MYMOON, Chapter 18: Part 1
The smaller man, wearing a yellow t-shirt with a crescent moon design he got for free using a boyfriend’s shop quota—Once in a Blue Moon—stood waiting for his older brother to pick him up in front of the condo. Last night, Phii Dom had called to say everyone was meeting at Theerak’s house before heading out. Initially, Klaijai planned to drive himself, but Phii Dom said he’d swing by to pick him up so they wouldn’t need multiple cars.
Klai looked down at the cream-colored shorts that ended about an inch above his knees, a small smile on his face. Normally, he wore shorts when lounging at home but rarely out and about. Most days, he had to wear a suit, so slipping into comfortable clothes was what Klai craved most during his days off. Since buying these shorts, they had become his favorite—the soft fabric made him feel so at ease.
Vroom~
The sound of a revving engine snapped Klai’s attention upward. He saw a black van with heavily tinted windows speed into the condo’s parking lot. As it screeched to a stop in front of him, the tires squealed against the pavement.
Skreech~
In that moment, a memory of his mother’s words from when he was a child echoed in his mind: “KhunKlai, hold my hand tightly, okay? There are so many people around here. Someone might kidnap you and throw you into a black van with dark tinted windows.” Though he knew it was just his mother’s tactic to keep him from running off, he couldn’t deny that this van was starting to make him believe her words.
Slide-
Klai took a single step back as the van’s door slid open quickly. Someone rushed out with frantic energy—a tall man, his face drenched in sweat, lunged forward and grabbed Klai’s shoulders tightly. Klai clutched his dark brown backpack to his chest, swallowing hard and shaking his head in refusal.
Klai didn’t have it… tens of millions of baht or whatever.
“Hey, kid…”
“Y-Yes…?”
Smack!
Klai’s eyes widened as Phii Dom slapped the back of the head of the man gripping his shoulders. But the sweaty-faced man, now with even more beads of perspiration, still didn’t let go.
“You idiot! You’re scaring my little bro. If you need the bathroom, just ask nicely, alright?”
“Kid… where’s the bathroom? My fortress is about to collapse!”
“Uh, go straight and turn left. There’s a bathroom for visitors there.” “Thank you so much, kid!”
With his answer secured, the tall man, clearly under attack by his own body, finally released Klai and bolted into the condo. Mr… what?
Klai watched the man until he disappeared from sight.
“My friend had to go bad… and traffic was insane. He was holding it in for ages before we got to your condo,” Phii Dom explained.
Klai, listening intently, nodded repeatedly. “He must’ve been holding it for a long time. His face looked like he was in agony.”
“Yeah, and he was acting all frantic too.”
Klai remembered that the person who just walked up to stand beside Phii Dom and chimed in with a cheerful tone was Phii Hia. The other good-looking guy shaking his head with an exasperated expression was Phii Real. He had met both of them for the first time when he went to watch Panli play football.
“You guys are a fucking mess. One minute you need to shit, the next you’re dizzy. What the hell is wrong with you? If we get to Theerak’s house late, Fah will chew us out again,” Phii Real said.
“How could I not be dizzy? Phii Fah driver drives like a maniac, overtaking when he shouldn’t,” Phii Hia replied.
Phii Dom chuckled and slung an arm around Klai’s shoulder. “You two wait for the other guy to finish his business. I’ll take my little brother to wait in the car.”
“Alright, alright,” they said.
“Let’s go wait in the car,” Phii Dom said.
“Okay, Phii Dom,” Klai replied.
He followed his older brother to the car, but when he scanned the people inside, Klai swallowed hard. He had never seen any of these faces before. He had prepared himself for the fact that most of the people on this trip would be seniors, and while their gazes didn’t exactly scream unwelcoming, they looked surprised. Some furrowed their brows, seemingly deep in thought. Klai felt an indescribable nervousness.
“No need to wonder—this is my little brother,” Phii Dom announced.
Unsure of what to do, one thought popped into Klai’s head: when meeting seniors, you should wai. He quickly raised his hands to wai everyone in the car. “Hello,” he said.
“Hi!” one replied.
“Hey, sit down!” another said.
The small figure smiled as the senior guys and girls relaxed their curiosity and greeted him warmly. Since Phii Dom pointed to the front row seat, Klai sat down there, scooting close to the window so his brother could sit beside him.
“That shirt you’re wearing… it’s from Panli’s store, right?” Phii Dom asked.
Klai looked down at the shirt he was wearing, then looked up and gave his brother a sheepish smile. “Yes, I bought it yesterday.”
