MYENGINEER, CHAPTER 49: The Last Rose

[Bohn]

“What’s wrong, Bohn, why that face?”

King commented when I walked into the bedroom. No one had gone home yet, even though we have to go to school tomorrow, but the guests said they would stay until morning. My parents didn’t mind, they just said if anyone was too drunk to go home, they could sleep here. Buhn and his friends were even holding a small concert by the pool, and despite everything, Buhn sings beautifully.

“I’m stressed about my siblings’ taste…” I shook my head before sitting at the edge of the bed. I don’t know if I should be happy to have such cheerful siblings, but…God, I’m stressed.

“I think they’re uniquely cool, I like it.” King said, I know you like weird stuff, but…don’t go liking Buhn’s and Bihn’s style, you’ll catch their fashion taste. Just those two are enough to stress me out. If you dress like that too, I might become a monk.

“So, we’re sleeping with you tonight, right?”

“Yeah.”

Whenever there’s a party like this, my friends usually stay in my room. There are other rooms, but they say they want to sleep together, which means everyone has to sleep on the same bed. I don’t know since when this became the norm, but it’s become a regular thing. Boss said, ‘Even if it’s cramped, we absolutely won’t let friends sleep on the floor or the sofa,’ that’s touching, don’t think I don’t know it’s because you’re all scared of ghosts, ha ha.

“Why didn’t you bring Duen along?” Bom asked while scooping some of the cake my dad made into his mouth. Actually, before coming up to my room, I had eaten a little. It was delicious, filled with chocolate and strawberries inside, Duen would have liked it, you missed out.

“He had to do house chores at his friend’s place.”

“Really. That’s why you look so flat.” Can you use ‘flat’ for people? This bastard is just lying down, go away, you don’t even have the energy to talk, his stomach is upset because he ate Tee’s tamarind paste. I actually feel sorry for him, but he deserves it more…I told him not to mess with Tee’s food.

“Better to call him.” I said softly before walking out to the balcony of the room. Those guys didn’t say anything; they were only interested in food and alcohol. It’s almost a new day; Duen must be done by now, I guess. I want to go pick him up, but he said he’d sleep at a friend’s house.

Ring, ring

(Hmm…) The voice on the other end sounded sleepy, indicating he was already asleep…no surprise, he’s very hygienic, almost to death.

“Are you asleep? Am I disturbing you?”

(No, no, let me wash my face to wake up first…)

“Are you done?” I asked, stretching my voice while looking down at the pool, where I saw my brother doing some weird dance moves before jumping into the pool…Buhn, the water is cold, man, even I feel cold with a warm shower…your balls must be shaking.

(Here I am, I’m awake now, the water’s damn cold, haha.) I smiled as soon as I heard the cheerful voice on the line. I like his sleepy voice, but I prefer his cheerful one even more.

“Video call, I want to see your face.”

(Heh, will you die if you don’t see my face for a few hours?) He cursed but still accepted the call. Duen’s face appeared on my phone screen as soon as he accepted. I thought something had changed…

“Who tied your hair like that?” I asked jokingly. Duen had his hair tied up in a fountain style, looking like he needed a slap for it. Look, it’s even reflecting light, haha.

(Why? Does it look bad? Should I take it down?)

“No need, leave it like that, it looks like a poodle.” I leaned against the balcony rail looking at the person on the screen, Duen was on a balcony too.

(Damn, I’ll take it down then.) He quickly took out the rubber band and messed up his hair. It was a Mickey Mouse hair tie, must be Tingting’s.

“Oh, it was cute like a poodle though.”

(Whose compliment is that?) Duen made a face at me. If we were close, I’d punch him so hard his lip would split…with my mouth.

“My compliment.”

(Annoying. If you were here, I’d kick you away.) I shook my head with a smile before looking up at the sky.

“I think…my eyesight is getting worse.” After saying that, I rubbed my eyes gently with my hand.

(Huh? What’s wrong, using the computer a lot? Should you see a doctor? I have class late tomorrow, we can go to the clinic in the morning. I told you not to stare at the computer screen for too long…you never listen to me, I’ll kick your ass.) Damn, will he make me smile until my cheeks crack?

“My bad eyesight isn’t from the computer.”

(Oh, then what’s it from? How do you know, are you a doctor, don’t-)

“It’s love that’s in my eyes…”

“Ughhhhhh. We can hear you!!!”

“Damn, the sweetness is piercing through the glass stronger than a sniper.”

Kiss

I turned towards the sound, seeing those guys pressed against the glass with their cheeks, oh my…your faces are the most ridiculous, even in such a state you can still crawl over to listen, you…

“Ouch, my eyes hurt!!!”

“Is it love in your eyes?!”

“No…it’s an eyelash in my eye, it hurts like hell…” I was waiting to hear something clever…

(Damn…I was worried, you crazy, does love at your dad’s house make your eyesight bad?) Don’t talk about my father-in-law like that, Nong Duen, or I’ll kill you.

“It actually makes my eyesight worse, you know.”

(How so?)

“I look at the stars and all I see is the moon.” [1] Duen means moon or month

(…)

“Damn, Bohn flirts every day, I’m sick of it, let’s go to sleep, leave him to sleep on the balcony.” Bom looked at me with disgust.

“I want to sleep on the balcony too.” King raised his hand as if asking for permission. The bedroom at the condo has a balcony, but he chose to plant trees in the room and then banish himself to sleep under a mosquito net on the balcony, whose friend is this, such a hipster.

“Stop the hipster act, damn Tee, drag him back!” After that, the hipster King was pitifully dragged back by Tee…

I kept talking with Duen, and before I knew it, it was one in the morning. I should let this health-conscious kid go to sleep; I want him to get enough rest because he’s been studying hard lately.

(One in the morning already…since I’ve been with you, I’ve become addicted to my phone, you know, Bohn.) He covered his mouth while yawning…capture, your face is so funny, Duen, ha ha ha.

“You’re not addicted to your phone…you’re addicted to me.”

(Ew, you self-absorbed jerk.) Cursing while smiling, what’s that about? Do you want me to kiss your cheek or something?

“I’m not self-absorbed…because I’m stuck on you.”

(Damn! I’m going to sleep now.) Duen covered his face with one hand, clearly embarrassed, his face turning red.

“Then I won’t disturb you…good night.” I smiled and waved goodbye. Actually, Duen has been sleepy for a while now, but he probably wanted to stay and keep me company, so he forced himself.

(Yeah, good night, you jerk.)

“Night, you little scoundrel.”

“Wow, you took your time getting back in.” Tee looked at me slyly. They were still in their drinking circle, what, are you guys part of the cirrhosis club? And what’s with drinking alcohol with cake?

“Damn, Bohn, you eat like you’re starving, drink up!” What does ‘starving like you’re starving’ even mean? The more time passes, the uglier the slang gets. But Boss…if you’re going to eat like that, let others eat properly, okay? Only he’s sitting on the floor with crossed legs, scooping cake with his hands, damn…the cream is smeared up to his eyebrows, is he eating or what?

“Merk, why do you let your wife do this?” I asked as I sat down next to

Merk. If you don’t stop her, I’ll really flirt with your husband, you bastard, Boss. After I said that, Merk looked at his wife with disgust. If you’re going to look at him like that, why not just go kick him?

“What’s wrong, dear, huh, why look at me like that, drink up, you want to eat me, huh? No, no, there are friends here, we shouldn’t like to show off.” Oh, Boss. Swallow your cake before you speak.

“Disgusting, Boss, eat properly.” The husband quietly wiped the cream off his wife’s face slowly…it would have been romantic if Merk had used his finger instead of the cake knife…

“Bohn, move, I want to sit with my husband.” Yes, sir.

We drank and chatted until past two in the morning, everyone was still there, no one was drunk…well, Bom passed out, when he’s drunk, he keeps mentioning Bohn this, Bohn that, like an old man. From last year’s events to this year…how do you remember all that?

Flicker!

“Bohn!!! Something big happened.”

“What’s going on?” I asked in shock as Ben suddenly ran into the room looking horrified. My friends were also startled; Tee jumped so much he dropped his wet tamarind…he was drinking alcohol with wet tamarind. I admire you, is there anyone normal around me?

“Come here, quick, hic.” The newcomer didn’t answer but pulled me along forcefully. I widened my eyes when I saw the clear water at the corner of my brother’s eyes, damn…he’s crying too, is it really something big?

Ben dragged me to his bedroom, sobbing the whole way but not saying a word, or is someone sick?

“Who’s sick, Ben?” Merk asked my brother. Almost everyone followed me, except for the one with diarrhea who couldn’t walk and Bom, who was too drunk to understand.

“Hic…m…mom.”

“Huh, Mom? Where is she?” I asked in urgency, I didn’t hear clearly before, but from the sound, it seemed like it starts with ‘cockro-’, and in our house, only mom fits that.

“By the…bed, hic.”

Hearing that, my friends and I immediately ran to the bedside, thinking my mom might have fallen and hit her head; the floor in her room is slippery marble. I had told Mom to use regular tiles, but she wouldn’t listen. Damn, my heart wasn’t feeling good, especially after seeing my little brother’s tears.

“Mom!!”

I shouted as loud as I could, hoping to find my mother’s body when I arrived, but…there was no one there. No one was there at all, looking left and right, no one. And there was no smell of blood, just the sweet scent filling the room.

“There’s no one here.” Merk checked under the bed; there really was no one.

“Where’s Mom, Ben?”

“No…hic, Mom.”

“Then no one is hurt?”

“Hurt…ugh.”

“Who’s hurt?” Boss crouched down, asking my little brother. Ben didn’t stop crying, and it wasn’t like he was pretending; he never cries in front of people…wait, he has before, I think I remember something. I scanned the room to make sure there was no ‘person’ there except for us.

“[sobbing]…”

“Huh?” “Daniel’s kid.” I knew it.

…how many times have I been speechless today?

“Who’s hurt? Who’s Daniel? Your relative, Bohn?” Tee asked, looking confused like the others.

“…Daniel is Ben’s close friend.” I didn’t know how to explain it. To say, ‘Daniel is Ben’s pet,’ wouldn’t be right either; that scoundrel treats Daniel like a best friend. If I say he’s a pet, he’ll definitely be mad.

“Alright, if he’s friends with Ben, they must be the same age, right? Shit, kids these days are so cool, having kids so young. But where did he go, this Daniel guy?” King looked interested as he scanned the room for Daniel.

“Hurt…he’s already dead. Hic, Bohn, help Diana, Dylan, David, quick…ugh.” Oh, seeing my little brother cry like this, my heart aches. Even though I’m worried about why he’s crying.

“Where are they?” Tee went to ask my brother, who made a face as if he was about to cry again, then pointed to the computer desk where a cake plate was sitting.

“I don’t see anyone…where are they?”

“Hic…in the cake.”

“I knew it…” I mumbled softly, I had a hunch since he said it was on the table, and there was nothing on the table except for the cake plate and a pencil case.

“Huh? What does that mean, is Daniel’s child a Smurf?” Boss asked in shock. You can think of that, you bastard, are you trying to be funny or do you really think so?

“Boss, you’re crazy. Who would be that small, right, Bohn?”

“Yeah, Daniel’s child isn’t that small.”

“See. You are…”

“It’s smaller than that.”

“Huh!”

“What’s wrong with the kids, Ben?” I bent down to ask my brother, who wiped his tears with his hand, his eyes red and swollen, so pitiful. Damn it…I’m allergic to my brother’s tears.

“I don’t know…hic…they were just eating cake…huh. Then they went still.” I went to look at the cake plate, oh my, those cockroaches, ‘eating cake’, what Ben meant by that must be they burrowed into it. No need for a doctor, I’ll do the autopsy myself. Trust me, they either died from overeating or suffocated because their air passages were blocked by cream…ha ha.

“Take heart, Ben, they’re in a better place now.” I gently stroked my brother’s head, this was a natural death. If I had killed them myself, how much more would Ben cry?

“But…hic, what will I do without them?” He buried his face in my chest, crying so much that even Tee jumped. I can’t say he’s overreacting because he’s still young and doesn’t understand these things fully. He took good care of his Daniels, like raising siblings, so when he saw them dead, he must have been heartbroken.

The matter ended with Mom taking Ben to sleep with her, leaving my brother’s room empty except for the three dead cockroaches lying in the cake…ha ha. Seeing the little rascal, I felt so sorry for him, his eyes were red and swollen from rubbing, his nose red from blowing it so much, he was sobbing until his body shook. Nothing Bihn and Buhn said was funny, oh, poor Ben, my dear brother.

“So…Daniel is a cockroach?” Boss asked when we got back to the room where Tang and Bom were lying on the bed, hugging…no, let’s say Bom was on top of Tang.

“Yeah.”

“And Daniel’s child is also…a cockroach.” King grabbed my shoulder to turn me to look, his face was shocked. Of course, who would think someone would keep cockroaches as pets…Madagascar hissing cockroaches exist, but Thai cockroaches…

“Yes.”

“Is your little brother crying because a cockroach died?”

“Uh-huh.”

“Oh. That’s…I should go to sleep, I can say that among the siblings…you’re the most normal.” I think so too.

Bon Ss: I’m at your friend’s house now.

I came to pick up Duen from his friend’s house. Tingting had already driven off. We talked a bit; his friend told me that Duen had been waiting for my call all night. So I asked why he didn’t call, and the friend said something that made me smile until my cheeks hurt, ‘He was afraid of bothering you.’

Even if you called every ten seconds, I wouldn’t be bothered.

“You’re here!” Duen said after opening the door and came to sit in the car. Even in just a tank top and shorts, he looked cute to me…even though Bihn wore the same thing last night, but the level of cuteness is worlds apart. He’s not tying his hair up now, which makes him look even cuter.

“Good morning.” I greeted before driving off, the destination being Duen’s house. Actually, I go there every day, but I’ve never seen his parents. The little scoundrel said his dad is in the military, and his mom goes to the market every morning, so we always miss each other.

“Now, uh, good morning…ah.”

“Huh?” I looked at what was in the hand of the person next to me, seeing it was a small pot with a tiny plant, just the size of Duen’s hand. No, it’s even smaller than that, with little white flowers in the pot.

“For you.”

“Why give it to me? For what occasion?”

“Today’s my last day of the month.”

“And?”

“Well, it’s the last day I’ll give you flowers.”

“Oh…and why is it a plant this time?” Others might call it something else, but at my house, we call it a miniature rose. My mom once grew them, but they were crushed to death by Bihn. Poor thing…

“I don’t want it to wilt and die like the other flowers. Take good care of it, okay? If it dies, I’ll cut off your belly.” Duen said, pointing at me accusingly. That’s terrifying, whose boyfriend is this?

“Yeah, heh heh.”

“By the way. Don’t you want to surprise me a bit, like…turn off the lights and whisper in my ear, ‘This rose represents my heart. I want you to take good care of it, my love.’ They do that kind of thing on TV all the time.”

“No, too lazy.”

“Wow, really?”

“Why? Do you have a problem with me?” He turned to ask provocatively, what can I do, I mean…

“No, khrap.”

“Then forget it.” Why are you so scary, Duen?

“This being the last rose, you won’t come to see me at the faculty in the morning then.”

“What’s the difference if I go or not?”

“Come on. My heart is with you, how can my body and heart be apart?” I pretended to look sad. I don’t know, I want him to come see me every day like before.

“It’s there.”

“How is it there, I-”

“My heart is with you.”

 

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MYENGINEER, CHAPTER 48: Happy Birthday to Big Brother

[Bohn]

“Where to next?” Duen asked. Initially, I was going to drop him at home because of the hot sun. I didn’t want the other person to get a tan, but thinking about it, I completely forgot that tomorrow is Buhn’s birthday and I haven’t bought him a gift yet…Buhn, I’m sorry.

“Can you come with me to buy a gift?” I put down the cake box before looking up to ask the person next to me. Earlier, I took Duen into the cake shop, and his face was redder than the strawberries on the cake, even though I promised not to flirt…But the sign outside the shop seemed to beckon, ‘Go ahead…flirt with him’…so I did a little, heh.

“A gift? Sure.”

Should I buy something fake, superficial, for Buhn? He already has too many fake things. He has fake plants too. How about fake cockroaches? What would Buhn do with them? Ha ha, wait. Maybe Ben would buy fake cockroaches for Buhn.

Speaking of Ben, his [siblings] are damn hard to kill. I tried putting the box in the water hoping they’d drown, making it look like an accident, but damn…they survived. Should I just burn them and tell Ben, ‘They wanted to explore the wide world’?

Where were we? Right, Buhn’s gift. So, what should we buy for him…

“What are you going to buy?” Duen followed me slowly. Not for any reason, he’s still sleepy, so he can’t walk fast. Watch out, he’s about to bump into someone. Why are there so many people in the mall today, is there some event?

“Duen, be careful when you walk.” I reached out to grab his shoulder and pull him close, then bowed my head to apologize to the person he almost bumped into. He didn’t scold us; he seemed more amused.

“Sorry! I’m sleepy…” The person whose shoulder I was holding rubbed his eyes. Right now, in my eyes, Duen looks like a lazy cat, his voice groggy and even growling, will he bite me?

“Just a moment, we’ll be done soon.” I gently patted his head before leading him to Buhn’s regular store. It’s not some fancy, expensive shop.

Buhn’s regular store is just an ordinary shop that sells only fake items, from fake nails to fake tanks. Buhn frequents this place so much that the owner made him a VIP card to use for buying things in the store…sounds special, but actually, Buhn is the only one who shops here, ha ha. “Welcome, oh, isn’t that Buhn’s younger brother?” John, the shop owner, greeted us while hanging something on the shelf…Hey, that’s…a…a…

…fake missile.

“Yeah.” I nodded in response, then looked at Duen again, who had already laid down on the sofa. Understandably, after eating, you get sleepy, especially with the cool AC.

“Make yourself at home, just ask if you need anything.” Phii John, the shop owner, said kindly…his name fits his appearance. Not handsome like a foreigner named John, but scruffy like his name suggests, with all that hair and beard covering his face. Looking at him, he reminds me of my code brother, is this some trend they’re into or what?

“Tomorrow is Buhn’s birthday. So, I want to get him something fake, something that will amaze him when he sees it, something he’ll like, do you have anything like that?”

“Oh, it’s Buhn’s birthday. No wonder Tae was ordering stuff since last Duen.”

“What did Phii Tae buy?” Phii Tae, being Buhn’s best friend, should know his taste the best. If I know what he bought, it could guide me in choosing a gift for Buhn, shred, anything smarter than what I’d think of?

“He told me not to tell anyone.” I knew it…

“Then help me out, brother, is there anything that would make Buhn so happy he’d bow at my feet?” I asked while my eyes were fixed on the lazy cat sleeping on the sofa. It’s really asleep…just a cat, huh?

“There is, there’s one thing, let’s go see it, it’s out back.” Phii John led the way to the back of the store before waving for me to follow. I hesitated for a moment before deciding to follow him, I didn’t want to leave Duen alone while he was sleeping, but I also didn’t want to wake him…It’ll just be a quick look, it should be fine.

The back was full of foam boxes and cardboard crates, shred…those are R-rated items, do you sell stuff like this too? I looked around with interest because there were signs labeled ‘New’ and ‘Used’, well separated.

“Look here, young man, this is what you’re looking for! How’s that for surprising?”

Blink

Phii John’s rough, hairy hand (?) pulled away the black cloth, and I opened my eyes wide when I saw what was hidden underneath. Wow…I am indeed surprised, but, God, would Buhn like this?

“Do you want it? This is a rare item, it just arrived today.” Is this what you call rare? I assessed the ‘rare’ item the shopkeeper was talking about; how does this look rare, maybe at best it’s just fully underarm hair.

“Uh…would Buhn like this?” I asked again for reassurance.

“For sure, trust me.”

“Then I’ll take it.”

“It has to be like this, you’re so lucky. If you came any later, it would have been sold already.”

“Ha, is it that in demand?”

“Absolutely, it’s a very limited edition.” Limited indeed…

“Huh…where’s Bohn?”

The sound from inside the shop got louder, probably because Duen has woken up. I chatted with Phii John for a bit before excusing myself to go to him. Duen was making a grumpy face while rubbing his eyes, looking for me around the shop, probably scared to wake up and find no one around.

“I’m here.”

“Where did you go…leaving me alone.” Duen came over and hugged me loosely, not only flirting when drunk but also when sleepy, huh?

“I didn’t leave, just went to look at some stuff for a moment.” I gently stroked his messy hair while Duen tightened his hug and buried his face in my chest.

“Sorry.” Has anyone ever told him how cute he is…Yes, I’m the one who said it, and I have the exclusive right to do so.

“Just a moment, we’ll go back soon.” I leaned down to nuzzle his white cheek teasingly. With Duen around, I always end up doing these corny things. You make me shameless, do you know that?

“Hmm…” The person hugging me nodded in understanding. I rocked him side to side like soothing a child, and he seemed to drift off. I could hear him purring.

“Like a cat, heh heh.” I poked his cheek twice gently, but Duen didn’t wake up. How can you sleep like this, it’s too impressive.

“Hey hey, don’t do that in my shop.” The young shop owner came over carrying a large gift box. I told him to wrap it himself. He didn’t charge for the wrapping because this item was expensive enough. Watch out, if Buhn doesn’t like it, I’ll hit Phii John with it.

“Not here, Phii, this one doesn’t like doing it outdoor, heh heh.”

“Ha ha.”

“Duen, walk properly, you’ll bump into someone.”

Duen nodded but still walked unsteadily, as usual. Is he that sleepy? After leaving Phii John’s shop, I let the sleepyhead carry the gift box because he said he wanted to hug something, and I didn’t mind since Buhn’s gift wouldn’t break.

“Ho, Bohn, I am sleepy too.” Duen wobbled over and leaned his head on my shoulder. How can you be that sleepy, should I go buy a bed and pillows for you?

“Why are you so sleepy like this, like an ice cream tub?” I pinched his cheek gently, and Duen made an annoyed sound in his throat, then hit me with the gift box with a loud smack, ouch, that hurt, damn.

