "What do you think I'm doing?"

"You tried to bribe me to give you better chance to win the competition." Phana says firmly.

Ming growls. He looks down. Damn this cold bastard, none of his flirting methods seems to reach him! Everything he does, for Phana it would only connected to work.

And then Ming looks up again. He looks at Phana.

"If you asked me, your chance is not only the same as the other Moons, but slightly better." Phana adds. "Work harder, Mingkwan. Su su na."

Ming blinks.

***

Ming taps his fingers in the table, today he is having lunch with Wayo. He looks at Phana from afar. That tall guy is sitting alone, having his lunch.

Today Phana brings his books with him. He is studying for tomorrow morning quiz. The Moon gathering always started after lunch and ends before dinner, he doesn't have too much time to study.

Ming blinks.

He should find a way to get closer to that Campus Moon and plant an understanding that being gay or bisexual is something that would work for him.

But how?

*

SSSSRRRRSSSHHH....

Rain pours heavily in the evening.

Today Forth can drop by during the Moon gathering, at least the last half of it. So when it starts raining, he escort every Moon and Star to get to their cab.

Ming's eyes scanning the perimeter and tries to find the leader of this Moon gathering who doesn't give a damn about sending the juniors home.

And he finds the tall man tidying the storage room.

"What are you doing?" Ming asks.

Phana startled and his attempt to get a box above the storage cabinets got him hit by a box—it falls above his head. "Ouch!"

Ming is startled. "Are you okay?"

Phana manages to catch the box before it hit the ground. "Ah, yeah. I was surprised. What are you doing here? I thought everyone was home already."

"The rain is heavy." Ming says. "P'Forth is helping people get into their cab."

"Yeah, glad to have him around. He'll know what to do." Phana nods. He gets back to his boxes.

"Then why don't you help him?" Ming asks.

"I am doing my part." Phana says.

"Which is...?"

"Preparing for tomorrow ice breaking games." Phana says. "If I was there, they have to hear me tell them how they should prepare better—bringing umbrella, wearing rain coat while driving their bike home. They will need thirty minutes longer before they reach their cab. Forth will just get the job done with no scolding. He will just looks at them in disappointment and they will know what to do."

Ming blinks. That was soooo true. He is looking at Phana who is busy trying to find something from the boxes.

Phana looks up to look at Ming again. "You should go home too. It's getting late."

"What about you?"

Phana looks down to the box again. "It's fine. I'll be quick." He says.

Ming blinks. He saw as Phana put the box back to its place and gets another box. "Seems like you need more time."

Phana shrugs. "It's fine."

Ming looks at the hall. It's quiet. Everyone is already going home. "You can do it tomorrow."

"I can't. I have morning quiz tomorrow." Phana answers as he opens another box.

Ming blinks. "I'm going then."

Phana looks up to give a smile. "Sure. See you tomorrow."

"Hm." Ming walks away.

But then Ming stops just in the hall lobby near the front side of parking lot where a black Audi parked. Ming himself takes his car and parked a little further from that sedan.

Rain is still pouring heavily.

Ming looks up to the rain. He blinks. Maybe for some hundreds time until the heavy rain turns into a drizzle, leave him with a quiet night.

"I thought you were already went home." A calm and confused voice startled Ming.

Ming turns to his side and saw as Phana stands slightly behind him.

Phana has an umbrella. "Were you calling a cab and it didn't show up?" He asks.

Ming blinks. And then he shakes his head. "I was...." Honestly, he doesn't know why he's still here. "It's raining, my car parked in the other side of the parking lot." He says. "I was waiting for the rain to stop."

"Owh." Phana nods in understanding. "I have an umbrella. We can share it to my car and then you can have it." He says. "How about that?"

Ming blinks. He nods. "Thanks, P'."

Phana smiles. Just his usual polite smile he usually has.

Ming blinks. This man is handsome. Really.

Ming can't help but think about how handsome Phana is when the tall man holds the umbrella and then gives it to Ming in the side of the black Audi.

"See you tommorow." Ming says when Phana gets into his car.

Phana lowers his window and gives one last polite smile and nods before drives away, leaving Ming stands alone under the umbrella, listening to water drops hitting it.

***

Ming leans his head towards the wall behind him. He is sitting in the farthest side of the hall, listening to the brief about the final performance, of what to do and how to show the best of themselves to win the competition.

And then his eyes wander to the other group, the Stars.

Wayo, in the other hand, looked busy with his phone, texting.

Ming sighs. He looks at the front again. Phana is alone again. It's understandable, Forth needs to handle SOTUS again.

Okay. This man upfront is working a little too much.

No common flirt worked.

Should trigger Phana's interest about dating too—it's not only about he's not into same sex relationship, but he works too much.

*

"Have you ever tried the food in the ramen shop nearby? I heard it was good." Ming starts the conversation when Phana takes one last run of tomorrow's preparation in the evening.

Phana looks at Ming and then he looks around. "Were you talking to me?" He asks, a little confused.

Ming looks at Phana un-amused. There's no one else but them in this big empty hall. Who else would he talking to?!

Phana blinks. "... I had never eat there. Usually I have ramen in the foodcourt near the ninth building."

"It's a little far from here." Ming says.

"Yeah. I have it when I went to Beam's place. He lives in the ninth building. It's one of his favorite." Phana says.

"Beam?" Ming tilts his head. Who -the fuck- is Beam?!

Phana makes a wrap up with tomorrow's prep. And then he turns to Ming. "See you tomorrow." He says.

Ming shakes his head. "No. See you at the ramen place nearby." He says.

"Huh? But I didn't...."

Ming turns around and walks away first. "I will order two bowls of ramen. I better see you there, P'." He says while walking away.

"Huh?" Phana is confused but not long after he parks his black Audi beside Ming's car and then sits across Ming.

"This place is nice, isn't it, P'?" Ming greets him there.

Phana nods. He looks around. He takes a sip of the broth and raises his eyebrows. "This is good. And it's closer from my place."

"Is it better than you usualy have?" Ming asks.

"Not really." Phana answers honestly. "But it's good."

Ming tightens his lips.

*

Ming can't help but calling Wayo when he reached his dorm after having dinner with Phana.

When Wayo answers the phonecall, he asks directly, "Have you ever heard someone named Beam?"

"Of course." Wayo answers, cheerfully. "He is the most handsome man I ever known!!"

Ming blinks. "More handsome than P'Pha?"

"Much more!" Wayo answers firmly. "He's my idol. He's everyone's idol. Girls all crazy about him but not one can make him settle." He pauses. "People call him the Casanova."

Ming sits in his bedside. "Do you know his full name?"

"Beam Baramee." Wayo answers.

Ming is thinking to Google that name when Wayo adds,

"P'Pha's all time favorite."

Ming flinched.

"If P'Pha was gay, I think he would be the one in his heart." Wayo continues.

Ming cuts the call and throws his phone to the couch.

***

A/N:

Ha.