“…”
“But I washed it already, Phii Dom. I was worried it wouldn’t dry in time,” Klai added.
Phii Dom laughed and gently ruffled his hair. “The brand owner would probably be thrilled to see it.”
“I didn’t tell Panli I’d wear this shirt to the beach… I wanted to surprise him,” Klai said.
His brother smiled before saying, “When we decided to invest in opening the store in Siam with the partners, those two siblings argued a lot during that time.”
“By ‘those two,’ you mean Phii Fah and Panli, right?” Klai asked.
“Yeah, but it wasn’t serious fighting. It’s just that Fah, being the older brother, was overly worried about his little sibling and still saw him as a kid.”
“…”
“As for Panli, he didn’t really listen to Fah much. Back then, we were so frustrated. Sometimes during class, Fah would call and argue with
Panli.”
“…”
“In the end, Fah couldn’t stop him. Panli secretly took hundreds of thousands from his savings to invest with his partners. On the opening day of the store, Fah was there. I still remember him coming back and saying to us, ‘My little brother’s really grown up.’”
Klai smiled and said, “Actually, Phii Fah’s words carry a deep meaning.”
“…”
“It’s like he was saying… Panli’s pretty impressive too.”
“Both siblings in that family are so stubborn. They rarely say anything heartfelt to each other.”
“But their actions show how much they love each other.”
“Exactly… like you and me.”
The younger one smiled at his older brother before glancing at Phii Real, who got into the car with an annoyed expression. Real chose to sit in the front row next to Phii Dom, while Phii Hia and Phii Ko sat in the second row. As the sliding door closed, a voice from the back piped up.
“Let’s go, Uncle. Ko’s done taking a dump.”
“Yes, sir,” the driver replied.
“You jerk! Can’t you just say ‘let’s go’ without embarrassing me?”
It wasn’t just Klai who chuckled at the exchange between the two seniors—everyone in the car burst into laughter. He turned to smile at his brother, thinking…
This trip’s gonna be a blast.
“My friends can be a bit chaotic, Klai.”
Klai laughed and said, “Don’t call it chaotic—lively’s more like it.”
“Oh, and did Panli mention that the resort in Rayong we’re heading to belongs to his uncle?”
Klai nodded enthusiastically. “Yeah, when we talked on the phone before bed, Panli mentioned it. I just don’t remember which day.”
“Oh…”
At that moment, both his brother’s tone and expression made Klai realize that he noticed the shift in their relationship. It was probably the phrase “we talked on the phone before bed” that revealed how close they’d become. If two people aren’t particularly close or don’t mean a lot to each other emotionally, no one would give up their personal time to spend it all on a phone call—especially before bed. Klai believed most people would want that time to themselves after a long day. But when there’s someone who makes you want to spend that moment with them…
I want him to be the last person to tuck me in at night…
…That person must have quite an influence on my heart.
Right now, Klaijai wasn’t sure what Phii Dom was thinking. He hadn’t intended to hide the rapid progression of their relationship, but he hadn’t fully shared it either. This was because Klaijai still carried many worries in his heart. He wanted things to go further, and once the outcome was clear, he promised himself he would share every detail and feeling with everyone.
His older brother gave a knowing smile, glancing at Klaijai’s light yellow shirt before saying, “By now… you and Panli must be pretty close, right?”
“Yes…” Klaijai thought the phrase not lying, but not telling everything still applied to this situation. “We’re much closer now.”
“Honestly, even without hearing it from you, just looking at you two, I can tell how close you and Panli are.”
“…”
“I’m happy for you, Klaijai, that you’re close with Panli. Besides me and your close friends, now you have Panli by your side too.”
“Actually, I have to thank you Phii Dom for introducing me to Panli. If you hadn’t invited him to my birthday party, we wouldn’t have become this close.”
Phii Dom smiled and asked, “This ‘close’… it’s more than just close friends, isn’t it?”
That was exactly what Klaijai meant to convey. He raised his hand, gesturing to indicate, “A little more than that.”
His brother chuckled softly, reached out to ruffle his hair, then pulled back to talk to Phii Real, who was asking about a shortcut to Theerak’s house. The smaller man slid open the curtain by the window, gazing at the sky, which seemed to have more stars than usual.
Klaijai wasn’t sure if it was because Panli had been joining him for lunch some days lately or something else that made his brother start wondering about their relationship. But what Phii Dom said confirmed that the “close” status wasn’t just clear to the two of them.