Finally, I managed to support the sleepy cat back to the car safely. Every time I let my guard down, he would try to lie down on the floor, or he’d bump his head into everyone who passed by, are you being aggressive?

“Duen, do you want to go straight home or sleep at my condo first?” I wasn’t trying to lure him. I just wanted him to get to a bed quickly, and my condo is close by.

“…Dream on, you bastard, take me home. If I’m not at home in fifteen minutes, you’re dead, you slacker.” Why did he suddenly wake up so fast, just a moment ago he was so groggy.

I took Duen home safely. That night, I called him, we talked until he fell asleep, nothing more than that. Less than a minute to go before it’s Buhn’s birthday. Even though we’re grown, me and Bihn still compete every year to see who can wish him a happy birthday first. It has to be me, little brother, hah.

0:00 a.m.

Bon Ss: Happy Birthday, big brother!

Brother named Bihn, Not Black But With Huge Balls: Happy

Ha! How about that! I posted three seconds before you, Bihn!!…And your birthday wish is so short, have I ever told you I’m worried about your Facebook name, ‘huge balls’, is that what you think or not? If so…whether they’re big or not is a personal matter, why tell others?

Not long after, the birthday boy himself commented back.

Buhn, Korawit: Hmm…is it my birthday today?

“Damn, don’t tell me you forgot your own birthday.” No wonder our parents are worried and don’t want you to go far.

Bon Ss: You idiot!! If it’s not your birthday, then whose dog’s birthday is it?

Brother named Bihn, Not Black But With Huge Balls: Yeah, who are you, so confused, –

Buhn, Korawit: I was just joking. Who would forget their own birthday?

Brother named Bihn, Not Black But With Huge Balls: You, that’s who!!

I know you really forgot.

After we wished him, many more people came to wish him. I read for a bit and then went to bed. We’re having a birthday party for our big brother at home, and Mom told me to invite a lot of friends. I invited Duen, but he’s not free because he has some work to do. Sigh, why does it have to be today?

“Hey, you guys.”

“You’re here, birthday boy, why didn’t you come after the party?” We greeted Buhn who walked in with nearly ten of his close friends. The party started at half-past nine, but the birthday boy arrived at half-past two, wow, impressive.

“You told me you’d be late, so being a good brother, I decided to come even later than you.”

“My late is like ten minutes, dude.”

“Who would know that? You said you were dropping off your boyfriend, so

I added an hour for you to do some naughty stuff.”

“Add one more.”

“Mom, sigh, I’m really tired of you guys, but whatever, go blow out the candles, everyone’s waiting by the pool.”

“Alright!” Buhn ran towards the pool, not forgetting to drag his friends along. Even though he looks like this, my brother organized his own party. He plays music with his friends at a pub, which pays pretty well.

“Today, Buhn, I’m going to blow out your candles, huh huh.” Bihn ran after him, nudging Buhn’s shoulder. Since the last birthday, Bihn didn’t get to blow out the cake candles because Buhn did it first, he must be holding a grudge.

“Your dad left nut.”

“Your dad is my dad too…Dad, Buhn cursed at you!”

“No, I didn’t curse at Dad, you brat Bihn, Buhn tagged you!”

“Oh, damn, Buhn!! Take this!! Bihn’s fart power…eight.” Ew, you disgusting Bihn.

“These two kids, speak more nicely.” Mom said, exhausted. I feel so sorry for my mom having sons like them. Those two were quiet for a moment when Mom scolded them, but it didn’t last long…

“Ghost Buhn, why do you act like this with your brother?”

“Ghost can’t-”

“Sigh!!!”

(The host is here…oh, Buhn! What’s with your outfit? Oh, I’m sorry, haha.) The female host spoke without thinking. Her name is Arty, she’s a friend from my brother’s faculty.

“Mom told me to dress Thai style!” Buhn shouted back to the host on the other side. His friends looked at each other, laughing. He wasn’t this mischievous before, he’s become so after hanging out with Phii Tae, huh, but Phii Tae isn’t like this.

(Sigh, you all know how the birthday boy is…let him be, let’s get on with our ceremony.)

Once she finished speaking, someone brought the cake to the birthday boy without turning off the lights because Buhn said, “Wow, I already know what it is, no need to turn off the lights, it’s a waste of time.” So we just went with it. Dad made this cake himself; it’s quite large. I’m very happy that we have someone in our house who can cook, I’m about to cry, damn it.

“Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday, Happy birthday, Happy birthday to you.”

The birthday song rang out from all directions. Mom and Bihn were holding the cake since it was too big for one person to carry. The top of the cake was decorated with chocolate and cream shaped into several boys, with the largest one having a sign around his neck that read, ‘Buhn’.

“Happy birthday to my eldest son, may you be happy. Study hard, son, and…stop dressing like this.” Laughter erupted immediately after the mother’s blessing and request ended, before the birthday boy went to blow out his cake, which Bihn didn’t try to steal as he said he would.

Boom!

“Hey! / Scream!” The guests exclaimed in shock when one girl fell into the water. I was shocked too. I was about to jump in to help when a voice came through the microphone.

(Boom boom boom. It’s just a prank, no need to panic, Tee just wanted to invest in some fun for friends…Boom boom, wait there, I’ll come interview you.) Damn…Arty is so manly, he jumped into the pool to interview the birthday boy about his feelings, bro, you could have walked around.

(Cough cough! Just a prank…Ahem, does the birthday boy have anything to say?) Arty climbed out of the pool and walked over to ask his friend.

“What should I say…” My brother asked into the microphone, looking at his friend in shock because Arty’s eyeliner had run down to his (fake) chest, the eyelashes were falling onto his cheeks, but he wasn’t fazed by the mess…Is this Arty or Thapanee?

(Anything you want to say, you elephant…Oops, sorry.)

“Then…thank you everyone for coming to my birthday party, also…I’m still single, you can hit on me, that girl in the purple shirt is really beautiful, wink wink.” I knew you’d be vulgar…

(Uh…and-)

Flicker

Suddenly, all the lights went out, even the ones in the pool. As I was about to check the light switch, I was stopped by one of Buhn’s friends. Suddenly, dozens of small lights appeared, they were from the candles on a not-solarge birthday cake. The person holding the other cake was none other than Phii Tae, wow, there’s a surprise.

“Happy birthday to you…”

“Happy birthday to you, happy, birthday, happy, birthday…” A tall figure approached the slender birthday boy; it would have been a nice picture…if damn Buhn had changed his clothes.

“Happy birthday to…Buhn.” Phii Tae smiled before handing the cake to my brother. What a good friend, if it were my gang, we wouldn’t do something like this.

“This is our gift to you.” A large gift box was handed to my brother, who was still in his Ben-style sarong, looking confused by the events but went to open it anyway. When he saw what was inside, he couldn’t hold back his tears.

“Hey hey, why are you crying, birthday boy?”

“To buy this, we had to pool all our hard-earned savings from our entire lives, man.”

“Sorry it’s not that expensive…but it comes from our hearts.”

My brother’s musician friends stood in a circle around the birthday boy, who was already covering his face and crying. If I were him, I’d probably cry too. They work to earn their own money, every penny counts, but they chose to spend it on a cake and gifts for their friend. I don’t know much about music, but I could tell the gift was an electric guitar.

“Happy Birthday, Buhn!”

Everyone said in unison. This birthday must be the most memorable for my brother.

Happy Birthday, my real brother.

We partied until almost midnight; Mom and Dad didn’t mind us getting drunk, but they told us not to overdo it. Duen still hasn’t called yet, he said he’s not done and will probably sleep at a friend’s house.

“Here’s my gift.” I handed him the gift box, wondering if Buhn would like it…but if he doesn’t, I won’t buy him a new one, it’s damn expensive…’damn expensive’, a new term coined by Boss, hah, yeah, Boss and the gang came today, but Tang had diarrhea, so they all went to hang out in my room. “What is this…”

“I don’t know if you’ll like it, but Phii John said it-”

“EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!”

“?!?!!”

“Bohn!!!! I love you, I love you so much!!!” He ran over and hugged me tightly. I was too shocked to resist, and everyone nearby was startled by his scream…what the hell?

“H…huh?”

“This is a super limited edition!! I’ve wanted it for so long but never managed to order it in time, look, Tae, Kim, check this out!!!”

“What…is this the thing you’ve been wanting?” Kim examined the item in his friend’s hand. Buhn wouldn’t let anyone touch it, it…it’s that valuable?

“Yes, oh, I’m so happy, Bohn, give me a kiss.”

“Ew…so you like it?” I pushed his face away with all my strength while looking at the item in his hand again…I don’t see the value in this damn thing, why are my siblings all so weird? The oldest son likes fake stuff, the third one’s crazy, the youngest keeps cockroaches…I can’t live in this house anymore.

“Very much!”

“Uh…”

“How could it not please you, this is the fake toilet with floating poop the size of my hand that I’ve always wanted! The design is the most avantgarde and modern. Look at the poop inside, it looks so real!!! I’ve wanted this to decorate my room for so long, it makes me hungry just looking at it.” Damn…I really don’t know what to say.

 

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MYENGINEER, CHAPTER 47: Double Date

[Duenhaw]

“Have you met before?” I tilted my head to ask the new arrival. From their greeting, it seems they might have met at the hospital. Plus, they called each other “patient’s relative from room 203.” which means they probably don’t know each other’s names yet.

“Well…let’s see, have we met?” My brother gave a slight smile before sitting next to Frang. They don’t seem to dislike each other; they must have met on good terms…I guess.

“Then let’s introduce ourselves. Phii Thara, this is Frang, my senior at university. Frang, this is Phii Thara, my brother.” “Hello.” Frang gave a dry smile.

“Uh.” the father of the cupcake smiled back.

“Order already, you’re late, everyone else has ordered.” I handed the menu to my brother. I’ve ordered the swimming manatee ice cream.

“Can I order everything?”

“Sure, but if you can’t finish it…I’ll kill the cupcake.” After saying that, I gave an evil smile, as taught by Phii Boss. He told me, ‘Keep it for emergencies, my disciple, do you know how to use it? It’s easy…look at him, give an evil smile, then threaten, that’s all it takes to scare him,’. Hey…why isn’t Phii Thara scared? He’s laughing instead. It’s not just him, the whole table is laughing…except Bohn.

“Who taught you to do that?” he laughed.

“Why? Isn’t it scary?”

“Tell me the truth.”

“Damn. No need! So, are you going to eat or not? Order something already.”

“What should I get…what did you order?” I was about to answer, but then I realized Phii Thara wasn’t asking me…Phii Yim pointed at himself, confused, as if asking, ‘Me?’ before my brother nodded with a smile.

…It’s blinding, the aura of these two gentlemen is shining like spotlights. This should be the first and last time I’m this close to them both.

“…This one, please.”

“Cat ice cream? Do you like cats…Oh, you mentioned having a cat named New.” How well do they know each other, why does Phii Thara know Bohn’s cat too?

“Ah…uh huh.” And why does Frang look so flustered? Usually, he’s always smiling, but now he can’t even manage that.

“Then…I’ll have the same as you. I’ll take this one.” My brother turned to order from…the young male staff with a fluffy rabbit tail. I looked at him with interest. If Bohn wore something like that, it would be hilariously funny, for sure, ha ha.

“Do you like it?”

“Uh…huh? Well…” My face heated up immediately when asked that, perhaps I was staring too much. That staff member turned to ask me jokingly, too. Damn, I’m so embarrassed, he probably thinks I was checking him out, huh? Damn, Duen, you pervert, media.

“You’ve been staring for a while.”

“It’s not that I…not that I…” I didn’t know how to deny it. I couldn’t say, “I wasn’t looking at your butt. I was just looking at the fluffy tail there.” because that would still be looking at his butt!! Or maybe, “I wasn’t looking at you. I was looking at the dust on that fluffy tail. I was worried it might bite you.”

“It’s okay. But-” As the staff was about to say something, he was interrupted by the person next to me.

“Don’t you have work to do?” Oh my…that was a very cold voice, dad, did you eat dry ice or something?

“Uh…sorry.” After saying that, the staff gave a dry smile and quickly walked away. So pitiful, today Bohn seems unusually moody.

“Why were you looking at him, why did you smile at him, why did your face turn red when he looked at you, why did you stutter, do you like him, Duen?” Bohn turned to look at me with furrowed brows, I wanted to deny it, but I did exactly what he described…

“Bohn, calm down.” I grabbed his arm to calm him.

“How can I calm down? Look at what you did.”

“I don’t like him at all.”

“If you don’t like him, why were you looking at him, why were you smiling!”

“Bohn, don’t be so loud, I’m sorry, I was looking, true…but I didn’t think anything about him. I just thought it would be funny if you wore that, so I smiled.” I answered truthfully before reaching out to hold his hand. Hearing this, the jealous one sighed softly and then used his free hand to prop up his chin, looking out of the shop with a bored expression.

“Are you dating?”

“Yeah, how did you know?”

“My house has internet access, I have social networks…but even without them, I’d know. No seniors or juniors hold grudges against each other like that.”

“Really? You’re good at this, how did you figure it out? I think…me and Bohn weren’t that obvious.” We didn’t do much, just talked, held hands, looked into each other’s eyes…

“Oh, if that’s not obvious, what would have happened if I wasn’t there yesterday?” Phii Yim teased.

“Duenhaw, you’ve got a fragile heart.”

“Not at all. I’m not talking to you anymore!”

“Haha.” I think getting my doctor brother and Phii Yim together might have been a grave mistake. Not only do they radiate an aura, but they’re also quite the teasers!

“Your orders are ready.”

It’s not the same server as before, huh? Maybe Bohn really scared him. Poor rabbit guy.

“Oh, that’s cute…next time, let’s bring the cupcake to eat together.”

“?” With that confused look, I guess he doesn’t know my brother’s son yet. Don’t bother, brother, you won’t sleep once you know him. The cupcake is smart, when it’s hungry, it makes a “chirp, chirp, chirp” sound to make its dad run and fetch food better than I can…Phii Thara buys him tuna paste and foie gras. Plus, he lets him sleep in a model house the size of a dining table. I know you love your son, but brother…the cupcake is a gecko, letting it eat insects on the wall should be enough.

At first, Phii Thara just kept it to prank me, but I don’t know what happened that made him fall for it so much. I asked him once, and he replied, ‘I don’t know when or how it happened either, at first I was just joking around with him, it wasn’t serious, but over time…I fell in love with him, maybe it’s because of the bond that grew unknowingly, Cupcake ah, saranghae…’, Hyung!! The cupcake is just a lizard!!!

“The Cupcake is my pet, my pride. Do you want to see? I have pictures of him.” Phii Thara smiled, his eyes sparkling, my crazy brother has a sonboasting disease. Frong looked puzzled for a moment before his gaze dropped to the other guy’s T-shirt…I forgot to mention, not only does it have a picture of the Cupcake printed on it, but it also says, ‘Dad’s beloved Cupcake.’

“…Is this it?”

“Yeah, isn’t my son cute?”

“…Uh, yeah, he’s cute.” His tone was so off. Should we send Mai to deal with him, Phii Yim? I’ve been annoyed with him for a while now.

“Right? Want to see more pictures? I have plenty, even clips of him sleeping, he makes little noises while he dreams.” Ah.

I turned to look at the person beside me; he gently squeezed my hand. Since then, I haven’t taken my hand away…no, I should say, the savage hasn’t let me take it away.

“Huh? What did you say?” I tilted my head while looking at my conversation partner. He was eating his coffee-flavored ice cream. Of course, it’s the only menu item that seems less sweet, oh, RIP for those who don’t like sweets.

“Why are you looking at other people, eat your ice cream, your dugong is melting.”

“Yeah, I-”

“Eat it.”

“Ouch, you jerk!” (Ouch, damn Bohn). I covered my mouth before cursing him in a muffled voice. Bohn shoved ice cream into my mouth, I wouldn’t mind if he just scooped it in normally, but why the force! It banged against my teeth with a loud clack, damn.

“Eat it, I can’t flirt with you today so…I might be a bit rough, but it’s because you asked for it, Duen.”

That’s not it! I only said you couldn’t flirt, I didn’t ask for this hardcore treatment! A smile is fine, I didn’t forbid that, being nice is fine, I didn’t forbid that, being gentle is fine, I didn’t, say, forbid!!

“Squeal, look, that table over there, those guys are stunning, you!”

I turned to look at the source of the voice, realizing the previous comment came from the girl with braids at the next table. She was sitting with a friend who had gray makeup on her face, why the gray face, is it a trend or what…

“Little sister, open your eyes, they’re not into you.”

Her female friend made a face, she’s actually pretty. If she went for a softer makeup look, she’d probably do well…and are those earrings or something else, they’re so big.

“How do you know, I’m so beautiful even the Buddha would disrobe to chase after me.”

“Oh, wake up, daughter, no matter how beautiful you are, they wouldn’t want a slut with a vagina like you. They’re on a double date, can’t you see!” After saying that, she pointed at us repeatedly.

Damn, that’s not it at all!

“You idiot, you really are delusional, you mushroom-head!”

“Look. Open your eyes and see their hands, see how they’re holding each other.” I jumped when I heard that, even though we had our hands under the table…damn. I tried to pull my hand back, but Bohn wouldn’t let go, looking at me calmly like this, thinking I’m scared…yeah!!

“…”

“You’ve gone quiet, haven’t you? Look at that couple, see, they’re touching each other’s nipples.” Wait, wait, Phii Yim isn’t touching my brother’s nipples, he’s just looking at the Cupcake on the shirt.

“What’s up with you? I told you, the era of monkeys is long gone. This is the era of gentlemen, the tusk-war, you know!! Pan, pan, you monkey without a husband!” Damn, that was harsh…

“Wow, why do hot guys have to insult each other?”

“Hmm…how should I put this? It seems like we’re being seen as on a date, isn’t it, Patient’s Relative?” my doctor brother said, laughing.

“Yeah, seems that way.” Phii Frong said, trying to hold back his laughter. To be precise, we were laughing so hard our shoulders were shaking the whole table. I don’t know if it’s bad for us, but their conversation was hilarious.

“Really.”

“What should we do?”

“?”

“They think we’re on a date, are we going to let it be like this?”

“Don’t you like it? Sorry, I’ll go clear it up.” Frang said urgently, standing up to leave, but my brother grabbed his arm first…so now I have nothing to talk about with Bohn except to narrate others’ behaviors?

“No need, haha.” The Cupcake’s dad said with a laugh. The one who stood up sat back down to enjoy his ice cream. When he eats, it looks so delicious, smiling big, like there’s cannabis inside…or is there?

“When you smile, it looks much better than when you cry, smile more often, please.”

Forget it, I’m too lazy to keep describing.

“Bohn.” I gently shook the hand that was holding mine. Damn, I’ve got nothing to do, sitting here watching this good couple in front of me, feeling strangely annoyed.

“Huh.” your face looks so calm.

“Talk to me a bit, I have no one to talk to.”

“…”

Stay silent then, you’ll meet my silly pun soon, heh heh.

“Do you know that my phone and my heart are the same?” I looked up and smiled at the person next to me. Bohn looked back at me but didn’t say anything.

“…”

“Ask! Ask what!” I nudged his shoulder forcefully. If you don’t speak, how am I supposed to continue the joke, you rogue!!

“…What?”

“It shakes every time you call.”

“…”

“I’m embarrassed!” I buried my face in the table after speaking. Why am I the one getting embarrassed again? Damn, Bohn doesn’t seem affected at all, or is the joke not good enough? In that case, I’ll use another one I came across last night that was killer.

“Bohn, do you know I’m a superhero?” I looked up to ask him again, even though my face and ears were burning hot.

“…” Bohn still looked at me calmly, not reacting or responding. You must crack a smile, heh heh.

“…” Guess what I am.

“…Batman.” You’re playing into my hands!

“Heh.” I shook my head in denial.

“Superman.”

“No.”

“…”

“Don’t be so quiet, ask, ‘So what are you?’ Why do I have to tell you?” Damn!

“…So what are you?” Did you just smirk a moment ago? Or am I seeing things?

“I’m Your-man.”

“…”

“Damn…my face is going to explode!” I covered my face again; this time, I didn’t look up at all, damn it, why don’t you show any reaction! Why no response, no blushing, no smiling, what’s with me flirting and getting embarrassed by myself!!! Or maybe the joke isn’t good enough!!…Then try this one, a secret technique passed down through my family…

“Bohn, I-” I looked up again, intending to say the line I had prepared, but I froze when I felt a soft touch on my cheek.

“Enough. Stop being cute.” The person looked up, meeting my eyes before his lips curved into a slight smile, damn…

“Bohn, you bad-mannered jerk.” I cursed him before lightly banging my head against the table, then holding my left chest with both hands, fearing that my stupid heart might pop out. Damn, I’m the one who’s dying.

Damn.

“Hey, I’m still here, you know.”

“Yeah, you’re not considerate at all, I’ll throw a buffalo statue at you soon.”

“Are you going to visit your grandparents during the holidays?” Phii Thara asked after a long silence. My grandparents live in the countryside; we visit them during holidays or breaks, but we don’t stay long because my parents are usually busy.

“Hmm…I don’t know, are you going, brother?” I asked back while scooping some manatee ice cream to eat, which was pretty good. I am  sorry for forgetting you, your name, I’ve messed up.

“We are going, Mom and Dad have already called.” Always so quick…

“When are you going?”

“During the break, I guess.” The doctor-brother replied before taking a scoop of ice cream into his mouth.

“Really…I probably can’t. I’m going to a volunteer camp.” In the end, I couldn’t resist Bohn’s coaxing and agreed to go with him. Don’t call me easy, if you were me, you’d give in too, trust me.

‘Go with me, Duen, I can’t do without you.’ Damn, it hurts!

“Then follow your boyfriend.” I feel like my brother has been getting cheekier lately.

“Bah. I want to plant trees, Phii Duen also has a love for nature, you know.” Why does my heart beat like I’m lying?

“Really?”

“Really!”

