~December 2020~

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(this part was published on SMILE--the MingPha/PhaMing at the end of April 2020 as the epilogue)

Today Phana is having lunch with Ming outside the Faculty. Kit has no plans with his girlfriend so he has lunch with Beam in their Faculty foodcourt.

"I never thought Pha would consider 'feeling' in his dictionary, moreover to keep a relationship." Beam says. "But he is very happy it shows."

"Yeah. He just wants the best. It's surprising that he can find it in humans. Even more surprising, Ming can make him more human."

"... seeing you happy with your girlfriend and Pha with his boyfriend. I want to have one too." Beam says.

"Which one? Girlfriend or boyfriend?"

Beam looks at Kit for long enough. He is thinking.

"If you said this just because you don't want to lose over Pha, then that's not a good idea because it means you had to have better boyfriend than him." Kit says. "Having lover is not a competition tho."

Beam frowns funny. "Hey, maybe yes, maybe no. Besides, I've been trying girl after girl and not finding anything good enough to settle. Maybe I should try boy too! Boyfriend!"

Kit looks at Beam un-amused. "Fine, Beammie. Try find anyone who's better than Campus Moon. Both of the Campus Moon we know are taken by each other. The other Campus Moon is from the third year—he is from Engineering too, P'Kongpob, and he already has a boyfriend too."

"Two out of three Campus Moons are from Engineering. The next best thing is the Moon of Engineering who is available." Beam flicks his fingers.

Kit blinks. "But, Beam... the only Moon of Engineering available is...."

Beam smiled widely. "Forth Jaturapoom." He says proudly.

Kit gasps. "You are not serious. He is not into a relationship but he is the head of Engineering gang. He is dangerous."

Beam gets up. "Sorry, Kitty, you have lunch alone. I have something to do."

"Beam!! Don't! What are you going to do??!!? Beam! Come back here!!!"

But Beam already walks out the Faculty of Medicine.

Well, he has a slight crush to Forth anyway.

Maybe this is the sign from God that he shouldn't let it go. He should go for it. For him.

Beam drives fast to Engineering Faculty.

*

"Hi, Forth." Beam greets Forth while smiled widely. Both his hands are on his pocket and he leans slightly down to Forth who is eating his tom yum with Park and Lam sitting across him.

"Owh, hi, Beam." Forth returns the greeting. "What brings you here? Girls?" It's a little weird tho, usually Beam was not talking to him dirrectly—more like avoided him.

"No." Beam says. "You."

"Huh? What about me?" Forth looks at Beam.

Beam smiled tenderly. "Forth, would you be my boyfriend?"

Lam is stunned.

Park chocked on his lunch.

Forth is surprised but he only raise his eyebrows. "Why?"

Beam shrugs. "Why not?"

Silence.

Forth taps on the bench beside him. "Here, sit down first and help me going through with your words."

Beam sits down beside Forth.

"Did you asked me to be your boyfriend... or did I misheard your words?" Forth asks.

Beam nods. "I asked you to be my boyfriend." he confirms.

"Why?"

"Moon of Engineering is the best boy available in this university." Beam answers.

Forth blinks. He is confused. This one Phana's friend is the craziest person he ever known. "Why was that mater that you want a Moon of Engineering to be your boyfriend?"

"Because I want the best of all." Beam states firmly.

Forth blinks. "Why?"

Beam frowns. "You asked to many why-s."

"Because your answers hadn't answer any of my why-s." Forth retorts.

Beam clicks his tongue. "... seeing Kit happy with his girlfriend and Pha happy with his boyfriend. I want to have one too." Beam says. "And since I've been trying girl after girl and not finding anything good enough to settle. Maybe I should try boy too! Boyfriend!"

Lam and Park can only blink, unmoved.

Something is wrong with Beam's logic but at the same time right.

Forth tilts his head, trying to understand the situation.

"Campus Moon is the best." Beam continues. "Both of the Campus Moon we know are taken by each other. The other Campus Moon is from the third year—he is from Engineering too, P'Kongpob, and he already has a boyfriend too. Two out of three Campus Moons are from Engineering. The next best thing is the Moon of Engineering who is available." he flicks his fingers.

"You." Beam points his index finger at Forth. "Forth Jaturapoom." He smiled while says it proudly.