He used to worry about how to let others know about their evolving relationship, as it changed every day. He couldn’t even predict what tomorrow might bring.
Tomorrow…
They might become more than “close.”
Or they might stay just “close.”
No one could know… not even the two of them.
Since he couldn’t foresee the future, it sparked worry in his heart. But one thing was certain: he wanted to do his best to preserve everyone’s feelings—Phii Dom’s, Panli’s, his friends’, and everyone around him, including his own.
But now Klai realized something else… Predicting the future wasn’t what truly made him anxious. It was worrying about how others would perceive him that caused the unease.
He feared being questioned about things when he hadn’t yet found perfect answers.
He feared taking too long to find those answers, allowing others to make assumptions before he could reveal the truth.
His older brother’s words made Klai understand that the future and others’ thoughts are things beyond his ability to know or predict. Realizing that even with superpowers he couldn’t control these two things, he decided to let everything return to its rightful place.
Let the future belong to its own time.
Let thoughts belong to their true owners.
Let the future unfold without him worrying about it.
Let others’ thoughts be theirs without him getting involved.
Whatever the future holds, let it be—it’s tomorrow’s concern.
Whatever others think, let it be—it’s their thoughts, not his.
But if someone were to say that sharing his relationship with another person is important, and asked his opinion on it, Klai would probably
say…
A relationship between two people is like planting a tree. You don’t need to tell anyone you’re planting it or explain the complex steps involved. Others aren’t interested when you’re sowing the seed, adding fertilizer, or watering it daily. They’re just cheering for it to grow, not helping it grow faster.
Letting the tree grow steadily with only your care is best. No need for others to have expectations or watch how it develops, whether it will bloom beautifully or not. Let them see the tree when it’s grown strong and stable. By then, you barely need to explain anything—they’ll understand it all on their own.
With this realization, Klai understood that no matter how much or how little their relationship changes, it’s ultimately just about the two of them. Only they truly know it, and only their feelings matter. Today, Klai unlocked another layer of the feelings in his heart… From now on, Moon better be ready.
Because a slightly braver Klaijai is about to step up his game…
Slide~
As the van pulled up next to a white van, the senior sitting by the door—Phii Dom—quickly slid it open, as if he couldn’t stand being in the vehicle any longer. He turned and nodded at Klai, signaling him to get out. Klai stood up and followed Phii Dom out of the van, glancing at Phii Real and Phii Hia, who were still arguing nonstop. On the way to Theerak’s house, the two had bickered the entire time, forcing the driver to stop so they could settle their debate about the route. Even now, as they got out and walked toward Phii Fah, they kept at it.
“Klai… let’s switch to Fah’s car, alright?”
Klai, standing with his backpack hugged to his chest, shifted his gaze from the arguing seniors and nodded at his brother. “Sure, Phii Dom.”
“I’ll go find Babe in the house first. Want to come with me, Klai?” Phii Dom asked.
Klai scanned the area for someone before answering his brother. Spotting Moon smoking under a large tree, he turned back and gave Phii Dom a smile.
“You go find Phii Babe, Phii Dom. I’ll take my bag to Phii Fah’s car first,” Klai said.
“Your backpack isn’t that big… you could just bring it with you,” Phii Dom replied.
“Uh…” Klai glanced between Moon and Phii Dom. Seeing this, Phii Dom nodded with a small smile.
“Oh… alright, go put your bag away,” Phii Dom said.
Klai smiled and said, “Okay.”
The small figure held back a grin, clutching his backpack tightly to his chest as he walked toward the tall figure smoking under the tree. When Moon saw him approaching, he quickly tossed the cigarette to the ground, crushed it with his foot to put it out, and walked to wait by the back of the white van.
Klai smiled to himself as he looked at Panli, who was dressed exceptionally well today. His hair was styled neatly as usual, and he wore an oversized white shirt with cream three-quarter pants and brown leather woven shoes. Others might think Moon’s outfit was ordinary, nothing special compared to his usual style.
But to Klai… when someone is your special person, even if they look ordinary to others, they’re still the most extraordinary in your eyes.
His steps stopped in front of the tall figure. Klai met Moon’s gaze, and as usual, the latter reached out to gently ruffle his hair before speaking in a soft tone.
“I thought KhunKlai would drive here himself. I was just about to call you,” Panli said.