I swear, I hate this mode of Phii Thara so much, it’s like everything is upside down today. Phii Frang isn’t smiling much, (well, he smiles, but it’s a dry smile), Bohn isn’t flirting, (I told him not to), and Phii Thara is being mischievous, (even though he’s usually not).

Huh?

“?” I turned to look at Bohn when I felt a nudge on my shoulder.

“You can go visit your grandparents, you haven’t signed up for the volunteer camp yet, have you?” He looked at me with his chin propped up.

Why don’t you let go of my hand already? Can’t you see my hand is sweaty? Damn.

“Uh huh…don’t you want me to go with you?” I pretended to ask even though I knew he wanted me to go. Otherwise, why would he be all over me every day?

“I do want you to, but you seem to want to visit your grandparents.”

“I do…but I can visit them after the camp.” Anyway, I won’t be free during that time.

“Hmm.” Bohn nodded lightly and then continued eating his ice cream. Why does it take you so long to eat just a little bit, Bohn? I’ve finished my dugong which was much bigger.

“So, you will go after the camp?”

“Yeah.”

“What kind of camp is it?”

“A tree-planting camp in the North.” That’s all I know…Wait. If I remember correctly, it’s in Uttaradit, right? I’ve only been there once when I took Daonuea to see the dam. After that, I never went again because there’s no airport, and traveling there is such a hassle.

“Really…are you going?” My brother thought for a moment before turning to ask the person next to him. Why ask Phii Yim? He should be asking his own brother…Oh, I told him already.

“Yeah, I’m going.”

“Hmm, I’m free during the semester break too, so…I’ll come to keep an eye on my little cousin’s behavior.”

“You would go to a volunteer camp?” I asked in surprise, Phii Thara is like me, a caveman. He doesn’t often leave home or the hospital unless necessary, maybe he wants to broaden his horizons.

“Yes, khrap…can I bring Cupcake too?”

“No! I mean, yes!”

“I’m so full…” I gently rubbed my stomach. My belly now looks like an old man’s, thanks to Bohn not finishing his. So, I did my duty as a good boyfriend by…eating the whole plate.

“I’ll head back now, thanks for the ice cream.” Phii Frang smiled before waving goodbye.

“How are you getting back?” I asked because I saw how quickly he got here, or does his house have a light-speed car!! Or!! …did he ride New here, shred.

“I’ll walk, my house is close by, just this.” Oh. That’s why he came so fast, so he didn’t ride New here…I miss Gas-Tank so much, should I go steal it to keep? See how good I am? Even though you flirt with Bohn, my boyfriend, Phii Duen still wants to take you in, New.

“Can I walk you back?”

It wasn’t my voice, it was my brother’s. It seems like today Phii Thara brought his favorite bike. I absolutely love my brother’s bike, a Kawasaki Ninja 650 in green and black, shred…when he wears his gown and rides that big bike, man, he’s so handsome!! Saying it makes me sad. Right now, Supachai is sick, so I have to rely on Bohn’s car every day, my dad’s beloved child.

“It’s okay, my house is close by. Just this much.”

“That’s it, it’s just a short drive, so you won’t get tired…plus, the sun is hot.” It’s really hot, extremely hot, like you could faint at any moment.

“Hmm…okay then.” In the end, Mai’s dad had to give in to Cupcake’s dad, fearing the destructive power of the Thai sun, haha.

“Duen, I’m heading back first.”

“Yeah, bye, brother.”

“Can I stop to buy a cake for a bit?”

“Sure, I’ll wait in the car.” Bohn nodded in understanding before pulling into the shop’s parking lot. Good thing there was a place to park; I didn’t go down because of the heat.

“Duen, looks like you have to come down too.”

“Why?” He didn’t answer my question but pointed at the sign in front of the shop. When I looked, I saw a yellow sign that said something, but I couldn’t quite make it out.

“‘Do not leave valuables in the car’… you’re a valuable too.”

“Bohn!! I told you not to flirt.”

“I’m not flirting, I’m telling the truth.” He said that before opening the door and walking over to drag me out from the other side. I looked at him, not knowing what to say, wanting to shout curses but my mouth wouldn’t let out the sound.

Damn, Bohn!!!

You promise breaker, you crazy bastard, you loud farter, you iron hammer, you mentally challenged kid, you scabies scratcher, you skull of sorrow!!!! You are annoying, Bohn!!

 

MY ENGINEER CHAPTERS HOME

MYENGINEER, CHAPTER 46: Duen’s Harem

[Duenhaw]

“Duen!” The person I called out to exclaimed loudly, jumping in surprise, and today he’s wearing an apron, which is unusual. I haven’t seen him in so long, his face still looks the same with those wrinkles and lines…I’m lying. He’s just as handsome as always.

“Why are you so startled? I’ve gotten more handsome, right, Phii Duen?” I picked up the gas tank and leaned down to tease the fat cat. He was heavy before, but now he’s even heavier. Is Phii Fang planning to make him into a tank or what…Do you know Mai? Which Mai? Mai the Thonburi Tank, with more destructive power than Soviet missiles, just walking by and meowing ‘meow’ could kill you!!!

Leave me alone…

“You damn narcissist, haha.” he chuckled, crossing his arms. He doesn’t look as sad as the last time we met; maybe he’s moved on. Good, don’t tie your heart to someone’s feet…no need to get emotional. I’m just borrowing the phrase.

“So, you’re here to buy flowers too, Phii Yim?”

“No, not to buy.”

“Not to buy…then you’re here to rob?”

“What do you take me for? I’m a merchant, you know.”

“Oh, so you’re Phii Fang’s little brother then.”

“Yeah, the world is so small.” Phii Yim looks good with flowers. When he smiles, the world seems brighter, and with flowers as an additional option like this…he’s like a divine being, it’s blinding.

“Fang, Frong, Yim?” They don’t really match, do they? Wait, is ‘Yim’ not his real name?

“Haven’t I told you my real name yet?”…Did you tell me? You did, but I didn’t hear it back then.

“Uh huh.” I nodded while looking at Bohn, who went to sit on a chair. He’s so bad, he took my new kitten with him. No! New one, come back to daddy! Jump down from that rogue’s lap quickly, I’m waiting to catch you!! New is looking at me, huh…Wait. Are you smirking, you gas tank? Maybe I’ve been with Bohn so much that I’m getting confused.

“So, what’s your name?”

“Frang.” The person with the name didn’t answer himself, but the voice came from the guy playing with the cat over there.

“Frang…why is your name so cool!” I said with envy, his name is so cool, have you ever felt jealous when you see people with cool names, and they’re handsome? Frong, Phii Fang’s other younger brother, is also handsome, still in high school but already this good-looking. If he goes to university, he’ll be stunningly handsome, right? What do his parents feed him, huh?

“Of course!” Phii Frang said confidently while gently stroking his chin, this teaches us that…everyone on earth is self-absorbed, to varying degrees based on how much they dare to show it.

“It’s good to meet you then. I’ll treat you to ice cream tomorrow, are you free?” Actually, I was going to call after getting home, but meeting in person is just as good, saves on call charges, he he.

“Tomorrow huh…I’m free, where?”

“Hmm, I haven’t thought about that yet.”

“Where should we go…where do you want to go?”

“Up to you?”

“Yeah. I’m too lazy to think, just let me know when you decide, let me choose flowers first.” After saying that, I immediately walked over to the rose shelf. What color should I get today? I won’t ask Bohn because he never helps with decisions.

Thud

“Ah.” I let out a small sound when I felt something heavy on my shoulder. Without looking, I knew who it was. Look at him, who else would dare to lean on my shoulder in public?

“…”

“You’re so clingy, have you taken after the gas tank?” I asked jokingly, before noticing the fat cat walking up to my feet, looking up with eyes that say, ‘Pick me up, human!’. No need, damn, I told you to jump to me earlier but you didn’t, New, it’s over between us, I have Rogue now.

“Uh, are we not sleeping together tonight?” He looked up at me with a pleading look, damn Bohn…you’ve become so clingy lately, I’ll just throw you to Ting for her to deal with.

“No way, I’m going back to sleep at home.” I said while scanning the flower shelves with interest. There are so many new colors today. You might wonder why I’m not cursing or complaining about him sticking to me like this. Let me ask you back…has doing that ever worked?

“Don’t you miss me?”

“No.”

“But I miss you.”

“I know, Bohn, let go.” I moved around to get him to stand properly. It’s good that there’s no one else in the shop except for us three. Otherwise, it would be quite a sight for them to see two guys built like buffaloes hugging amidst a sea of flowers, hahaha…

“Hey, don’t fall for Frong, okay?” Oh, so this is jealousy? But it’s strange today; he’s not getting all red-faced with jealousy like before.

“I like…ouch, Bohn!” I groaned, not even finishing my sentence. Why do we have to fight? His hands are so heavy; you’re not holding back at all, are you!

“Wait a minute, you.” He looked at me accusingly.

“Listen first.”

“Go on. If the answer doesn’t please me, I’ll be mad at you.”

“I like…like as a brother, he’s fun, I want a brother like that.”

“And then…he’s fierce.”

Ouch!

“Ouch, Bohn, that hurts!” Bohn bit my shoulder. Even if it’s not hard, it still hurts. I wouldn’t mind you leaning on me, but why bite? I’ll slap you with the back of my hand!

“You are fierce, can I bite again?”

“Stop! Go away, you sadist, aren’t you ashamed in front of Phii Frang?” I invoked the shop owner’s brother. Even if he seems uninterested, I know you’re watching, you shameless Bohn, others might think we’re exhibitionists now.

“Do whatever you want, sir.”

“Alright, remember this, Phii Yim!” I tried to send him a look asking for help, like, ‘Help me out here,’ but no! Ugh, how can you treat a cute creature like Phii Duen this way?

“Why do you call him Yim?”

“It’s my business, don’t be nosy!”

“Answer or die.”

“…It’s a long story, how should I tell it?” Where should I start from, “I wandered into the Faculty of Management. He came to see me off but when he said his name, I didn’t hear it. When we met the second time, I wanted to tease him by calling him ‘Smile’ because I was annoyed, but Daonuea misheard it as ‘Yim’ and since then, she’s been calling him that.” right? Is the story too long?

“Forget it…the mark is still there, huh.” Bohn said, as his long finger poked at the mark on my neck. It’s still there, damn it! When will it go away? Looks like I’ll need to buy some plasters tomorrow.

Phew

“When will it go away?” Will my parents ask about it? In this case, I’ll need to put on some makeup…Kodomo powder! …Oh. Won’t that work? Why not?

“I don’t know. Never paid attention.”

“Pay attention to what…Oh. When you do it to others?”

“Jealous?” Why do you look so pleased with those twinkling eyes?

“Ha.” I’ve never been jealous of him. It’s not that I don’t feel anything for him, but I’m a reasonable person, and Bohn has never flirted with anyone else, so why would I throw a fit?

“Why don’t you get jealous of me?”

“Want me to be jealous?” Why, every time I see you jealous, it’s always trouble, do you want me to do that too? No way, Phii Duen is reasonable enough.

“Yeah, a lot.”

“Why do you want me to be jealous?”

“I don’t know, just want to see what it’s like.”

“That’s not a good enough reason…Hey, you jealous type, someone else is coming tomorrow.” I’ll call Phii Thara later, will he be free? I forgot to think about this. Should I Line him to ask first?

“Who?”

“Phii Thara.”

“What?” I looked at him when I noticed he went quiet, only to see Bohn with his arms crossed, looking down at his feet in deep thought. What’s with you? Does the idea of bringing someone else along for ice cream require this much thinking?

“Four people going, me, you, the doctor, and Frang?”

“Yes.”

“Are you trying to build a harem or something?”

“Mmh harem? Who’s that, a Korean singer? I don’t know him.” Earlier, Bohn was saying something I couldn’t hear clearly, just the first part and something about a harem.

“Come on…let’s sleep together tonight, I bought a whole pack of your favorite strawberries.” You dare to curse me and then lure me to sleep with you, you duck bastard! Do you think one pack of strawberries will make me agree to sleep with you? Strawberries won’t buy me!!…Unless there’s enough. Fortunately for me, one pack isn’t enough.

“Dream on, tonight I’ll sleep with my daughter.”

“Whatever, you’ve been sleeping with your daughter for so long, sleep with your husband for a change, come on, come on, come on.”

“I won’t! I’ll choose this flower, go sit at the usual spot!” I turned my head towards the same chair he used to sit on. Bohn looked a bit annoyed but walked over to sit down properly, not forgetting to take Mai with him. Hey! Gas tank, are you trying to steal my boyfriend?! I’ve been so kind to you, you’re the worst!!

This time I chose daisies. Actually, I like them a lot, but I never bought them because the petals fall off easily. I’m afraid if I take them to the savage by bike, I’ll be left with just stems and leaves…

“I’ll take these flowers.”

“Just one bunch? Do you want me to arrange them for you, sir?”

“No, thanks, I’ll take them like this, and where do you want to go, sir?” The more I look at the person in front of me, the more he reminds me of Phii Thara. Not in looks, but in personality and demeanor. My brother is like this, easy to smile, polite, friendly, and most importantly, a bit mischievous. I really want them to meet, a divine duo?.. Annoying.

“It’s up to yo, Bohn.” The shop owner’s brother answered with a smile. Trust me, Phii Fang probably made a good profit from Phii Yim’s smiles today. Girls love guys who smile easily.

“Hmm? Alright then…Bohn, where do you want to go?” I went to ask him. Bohn must be a cat slave like me, he’s petting and tickling Mai’s belly, and she’s letting him. Are you really trying to steal Phii Duen’s boyfriend, Mai? “Anywhere you are.” Wow, did you hear that, gas canister? Bohn loves me, not you.

Damn, I’m arguing with a cat.

“You flirt, how about…the new ice cream shop near the BTS station?” I heard Tang say it’s amazing…I mean the staff, not the ice cream.

“Oh, something bunny-related, right?” I can’t remember either, I think it might be called Little Buhnny? Maybe that’s right, I remember the logo was a rabbit holding a mortar and pestle.

“Yeah, see you tomorrow at noon, sir.” It’s Saturday, please let me sleep in a bit.

“Yeah, bye.”

“You’re really not going to sleep with me?” My personal driver asked after we had settled into the car. The AC in Bohn’s car is so cold, the atmosphere is perfect for sleeping.

“Uh huh.” Bohn didn’t pester further after hearing my answer; he must know that if I say no, it means no…Better to LINE Phii Thara instead.

Duennhaw: Phii Thara, are you free tomorrow? I’ll treat you to ice cream. Father of Cupcake: Tomorrow? I’m free.

He replies so fast, what is he doing? Normally, if I message him today, he would reply tomorrow or the day after. Once I asked, ‘Are you hungry?’ because my mom had cooked a lot of food, and I wanted to invite him over…he did reply…but it was a month later, by then the food was long gone.

Duennhaw: Meet at Little Buhnny at 12:00, please, Father of Cupcake.

Father of Cupcake: Little Buhnny? Sounds good, there’s a store next door that sells lizard clothes. I’ve been wanting to buy a new outfit for Cupcake.

Duennhaw: Huh! They sell those?

Are they into the lizard market now…Have I missed something, or is my brother just crazy? Cupcake really does have clothes, doesn’t he? Phii Thara didn’t buy them; he made them for his son. You read that right, Dr.

Thara makes clothes for Cupcake to wear! Damn…I don’t know what to say, ‘Duen, come look at this, I made a fluffy, sparkling outfit for my son to wear,’ and that’s when I found out Cupcake was male. Why call it Cupcake, and why make it wear such a fluffy, sparkly outfit when it has scales?

Father of Cupcake: Just kidding, lol.

“I knew it…” I, Bohn, mumbled softly. Even if the world has advanced, the idea of a store selling lizard clothes…ha ha.

Duennhaw: –

Father of Cupcake: See you tomorrow, I’ll give Cupcake a bath first.

“Crazy…” Taking a lizard for a bath! How does that work!? Won’t it drown or something…or maybe he uses wet wipes to clean it…either way, it’s creepy, brrr.

“Talking to whom?” Oh my. If you’re going to ask in such a cold voice, Bohn.

“Phii Thara.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Read it?” I said jokingly, before handing him my phone. Bohn won’t read it; he’s not that jealous. Even if he appears very jealous, but…

“Don’t read it…just screenshot and send it to me.”

“…”

“Quickly.”

“Are you serious?” I asked, surprised. I’ve praised you, you savage. You’re the ultimate jealous flirt, a real piece of work!! Wow, you’re not even sparing my brother?

“Yeah, screenshot every message.”

“Hey, no need to screenshot.” Isn’t it easier for you to just read it? I only talked to my doctor brother for four or five sentences, you’ll accuse me of deleting messages next.

“Why, let me see.”

“Damn! Here you go.”

I handed him the phone reluctantly. I told you to read it from the start, but you didn’t want to. Now that I’m about to put it away, you suddenly want to read it, huh?

Rrrr

‘Damn, Bohn.’

Bohn…we just parted ways thirty minutes ago, you know.

“Hello.” I answered the phone and walked over to lie next to Daonuea. She’s playing with Isabella, my first kiss. As soon as he dropped me off at home, I rushed to lie down with Daonuea. Dao didn’t say anything, but my mom teased that I’m attached to my little sister. Not at all…

(Miss you) I knew you’d say that.

“Yeah.”

(Who are you with?)

“Daonuea…and Isabella, haha.”

(I’ll break its neck.) Bohn said coldly. He must be bitter about my first kiss. I know he doesn’t count it, but I wanted to tease Bohn. I didn’t think he’d take it so seriously.

“Cool it, you brute, try it, and your daughter will cry for sure.”

(Want to talk to Daonuea)

“Daonuea, Dad Bohn wants to talk to you.”

“Father dear.” Daonuea, why do you have to speak in such a soft, sweet voice to him, and why do you have to look so happy…

I reached out to grab a pillow to hug, letting the father and daughter talk. Right now, I’m stressed; the exam season is coming up, but I haven’t prepared at all. I’m thinking about which day I should go to Tang’s house to study since he said he would tutor me…I feel a bit sorry to burden him, though.

Actually, I’m not stupid. I just don’t understand what the teachers teach, ha ha.

Should I get Phii Thara to teach me? Maybe not…I tried having him teach me once, but whatever he was teaching, it confused me even more. He uses language I don’t quite understand, speaks in long sentences, and then asks if I understand. No! I didn’t understand at all, huh…

I’m sleepy.

I tried blinking rapidly to fight off sleepiness, but my eyelids were slowly closing.

“Mom, dad wants to talk to you.” The room’s owner nudged me awake. I wasn’t asleep yet, just almost there. Daonuea’s AC is insanely cold; how many degrees did she set it to? I feel like I’ve become an Eskimo.

“Uh huh…sleep now.”

(Flirting?)

“Damn…I’m sleepy.” I answered softly, without strength, probably because I played too much with that gas tank.

(Really? You won’t let me flirt tomorrow?)

“Hmm…”

(Why? Don’t you like it?)

“…Heh, I do like it.” When Bohn says these cute little things, it’s kind of nice, strange, like seeing a buffalo in a Hello Kitty outfit.

(Heh)

Kiss

“That’s it, I’m going to sleep.” I’m so sleepy, Bohn, please understand me. I really can’t keep going now, my eyelids are telling me, ‘Sleep, damn it, you look pitiful.’

(Not yet, if you like it, why won’t you let me flirt?)

“Ho…I am sleepy, Bohn.”

(Don’t sleep yet, you stubborn one, talk to me first.)

“No way…” I said lazily, the sound came out like a mumble…meow?

(you sounds like Mai, huh.)

“Yeah…”

(Hey, don’t fall asleep yet.)

“You’ve flirted enough. Just one day…stay quiet, can’t you let me flirt for just one day…good night, Phii Bohn.” Click!

Bon Ss: I’m at your front door.

“Wow, that was fast.” I muttered to myself when I saw the message notification on my phone. I was sitting with Daonuea watching cartoons, and he said he would be a bit late…

“Are you leaving already?” Daonuea asked when she saw me stand up. I nodded and leaned down to give her a soft kiss on the cheek. Yesterday, my mom bought her a new outfit, it’s the only one I find cute, guess what it is…a mischievous banana costume. It’s not a printed shirt, but an actual banana mascot outfit. When she walks around, it makes her look so adorable, making my heart melt.

“Did Bohn come to pick you up, son?” Even though my mom only talked to Bohn once, she seems particularly interested in him for some reason…is she going to cheat on Dad and become Bohn’s side chick?

“Yes.” I said hi to my mom before running to the front door. Dad just left for work a while ago because of another urgent matter. Poor him. When the soldiers came to take him away, he made a big fuss, shouting, “Let me go! I want to stay with my wife and child! You bastards, how dare you separate father and son!!! I’m tired, you leeches.” trying to hold onto Mom’s leg but couldn’t resist four soldiers built like bears. I’ll miss Dad…

“Hey.” I greeted the car owner, curious about what he would say next. It felt a bit strange to initiate the conversation, because usually, Bohn starts the talk first, not with greetings, but with something like, “Miss you.” “Love you.” “Like you.” or similar lines.

“Yeah.” he just responded and drove off immediately. Wow, it didn’t feel like the Bohn I know. I smiled amusingly at his behavior. This! Bohn in silent mode, like a dead leech, haha.

“Bohn.” I called out to him. Since getting in the car, I haven’t stopped smiling, probably catching Phii Yim’s smile virus when I touched him. The virus must have infiltrated through my pores, expanded by the hot weather, virus YimYim, NhongMai, no.001, or what Thais call the “Yim smile new mode.” (YYNM001).

“Huh.” Bohn made a sound in his throat. You’re really quiet, huh? I’m starting to remember what he was like before he started flirting with me, quiet, silent, with a mischievous calm face.

“Miss you.”

After I said that, I covered my face with both hands. Instead of the person being flirted with feeling embarrassed, why am I the one feeling embarrassed! It’s not like that at all! By all accounts, Bohn should be blushing and saying, ‘You’re crazy!’, right? What’s with him looking back at me so calmly like that? Maybe Phu didn’t teach me well enough. In this case, I should sit and learn from someone who’s a master of flirting…would my Thai language teacher be good, or should I let Phii Boss teach everything – Thai language (the department of inventing new words), flirting, and being a nuisance.