Silence.

"Silent means yes." Beam says.

Forth hurriedly shakes his head. "Nooo...."

Beam frowns. He didn't see it coming. "Why not?"

Yeah, why not? Both Park and Lam can't believe Forth said 'no'. Compared to cute boys and handsome man that Forth ever fuck, Beam is waaaay above average he could get.

"Pha would kill me for fucking you." Forth says.

"Then I'll be the one who fuck you. Case closed." Beam says.

Forth looks at Beam un-amused. "I won't ever give my ass. Nope."

"Fine, then you fuck me and fight Pha after." Beam continues.

Park chuckled.

Lam shakes his head. This boy is... really....

"No." Forth still says 'no'.

"Why?" Beam starts to be angry.

"I don't like you. You're not my type." Forth says.

Beam pouts. "Owh, come on. I know you are the kind of guy that if you like it then you like it. If you don't then you don't. But I am everyone's type. Just give me time to court you and you'll be all over me." he clicks his fingers. "Just like that."

"Just like that?" Forth looks at Beam un-amused.

Beam nods.

"I reaaaally don't want trouble against Pha." Forth says. "He helped me alot. I won't pay him back with betrayal by fucking his 'son'."

"He won't me mad if you love me and make me happy." Beam says.

Forth sighs. "I don't have time for that." he pouts. "Relationship will cost my game time and my time with the boys."

"It will not." Beam retorts. "Look at me playing with girls and yet I still keep my grade up and have time for the Craz Doc."

Forth raises his index finger. "That's why we are assholes who 'hit and run', remember?"

"Ah." Beam starts to understand the situation. "Skip the drama then. Let's just love each other and be happy together while enjoying our life with our game or study or friends. Shall we? We can fuck on our spare time."

"But I don't love you." Forth frowns. "And I don't want to be a responsible boyfriend if anything happens because seriously, I don't have time. This is the third semester. Have you seen my lab schedule? It's a schedule made from hell."

"Just say you do so Pha won't kill you." Beam says.

Forth growls. "But I don't want to."

"Just look at the bright side: you can fuck me and you don't have to pay for the room bill because if we were boyfriends, we can do it in our own place." Beam says.

"But being boyfriends would be too... much work. I can't do this, can't do that, can't flirt if anyone catch my attention, can't ignore my phone, can't play game all day long."

Beam looks at Forth un-amused. "Puh-lease, once you got Baramee, you won't go back. Others wont interest you anymore."

Forth rolls his eyes. "You are a handsome man, Baramee, but you're not that good and I don't have a heart to love."

Beam rolls his eyes too. "Whatever, Jaturapoom. I'm still going to court you." He insists.

"Whatever." Forth doesn't care.

Beam clicks his tongue. "So, what's good in here?" He asks.

"Tom yum." Forth answers.

Beam looks at Forth un-amused. "Not a day I ever saw you not eating tom yum." He says. He turns to Park and Lam. "What's good in here?" he repeats.

"He is right tho. What's good in here is tomyum." Park says.

Lam nods. "But if you want option, there padthai is good tho if spicy."

"Ok. Thanks." Beam gets up and gets a plate of padthai for himself. He stops in the minimart to get a bottle of water too.

He's back with the food and drink shortly after and then sit back down beside Forth.

"The pink milk is the best too here." Forth points at the drink stall.

"I only drink water during meal. Unless steak, that, I will have a red wine." Beam says.

"You have water only every meal? Won't it boring?" Forth asks.

"I am never boring." Beam winks at Forth.

Forth looks at Beam un-amused.

Park laughs. "I don't even see you flirt, now you flirt with Forth is a sight I'd like to see. Do that often."

"I will. I am courting him. Remember?" Beam says as he starts enjoying his padthai.

Lam looks at Beam and then looks at Forth. "Bet a thousand dollar, you'll fall in a week." he says to Forth.

"Bet on. I would not." Forth hisses.

Beam chuckled. "We'll see, wolfie, we'll see...."

***

A/N:

Beam is courting Forth. I am serious this time. This is unlikely Cliffhanger or Silver Watch or any of his way of courting before.

Beam put a real effort this time.

Let's ... this time with my ultimate bias... ForthBeam by TaeTee....