“I was going to drive, but last night Phii Dom called and said it’s better to come together so we don’t have too many cars,” Klai explained. “Oh…” Panli nodded in understanding, then scanned Klai from head to toe. He raised a finger in mock reprimand, putting on a stern face that Klai rarely saw. “Your shorts are a bit too short, you know.” As expected… Puppy would definitely say something like this.
And of course… Klai knew exactly how to handle it.
“Even if the shorts don’t pass…” he said, loosening his grip on the brown backpack and holding it by his side instead, letting the other see the shirt he was wearing before continuing, “…this shirt passes, right?”
In that moment, the sunlight couldn’t compete with the bright smile on the face in front of him. The unfamiliar stern expression was replaced by the playful glint in Panli’s eyes that Klai knew so well. Panli probably wanted to scold him for wearing short shorts, having warned him about the strong sun at the beach. But in the end, Klai had worn them anyway.
Yet, seeing him proudly wearing a shirt from Once in a Blue Moon, Panli couldn’t bring himself to stay stern. He pointed at Klai with a suppressed smile.
“Nice save,” Panli said.
“I know your warning me because you’re worried, but don’t scold me, okay? I really love these shorts and want to wear them to the beach.”
“If it was just worry, I wouldn’t scold. But it’s because I’m possessive too… not just worried.”
“…”
The words “worry” and “possessive” might seem similar, but they’re completely different in meaning. Knowing full well what “possessive” meant, Klai was so embarrassed he couldn’t speak.
And because he just stood there silently, the taller person grabbed him by both hands, spun him around, and stared without breaking eye contact. Then, in a soft voice, as if speaking only to himself, he said,
“It’s hard to accept, but I’ll try to come to terms with it because
KhunKlai loves these shorts.”
“…”
If Panli hadn’t just admitted to being “possessive,” Klai might not have understood that sentence. But because the word “possessive” clarified the meaning, Klai realized that for someone so possessive, accepting something like this must be far from easy—truly difficult.
Klai was turned back to face the possessive person again. He gave a faint smile, meeting Moon’s eyes. He thought Panli hadn’t yet realized that this possessiveness had already surpassed the boundaries of “close friends.” But even if he hadn’t noticed, it was okay. At least now, Moon was openly admitting his feelings and saying them directly to him, not just muttering to himself like before.
It was a good sign.
All the little hints Klai had been dropping every day were starting to make Panli feel something beyond just “liking.”
“You are done inspecting. Do I pass?”
“No choice but to pass. You’re already wearing them, and you keep saying how much you love those shorts.”
Klai burst out laughing and said, “You’re checking my outfit like a teacher.”
“And between a teacher and me, who’s stricter?”
The smaller guy furrowed his brow, thinking. “Honestly… probably Panli.”
Panli grinned. “Of course. A teacher’s just doing their job. But doing it with feelings… that’s bound to be different.”
Sometimes Panli was so straightforward that Klai couldn’t keep up. Though he’d gotten much better at handling it, he had to admit he still wasn’t skilled enough to match Panli’s words. Those words were like bullets piercing his heart, leaving him frozen as if his soul had been snatched from his body.
“…”
“KhunKlai, want to bring your bag into the car or keep it in the trunk?”
And the one who revived his life was the same person who once ended it.
“I was going to put it in the trunk, but I changed my mind. Let’s bring it up with us instead,” Klaijai said.
“Okay,” Moon replied.
Klaijai’s face flushed under that gaze—the flirty, charming look Panli was giving him. To avoid those eyes that always made him flustered, Klaijai looked elsewhere. He noticed Phii Babe, Phii Dom, and other seniors climbing into the car. Once Phii Fah followed Theerak as the last to board, Klaijai turned back to Moon.
“Panli, let’s get in the car.”
“Yup.”
He led Panli to the wide-open car door, giving a polite wai and a smile to Phii Fah, who was seated in the front row with Theerak, before stepping inside. Scanning the car, Klaijai saw several familiar faces, making the atmosphere in Phii Fah’s car far less awkward than the ride with Phii Hia.
“Klaijai, want to sit with me?” Phii Babe, seated by the window in the second row, asked with a concerned expression, likely thinking he wasn’t close to many people on this trip.
Klaijai glanced at his brother, seated next to his girlfriend. Phii Dom smiled and lightly patted the seat, inviting him to join them.
If Klaijai sat with Phii Babe and Phii Dom, he wouldn’t be able to sit with Panli, as there was only one seat left in the second row. Though they hadn’t explicitly agreed to sit together, Klaijai felt they were on the same page about it. He looked at the empty long bench in the back row and responded to his brother’s girlfriend.