“Why aren’t you embarrassed?” I asked, tilting my head in confusion. Bohn only glanced at me for a moment before looking back at the road. You…looking at your boyfriend with the corner of your eye? Just watch, you’ll definitely be embarrassed by my antics!!!

Rrrr

‘Phii Yim’

He shouldn’t take calls while driving…but I’m not the one driving, am I? Phii Yim called this morning once. He called to ask if Daonuea was going out, probably wanting to meet my sister, but sadly, today Dao has to go with mom to buy new kitchenware.

Yesterday, she was upset at mom and didn’t want to eat dinner, but got hungry in the middle of the night and came down to cook instant noodles. I don’t know how she cooked them, but the bottom of the pot was burnt through. Her cooking skills are negative…just like Bohn’s…

“Hello, Phii Yim.”

(I’ve arrived at the shop.) Did you teleport? Just a few minutes ago, you said you were at home. I guess your house must be close to the shop.

“I’m almost there too. Wait there, be careful not to get dragged away by some woman.”

(That would be nice, ha ha ha.) He probably wants to be carried away. I was about to continue the conversation but had to shut up when I felt a malevolent aura from the person next to me…if you’re going to radiate this much, Bohn…

“Uh…that’s all for now.”

(Okay, Bohn is jealous, ha ha.)

“How did you know?” I mumbled softly before hanging up. Wait, it seems like I forgot something…

I didn’t tell him that Phii Thara would be eating with us…but it probably doesn’t matter.

 

[Bohn]

Taking so long to hang up, laughing and giggling with another guy while your boyfriend is sitting right next to you, how can you do that? Just because I’m quiet, you think you can get away with it.

Today I won’t flirt with him…so I decided to tease him a little, to show him how scary I can be when I’m calm.

When he said, “Miss you.” my heart beat so hard, I had to bite my lip to keep from smiling. How cute can you get? Last night, when he told me to stay quiet, saying he’d flirt with me today and good night with ‘good night, Phii Bohn,’ oh, man. I was almost ready to go to his house with a dowry.

I guess you might wonder why I wasn’t jealous of him with Frang when we went to buy flowers. It’s not anything special. I just felt a little guilty, so I let him be, but he surprised me. He didn’t seem to care much about Duen.

“Hey, Bohn.”

“Huh.” I responded softly, pretending not to care. Today, I’m going to be as silent as I can.

“I think it’s wrong for us to meet…”

“Wrong how?” Did he hear something from someone? He never used to say anything so dramatic before. I scanned for a place to park so we could talk properly; talking while driving is dangerous.

“Wrong…wrong timing.” I’ll give you this one, come to my bedroom to receive your prize.

“…huh.”

“Damn…I’m embarrassed.” Duen covered his face with both hands before lightly banging his head against the window, several times. Wow, careful, that’s my boyfriend’s head, and he’s just getting more and more embarrassed…

Are you trying to make me feel embarrassed by saying that?

You don’t need to do anything for me to feel embarrassed by your cuteness, Duenhaw, how cute can you be? Are you from Mars? No way. Even if she’s an alien, I’d still be jealous.

 

[Duenhaw]

“Hello, Phii Yim.” I greeted, raising my hand. Phii Yim chose a seat far from the crowd, probably to check out the girls in the shop. There are a lot of women here, like millions of chickens. He must have come for the staff, just like Tang said.

“Oh, you’re late…did you sneak off to do something?”

“You rascal.” The whole time in the car, Bohn did nothing but look at me quietly, sometimes smiling when I made a silly pun. I didn’t come up with the puns myself, I got them from the hashtag #SillyPunsToFlirtWithGuys on Twitter.

“You didn’t even tell me what it is, haha.”

“Order whatever you want, go all out, today I will pay for it.” I sat down, trying to change the subject to food. It seemed like Phii Yim understood, but he was willing to look at the ice cream menu instead. Good, because I felt like my face was about to explode.

“You’ll run out of money for sure.” No way, today I broke my savings jar for this.

Click!

Father of Cupcake: Duen, which table are you at?

Oh, he must have arrived. I looked up to the shop’s entrance and indeed, he had arrived. I hate his shirt so much. Even though he looks good in anything…why does he have to wear a shirt with Cupcake on it!! Phii Thara is crazy. If I wore that, people would only think it’s strange, but the world is never fair, because when he wears it, people only compliment, “You love animals so much” or “You look so handsome in it.”

Duennhaw: At the end of the walkway, next to the buffalo.

Next to my table, there’s a buffalo statue…The shop is called Little Buhnny, but everything inside is buffalo-related – statues, dolls, stickers, plates, cups, and more. Only the shop’s logo is a rabbit. They should change the name to “Little Buffalo” if the name and theme are going to be this mismatched.

Father of Cupcake: I see you.

“I forgot to tell you, someone else will be joining us.” I turned to tell Phii

Yim that I was meaning to say it when we met, but I forgot every time. Oh, I’ve put a plaster on my neck. Today, Bohn chose a flesh-colored one that blends with my skin…Phii Duen isn’t happy about it at all.

“Huh? Uh huh. Who?”

“My brother.”

“You have a brother? I thought you only had a sister.”

“We’re cousins, actually, here he comes just in time.” I looked towards my brother, who was walking towards us, even though he was wearing a gecko-patterned shirt, people were still looking at him in awe…what! Doesn’t the Cupcake face on his shirt affect anything?

“You’re late.”

“Cupcake seemed sick, so I took him to the vet.” Huh? Can Cupcake get sick? And how can you tell if it’s sick? I’m not a vet…but aren’t people surprised when you take a gecko to the doctor?

“You’re a doctor, why didn’t you treat him yourself?”

“I’m a human doctor, you idiot.”

“Ha ha ha.”

“Please sit down, Doctor. I’ll introduce you. This is Bohn, you must know him already. And this person…”

“Oh, the relative of the patient from room 203.”

“Doctor?”

“You know each other?”

 

MY ENGINEER CHAPTERS HOME

MYENGINEER, CHAPTER 45: Fang, Frong…

   [Bohn]

Duen: Yes!!! Here! Her name is Isabella, your daughter just bought her and touched her to my lips! Isn’t she beautiful? I like her too, he he, sends a picture of Isabella

“Damn you, Duen, you played me…” …oh, mom. Are you messing with me or are you an idiot, Duen? I was thinking so far ahead, ‘beautiful famous girl.

You must know her’, yeah!! I know her! But like…is this even called a kiss? Isabella is a Barbie doll…

No mistake, it really is a Barbie doll. Blonde hair, blue eyes, pink lips, hourglass figure.

Bon Ss: Duen! Are you messing with me?!

Duen: Hah! You’re my boyfriend, why would I mess with you? You won’t get anything, but…

Tomorrow, you are not allowed to flirt with me.

“Ugh…is this even allowed?” Duen muttered, cursing internally, but the corner of his mouth couldn’t help but smile, I knew it would be like this. You wouldn’t dare to kiss anyone else.

Bon Ss: If you weren’t my boyfriend…I would have kicked you in the neck by now.

Duen: Good thing I’m your boyfriend, hehe [attaches a photo of himself making a kissing face]

“What has Boss taught you?” From what I’ve seen, there are…new words coined by Boss for daily entertainment, and cute poses. When Duen does them, they’re cute, unlike when Boss does them, which makes you want to kick him…or maybe it depends on who’s looking.

Bon Ss: Want a kiss? Should we go find one?

Duen: My heel, [attaches a photo of his foot] Bon Ss: Want me to kiss your foot? Okay.

Duen: Do you dare? Aren’t you disgusted?

Bon Ss: Anything that’s yours, I can accept.

Duen: Okay then, spill all your flirty lines because tomorrow you won’t be able to flirt. LOL.

Bon Ss: Won’t it be void?

Duen: Nope.

Bon Ss: Argh! You’ll regret it.

Duen: No way!

And you’ll see what it’s like when I don’t flirt. I’ll be so quiet that you’ll be the one begging me, saying shit like ‘Phii Bohn, please go back to flirting with Duen like before,’ heh.

 

[Duenhaw]

“Wow, Bohn got played by me. Hahaha.” I covered my mouth to stifle my laughter. I didn’t think he’d agree to this extent, but that’s good, it’s clearly a win for me. I’m so curious to see what it’ll be like when he doesn’t flirt. Before, when we first met, he didn’t flirt either…but I can’t remember how that felt anymore, I just remember it was annoying.

“What’s up?” Tang asked when he saw me laughing to myself. The teacher was lecturing, but I wasn’t listening. Bohn is making me a bad student.

“Tomorrow, Bohn won’t flirt with me for a whole day, heh heh.”

“Uh…is that something to be happy about?”

“It’s definitely something to be happy about!”

“Why? You don’t like him flirting with you? …I’d die to have him flirt with me, I get goosebumps when I see Phii Bohn flirt! That guy is so damn cute when he refers to himself as ‘phii’, you know! I’d practically give myself away for free, my heart beats erratically when I hear it, the deep, smooth voice from his thin lips is so captivating, uh! Phii Bohn, break up with that Duen and date Tingting instead. No need to court me, I’ve been ready for you for ages!” Ting rambled on, clutching his hands as if in a dream. Bohn…do you know how many girls you’ve affected like this?

“Yeah, I can’t help but smile hearing that. Do you know how cute he is with you?”

“I know…it’s not that I don’t like it. I just want to know what it would be like if he talked to me nicely, without flirting.”

“I’m annoyed! Don’t slip up, you!!…I’ll rally all the imaginary wives of Phii

Bohn to drag him away from you! After that, I’ll call a shaman from Myanmar to curse you!!! Make him fall in love with us so deeply that his head is buried in the ground, huh!”

“Uh…what should I call you, Ting?” I want to call you ‘delusional’, but that’s beyond the limit of what we call imagination.

“No husband and you’re making a fuss?” Tang flicked his forehead so hard he nearly fell backward, his destructive power is immense, and that was just a flick. What if he punches?

I’ve seen Tang punch someone before. Back when we were in high school, there were these flashy biker kids (not the pattern on their pants, they wore shorts when they went biking…so their legs got tanned and striped). Getting to the point, they were hitting on Tang. I was about to help because they started getting too forward with my friend, (even though I can’t fight), but Tang sorted everything out in just one minute. The sound of his fist hitting flesh still echoes in my head… ‘Pfft’

Brrr, so scary.

“Tang! I thought you were on our side…huh, I forgot you’re one of those guys with the same male-attracting hormones! Ugh, that’s why no guy pays attention to me when I’m with you guys, ho.” After saying this, Ting buried her face in his arms, poor beautiful lady…your life is so pitiful, oh dear.

“Ha ha…huh, what happened to your neck, Duen?”

Gulp

“Last night, I got scalded by a light bulb on my neck.” Wow! Duen! That’s cold!

What should I call you? You have some kind of disease where you speak without thinking, your mouth is so fast, it’s terrible! It really deserves a kick…I bow to you, pretend to believe me for a bit, Tang.

“Oh…is that so, huh?”

“Come on, let me take a look at the wound. I’m going to be a doctor, maybe I can help you.”

“I’m going to be a doctor too! No need to look, it’s just a pinprick.” I shook my head, rejecting them. Did they know or not…nah, I’m pretty sneaky.

“A pinprick or what kind of prick, huh?” What does that mean…no way, they definitely don’t know, trust me.

“Did you climb up to chat with a gecko or something? The light bulb is on the ceiling. Can you lie a bit more convincingly, Kritsada?” Ting gave a sly smile while trying to pull off the plaster, but I was too quick for her. You won’t get me, you tough bastard like a wild buffalo.

“Well, cupcake wanted some friends, so I went to find it some new ones.” I continued my excuse. Remember the cupcake? That’s the gecko that Phii Thara keeps just to prank me.

“Haha, such a lie.”

“You think we don’t know that Phii Bohn left a mark on your neck?” Hey!

“How did you know?” I blurted out, forgetting myself. They smirked slyly and took advantage of my moment of distraction to pull off the plaster.

“Ouch, damn…my skin came off with it, I think.” I mumbled before leaning over to look at the plaster in his hand. Ugh…my precious little hairs are gone, I took such good care of them!

“Shredded, very noticeable.”

“Yeah…did Phii Bohn use his mouth or a vacuum cleaner? It’s super red.”

“The more I see it, the more I want Phii Bohn…don’t let your guard down,

Duen, I’ll really steal him away.”

“Enough! Give me the plaster back!” I said irritably. I wasn’t irritated with them, I was irritated with the person who left the mark. While I was worried, he was laughing and humming all the time, so happy, isn’t he?

“The glue isn’t sticking anymore. Just leave it like this.” …because of you guys! You pulled so hard!

“If you leave it like that, won’t everyone in the faculty be looking at me?” I complained. I don’t know why, but it felt like people were staring at me since I got off Bohn’s car. It’s not because they think I’m handsome…because their eyes were looking down at my neck.

“No need to cover it. You look sexy with a mark on your neck.

Besides…covering it or not, it’s the same, trust me.”

“Why?” In movies, when the hero does this, the heroine always uses a plaster or a scarf to cover it up. No one ever seems to suspect or stare.

“Look at the plaster, man! What were you thinking choosing an Ultraman underwear pattern!” Oh, what’s wrong with that? Why blame me too…

In 7-Eleven, they only had the same old patterns. Not satisfied, I went to ask the employee if there were any other designs. They gave me this one. When I saw it for the first time, I could say with full conviction that it was something valuable, but Bohn didn’t seem to like it much; he even scolded me, ‘Ben hasn’t bought one yet, Duen’, damn…that hurt to the very core. If you’re going to insult me like this, why don’t you just fight me, Bohn?!

“I like it. Plus, it’s the last one, a super limited edition!” I said with the utmost excitement; the fact that only one was left meant it was a bestseller, right?

“Sigh!”

Why the sigh? Do you want it or not?

“The three medical students at the back…are you going to study or not? If not, please leave the classroom.”

We must have been a bit too loud. Me, Tang, and Ting could only laugh awkwardly and apologize to the professor. Normally, he doesn’t scold much, but this morning, he got called by the rector, which probably wasn’t good news; he looked quite troubled when he came out.

Bon Ss: Wait for me at the faculty entrance, I’ll come pick you up.

Wow…time flies like a fart, in just a blink, classes are already over. Today, I was tired from having to cover my neck, it was so exhausting, but showing the mark to others isn’t an option, my hand might cramp up.

Cramp…

Duennhaw: I told you I wanted you to drop me off.

Bon Ss: No need, I’ll pick you up myself. Since I won’t be flirting with you tomorrow, I’ll flirt with you until midnight today.

Duennhaw: Do as you please ‘–’

Although I added ‘–’ which might seem like I’m annoyed, I’m actually laughing inside.

“What did Phii Bohn say?”

“He’s coming to pick me up, told me to wait at the faculty entrance.” I turned to answer Ting’s question. His house is near the condo of that rogue; he wants to drop me off…but in reality, he doesn’t really want to drop off his friend, he said, ‘Know yourself, know your enemy, win a hundred battles. I need to check out where he lives first, so when you’re not there, I can go wrestle with him, he he’, he he, damn…

Ah, here comes the rogue.

“I’m off now, bye.”

“Uh-huh. Call me when you get home.”

“Okay, see you.”

“Hello, Phii Bohn.” Even Tang raised his hands in respect when he saw that the savage was standing in front of us. Bohn nodded and smiled, then he walked up to me and grabbed my hand. Aren’t you embarrassed in front of others, man…

“Why hold my hand? Need some warmth?” I asked teasingly.

“Yeah, I missed you so much, we haven’t seen each other for six hours, thirty-two minutes, and forty-five seconds.” After saying that, he smiled, oh, fuck…didn’t think I’d be embarrassed, you bastard, you catfish-eyed, coinslot gecko!

“…”

“…”

“Am I wrong for being jealous of Duen? Is it wrong to want a boyfriend like that? Can I possess Duen right now? Would it be wrong for me to want Phii Bohn to say that to me, Tang?” If you’re going to mumble, but do it so loudly that passersby can hear, Tingting.

“Are you tired today?” Bohn asked me after we got into the car, where he’s now driving a Mercedes instead of the Porsche. He said, ‘It drinks too much gas, plus, you and the baby can sit more comfortably,’ it’s your deal, Bohn.

“Not much, just a bit.” Today was relatively light. After Phii Thara told me what I’d have to deal with in the coming years, I could only brace myself and accept what I’d face in the future.

“I’m tired too.”

“From studying?”

“I’m tired from missing you.”

“Whose line did you steal?” I asked, annoyed.

“I saw Boss flirting with the rice vendor, so I thought I’d try it out.” Wow, my Thai teacher, even the rice vendor isn’t spared, huh? That’s harsh, I admit.

“Wow. So, you didn’t really miss me?”

“I did.”

“Wasnt it you-”

As I was about to say, ‘Wasn’t it you who memorized it from Phii Boss,’ I had to snap my mouth shut and swallow my words when he interjected…

“I did…miss you.”

Boom!!!

Fuck, my face just exploded.

“Why aren’t you talking to me?” Bohn asked jokingly as we were almost at the front of Phii Fang’s shop. Since we got out of the car, I hadn’t said a word to him. Not that I was annoyed, just didn’t want to lose my composure.

“No.”

“Why? I won’t be flirting with you tomorrow.” he said, coming closer in a coaxing manner.

“!”

“Stop.”

Hmm…stop what?

“Hello, Phii Fang.” I and Bohn raised our hands to greet Phii Fang, the shop owner. Since the first day I met her, I’ve been buying flowers from her shop all the time. Phii Fang is incredibly kind, always giving discounts and extras. I’m quite fond of him.

“Oh, Nong Duen, here to buy flowers?” Phii Fang smiled at me after speaking. This is the coolest and most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. As I thought, she does have a boyfriend, and I’ve seen her picking him up at the shop; he’s very cute, thousands of times cuter than anyone.

“Yes, are you going out to do something?” Should I go buy flowers with someone else or should I quickly grab some from the shelf and pay so he doesn’t have to bother?

“Yes, but don’t worry, my younger brother is helping out at the shop today.”

“Is it Frong?” And what’s with the person next to me…just mentioning another guy’s name and he’s looking at me like this?

“No, no, it’s my other younger brother.”

“Oh, then I won’t disturb you.” Phii Fang nodded and quickly ran out of the shop. She seemed to be in a hurry; must be something important.

Meowwwwwwwwwwww

“Oh, the gas tank.”

I ran over to the fat cat as soon as I saw it coming towards me, walking lazily, damn! It’s gotten a lot fatter recently…I’m confused how it can get even fatter, is this a cat or a wild boar? You’re scaring me, you gas tank.

Meow, meow, meow

“It’s so fat! Are you a cat or a pig, huh? So cute.” I rolled it gently on the floor, teasing it. It meowed in protest, ha ha ha.

“Don’t tease him.” Bohn warned, “I see you trying to take him from me! …Dream on, Mai loves me! He doesn’t love you, you savage! Your efforts are in vain, hah!”

“I’m not teasing, I’m playing with him.”

“Sure, sure.”

I was playing with the gas tank so much that I forgot I came here to buy flowers for Bohn. Wait a bit, Bohn. Now I have a new kid. He’s much better than you, chubby and lively, not like your shriveled self, I’m not interested.

And then…

Huh?

Isn’t that…

“Oh, are you here to buy flowers too?”

 

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MYENGINEER, CHAPTER 44: Duenhaw’s First Kiss

[Duenhaw]

“I’m going to take a shower first.” Now, Bohn has finished dinner, but he says his stomach hurts, I might have made too much. I told him that eating until you’re full is enough, not to eat everything, but he answered:

“I don’t want to leave any leftovers…my boyfriend made it.”

Oh, alright then. If I knew this, I should have made even more food, to the point of bursting his stomach, damn, always making my heart race, and my face red, you buffalo…

“Yeah, the clothes are in the closet, pick whatever you want.” His wardrobe isn’t as grand as mine at home, but there’s still a decent amount of clothes. Why do you have to buy so much, both my mom and you…you could wear PJ pants and free shirts, honestly.

“Uh-huh.”

I went to choose an outfit when he gave permission. I don’t know if it’s his taste or what, but his closet has a lot of pajamas, millions of them, with patterns like bears, cats, rabbits, and plain stripes too. There’s everything, maybe even more than regular clothes…wow, this one is very interesting, I’ll take this one. After choosing, I hurried to the bathroom to shower and get to bed quickly, in case Bohn decides to get back at me…it seems like he’s forgotten about that now, hehe.

“Lal, lal, la…oh my!” I exclaimed in surprise when I got close to the mirror. I’ve only seen this in movies, never in real life…so prominent, why do I feel this strange embarrassment? I forgot he left a mark on my neck. No wonder when I went downstairs to buy stuff, everyone was staring.

“Duen, are you okay?” Bohn knocked on the door, asking with concern…am I okay?

No, I’m not!

“I’m not okay! I’m very not okay, your mark is so damn visible, I have to go to class tomorrow! What am I supposed to do about this!!” I opened the door, ranting while pointing at the mark on my neck in frustration.

“It’s good. Now everyone will know you’re taken.”

“He’s known for a long time!”

“Some people might not know yet…the kiss mark is beautiful, I’m pretty good, huh?” He traced the mark on my neck gently before making a smug face. Huh, I don’t see the beauty in it; it looks more like a rash you’ve scratched too hard.

“You’re so self-absorbed. It’s not beautiful at all.” I pouted and brushed his hand away. Don’t touch me, you bastard Bohn, you annoying person, you gorilla wife, you crazy five hundred, you duck-mouthed guy.

“How would you know? You’ve never even had your first kiss.” Hah…you look down on me, you brute! You don’t know anything. The old Phii Duen might not have had one…but recently, I have.

“I have!” I shouted back confidently, stunning him. I didn’t cheat on you; I kissed him two days before we started dating.

“…”

Wow, he’s stunned!

“But you said you hadn’t kiss anyone when I asked…that means you kissed this person after I asked, who is he!?” I knew you’d fuss like this, huh. You looked down on me first!

“It’s none of your business, I’m going to take a shower.” I said teasingly.

“Tell me first!” He grabbed my shoulder before I could close the door. Are you jealous? It’s okay; even though I kissed him, my heart is with you…just kidding, I mean I didn’t cheat on you.

“Why would you need to know? I kissed him before we started dating.”

“I still want to know!”

“I won’t tell you, I’m going to shower.”

Click

Heh-heh…I won’t tell you guys who my first kiss was with, or you’ll go tell that brute. I’ll just say…she was a very beautiful foreigner, with a great figure, skin smoother than a baby’s bottom, and very famous. You know her, trust me. We kissed under the moonlight and stars, it was insanely romantic. Even if I was forced, I still count it as a kiss.

“Where should I sleep?” I asked the room owner, seeing that he was already in his pajamas. I noticed he showered in the smaller bathroom. Are you serious? The guest uses the main bathroom, and the host uses the smaller one, oh…forget it. It’s late, I should sleep.

“Sleep with me in this room.” Can you act decently, Bohn? I wouldn’t mind if you wanted to play on your phone while lying down, but why do you have to put your foot up on your knee and wiggle it? You’re acting like Phu.

“Okay.” I nodded, looking at him with disdain.

“Not fussing?”

“No.”

“Why? Before, you wouldn’t sleep with me.”

“Back then, I didn’t have feelings…but now I do.”

“…”

“So, you’re embarrassed now, huh? Hehe.” I teased. You’re good at flirting with me, but when I flirt back, you’re stunned, huh? I’m not here to play around, I graduated with first-class honors in the Faculty of Teasing, majoring in Flirty Puns.

The rough guy from University, Phu, has gone far, even got the title of “Dogtor.”

“Duen, you really have to live with me.” Bohn said after I flopped onto the bed, which was very wide and soft.

“I’ll definitely live with you, but not anytime soon.” I yawned, I’m sleepy…

“Why? I’m going to ask on Saturday.”

“We’ve only been dating for less than a month.” I didn’t really want to discuss this, but I think it’s too soon to meet the parents. Even though I don’t care that we’re both guys…it doesn’t mean our parents wouldn’t care at all.

“It’s not related.” Bohn tossed the pillow aside and moved closer to lie next to me. His brows were still furrowed, you’re about to be a grandpa, you rough guy.

“It’s related, it’s too soon, Bohn, it won’t happen.”

“How is it too soon? We’ve been dating for almost a month. Thai literary heroes meet their heroines in one day and they’re off to get married, why can’t I do the same?”

 

[Bohn]

Ina met Jintara in one day, and they were together. No one said that was too soon, right? And Ina was only fifteen, now that’s what you call quick. Compared to me wanting to introduce Duen to my parents after we’ve been dating for a while, how is that too soon? I’m just introducing him, not doing anything else. Whether it’s early or late, the person I’ll take to meet my parents is still you.

“It’s…not the same.” How so? Is it because I don’t I have a beard like the heroes in Thai literature? Do you want me to grow a beard? I’ll grow one so thick it’ll scratch people from a hundred meters away.

“How?” I raised my chin in curiosity. Duen looked thoughtful before raising his chin to look back at me…don’t look too much, or you might end up with a husband without realizing it.

“I don’t know…I saw they’ve been dating for a year.” You’re like me when I went to consult King.

“It’s not about time…it’s about sincerity and seriousness.”

“…”

“I’ve told you before, haven’t I? Since I was born…you’re the one I’ve been most serious about. I don’t know how it happened, but I’ve never fallen in love this quickly before. So, you can say I’m easy to win over, but I feel like when we’re together, it feels like a long time. If you didn’t say we’ve been dating for less than a year, I’d think we’ve been together for almost a year…are you playing with my feelings, Duen?” I took his hand and pressed it against my cheek, looking into his eyes to show I wasn’t lying, that what I said came from the heart.

“Pfft.”

“But even if you are playing with my feelings, don’t stop…because the result would be the same.”

“…”

“I still love you.”

After saying that, I leaned in to gently kiss his palm. Duen isn’t playing with me; he’s too naive to even think of such things, it’s strange…

Even though he hasn’t done anything, I find myself liking him more every day until it turned into love. Did he do some charm in his past life? It’s possible, I see both girls and guys flocking to him…but he must have done some bad deeds as well, balancing out the good.

So sweet..

“One year.”

“Hmm?” I raised my eyebrows when I heard him say something, but I was trying to recall his past life so I didn’t catch it. Duen isn’t resting his chin on his hand looking at me like before. Now he’s turned his back to me as if he doesn’t want to show his face; is he embarrassed?

“Wait for one year, then I’ll move in with you.” Pfft!!

“Duen, that’s too long. Do you want me to die from missing you?” I hugged him from behind; he doesn’t fuss when I overstep anymore. I guess he’s given up.

“You exaggerate; you managed before.” The person I was hugging turned to pout. Don’t pout like that, or I’ll bite it off, I’m annoyed.

“It’s different now; we weren’t dating before, but now we are. I want to live with my boyfriend; why don’t you understand these romantic things?” “Come on. It’s just one year.” You say ‘just’ like it’s nothing, Duen. Try not watering a plant for a year; how wilted it gets is how my heart would be without you. I might survive, but it’s not the same.

You are the color in my life…

“Is there any other way to make you agree to move in with me?” I looked up at Duen’s face, only to see him burying his face in the pillow…not wanting me to see how red his face was. Too late.

“Without having to wait a year?” “Uh-huh.” I nodded.

“…When I think the time is right.”

“And when will that be? Do I have to wait until the world turns purple or until I die first?” I asked sarcastically, wondering if he realized he was the first boyfriend I wanted to live with.

“I don’t know, just go to sleep.”

“Duen!” I stretched out my jaw, shaking his shoulder to wake him up and talk, but in truth, he wasn’t asleep. He was just closing his eyes, hugging the pillow tightly.

“Snore, Duen is already asleep…I am Mom Luang Radeen Milo, Duen told me to tell you, ‘Don’t cross the line of the pillow, or I’ll slap you down,’ just letting you know.” Your mom, Luang Milo! That’s clearly you, you bastard, Duen.

“Duen, I’m your boyfriend.”

“Don’t know, don’t care, I’m going to sleep, don’t bother me.”

“Duen, get up and talk to me first.”

“No, oh, I forgot to tell you…sweet dreams, you savage.” Oh…fine, I give up!

“Okay.” I opened my eyes groggily, feeling some movement beside me.

The first thing I saw was this idiot trying to gently free my hand, as if afraid

I would wake up. Last night, I didn’t cross the pillow line or hug him…I just held his hand all night.

“Sorry, did I wake you up?” Someone once told me that a boyfriend looks the cutest when he wakes up…it seems to be true.

“It’s okay…where are you going, yawn?”

“I have to go to university, I have morning classes.” Duen said while looking at our clasped hands, probably wanting me to let go…no, I don’t want to let go yet.

“Really…can you not go just yet? Stay and sleep with me a bit longer.” I said, giving him a pleading look. I don’t usually do this because it feels cheesy, but when I do, Duen seems to like it.

“No, I’ll be late, and I need to buy some plasters too.”

“Why buy it?” Is it a wound? I checked my body after sitting up, and I didn’t see anything unusual, or maybe it’s under the cloth.

“To cover the hickie.” He said. Oh…the marks I made yesterday, right?

“…heh heh.” I looked at Duen with a smirk. I didn’t think he’d care about this.

“Why are you laughing, you crazy?” he said.

“The more you cover it, the more noticeable it becomes.” I said with a sly smile, pulling him down to lie with me. “No need to rush; we still have hours.”

“And you expect me to study like this?” Bohn grumbled, showing his irritation. I grabbed him and hugged him, rubbing my nose against his cheek in a teasing manner.

“Uh…it looks good, I should leave another hickie.” My eyes scanned his neck, still plenty of space left. If you don’t want to wear a necklace or jewelry…then let my kisses adorn you.

“Ugh, I’ll kick you off the bed.”

Rrrrr

Before Duen could push me off the bed, his phone vibrated. I reached out to grab it since it was on the headboard.

‘Ting’

“Let go, Ting is calling.” Duen answered the call and turned to speak to me, but I didn’t let go as requested; I just looked away as if I wasn’t interested.

“Go ahead and talk. I’m not bothering you at all.” Upon hearing that, Duen glared at me but reluctantly accepted the call from his friend.

“Hello.”

(Hello, are you coming to class today?) Was I too close to the phone, or was she speaking loudly? But whatever, it’s good to hear, just in case Duen tries to sneak off…well, if this caveman decides to escape…

“Go on, why are you asking that?”

(Afraid you won’t be able to walk after last night with Phii Bohn, was he rough?)

“Damn, Ting, is that something a lady would say?” When Duen furrows his brows, he looks like an angry cat. I couldn’t help but poke between his eyebrows to ease the tension.

(Yeah, and…was Phii Bohn’s equipment big?) Wow…didn’t expect the little one to dare ask that. Although Ting seems rough, she never talks about this when she’s with us.

“How would I know, but from what I’ve seen…it’s probably not that big, huh?” This idiot turned to me, raising his eyebrows teasingly, his eyes looking down at my pants with disdain.

“Want to find out? You can touch it if you want…just a gentle touch, no squeezing, Duen, heh heh.” Did he think I’d let him mock me? No way. The moment I finished speaking, I took his hand and placed it on my little brother. It was morning now, after all…heh heh.

“Bohn! Ew!” He quickly pulled his hand away, making a disgusted face. What’s with that, man? If you’re embarrassed, just say so, don’t think I didn’t notice your ears turning red. Mine is big, isn’t it?

(Phii Bohn is nearby, huh…damn, I’m so jealous of you, just touch, don’t squirm. If Phii Bohn were my boyfriend…I’d be touching him morning and night.)

Ugh…

“Ugh, Ting, you shameless woman…you won’t be touching him.”

(Why? Doesn’t Phii Bohn like being touched?)

“Well, you said, ‘If Bohn were your boyfriend,’ but he’s not…he’s mine.” I smiled when I heard him say that, then gently tightened my arm around his waist.

“You’re cute even in the morning, be careful or you won’t make it to class.” I teased him gently.

“No, Bohn, I need to go to class.” Duen said in a whiny voice.

“Let me hug you for just a little longer…then I’ll drive you to university.” I said pleadingly. At first, Duen seemed reluctant, but after a while, he sighed as if giving in.

“Just for a little bit…” That’s more like it, heh.

(Duenhaw!! I’m your friend, a single lady, how can you do this to me…ugh, I’ve been watching Phii Bohn all year and haven’t even touched his eyelashes, but you!! How did you do it? Skipping on one leg and waving, huh? You lucky break! He started chasing you within days of meeting you. What kind of good deeds did you do!! Hmph, I tried not to be jealous because we’re friends…but how could you do this to me! You’re all sweet with him right in front of me!!)

Ting’s voice was so loud…loud enough that I thought Duen had put it on speaker.

“Haha…”

(I’m hanging up! I’m sulking, make it up to me, bring me a copy of Phii

Bohn! I want a boyfriend like that!)

Beep

Click

“…Bohn, can I borrow you to make some photocopies?”

“You’re crazy, all you’ll get are pictures, or if you could actually photocopy me into a person, I wouldn’t be alive.” I pinched his nose playfully, so cute.

“Just put your heart in it then, hahaha.” He lightly tapped my left chest.

“My heart isn’t with me…I’ve given it to you.”

“You flirt, you’re hopeless.”

“Ha ha.” I laughed out loud when I saw how funny his face looked. Lately, he’s been hanging out with Boss and Phu a lot, must have picked up some humor from them.

“You’ve been laughing a lot lately.”

“Because I have you by my side, that’s why.”

“Damn! I’m going to take a shower!” He dashed into the bathroom right after saying that. Oh, he’s got a lot of energy, doesn’t he? Even though I was holding him tight, maybe I haven’t been exercising enough lately.

 

[Duenhaw]

“I’ll pick you up this evening.” the personal driver said as he parked the car in front of my faculty, even though I told him to change clothes first. But he wouldn’t listen, he came to see me off while still in his pajamas, thinking he’s handsome or what? Yeah, right!

“Don’t pretend, I’m going back to sleep at home.” One day is enough. Even if I’m annoyed that you don’t keep me here, I still want to go back to Daonuea, haven’t picked her up lately, feeling a bit restless.

“Then go to sleep, I’ll come to pick you up to get your car at the condo, I’m cool with that.” Click!

…Your face just broke, damn it.

“Yeah, yeah, I’ll call you when I’m done.” I said dismissively before running straight to the classroom. No camera can capture Phii Duen’s speed…Phii Duen feels embarrassed, Phii Duen’s face broke.

“Did your husband drop you off today?” As soon as I sat down, Ting the faculty star, came over and nudged my shoulder. I hate your face so much, why do you have to act so irritating…I’m confused. I learned this phrase from Phii Boss, he let me borrow it, ‘irritatingly annoying,’ derived from ‘annoying’ + ‘kickable’, this is the best phrase I’ve ever heard…

“Your husband is the one who dropped you off.”

“Don’t try to cover up by making a fuss. So, did Phii Bohn drop you off?” You know already, why ask? Don’t think I didn’t see you, you pretty boy, the only banana fiber around…I saw you standing by the pole, glaring at me enviously when Bohn dropped me off. If you were going to scream like that, why did you have to rally everyone to beat him up back then…

“Yeah.”

“Check out Tang, he’s so mean, he called me this morning but let me hear him being sweet with Phii Bohn.” I didn’t do that…Bohn did that on his own. Why did you call at that time, anyway?

“Come on, new rice with fresh fish is like this, Phu has been through this kind of situation before.”

“Really? Did you flirt with Phii Bohn in front of him?”

“It wasn’t flirting, it was studying!” I separated them and sat between them. The teacher’s here, see? Good students should focus on their studies, kids. Don’t take these two as examples, and don’t use your phones…

Oh…just a quick look at LINE, it should be fine, I guess.

Bon Ss: Focus on studying.

I knew it had to be you. I smiled immediately after reading the message on my phone, catching Phu looking at me with the most mocking eyes from the corner of my eye. Oh well, I’m very strong these days, must be thanks to a good trainer. Thanks to Phii Boss for making today possible for me.

Duennhaw: Yeah, I left some porridge in the pot. Heat it up if you’re hungry.

I’m not sitting here chewing rice grain by grain like in old Thai movies, okay? Last night, I used instant porridge I bought from the supermarket below the condo. Bohn…well, I’m just lazy.

Bon Ss: Yeah, always cute.

Duennhaw: That’s called handsome, dude.

Bohn is the only one who thinks I’m cute. Maybe he fell down a drain and hit his head on a coconut, poor thing, his brain might have been affected…

Bon Ss: Cute to me, then.

Duennhaw: Sure, after class, I will go buy some flowers too.

Bon Ss: Oh, can you also buy a gift for my older brother?

Older brother? The one he called Buhn? What kind of person is he? Bihn seems a bit off, not quite full…maybe his brother is normal…perhaps.

Duennhaw: Sure.

Bon Ss: And…who was your first kiss?

Duennhaw: I can tell you, but there must be an exchange.

No way, to know Phii Duen’s ultimate secret, there has to be something in return, heh heh.

Bon Ss: Now we’re negotiating? Say it.

Duennhaw: Tomorrow, I’ll treat you to ice cream, but what I want is…you can’t flirt all day.

I’ll take Phii Yim and Phii Thara with me. I’ll forget about the promise for now, let’s treat all three together. It should be fine; Phii Yim already knows Bohn, and as for Phii Thara…I’ll introduce him there. Phii Yim and my brother have similar personalities, they should get along.

Bon Ss: Just one day, okay?

Kiss

Duennhaw: You want to know that badly?

Bon Ss: Yeah, I want to know who the hell stole my stuff.

Duennhaw: Damn it, my first kiss isn’t an object.

Bon Ss: It’s not, but I claimed it.

Duennhaw: You’re delusional!!

This is another thing I learned from Phii Boss; he said, ‘Just imagine, it’s not just annoying, you have to add some character to upgrade the annoyance!’. What “samaewtaew” means, I don’t know…I’ll ask later.

Bon Ss: Tell me quickly, don’t change the subject.

Duennhaw: I’ll send you a picture. You must know that person she’s known worldwide.

Bon Ss: Show me! Is she famous? Did you kiss a celebrity?

Duennhaw: Yes!!! Here! Her name is Isabella, your daughter just bought her and touched her to my lips! Isn’t she beautiful? I like her too, he he, sends a picture of Isabella

 

MY ENGINEER CHAPTERS HOME

MYENGINEER, CHAPTER 43: It’s About Who Does It

[Duenhaw]

“You can let go now.” You’ve already gained too much from me, Bohn. I pushed his face away to create some distance, but he didn’t budge and instead hugged me even tighter.

“Can’t you give me just a little more time?” Don’t make that face!

“Aren’t you hungry?” I’m not hungry because I just ate, but Bohn, when I met him, the table was full of food, but his plate was empty, he hadn’t eaten yet.

“I’m hungry.”

“There you go, I’ll go make something for you to eat.”

“I’m hungry…I want to eat you, Duen.”

“…”

“Gggr.”

“Do you want to? You said you weren’t hungry…but you’re actually hungry too, huh?”

“Let go or you won’t eat…”

With that, the arms that were holding me immediately loosened. Just so you know, if you hadn’t let go just now, I would have really kicked you.

I walked to the kitchen, opened the fridge which was still empty as usual. Bohn said he doesn’t stay at the condo much; he mostly stays at home…then why buy a condo? I can’t handle it; the fridge only has liquor and beer, not even a bottle of water!! If you die, I’d bet it’s from liver cirrhosis.

“Bohn, I’ll go downstairs to buy some fresh stuff first.” There’s a supermarket downstairs; I’ve been there before. I saw they have a fresh food section. What should I cook? I want to make something simple since Bohn is eating alone; I don’t need to cook much.

“Go with you.” The room owner ran over to me, with bread in his mouth making his speech unclear. Does he think it’s cute?

“I’ll be back in a bit, just wait in the room.”

“Let me help carry things.” I didn’t argue further, might as well let him. It’s good; I won’t get tired.

“What do you want to eat?” I handed Bohn the basket. I didn’t want to use a shopping cart since we wouldn’t need much. There were quite a few people shopping, mostly women…it feels familiar, why don’t I ever see househusbands shopping like this? Don’t they know Phii Duen feels uncomfortable being stared at!

“Let me think.” He walked close to me, picked up a tomato, and made a face of disgust. He probably doesn’t like tomatoes…but I like them. I didn’t like them before, but my mom forced me to eat them, saying, ‘Your skin will be beautiful if you eat this…swallow!! If you spit it out, you’ll have to eat it every day,’ and in the end, I couldn’t stand the texture and spat it out…and my fate after that was to eat them every day, both in juice and solid form. I feel so sorry for myself.

“You don’t like tomatoes?” I asked before Bohn nodded slightly while his eyes stopped at the meat section. Does he want chicken drumsticks?

Should I make something simple like fried chicken or maybe a clear soup?

“I know what I want to eat now…I want to eat what you want to eat.”

I stopped my hand holding broccoli immediately upon hearing that…Recently, Bohn has had such an influence on my heart, some words, even if they’re short or just ordinary, when spoken by Bohn, make my heart beat faster. Did you drug me?

“…The one eating is you. What if I suddenly want to eat tomatoes?”

“I’ll eat them.” He answered while making a disgusted face, which made me smile a little before nodding in understanding and heading to the meat section…Today, I’ll want to eat whatever you want to eat.

“Would ginger stir-fry be good…” Bohn mumbled to himself upon seeing the ginger. Although I’m allergic to ginger, it’s not a severe allergy; it only affects me when I swallow it…swallow, uh, eat it.

“Aren’t you allergic?”

“I am allergic, but you like it.”

“…”

“Shy, huh? Your face is red, Nong Bohn, let Phii Duen take a look, are you feeling hot, good sir?” I teased while gently pinching his cheek, Bohn’s face slightly flushed, not too red, but definitely red.

“Damn, Duen, are you learning to flirt now?” Bohn gently brushed my hand away and folded his arms, trying to act tough to cover up his embarrassment, frowning and crossing his arms.

“People need to develop, how can I just be the one getting teased by you?” I answered with a smug look. Tang told me to develop my flirting and teasing skills with Phu. I went to watch him tease the accounting girls in front of the faculty while waiting for Bohn. I want to say it was very flirty, ‘Watch out for slipping…my heart is melting around here,’ yeah…

I picked up a few more things before heading back to Bohn’s room. In the end, Bohn would have his usual fried chicken for this meal, but with the addition of ginger stir-fry. He said there was no need to make a lot since he’d be eating alone. Damn, Bohn kept flirting with me while we were shopping; he must have gone mad. Even the aunts in the supermarket were suppressing smiles. I don’t mind, it’s kind of funny. Just when I told him to update his flirting skills, he really did, checking out flirty hashtags on Twitter to try out on me.

It’s pretty cute.

“Duen, do you need any help?” Bohn came to stand beside me while I was washing vegetables. The produce here is so fresh and cheap. If I lived near my house…I’d go shopping every day; near my place, there’s only expensive, not-so-fresh stuff. Damn, nothing good at all. I need pork that bounces back when pressed, like Dao on Tuesday!! Not meat that sinks into a crater when you touch it! Damn, even with a light touch. What would happen if you poked it?

“Can you cook or not?” I asked the person beside me while my eyes were still happily fixed on the vegetables in the basket. This is how it should be!

Beautiful shape, white skin, firm texture, fresh, beautiful, new. Never been touched by anyone before…I mean, the vegetables.

“Then teach me.” Bohn hugged me from behind and gently swayed back and forth. Damn, I’m admiring the veggies in the basket! Our love is old, Bohn! I have a new love with these veggies!…since when?