“It’s okay, Babe. I’ll sit in the back,” he said with a smile to both of them.
As he walked toward the empty back bench, he heard someone ask in a worried tone, “Want to sit with us, Klaijai?”
Turning to the voice, Klaijai gave a faint smile. “It’s okay, love. The back’s empty.”
Settling onto the back bench, he smiled at the taller figure following him. But that faint smile faded when Panli chose to sit in the second row next to Phii Dom.
Klaijai blinked rapidly, realizing he’d assumed too much about their mutual understanding. Maybe Panli preferred sitting with the seniors. He lowered his eyes to his brown backpack, pulling out his earphones to keep loneliness at bay while sitting alone in the back.
“It’ll be lonely, Klaijai…” Theerak said, his voice and expression even more concerned.
Klaijai wanted to tell Theerak that it might indeed be lonely, as he said, but not too lonely with music as company. He was about to respond to ease Theerak’s worries when someone from the second row interrupted.
“Not lonely at all…”
With that, Moon stood and moved to the back bench to sit with him. Klaijai glanced at the side profile of the person beside him, and when their eyes met, Panli’s smile made Klaijai look down at the earphones in his hands again.
Klai only realized he’d become an overthinker when he fell this deeply in love with the moon. Just moments ago, he admitted to letting his heart slip to the floor without bothering to pick it up… The truth was, he didn’t have the strength to bend down and retrieve it.
When you make someone the moon in your heart, the moon isn’t just the moon anymore.
It becomes your entire world.
“Does KhunKlai really think this puppy would let you sit in the back alone?” Panli asked.
The one questioned looked up at the person beside him. “I… just thought Panli might want to sit and chat with the seniors for fun on the way.”
“If KhunKlai had chosen to sit with Phii Dom, I’d have sat where you could see me the whole time. But if you chose to sit somewhere else, I’d try to find a seat as close to you as possible.”
“…”
“Like right now, I’m sitting next to KhunKlai… I don’t want to sit with anyone else, just with you.”
Klai gave a small smile, meeting Moon’s eyes. His heart, which had fallen to the floor, was now placed back in his chest, on the left side, where it belonged. But it wasn’t Klai who picked it up—Panli was the one who bent down to retrieve it for him. Klai nodded repeatedly in understanding before asking, “So earlier, the puppy was just teasing me to make my heart skip, right?”
Panli burst out laughing before saying, “I’m not that much of a teaser, KhunKlai.”
“…”
“Earlier, Phii Dom whispered to me, asking for a cigarette because he didn’t bring any and was afraid Phii Babe would scold him. So I sat next to him and shared one.”
“Oh…” Klai nodded.
“I was only there for a moment, and you got this sulky. If I’d stayed longer… how much sulkier would you have been?”
He wasn’t sure if he’d have been sulkier, but Klai knew that when his heart sank to the floor, he felt an indescribable emptiness. It was like being left to drift alone in the vast universe. Not seeing his moon in that universe made him feel a hollow pang he’d never experienced before.
The smaller man tilted his head, resting it on the broad shoulder beside him, and wrapped both arms around the thick arm of the person next to him. Klai decided to hold on like this to chase away those feelings.
“Maybe I’d be just as sulky.”
“…”
“Or maybe a little more.”
Moon moved his free hand to gently rub Klai’s arm. Then, Klai felt something rest on his head—not the tip of a nose, but likely the cheek of the person beside him, pressed against his hair. Though Moon spoke softly while everyone else in the car was talking and laughing loudly as the vehicle moved, Klai clearly heard words that carried a tone contrasting with the lively mood inside the car.
“No need to go overboard… this much sulking is already too much,” Panli said.
“As long as I have Puppy by my side… I’m not sulking anymore,” Klai replied.
“You little rascal.”
A sweet smile lit up Klai’s face as he heard Moon’s soft chuckle. Klai silently thanked himself for having the courage to hold onto Panli’s arm, as this touch brought his smile back.
The truth is,
The person who could take everything away from him And the person who could give everything back to him Was none other than Sasin.
“Did KhunKlai bring earphones?” Panli asked. “Mhm, I like listening to music on long car rides.”
“Can I listen too?” Panli asked.
“Sure, but there’s a condition…” Klai looked up at the other, still not letting go of his arm. “For every trip from now on… Klai and Panli have to sit together the whole time.”
“Deal,” Panli agreed.