“Do you want to learn to cook?” I imagined it. If Bohn wore that cute apron his mom bought, standing at the kitchen counter chopping vegetables…it would be quite a sight.

“No…I just want to be close.”

Okay, I give in, your flirting skills and your cheesy lines are so advanced, with a hidden power beyond measure, perhaps even greater than Dao in the sky and the space junk in the Milky Way galaxy.

“Your face is red now, huh?” He said in a teasing tone while poking my cheek repeatedly, look at me when you do something! See, I’m frowning, my mouth pouting! See that?

“…It’s not red because I’m embarrassed by you, the steam from the rice cooker blew on my face.”

“Can we try again? The last one doesn’t count…”

“Sure, but can you tell now that I was lying?” If you knew, then be quiet. I made a face of annoyance; every time I’m with you, I turn into a Bohn hater, you brute.

“Alright, alright.” I waved him away. He’s not really annoying when he’s around, but he likes to flirt so much that I don’t know how to react. I remember last time, I almost poured dish soap into the pan thinking it was oil, we almost died.

“Oh, I really want to learn to cook.” He swayed me back and forth. I like doing this when Daonuea is sulking; every time I do this to appease her, she always ends up laughing.

“Okay, when you’re alone with Ben, you’ll be able to cook something for him to eat. Eating instant noodles all the time isn’t good for your health.” If I can’t cook, what I would do is go out and buy food from outside. Not sit and eat instant noodles like him, or he’ll die of malnutrition.

“Just for you to eat…I want you to know you’re more special than anyone.” Damn…do you want my face to explode and die? What should I do, huh?

“Pfft…don’t you want to cook for your parents?” Bohn is so petty, looking up at me peeling carrots. To be honest, you can eat them with the skin, but I just wanted to do something…

“No way, my parents might die. Suppose I cook and it tastes terrible or is poisonous…you’ll die alone.”

“Damn, Bohn, so that’s how it is…I won’t teach you then.”

“Just kidding.” He dragged out the word, can you stop hugging me now, sir!

I haven’t given him flowers today yet. I didn’t forget, mind you. At first, I planned to buy them on the way back from eating, but things turned out like this because of you, you jerk, Bohn.

But don’t worry. I bought them a while ago.

[Bohn]

“Cut the carrot into squares.”

“Isn’t that called dicing?” I followed what Duen said. After I pestered him to teach me how to cook for a while, he finally gave in. Duen is very softhearted; a little coaxing and he’ll do what you ask. It’s this kind of personality that I like.

“Oh yeah, how did you know?”

“I like watching cooking shows…usually for ginger stir-fry, they cut the chicken normally, don’t they?”

“I just wanted it to be in squares. Got a problem with that?” Oh, he’s looking for trouble, huh?

“No, sir, no problem, Phii Duen.” I bowed my head and pretended to look scared. Duen likes to do things that go against his character, which is quite cute. It’s like he’s trying to be tough, but he’s still…cute. How many times have I complimented him on being cute since we met?

“Good, if you do, I’ll kill you with this toothpick.” After saying that, Duen waved a toothpick in the air as a gesture. Wow, I might die from something like this…poking might be okay, but smashing?

So brutal, whose boyfriend is this?

“Alright…all the ingredients are ready, just need to stir-fry now.” I looked at the ingredients prepared on the table; it wasn’t much since I’m eating alone, but when I invited Duen to eat with me, he said he wasn’t hungry.

“Put oil in the pan, once it’s hot, add the garlic and stir-fry.” I followed each step Duen said as he stood beside me, giving instructions. Like this, I felt like the food would turn out delicious.

“Uh-huh.” Duen said that when the garlic starts to turn yellow, add the chicken, stir-fry until it’s almost cooked, then start adding the seasonings…this is where the problem starts.

“What should I add?”

“Fish sauce, light soy sauce, oyster sauce.”

“This much…is it enough?”

“Hey! That’s too much! Do you want kidney disease or what?”

“Really, then what should I do?” I asked without rushing, why be scared? I have a chef right here who can help me, believe me. Duen sighed softly before pointing at the sugar jar.

“You can add sugar, it will…hey!” I scooped sugar from the jar and threw it into the pan immediately. I added too much fish sauce earlier, one spoonful of sugar won’t make it less salty…it needs four heaping spoons.

“?” I looked at Duen with raised eyebrows when he grabbed my hand. I was about to add the fifth spoonful…or does he want me to switch to brown sugar? That would be good too, for a variety of flavors, for umami.

“You’ve already added too much, Bohn!” Oh. Isn’t that right?

“Really…I want it to be sweet like the love I have for you.” I’m lying…I just don’t know how to fix it, so I made up something to cover my mistake.

“…”

“Embarrassed, huh?”

“Yeah, now that you know, stop flirting, you bastard.”

“No way.”

“What’s that burning smell?” I sniffed when I caught a strange odor. It wasn’t just a smell, smoke was coming from somewhere…or maybe…!!

“Bohn! The pan!!”

“I think…let’s do the teaching another day, today I’ll cook for you.”

“That’s good…I’m hungry.” I answered dismissively, burying my face in my arms. In the end, I burnt the chicken to the pan, blacker than charcoal and hard as a rock…I didn’t even get to add the vegetables yet. I guess I really don’t have a talent for this.

“Yeah…go watch TV, I’ll call you when it’s done.” Duen said while patting my shoulder lightly, as if to comfort me. I’m not that stressed, just a little fail…

I looked down at my phone…I’ll upload the picture to troll myself; I took a photo of that thing earlier. I take pictures every time I cook because it’s rare…usually, it looks good but tastes bad, but today it looked bad…and the taste must be a hundred times worse.

Bon Ss: I guess I really can’t cook for anyone.

Can cook, but the taste is bad, sorry, you fool.

This time, I chose not to tag Duen. Shortly after posting, there were likes coming in; people, huh…even posting something nonsensical like this, I get hundreds of likes in ten seconds. I’m not kidding when I say I’m hot, Duen should be happy to have me as a boyfriend.

Boss Thanarit: We’re rich, man!! Just buy food! I’ll call an Italian chef to deliver right to you! We’re rich! Use money to slap them in the face and make them all our slaves…

Thanthep King: Ha! Don’t exhaust yourself, save your energy for your wife!!

Even though it’s annoying…you guys are trying to cheer me up, right? I’m not that stressed. I typed back:

Bon Ss: Yeah, thanks, lol.

After a while, my friends started talking about random stuff, including Tee, Bom, and Merk. Although Merk doesn’t type much, I know he cares about me just as much as the others…damn Boss, your husband is flirting with me.

I was reading some funny stuff when someone commented…I wouldn’t have cared if it wasn’t my boyfriend commenting, “Are you slacking off, you bastard Duen? The pan’s going to burn soon.” I wanted to type that, but after reading it, I didn’t feel like doing anything anymore.

Krisda Duennhaw: Just tell me what you want to eat, I’ll cook it for you.

Aren’t I your ‘private’ chef?

He attached a photo too, in the picture there was a plate of ginger stirfry…if I’m not imagining it. I could smell it for real. The plate of food took up about seventy percent of the image, but…the focus wasn’t on the plate of food, it was on the back of a man.

Which was me.

According to protocol, friends, I did my job well…

Boss Thanarit: Oh, I forgot he has his own chef.

Thanthep King: I think it’s his heart too!!!

Tee Pattharawin: Oh, oh my, I’m so jealous of people with boyfriends!!!

Tang Nakrad: Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

Bom, Boomm: Yessssssssssss!!!

Megha Setthakit: Hmm…

Are you joining in on the teasing too, Merk? But whatever, tease more, I like it, heh. Speaking of which, has Duen finished cooking? I think he has. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have taken a photo with my back in it.

Just as I was about to move, something green with a slender stem and white flowers was extended over my shoulder from behind.

“Ah, I haven’t given you flowers today yet. I didn’t forget, I planned to buy them after eating but you dragged me here first. This isn’t exactly flowers. It doesn’t have a meaning either, but it does have flowers. Don’t mind.”

“Chive flowers?” I turned to ask Duen. He hadn’t taken off his apron yet, probably waiting for me to do it…no, stay focused, you jerk.

“Yeah, I saw them when I went down to buy fresh stuff. Do you want roses or something better? I’ll go buy them.”

“Do you have your bike?” I asked teasingly. I don’t really want him to go buy new ones; the flowers in his hand are nice. Even if they’re nice…believe me, only Duen would give his boyfriend chive flowers.

“Hmph. No, we can walk.”

“No need, I’ve told you before, haven’t I? For me…what’s important is the person giving them.”

“Same.”

“?”

“For me…the taste doesn’t matter, what’s important is who made it.”

“…” Wow, your face is red again, Nong Bohn, are you embarrassed by Phii Duen?” Duen walked around to sit next to me, then poked my cheek deeply. I don’t know where he learned to say things like that, but it’s okay.

…I like everything he does.

“What, why didn’t you deny it?” He looked annoyed.

“I’m not as saucy as you.” I rested my chin on my hand, looking at him. Duen pouted and hit me with the chive flowers, hey! My flowers will bruise…it’s not even a flower, but whatever, don’t hit me!

“I’m not saucy! It’s called…considering how to answer questions logically based on scientific principles and probability.” Oh, I see…

“…Who taught you to lie like that? I’ll go drown them.” I mean it. I’ve never met anyone who can lie so smoothly before. Whoever taught Duen must be quite something, if we leave them be, they’ll produce bad influences for the country…we need to eliminate them!

“What if I said I learned it from you?”

“That’s not true, I’m really good at lying.”

“Then, would you know if I’m lying to you?”

“You don’t need to know.”

“Huh, you-”

“Because I wouldn’t lie to you.”

“Oh, alright, do whatever you want, want to make my face red? It’s already red, why make it redder, and do you want my heart to explode or something?” Duen forcefully placed the chives on my lap and walked away immediately. Even though he walked far, I could still hear him muttering “Bohn this, Bohn that.”

Is it me or you who’s called Bohn?

 

MY ENGINEER CHAPTERS HOME

MYENGINEER, CHAPTER 42: It’s up to you

[Bohn]

Duennhaw: Oh, come on, why do you have to threaten me? Don’t you trust me?

Bon Ss: Heh.

“Heh.” I chuckled softly after reading Duen’s message. Trust you? I trust you won’t be unfaithful, but for running away? No, I’ve never trusted you on that.

You’re in for it today, Duen, I’ll get my revenge!

…Even though I say that, honestly, I still can’t think of what to do to him. Does Duen have anything he loves very much? Anything, not something material but like a body part, just like what he did to my little hairs. I believe him…he even sent me a picture of his masterpiece, my hair coming off in sheets. I feel so sorry for myself, but I won’t pull his hair back. Duen doesn’t have much hair…in reality. He does have some, but it’s sparse, short, and thin, so let’s say he doesn’t have any.

I don’t want to do anything too harsh; he might get angry. Even though I’ve never seen him angry, Tang once said, ‘Duen doesn’t get angry often because he’s cool-headed, but if he does get angry…I don’t know what could happen.’

“What’s wrong with you, damn Bohn?”

“What else could it be if not about Nong Duen?” I really hate your knowing tone, Tang…

“I’m tired of you, you brute.” Boss looked up with annoyance. I feel like you’ve been acting more like a ‘daddy’ lately, Boss. I’m confused about what ‘daddy’ means. I don’t know either; I got it from Boss…

“Damn, Boss, what does ‘daddy’ mean?” It must be a bad word, believe me, or he wouldn’t use it to insult others, it must be some kind of curse word.

“I’ll guess.”

“I think…’daddy’ might mean to mimic the father’s behavior…right?” Tang guessed, but I doubt it.

“No, it’s much grander than that.”

“What is it then? But the word sounds as bad as ‘staggering’.” Staggering means dancing, I thought far too much when King sent me that voice clip.

“Merk, you try guessing, he’s your husband. You might guess his heart correctly.” He nudged Merk’s shoulder while resting his chin, looking at

Boss. The one being looked at blinked and blew a kiss, before Merk smiled.

“…Mimicking behavior + being vulgar + being absurd.”

“…” Yeah, right, Merk, you’re very husband-like, come give me a kiss!” The creator of the word ‘daddy’ climbed onto Merk’s lap and pouted his lips towards him.

Let’s leave them be…

I’d better think about Duen. Actually, I’m not that angry at him to the point of not forgiving him. Just a little annoyed. If it were you, wouldn’t you be angry if someone killed something you’ve been nurturing for a long time? I took good care of my little hairs, kept them out of the sun, never wore shorts, cleaned them better than a spa, damn Duen…maybe I should pretend to be angry and make him my lifelong slave.

‘I will whip you, you slave!’ That might not work.

“What’s wrong? Why the stressed look?” Merk raised his chin to look at me. Now everyone has gone back to their own business, and today our professor was sick but didn’t forget to leave us some worksheets.

“What do you think…I should do to Duen?”

“Do as in what sense?”

“To get back at him for waxing my hair.” I turned to answer the questioner. Duen said he’d open a gallery called ‘Rough Bastard Hair’ with my hair. Is this how you treat your own boyfriend?

“Fuck him.”

“That’s a good idea, but…I want him to consent on his own. I don’t want to force him.” Duen has never done it, with either men or women. If I do anything with him, I’d be his first, and I want it to be a memorable first time. I don’t want to hurt him…I’m embarrassed.

“You’re such a hero.”

“Haha.” I shrugged like Phu would. Since I was born…Duen is the one I’ve been most serious about.

“Aren’t you going to pick up Duen after class?”

“No, Duen is going to buy plants with a friend.” He said it was to buy a birthday gift for his friend’s dad. He probably likes stuff like that. I like it too; at home, we have a lot of plants and many pets. Ben’s siblings love to hang out with different species; the other day, I saw Diana talking to a lizard. I guess I’ll have to handle it myself…damn Bihn is useless, I gave him a chance to get rid of them, and he failed. Looks like a big boss like me will have to deal with it personally.

“Really? Want to go eat? I’m hungry.” Tang said, rubbing his stomach gently.

“Let’s go.”

“Does Buhn come home often these days?” Merk covered his yawn. We chose a restaurant near Ting’s hotel. At first, I didn’t know it was her family’s, but Duen had told me.

“Buhn? Yeah, sometimes, but mostly he stays at Phii Te’s place.” Phii Te is Buhn’s friend; they’ve been close since they were kids. Our parents are friends too. Phii Te and Buhn are always together, even chose the same major. Phii Te is like Buhn’s dad, not in the bossy or harsh way, quite the opposite, he spoils Buhn rotten. My brother has turned out this way because of Phii Te.

“Really?”

“Why?”

“Nothing, just haven’t seen him in a while so I asked.” Not just him, even I, his real brother, hardly see him. When was the last time I saw him…probably before Duen. Does Phii Te take better care of you than our parents, Buhn? You little heartbreaker, running off after a guy.

Speaking of Buhn…his birthday is in two days, I’ll invite Duen to choose a gift today. My brother likes things that are artificially natural, confusing, right? That means things made from non-natural materials but shaped and styled like nature, like the fake plant Bihn was watering that day. His room is full of such things: fake plants, fake animals, fake Dao, fake fish, and all sorts of fake items. I once asked why he doesn’t buy real ones, and he said:

‘Real things don’t last long, they die, but if it’s these fakes…even if they’re not real, they’ll stay with me forever.’ Great…

“Hey, isn’t that your nong-doctor?” I turned to look in the direction which Boss was pointing at a restaurant across from where I was eating. Damn, good thing you noticed, Boss, your eyes are better than mine, but how can you see so far? When I squinted to look into the restaurant, I saw it was indeed Duen, with Ting, Tang, and… [1] There are two Tangs one who is

   Bohn friend and the other is Duenhaw’s friend… both are Tang

   “Phii Thara…”

“Trouble’s brewing.” Tang muttered softly. They know my nature well. I’m very jealous, I like to protect what’s mine and don’t like others touching my things. Even though Duen isn’t an object, he’s…

My boyfriend.

Blink

“Bohn, calm down. Watch first.” Merk pressed my shoulder to make me sit down again. If this had happened before with Frong coming to my faculty, I might have stayed calm because back then, I wasn’t involved with Duen, but now, our status has changed.

I’m his boyfriend.

“How can I be calm? Someone is flirting with my boyfriend.” I frowned, watching Duen who was laughing with the doctor.

“If he were really flirting, Tang and Ting wouldn’t just sit there.”

“…”

“Just watch, I don’t want you two to fight.”

I sat watching the four of them talk for a while. The reason I say ‘watching’ is because we couldn’t hear them; they were across the street. I was almost tempted to use a telescope (a regular binocular wouldn’t be enough). They talked, smiled, laughed, and sometimes looked serious. What are they talking about that seems so stressful?

“Looks like they’re done.” True to what Tang said, Duen and his friends left the restaurant. Phii Thara said something to Duen, even flicking his forehead. And Duen didn’t say anything back, just pouted. How can you let someone other than me do that to you…

Bon Ss: Do you want to die doing things like this…

 

[Duenhaw]

“Damn…” I looked down at the message Bohn sent, shocked. Why would he send a message like this? Is he mad at me for going to the condo, or is it something else?

“What’s up, Duen?”

“Look.” I held out the screen for them to see. I was so confused, damn, the old issue isn’t even resolved and a new one pops up faster than mushrooms.

“Oh…”

“What does that mean? Does this mean he’s really angry at me?”

“I think so.”

“But what is he angry about? I haven’t done anything yet.” Or is he angry because I went to the condo late? I already told you I was buying plants with Tang, why are you so quick to get jealous, Bohn?

“If you didn’t do anything, then there’s only one reason…” Tang looked left and right before his gaze stopped at the opposite side.

“He must be jealous because we’re around here…there he is, across the street.”

It’s really Bohn, with his friends. Today, Phii King, Phii Bom, and Senior Tee aren’t here, he must have seen it…and he’s really jealous. Even from here, I can feel the murderous aura radiating from him, you brute.

Duennhaw: Jealous?

I didn’t wait for him to type a reply; both my legs took me to Bohn, who was across the street. My friends followed, knowing what to do. When I got there, I greeted the seniors sitting with him with a wai.

“Bohn, just now-”

Blink

“Back to the condo.” Before I could do anything, the brute stood up and grabbed my hand to follow him, but we didn’t get far because Tang was standing in the way.

“I don’t like it when you take your emotions out on my friend.” Tang and Ting crossed their arms, staring at Bohn with a calm gaze.

“…”

“My friend is reasonable, why don’t you ask him first what’s going on. If one person is silent and the other is naive and doesn’t understand the other’s thoughts…it won’t work out. One day, you’ll break up because of misunderstandings, but if you talk it out, he’ll understand what you’re thinking. When he understands, he can fix and explain things…and the story will have a happy ending.”

I should either compliment and be happy that you love me this much…or should I scold you, Tang? It feels like I’m being insulted in a strange way.

“Yeah, we’ll talk, but I want to talk to him alone.” Bohn said without looking away from Senior, holding my wrist not too tightly, just loosely.

“How can I know you won’t do anything to my friend?”

“I won’t promise not to do anything…but I won’t hurt him.”

“…I’ll believe you then, heh-heh.”

After Tang finished speaking, he made way for us to walk, whispering to me that he’d drive my car back home so I didn’t have to worry. Hearing that, I nodded and thanked him.

Bang

If you’re going to slam the car door like that, Bohn, it wasn’t like last time; this time he just sighed softly before casting a sharp look at me. Oh my! Phii Duen’s hair stood on end, sir.

“Do you know why I’m angry?” he asked, his eyes looking out the car window. Why does the atmosphere feel so suffocating?

“Yeah, about Phii Thara.”

“Good that you know.”

Brrrrr

Bohn said that before accelerating the car. You told Tang you wouldn’t get emotional, didn’t you! Although in my head I wanted to shout, “What’s the hurry, damn it!”, or “Are you scared no one knows how powerful your car is?”, but when I saw his stern face, I had to swallow my words.

“Are you going to explain…or let me stay angry like this?”

Bohn started talking again when we entered his bedroom. Why does it have to be the bedroom, couldn’t it be the living room? Bohn, that’s just in my head because what I showed was…I looked down.

“I’m not involved with him…at all.” I couldn’t say we were involved because Phii Thara is my cousin…or should I say, my brother? But he is my cousin…a real cousin from my mothers sister, not just a senior whom I know.

“Hey!”

I was shocked when Bohn pushed me down onto the bed and quickly straddled me. His face was just an inch away from mine. I’ve never been this close to anyone before…

“What are you talking about?! Are you cheating, Duen!” I jumped when Bohn shouted loudly, damn, I was startled.

“No, just you.”

“Then what’s going on! It’s more than just a senior-junior relationship, with him flicking your forehead and touching you like that…I’ve never even done that, huh.” But you do more than that! When have you ever just held hands without stroking, touching, or resting your chin on my shoulder?

My thoughts had to stop abruptly; my heart started racing when Bohn bent down to nuzzle my neck, lifting my student shirt high. Although I don’t quite understand this…I knew what he was about to do.

“Bohn!” I exclaimed in shock, pushing against his strong chest to get him off, but it seemed his strength was greater because no matter how hard I pushed, he didn’t budge at all.

“…” He didn’t care about my cries at all, as if my voice didn’t even reach his ears, not even a bit. The person above me traced my warm lips with his, the touch growing more intense as I resisted again.

“Bohn, don’t do this, I’m scared…”

I turned my face away, not wanting him to see the tears welling up at the corners of my eyes, my heart still beating erratically. I’m scared…very scared. I don’t like it when it’s like this.

“Sorry…I’m sorry.” He collapsed onto the bed and wrapped me in a tight embrace, burying his face in the crook of my neck. His breath was hot, making me want to pull away, but I chose to stay still, letting him do that.

“…Yeah.” I raised my arm to circle around his neck. Bohn gently ran his fingers through my soft hair as if to soothe me…it’s you who should relax, you madman.