Once the agreement was made, Klai began untangling the messy earphone cords, his arms still wrapped around Panli’s sturdy arm. After unraveling the knots, he handed one earbud to Panli. Klai put the other in his ear, then pulled his phone out of his pocket to plug in the earphones and prepare to play music. He glanced at the person beside him, who was looking at the phone screen.
“What song does you want to listen to?” Klai asked.
“Hmm, I want to hear the songs you liked listening to over the past two weeks…”
Klai furrowed his brows slightly before saying, “The songs I liked two weeks ago?”
“Yes,” Panli confirmed.
Though he was curious about the reason, Klai wasn’t one to pry too much. So, he chose to play the songs he enjoyed two weeks ago, as Panli requested.
“I was listening to this song a lot back then,” Klai said.
“What’s the song called?” Panli asked.
Klai looked away from the phone screen after typing the song’s name, then lifted his gaze to Moon, who leaned in closer until their faces were… “Come Closer…”
Panli gave a sly smile and shot him a flirty look before saying playfully, “Are you talking about us or the song?”
“Both.”
“…”
As they locked eyes, mere inches apart, the melody of the song Come Closer started playing.
Come closer. I don’t want you to come closer. I’m not ready to step into this space yet, but it’s probably fine to mess it up. If it’s too clear, it might not feel as deep. Just this much, it’s not too much.
Klai thought listening to this song alone was embarrassing enough, but with Panli listening together, he was even more flustered.
Let me get closer to you little by little, seeping into your heart until I find your love.
“…”
Don’t know what I’m thinking just yet. Let me dream and wander a bit longer. Just a little more, this is already good enough. Even if it’s fleeting, maybe just a small dream, I’ll keep waiting. If I push too hard, I’m afraid you’ll pull away, your heart drifting far from mine, never to return.
“…”
Take it slow, keep some distance, maybe step back a bit. But no matter what, my heart won’t change. I love you because I want to love you, and I don’t want to love in vain. No matter what, my heart won’t waver.
The song looped back to the chorus, but their eyes never left each other. Klai swallowed hard, loosening his embrace from the other’s strong arm to create some distance.
Let me get closer to you little by little, seeping into your heart until I find your love.
But as the car suddenly swerved right, as if turning back to the other side of the road, the force threw Moon toward him. Klai instinctively placed a hand on his sturdy chest to brace against the momentum. But Panli’s face came so close that… their lips brushed lightly.
The smaller guy’s eyes widened in shock before he gently touched his lips. It couldn’t fully be called a kiss since it happened so quickly, and their lips didn’t press together like in the romantic movies he’d seen.
Still, Klai felt he’d given his “first kiss” to Panli. Moon bit his lower lip lightly, giving him a playful, mischievous look before saying softly, “Sorry, I wasn’t careful just now.”
“N-No… it’s fine. I understand…”
Klai replied, placing both hands on his lap and looking down at his phone. The moment had thrown him off so much that he didn’t even hear the song playing anymore. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and pursed his lips tightly.
Don’t know what I’m thinking just yet. Let me dream and wander a bit longer. Just a little more, this is already good enough. Even if it’s fleeting, maybe just a small dream, I’ll keep waiting. If I push too hard, I’m afraid you’ll pull away, your heart drifting far from mine, never to return.
The final verse of the song made him so embarrassed he could hardly stand it. One slender hand reached up to touch his burning ear. Truth be told, Klaijai felt hot all over. He desperately wanted to run into the sea to cool off, but the car, slowing down due to heavy traffic, forced him to accept that…
They’d have to stay this close for a few more hours.
“I think we got a bit too close just now,” Moon said, smirking beside him.
Moon tapped his own lips with his index finger, then pointed at Klaijai’s, as if emphasizing, “When the car turned… our lips brushed against each other.”
“…”
Klaijai was so flustered he turned his face away. But a gentle nudge on his arm made him look back. “W-What’s that, Panli?”
“The song’s over… but can I listen to ‘Come Closer’ again?” Panli asked.
Klaijai nodded and replayed Come Closer As the melody of the song that drove him crazy with embarrassment started again, he pretended to look away, hoping it would ease his shyness. But it didn’t help at all.
He admitted he was disappointed he couldn’t recall the feeling of their “first kiss.” But upon reflection, there was something even more memorable than that moment: the smile on Moon’s face.
Even if it was just a subtle smirk, it reassured Klaijai that Panli wasn’t rejecting him. Klaijai didn’t know how Panli felt right now, but he knew one thing…
If they got even closer like this again, Panli might end up liking Klaijai far more than the song Come Closer—by a long shot.
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