“Sorry…I did this because my feelings aren’t just liking you, I can’t let you go anymore, Duen…I want you to stay with me here…next to me, but I don’t know how to keep you from leaving. I get jealous when I see you talking to someone else. Just you looking at someone else makes me think you like them. I’ve never overthought like this before, do you realize that makes me an overthinker?” Bohn forced a smile, his eyes starting to redden. It’s a sight I hate; I don’t like seeing anyone look like this, especially…if that person is my boyfriend.

“Have I ever told you that you think too much like an old man who’s easily offended?” I said and then flicked his prominent nose, making him yelp.

“Ouch, damn, Duen, you can flick like that?”

“It’s because you deserve it!”

“…Damn, will it bleed?” He made a face. There’s no blood, I flicked gently. It didn’t even scratch your skin, you brute!

“You exaggerate.”

“No.”

“Don’t do anything.”

“What?”

“You don’t have to do anything; I’ll stay right here, not going anywhere.” “…”

“Why are you quiet? Or do you not want me to stay?” I pretended to frown, pinching his cheek playfully, overthinking like crazy.

“I want you to.” He smiled before pulling me closer by the waist. I didn’t say anything, let’s just let it go for today. It seems like Bohn’s mood isn’t very stable today; he was angry at me this morning, and now he’s jealous in the evening.

And more…

“So, what’s going on…”

“Boyfriend, ouch! What’s wrong with you?” It was me who screamed in a high-pitched voice, damn you. What kind of person are you to dare to spank me?

“Your boyfriend!”

“Yeah, then. What are you angry about?”

“Just now, when I asked what was going on, you said boyfriend.”

“Yeah, boyf…wait. Who are you talking about?” I stopped myself before continuing because I saw his eyes. What are you suddenly talking about? No introduction, nothing? Say something so I know what we’re discussing.

“You and the doctor.” He pressed his face harder against my shoulder. I wanted to curse…but this is better than biting.

“Phii Thara is my brother.”

“Don’t lie, Duen. You only have a younger sister.”

“He’s my cousin, whom I respect like a brother…confused? Not confused, huh?” I smiled and gently pinched his cheek. Wow, so soft, I thought it would be tough. It’s like he uses makeup too. I don’t mind him being jealous; I admit I like how much he cares and is possessive of me.

“Tell me everything, why are you so close?” Are you in the interrogation unit or something, sir…

“His house is right in front of mine. When I first moved schools, I didn’t have any friends, so Phii Thara became my only friend, but there’s nothing between us. We don’t do incest.”

“Try it, I’ll kill both of you.”

“Brutal, killing Phii Thara might be understandable…but why kill me too?”

“If you’re still alive, someone else will come to flirt with you again, die already, you fool.” What a ridiculous reason. Is that why you’d kill your own boyfriend?

“Damn, Bohn!”

“I’m kidding. I can kill others…but not you.”

“You think too much, Bohn. Even if someone likes me, I don’t feel anything for them, can’t you trust me a bit?” I furrowed my brows; can someone really worry this much? I haven’t even thought much about it.

“I trust you…but I still worry a lot.” Oh! Where’s the trust in that, you noodle?

“What should I do for you to stop worrying?” I slipped my arms around him loosely. I’ll only do this today, damn it!

“Can I leave a mark?”

“Huh, what kind of mark?” I looked up, puzzled, a footprint? No way, Bohn chuckled and then poked at my neck.

“A kiss mark.”

“…”

My face flushed immediately after he finished speaking. Even though I’ve never done it, I’ve seen it in Western movies; on the internet, they say if someone does this, it means they want to show possession.

“Can’t I?” He asked while gently nudging my cheek.

“…”

“Will this stop you from overthinking?” Bohn is so petty. How does such a small mark give you that much confidence?

“Uh…maybe a little.”

“But I…ouch.” I let out a soft yelp when I felt a sharp pain in my neck. Bohn held his lips there for a moment before pulling back to look, then he bent down to lick the same spot with his warm tongue.

“It’s pretty.”

He admired his work for a while before smiling. Why ask me when you don’t care about my permission anyway! …Even if this mark makes you smile, it’s embarrassing for me!! Why not do it somewhere covered, why the neck! It’s so noticeable. I buried my face in his shoulder, feeling embarrassed.

“Stay with me all the time, come live at the condo with me. I’ll take you in the morning, pick you up in the evening, and we’ll sleep together at night.”

“Do you really want that?” I asked while still hiding my face in his broad shoulder. Why do you want me to live with you? You can see my face through video calls…but I also want to see you.

“Can you? …Can you stay with me?” Gulp…

“Don’t act cute.” I turned my back to him. I don’t want him to know how fast my heart is beating, but it seems he doesn’t get it. Bohn hugged me from behind and rested his chin on my shoulder.

“Duen…don’t you want to stay with me?” He asked with a sad tone, his prominent nose close to my ear, his strong arms tightening around me as if he didn’t want to let me go.

“Bohn, I told you not to act cute.” Or I’ll soften up…he must know that doing this will make me soften.

“Don’t you want to live together…I want to be with you, Duen.”

Kiss-kiss

The person behind me propped himself up on his right elbow against the bed and gently pressed his warm lips to my ear, his large hand brushing against my cheek which was starting to turn red.

“Bohn…don’t do this, my heart is racing…” I decided to bury my face in the pillow to hide my flushed face. I don’t want him to see it!!

“Stay with me.” He lay down again, then interlaced his slender fingers with mine, squeezing our hands together, tightening his embrace even more. Isn’t it tight enough already!

“Ask my parents first.” I said softly…I guess I’m softening up.

“I’ll go ask them myself.”

“Don’t be crazy.” I said that because I thought he was joking.

“I’m serious, this Saturday I’ll go ask, and I’ll bring my parents too.”

“Bohn…I think it’s still…” I turned to look at him, seeing Bohn’s serious face and determined gaze…are you really serious?

“I love you, you know.” He withdrew his hand to gently stroke my face.

“I really love you, Duen, I want to be with you. In the morning, I want to see your face first, before bed, I want to see your face last, I want to eat food you cook, talk with you, say goodnight, good morning, say I love you, compliment how cute you are, do everything with you, have you by my side, be there when you’re sad, see your happy face, and I want to be the one who makes you happy.”

“Is that not possible…” Bohn asked softly, guiding my hand to his face. “It’s up to you…”

 

MY ENGINEER CHAPTERS HOME

MYENGINEER, CHAPTER 41: Siblings

[Duenhaw]

“What should I do…help me think of something, you guys.”

Damn it. If I knew it would turn out like this, I wouldn’t have done anything to his beloved hair last night. Why get so angry over just waxing some hair? If it were someone else, I’d probably go sleep over…but this is Bohn. I don’t think he’d just let me sleep peacefully; he must be planning to prank me or something. Will he wax my hair in return? …No, I don’t have much hair to wax, just short, thin strands that are barely visible.

“What?”

“Bohn wants me to sleep over at his condo.” I’m scared out of my wits.

“It’s nothing. You guys are dating.”

“Yeah, but…I think it won’t just be sleeping.” He’s definitely looking for revenge, I’m sure of it, one hundred percent…are we lovers or enemies?

“Of course, when a boyfriend invites you to sleep over, it won’t just be staring into each other’s eyes, heh.”

“Right, he must be looking for a way to get back at me for waxing his hair.” Bohn is so petty, his eyebrows are all furrowed. What should I do? Should I run, or should I say my grandpa is close to dying and I need to visit him…I’m sorry, Grandpa, you came home last night looking exhausted, I thought it was work, but no, ‘Drank too much with the night guard yesterday, eek, hee-hee,’ um.

“Yeah, heh-heh.” Why does your voice sound so weird, Tang? But whatever. I lowered my head, thinking of ways to escape not going to his condo…I need to appease him first, what should I do? He seemed quite angry when we talked; he even showed me his legs, they were so red…I didn’t expect it to be this bad, I feel guilty.

“And why did you wax his hair?” …If I’m being honest, out of spite, but if I want to make myself look good, it’s ‘I wanted my boyfriend to be like me.’ Which one should I choose…let’s go with the truth.

“I was annoyed.”

“His hair? I thought you were joking about wanting to have leg hair.” I told my friends that I wanted leg hair to look manlier.

“I want to, it’s so cool. You see university athletes have it, and the girls go wild.”

“He didn’t scream about his leg hair!”

“No, no, I came to class.” “Sigh.” Oh well, just sigh. “What should I do then, help me think of something.” I raised my hand to massage my temple, not knowing what to do, even though I’ve stayed over at Bohn’s condo before, but last time, Ben and Daonuea were there too.

“Don’t you want to go sleep at his condo?” Ting asked in a high-pitched voice as if surprised. Why are you so shocked? Don’t you care about your friend? I’m about to get into some trouble here!

“Yeah.”

“Why? If I were you…wherever Phii Bohn invites me, I’d go. Do you know how jealous others are of you, Duen? If he weren’t your boyfriend, I’d knock him out and drag him to my cave.”

“You damn, Ting…”

“Just apologize to him, maybe it will get better.” He’s right, Tang.

If I call now, he’s probably in class, so I’ll send a message instead. What should I write…let’s keep it basic, no need to be too dramatic, otherwise, he might think I’m faking it.

Duennhaw: Bohn, sorry, [crying axolotl sticker]

Within a minute it showed he read it, but Bohn didn’t reply. What, I even sent an axolotl to coax him.

Duennhaw: Bohnnnnn, sorryyyyyyyy

Still silent as before, read but no reply, are you being arrogant?

Duennhaw: Bohn sorryyyy, okay, I admit I did it out of jealousy and envy for your leg hair, but I regret it now, I’ll treat you to a meal, but I’m not going to sleep at your condo.

Bon Ss: You have to.

Duennhaw: But I don’t want to go.

Bon Ss: Why?

I don’t want to go means I don’t want to go! …If I answer like that, he’ll definitely kill me. What should I say…

Duennhaw: My dad’s back. He won’t let me go.

I’m lying! He wants me to go sleep at someone else’s house, my heart nearly breaks, but what can I do? I don’t want to go to Bohn’s condo; I don’t know what he might do to me!

Bon Ss: He definitely wants you to come, trust me.

Duennhaw: How do you know?

Bon Ss: The fact that he’s telling you to go out and drink with women means…your dad is worried that you don’t go out much or you act too naive, which I’m guessing and betting it’s the latter, so…you going to sleep somewhere other than your own home would make him the happiest.

You’re so smart again, you bastard!! Who do you think you are?! Some kind of miniature Detective Conan?!

Duennhaw: Okay, okay, I give up! Dad won’t scold me, but I don’t want to go to the condo. You, man.

Bon Ss: Don’t be stubborn, I’m going to class.

“Damn…” I muttered before putting my phone back in my pocket. Do I really have to go? I don’t want to at all; why does he have to force me?

“He’s still not over being angry?”

“Yeah, what should I do?”

“I think if he’s still this mad at you…going to the condo, you’ll be in for it.”

“Exactly, go make him less angry or at least not as angry.”

“How?”

“Normally, what do you do when he’s mad at you?” When he’s normally mad? I thought for a while, suddenly feeling my face getting hot.

“What, why is your face red? Do you usually appease him that way?” King asked with a sly tone. Even if I used to be naive, now I’ve leveled up!! I know what you’re implying.

“Pfft…”

Or should I ask Dad? Maybe he won’t let me go! That would be great; then I could screenshot and send it to him.

Duenhaw the coolest, richest, and most stylish in the universe: Dad, I won’t sleeping at home tonight.

Come on, Dad, say…’No way! I won’t let you sleep at anyone else’s house; the world is dangerous these days, you can’t trust anyone. You don’t have to go!’, like this!!

Direk The Coolest, Richest, and Most Stylish Dad in the Three Worlds: Sure, it’s good to sleep somewhere else once in a while, about once a year. I’ll send you some money.

Hey…doesn’t a dad care about his son at all?

DuenhawHandsomeCoolAndSillyButTrulyinLove: Dad!!! Why do you agree so easily? Duen is your son, hold him back a bit, come on!!!

The most handsome, rich, and cool slider dad in the three worlds: Brat, why should I stop you? You’re grown up, you can go out and live away from home. I’ll spend some quality time with your mom.

DuenhawHandsomeCoolAndSillyButTrulyinLove: Come on, I am your son!

The most handsome, rich, and cool slider dad in the three worlds: Yeah, right. If not my son, then whose son would he be?

DuenhawHandsomeCoolAndSillyButTrulyinLove: Wow! Just watch, I won’t come home then.

I’m joking.

Throughout today’s classes, I made a world-weary face thinking about staying over at Bohn’s condo this time. He definitely won’t let me sleep in the small room. If we sleep together, he probably won’t let me sleep well either.

“Don’t make that grumpy face, come with me to buy some plants.” I raised my eyebrows in surprise. How could I not be surprised? Normally, Tang doesn’t care about the world, he can’t even keep a cactus alive.

“Which shop?”

“A famous one, behind your hotel.” Tang’s family is in the hotel and resort business. I don’t know much about that, let’s just say they’re rich.

“Sure, I could use some relaxation for my brain, but let me tell Bohn first.” Plants should be relaxing. I like plants, but I can’t grow them to save my life, my plant-care skills are as negative as Tang’s.

Vibrate

Bon Ss: Are you done with class?

“Damn…it’s like he has a whispering fairy.” I muttered. Lately, whenever I finish class or do something, Bohn messages me right away. I don’t know if he’s got a camera on me or if he has spies. When I turned to look at my close friend, I saw King sitting there smiling…he must be the whispering fairy.

Duennhaw: Class is over but I’m going to buy plants with Tang.

Bon Ss: How are you getting there, do you want me to give you a ride?

Does this mean he’s starting to cool down…or not?

Duennhaw: No, thanks. You go back to your condo first, I’ll ride there myself.

Bon Ss: Alright then. If you speed…you’ll be in big trouble, you fool.

Duennhaw: Oh, come on, why do you have to threaten me? Don’t you trust me? Bon Ss: Heh Damn…

“What plant are you going to buy?” Tang asked while scanning the plants around the shop. Just standing and looking at these green things…feels insanely good. I used to have a small plant next to my computer…now it’s dead, probably because it felt unloved. Phii Duen apologizes.

“Anything weird, my dad likes that.” After saying that, Tang walked around looking at plants in different sections of the store. This is a big store, with a wide space, lots of beautiful plants, and I heard they’re sold at reasonable prices without markup, great.

“Ask him?” I suggested when I saw a chubby guy, likely older than us, sleeping in the corner chair. If you’re going to sleep like that…are you the shop owner’s son or something? Seems like you have nothing to do.

“That’s fine…Sir, do you have any unusual plants?”

“Huh…unusual, huh, Phii? …How about the Parrot’s Beak?” The chubby guy woke up startled by Tang’s voice. Even though he looks lazy, he seems reliable, judging by how he could answer immediately.

“Let’s see.”

The chubby guy, nicknamed “Kung.” led us to see the plant called Parrot’s Beak. Did your parents name you this hoping you’d slim down or were you small before, and they didn’t expect you to grow this big? …Let’s forget about that topic.

“It really looks like a bird.”

The Parrot’s Beak is a perennial plant, about thirty centimeters tall, with a smooth stem without thorns, and small thorny hairs at the base of the stem. The flower looks like a bird…of course, I got this information from the internet.

“Good, good, we’ll take this one.”

“Sure.” Phii Kung carried the pot, wrapped it, and bagged it for us. Meanwhile, we continued looking at more plants. I want to buy one or two for his dad, but I don’t want to get the same as Tang, so something else might be better.

“What should I buy for your dad?” If I can’t think of anything, I’ll just ask the son, who should know his father’s taste. Even though they don’t seem to get along much, they love each other…I guess. Tang’s dad once left him on a mountain and made him walk back to his grandma’s by himself. I was so shocked he made it back safely. If it were me, I wouldn’t have returned.

“Cheap liquor…my dad’s craving it.” Pfft…even if your dad wants it, this isn’t good for his health, man.

“They say giving liquor is like cursing someone.”

“My dad doesn’t care, he drinks with your dad all the time.” My dad and

Tang’s dad like to go out drinking together; our moms call them the

‘Cirrhosis Club.’

“Okay, I’ll go buy some later, but for now, I’m hungry. Let’s go eat something.” I suggested. I’m starving, my stomach is growling like I haven’t eaten in ten years.

“Let’s go, I’m hungry.”

“Hey, Duen, can I ask you something?” Tang spoke up after we had been sitting silently for a while, waiting for our food. We chose a nearby restaurant; we didn’t want to go far, but we had to eat something.

“Huh?”

“Have you ever been stressed about having Phii Bohn as your boyfriend?” Today he’s acting strange. Normally, he’s all about teasing, why is he in this mode today?

“Bohn…not really.” Although I don’t like to admit it, when I’m with him…it’s pretty enjoyable. I’m not stressed about anything, he flirts with me every three seconds, when would I have time to be stressed?

“Really…”

“Why are you asking? Are you going to get a boyfriend?” I smirked cunningly. Damn, being with Bohn has really rubbed off on me. At the same time, he seems to be picking up some of my silly habits. You can tell because he’s starting to not get Phii Boss’s humor anymore. But this is good…it means I can tease him, heh heh.

“Heh, just asking, I was worried you might be overthinking the rumors about Phii Bohn.”

“Oh, those rumors…I’ve never seen him get into a fight with anyone. And I haven’t seen him with any women either.” After hearing my response, Tang nodded. I don’t know if Bohn is like what people say, but personally, I don’t think so. When he was courting me, he seemed serious…but whether it was sincere, I don’t know.

He’s my boyfriend, and I trust him, that’s enough.

“Duen, Tang.”

Huh…sounds like a boy band. Oh, damn, Ting is a woman…whatever. I turned towards the voice. It’s been a while since I last heard from him; I remember it was at the hospital with Bohn.

“Phii Thara, hello.”

We raised our hands to greet the newcomer. He was still in his student uniform, so neat even though we’re outside the university. Seeing his handsome aura, I didn’t want to look; why don’t I have an aura like that? I’d like to wear a student uniform and look dazzling too.

“Hello, can I sit with you?”

“Sure, sure.”

“What’s up, you forgot about our ice cream treat, huh?” Almost, sir…I almost forgot if you hadn’t asked. Remember the first day I met Bohn? I promised to treat him to ice cream because I saw him get scolded by a patient’s relative.

“Wait. I remember.” I pretended to answer in a high-pitched voice. I do remember, man! Really…but I didn’t invite because I haven’t had much time, most of my time goes to studying…and the rest to Bohn.

“You forgetful kid!” The doctor reached out to ruffle my hair playfully. He’s so friendly because we’re cousins; my mom and Phii Thara’s mom are sisters. We’ve known each other since we were kids.

And

When I was new to school and didn’t have any friends, it was only Phii Thara who came to play with me. He’s the best brother in the world. Even though he likes to prank me by showing me lizards…I’m scared of lizards, and the doctor knows this well; he even keeps a lizard named Cupcake. Of course, he keeps it just to prank me; he’s good-looking but why does he like doing such things?

“Phii Thara! I will tell Auntie Fah!” Auntie Fah is my actual aunt and Phii Thara’s mom too. She loves me and Daonuea more than her own child…well, that’s what Phii Thara complains about often. So I tease him with it, ha-ha.

“You tattletale, here’s your thumb.” My brother gave me a thumbs-up and made a funny face like a child. Phii Thara looks mature on the outside, but inside…he’s three years old.

“I am not appeasing you tall self.” I looked away nonchalantly until the guy next to me pouted in annoyance. They’re used to me and Phii Thara playing like this.

“Duen, you crazy little brother, I’ll release Cupcake in your room.” “No way, I’m not scared.” I lied…I’m scared, please don’t do it.

“Doctor, is fifth year tiring?”

“It’s tiring, Tingting, both physically and mentally.” When it comes to talking to girls, he’s all polite, this jerk, the epitome of double standards.

“Tell us more, both about your year and the second year. Is it hard, Senior? So I can prepare myself mentally. It’s so hard right now, is the first year the hardest?”

“Tsk. No…I think our year is actually the easiest. The content is quite similar to high school, you just need to study a bit more, but you can still live a normal life like other faculties, still have time for fun and relaxation.” Oh, come on!

“Wow, is this what you call relaxing?” Bohn muttered, but I think…it might be true. Except for the first year, I’ve never seen any year go out much outside the faculty.

“And how is the second year, Senior?”

“When you get to the second year, you’ll see it’s much harder. You guys have to adapt; it’s a completely different mood from the first year. The content is visibly more extensive, you start learning anatomy, physiology…you have to memorize and understand because you’ll use it in the following years. This year, you’ll study by topics, finish one and then have an exam, exams are frequent, like a million times.”

“Can I resign now…” I raised my hand to ask, tomorrow I’ll have Dad resign since there’s an interesting faculty, and Dad is okay with this faculty…the Faculty of Dust Investigation.

“Hold on, Meng. No way, ha ha ha.” Why do you have to hit your forehead? He didn’t call me Meng. He called me someone with beautiful proportions and the rich man’s physiognomy!!!

“It’s tough, hearing that makes me discouraged. Phii Thara, did you ever have problems with studying?” The only girl at the table asked. From someone else’s perspective…Ting would be very enviable. I’m jealous that she gets to sit with someone as handsome as Phii Thara.

“Yes.”

“Really, someone like you?” Tang asked in surprise. If it were anyone else, they’d think there were no problems, but if you were in my shoes. I’ve seen him since we were kids; Phii Thara always smiles like he has no worries on the outside…but inside, it’s the opposite. I don’t know what stresses him out either. I just know it’s a lot.

“Yeah, someone like me.” Even now, he’s still smiling. I might have picked up the habit of hiding sadness from him, but if I’m honest. Our personalities are so similar it’s like we’re the same person…except for the silly part.

“What kind of problems? Can you tell us?”

“I was stupid.”

“Crazy, you’re just teasing us.” My friends pouted in disbelief. He’s not stupid…in any other faculty, he’d be considered normal, or even smart, but he studies medicine.

“Really. In my first year, I was the dumbest in my class.” “Really? Tell me more.” Tang insisted.

“When I graduated high school, I had a GPA of 3.12, pretty low, right? My friends had GPAs over 3.8, all of them. I learned very slowly; I had to read and review many times before understanding, unlike my friends who learned everything in class.” I can say he’s the hardest-working and most determined person I’ve ever seen. Every day after class, I’d see him sitting on the marble bench in front of his house, studying late into the night. Our houses are close, just a little distance apart…right in front of my house.

“Didn’t you get discouraged?”

“Of course, I did. But when I felt discouraged, I’d think back on what I was doing…and the answer would be, ‘I’m doing what I love.’ After that, I’d find the motivation…I’m embarrassed, ha ha ha.” After saying that, Phii Thara rubbed the back of his neck, embarrassed. How can someone be that handsome? With just this, half the women in the hospital would be looking at him. Damn, I’m envious.

“Is the fifth year hard, Phii Thara?” Are we in some show called ‘Insight into Medical Students’ with you as the host, Ting…but it’s good, I want to know too.

“Fifth year, huh…you have to go to the ward, be on duty. Take care of patients, write reports. We learn from the patients but also have to study outside of our duty hours to prepare for exams, sleep late, wake up early, eat irregularly…it’s insanely exhausting and hard.”

“Damn, I’m dead, is there anything harder than this, Senior?” Tang asked sarcastically, but turns out there is.

“There is. Fourth year was insanely hard, both physically and mentally exhausting, like super exhausting. I never thought I’d be that tired. When we first go to the ward, we need to use all the knowledge from previous years…to be honest, there were things I’d forgotten. We learn from the ward, study by topics, rotate in small groups, and have practical sessions. When it’s practical, it’s super exciting…I think this year was the hardest and required the most adaptation.”

“…”

Kill me, kill me, it’s better to die.

“Oh…let’s talk about something else, Senior, this is so stressful, why are we even talking about this?” I complained, resting my chin on my hand while looking outside the shop. The food isn’t here yet!! I’m stressed, you know?

“Hey, you asked me yourself, hahaha.” Can people laugh this brightly? Looking at him…Phii Thara is like Phii Yim, with a popular personality. I ban both of you, go be together!

“With this much studying, do you have a girlfriend, Senior?” Damn, Ting…

“Where would I find the time for that…”

“Really…what they say, is it true?”

“Why? Do I look like someone who has a girlfriend?” Heh-heh…more than looking like.

“Yeah.” All three of us nodded in unison. I don’t know, he has this romantic, fluttery aura like someone in love. When I ask, he always says, ‘I’m happy when my patients are happy,’ oh, Father of the People, a person with a heart as warm and beautiful as the setting sun. I’m not jealous, really.

“Hey, Tang still doesn’t have a girlfriend.”

“I’ll marry myself because there’s no one in this world worthy of me.”

“…”

Okay, my friend…

“And you’re not on duty today, Senior?” Normally, Phii Thara would be at the hospital today, being a good doctor for his patients, and there would be nurses flirting with him, as they say, about the passionate young doctor.

“Hmph, my friend asked to switch shifts today.”

“Oh.”

“So, what are you three doing here? It can’t just be that we were hungry and came to eat, right?”

“We came to buy a gift for Tang’s dad.”

We talked for a while until the food we ordered arrived, and it was pretty good. If it wasn’t good, I was planning to sneak in and pluck the restaurant owner’s hair at night, damn, waited so long, it wasn’t even that crowded…don’t mind me, it’s just hot today and I’m a bit cranky.

“Phii Thara, we’re heading home now.” We gathered our things and raised our hands to pay respects to our host for this meal. The doctor treated us, thank you, I’m full, Tang! You provided knowledge, shared experiences, and even treated us, that’s what makes you a good senior.

“Alright, don’t forget about our ice cream treat, brat.” The doctor said as he walked over and flicked my forehead. I told you not to flick! Watch out, or I’ll bite your finger off.

“Can I bring two more friends?” I asked, remembering I promised Phii Yim and Bohn I’d treat them to ice cream too, let’s do it all at once to avoid multiple trips since Bohn gets jealous easily.

“?”

“I promised them I’d treat them to ice cream too.”

“Sure, I need to go study now.” After saying that, the doctor got into his car. We waved again before heading back to our own vehicles. Today, I drove my Supachai again as usual; it seemed a bit sick, I don’t know how, this morning it was coughing and making strange noises, I might have to take it to the doctor…(to the garage).

“Where are we going next-” Vibrate!

Bon Ss: Do you want to die doing things like this…

 

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MYENGINEER, CHAPTER 40: The Story Goes

[Bohn]

Room XX

I’m standing outside Duen’s classroom. Right now, I’m waiting for him to finish class. Tang said he’d make sure he doesn’t escape. I’m sure my juniors will help too, that’s good, we’ll have many people to assist. The wound he left still hurts; when I didn’t know, it didn’t hurt, but once Merk told me what he did…it hurt like hell, making it hard to walk. No wonder it stung oddly when I showered.

Ah!

“What’s the next class?”

“Half-hour break then histology.”

“Sorry for forgetting your birthday yesterday, Sin, I love you, man…”

The medical student who just opened the door fell silent when he saw me standing there. I must have looked pretty scary. When you’re angry with someone, do you smile? Of course not. Neither do I.

I quickly hid in a corner out of sight when I saw Duen approaching. He was looking down at his phone, scrolling and tapping as if he was doing something. Is he cheating or what? Just wait, you…even Tang saw me. “Tang, let’s go-”

Bang

When I saw him getting closer, I automatically grabbed his arm. He jumped, almost dropping his phone. At first, he frowned as if he was going to look up and curse, but then he was stunned when he saw who was holding his arm.

“Bohn…” Tang told me you’ve been smiling all day, very happy, huh? Want me to do the same to you?

“Yeah, it’s me. We need to talk, Duen.” I said in a cold voice, my eyes catching sight of Tang and King following but not interfering, good.

“Ha…Ha, what do you want to talk about? I need to go to class.” He stuttered, please, I just heard your medical student friends saying there’s a half-hour break before the next class.

“Isn’t it a half-hour break?” He went quiet when I said that, huh…

“Let me borrow him for a bit, I’ll return him.”

“Bring back his soul too, please, Senior.” My junior only said that before they both walked down the stairs. When the coast was clear, I forcefully dragged Duen to follow me. I wanted to talk to him somewhere quiet, without people. I don’t want anyone to know about this; it’s too embarrassing.

“B…Bohn, where are we going?”

“Somewhere where it’s just the two of us.” I said that, but I couldn’t think of where to go. Not around here, it’s too crowded. How about a café…but they’re crowded too. Going to my house would be too far, and it would take too long; he might not make it back to class on time…Even after he did something like that to me, I’m still worried about him. I’m such a good person…

“I…I think we can talk around here.”

“Why do we have to talk in the car?”

“Because it’s just us here.” I turned to look at him, his face was innocent, why would you do something like that?

“…What’s up?”

“What did you do last night?” I crossed my arms, glaring at him with a sulky look, don’t even think about playing innocent. This kind of thing is unforgivable. I’ve been saving it since birth; it’s like the pride of every man, similar to a woman’s virginity…and look at what you did to my precious possession, damn, there are still stains on the bed from that.

“You know about it, huh, heh-heh?”

“I didn’t know! It hurts like hell!” I don’t know how much it hurt last night, but it hurts a lot now. Should I go buy some ointment? Friends who have been through this said I need to apply some, or it’ll take longer to heal.

“It’s your fault for teasing me first.” He looked away nonchalantly, do you have no remorse at all!

“Tease my ass! Why did you do that?”

“I wanted you to be happy.” He forced a smile, happy my foot! There’s not a single memory in my mind that says I was happy; all I saw was you, grinning evilly and laughing happily.

“You were the happy one, I’m the one in pain!”

“Come on, let Phii Duen comfort you.” Duen tried to come comfort me. Normally, I would be happy to run into his arms, but this isn’t the time for that.

“No need! I’m very angry with you right now, Duen.” I made a serious face. Anyone who wouldn’t be mad after this, I’d give them durian to mash on Tee’s head.

“Bohn…we’re dating.”

“Even if we are dating, shouldn’t you have asked for my consent first?” I’ve done it too, but I always asked first, ‘Can I really do this?’ or ‘Are you ready?’ but look at what you did!!!

“I…you were teasing me.”

“You can stop making excuses! Tell me how I teased you!” I sat down cross-legged, not caring how expensive the bench was.

“The story goes…”

 

Last night’s event…

[Duenhaw]

“Bohn, walk properly, will you?” I told Bohn, trying to support him so he wouldn’t fall. Damn, Bohn is so heavy, and when drunk, he refuses to walk on his own. And Phii Boss, why did you drug him? Don’t you know it’s me who suffers?

“Who are you?” He squinted at me, his face so funny, all red, eyes red, lips red. Plus, Bohn behaved like a bear after eating honey, now I know why your parents named you Bohn, must have thought, ‘What are you doing, you doctor? I want that sexy belly button,’ or something like that.

“I’m a student, a degree hunter…no, wrong.” Let me try a little humor, but I guess readers might not get it…never heard of Uncle Pu’s song, huh?

“Not a student. You’re my boyfriend…and cute, come here for a kiss.” After saying that, he reached out to pull my face closer. Damn, Bohn! Are you getting leprosy from being drunk?

“No, no! Phii King, Phii Merk, help me!” I used both hands to cover his mouth. At the same time, the drunk tried to push his face forward until now, only my hands were between our mouths, too much effort.

“No, no, it’s a husband-wife matter.” Phii Merk and Phii King shrugged as if they didn’t want to get involved, and they even had a smirk at the corner of their mouths. Just wait, I’ll catch you all and tie you up, starting from the one messing with me.

I exerted all my strength to help Bohn into Phii Merk’s car, why can’t he be still when drunk, like Phii Bom, who’s very still but his mouth…Bohn immediately stretched out as if he was sleepy, good, go to sleep, better than getting up and harassing me.

When we reached the seat…

“Are you sure you’re okay?” Phii King asked Phii Merk. Phii King was so tough; I saw him throw Phii Bom into the car so hard, there was a loud thud. Swear to God, that’s your friend. I’ve never been that rough with a friend before.

“Uh-huh, Boss, walk straight, man.” Phii Merk turned to speak to Phii Boss, who was now trying to stagger to the ground. I have no idea what ‘staggering’ means; I just remembered it from what he said.

“Honey, carry me.”

“Carry your own self, you’re heavier than a woman who is nine to ten months pregnant.”

“What? Am I pregnant? That’s funny, heh-heh.” Let’s leave the husband-wife stuff aside…

“Then I’ll take Bom home first, drive carefully. If you can’t, stop and call me.” Phii King tapped on the window to say, Phii King is so manly, he seems kind, I like him. Even if he looks a bit artistic at times.

“Yeah, yeah, I’m going.”

After that, Phii Merk drove off. He said he’d drop Bohn off first. He once told me that his family used to be five: father, mother, older brother, Bohn, and younger brother…but now it’s six because Ben moved in. At first, I thought him and Ben were real siblings, but it turns out they’re just cousins.

I’m really curious about what his house is like. The last time we went to eat snacks near the university, I thought he was telling the truth about his family being so rich that they couldn’t spend all their money. But after we started dating, he told me, ‘I’m not that rich, why are you so naive?’

“Merk, hey!” Phii Boss spoke with a slurred voice, reaching out to grab Phii Merk’s arm. Hey, Phii Boss, don’t do anything crazy, I’m in the car. If we crash, I’ll really beat you up!

“Boss, don’t grab, I’m driving.” Phii Merk gently shook off his own wife’s arm. Looking at him, Phii Merk has the look of a half-breed. I really like his eyebrows, they’re so sharp, they pierce my heart, Phii Duen. Oh, maybe tomorrow I’ll use charcoal to draw my eyebrows for university…not good? Why not?

“I need to pee…”

“Hey, hey, don’t you dare, my car’s expensive!”

“But I really need to pee!” Phii Boss grimaced while reaching for the zipper of his jeans, trying to pull it down. Hey! Phii Boss, don’t do it!

“Wait a bit, we’re almost at Bohn’s house.”

“Ugh, I need to pee!” O_O!!!

After that, I entered a new dimension of car riding, my God. I saw every car as long streaks of light, only red and white. Phii Merk was driving incredibly fast, overtaking every car in his way, swerving left and right until my head hit the car window, but Bohn was sleeping like he was on a fluffy cloud floating in the sky. You could’ve already left. But, Phii Merk…have you been a stuntman in “Fast and Furious” or something?

Still dazed.

“I’ll take him in first, Duen, you can drag Bohn into his room.” Phii Merk supported Phii Boss to open the door, having called someone in the house to unlock it, probably the maid. I nodded weakly, just stay, it’s like my head hitting the window was a melody, quite pleasant actually…no, not really.

“Oh…whatever you’re going to do, do it quickly, I’ll be waiting, heh.” Damn…

I cursed him in my mind for a while before deciding to wake Bohn up, but no matter how I tried, he wouldn’t wake up. I hit, slapped, even smacked him with a water bottle, and he still slept like nothing happened…I could carry him!

“Duen, can I have a little kiss on the cheek, please?”

“Hey, hey, watch out for falling!” I shouted when Bohn tried to collapse onto the floor, almost dragging me down with him by the neck. What are you doing? Was I like this when drunk?

“Do you need help?”

“Uh…yeah.” I nodded lightly, staring at the guy in front of me. He’s handsome, stunningly so…his pajamas are shocking…’If I miss out on you, I’ll try being with a ladyboy.’ Plus, it’s a red silk outfit.

“I’m Bihn, the little brother of this drunkard.” After saying that, he came over to carry Bohn, literally carrying him; I didn’t have to do anything. Damn, you’re so strong. How do you do that, have you been working out, or is your parttime job racing with buffaloes…that’s so cool.

“Oh. I’m Duen.”

“Are you his boyfriend?”

“…”

“Or did he imagine it? He likes to boss around, so I wasn’t sure if you were really his boyfriend.”

“Huh, I’m his boyfriend…really. You can use ‘ku’ and ‘mung’ if you’re uncomfortable.” From the looks of it, Bohn’s little brother probably wouldn’t dare use ‘ku’ and ‘mung’ with me because I’m his older brother’s boyfriend…or maybe because I look refined, so he thinks I don’t use crude language. You’re wrong, I’ve got a bucket full of ‘ku’, ‘mung’, ‘eng’, and ‘kha’.

“You use ‘ku’ and ‘mung’ too?”

“Of course I can.” I answered the question while Bohn’s younger brother opened the door to what I assumed was his older brother’s room.

Is this really his room?

I looked at the spacious room painted in sea blue. Inside, it was decorated with modern furniture, not much different from my own bedroom, except my bookshelf is much fuller because I love reading. Bohn, on the other hand, had fewer than ten books. Oh, your asshole. If you have so few, why buy a bookshelf at all, huh?

“Keh, then I’m off. Take good care of my brother, lock the door before you do anything.”

Damn, Bihn…

I watched Bihn’s back as he left the room before I walked over to Bohn, who was lying on his bed. His bed is insanely large. Are you planning to run a buffalo race here or what? Why buy something so extravagant? But then, I guess I should wipe him down…That’s the right thing to do, but if I take too long, will Phii Merk have to wait long?

Ding

Megha: Take your time, I can wait 🙂

Oh my, he talks like me and Bohn are going to have sex.

“Sigh…” I sighed before heading into his bathroom. There was a small towel and a bucket inside. Can I use these? They’re not for soaking feet, are they…even if they are, it doesn’t matter.

“What’s next…I need to take off your shirt, right?” I nodded to myself, reaching to lift his shirt. Is the shirt too tight or are you just fat, Bohn! It’s stuck on something, and there’s no belly.

“Ugh!” He groaned annoyingly and turned to the other side. Hey, you bastard! I’m trying to be nice here, wanting you to sleep comfortably. If you weren’t my boyfriend, I wouldn’t do this!

“Bohn, lift your arm a bit, I’m going to take off your shirt.” I nudged him gently, and he opened his eyes, looked up at me for a moment, then smiled.

“Hey!!”

I shouted in surprise when the drunkard grabbed me, pulling me to lie on top of him before wrapping his arms around me tightly. Isn’t this heavy? Are you really drunk or just pretending…

“Give me a cheek kiss…” He said with glossy eyes, lifting his right hand to pull my face closer, but I resisted with all my strength. Damn…this is a dangerous situation, clearly at risk of losing myself. I don’t want you as my wife yet, Bohn.

“Ugh! No, I’m going to wipe you down.” I tried to pull away while also pushing his face back. It didn’t seem to be very effective.

“Cool. No need to wipe.” After saying that, he locked my neck, forcing me to bend down. His sharp nose lightly tickled my neck, making me flinch to escape, but Bohn didn’t stop. He used his other hand to gently touch my ear, telling me not to play there!

“You…you need to wipe, or you’ll feel uncomfortable, Bohn, let go first, lift your arms so I can take off your shirt.” I stuttered, trying to pry his hand away, my heart racing as he gently caressed my neck.

“If you take it off, will you give me a kiss?”

“?”

“Answer me.”

“Uh…okay.”

I’d agree to anything right now, just stop doing that!!

Blink

I opened my eyes wide in shock when Bohn sat up, causing me to fall back onto the bed unprepared. He lifted his arms and took off his shirt in 0.0001 seconds, damn…you want me to kiss your cheek that badly?

“Duen, kiss, kiss, please.” The drunkard said with a smile, pointing his finger to his cheek a couple of times as a gesture, thinking he’s cute or what. Not cute at all…

Why do I have to feel this hot!

My eyes stared at Bohn’s white cheeks. If you’re going to look at me like that, why not just eat me? What should I do, punch him and run away…oh, damn, just kiss him.

“Just once, okay?”

Kiss-kiss

I leaned in, touching my lips and nose to his cheek before pulling back and clearing my throat. The good guy smiled broadly…and then just flopped back to sleep.

“Refreshing, good night, sweet dreams.” Oh hey! What about the pants!

Since he was already asleep, I had to struggle to clean him up. Bohn is so troublesome, not only did he not help, he made it even harder for me. And he kept flipping over every three seconds.

“Phew, so exhausting, just the lower half left, huh?”

I lifted my arm to wipe the sweat running down, feeling like I had run ten kilometers, while the drunk slept soundly, unaware of anything. Look at that steady breathing, damn! I muttered under my breath while reaching to slowly pull down his pants. Good thing he was wearing boxers, otherwise, I would have seen…

Wait.

“Bohn…why yours is like this, it’s not like mine.” I touched it curiously, mine doesn’t look like this at all. Bohn groaned before lifting his head to look, then burst into a smile when he saw what I was fiddling with.

“Guys are like this.”

“Mine isn’t like this at all…” I looked down at my own part under my pants, but it wasn’t similar at all to his. I touched mine lightly, then touched Bohn’s again. Damn, why is mine so soft while Bohn’s is so long and thick?

“Duen, stop touching or it’ll get hard…if it’s not the same, it means you’re not a guy, huh?”

Damn, Bohn.

Are you trying to make me angry?

“This is my pride, you know? Are you jealous?” He sat up, gently stroking himself. I’m not jealous! When we were kids learning to swim, I noticed it wasn’t like my friends’. When I asked dad about it, he said, ‘When you grow up, it’ll be the same.’ So I believed him, but now I’m almost twenty, why is it still not like other guys’!

Suddenly, my eyes caught sight of something by the bed. Should I do this? Maybe not, or he might get mad.

“But I’ve thought about it…”

“Thought that yours must be different from mine…heh-heh.”

“…” Okay. I think being a couple shouldn’t be a problem. Even if it looks a bit off to Bohn.

“Really…I’ll destroy your pride myself, heh.”

I reached over and grabbed that thing, holding it in my hand while looking back at the unsuspecting person sleeping on the bed. I’m your boyfriend…you won’t get mad at this, right, Bohn? I walked to stand beside the bed before stepping up, spreading his legs wide open to see clearly. Without delay, I moved between his legs.

“Duen…what are you doing?” Bohn asked without opening his eyes, which was good…I didn’t want him to see what I was doing to his pride.

“Making you happy.” Yes. You’ll definitely be happy. Even if I’ve never done this to anyone before, you’re the first one I’m doing this for, be happy, won’t you?

“Hmm, what?” He asked in a sleepy voice, like someone about to fall asleep. Go back to sleep…you’ll wake up soon enough.

“Stay still, Bohn…it’ll just hurt a little…even if it’s big and long, it shouldn’t hurt that much…I guess.” I looked down at the thing in my hand, it was insanely big and long too. It shouldn’t hurt, right? But I’m a guy, with this much force, will Bohn feel pain?

“What are you doing…something feels tight…” He mumbled again, but his eyes were still tightly shut.

“Tight is good, heh heh.” It will hurt just once…

Alright then, Bohn.

Three

Two

One

“What-, ah!!”

“Hush, gently, Bohn.” I puckered my lips and whispered softly. Even though I was trying not to laugh, damn, so much hair came off. There are still so many strips left. I won’t let him be patchy in just one spot, imagine if he went out in shorts like this, wouldn’t people laugh at him…will he be mad at me when he wakes up? But it should be fine, I’m his boyfriend, after all.

Just waxing leg hair, he won’t scold me for that.

“But it hurts, damn…” He moaned but his eyes remained closed, after all I’ve done, aren’t you going to wake up and see, Bohn? If I knew this, I should have just burned it off, then there wouldn’t be any stubble left, wait, that would burn the skin too.

“Just a moment, heh heh.” I laughed wickedly, like he often does, just a bit more, Bohn, only two more strips. Why do you even have wax strips in your room…if you have them here, it means you planned to wax anyway, right?

I’m being so nice to do it for you, hehe.

I continued pulling off the wax strips, damn, Bohn has so much hair. And it’s long too, I wish I had some hair to look manly. If I don’t have hair, you shouldn’t either, as my friend! I’m your boyfriend! My command is final, no objections!

“It hurts!” He cried out when I pulled off the last strip.

Ha…hey!!!

Boom!!

“Bohn!!” I called out loudly and rushed to the floor where he was, he had grabbed his leg and rolled off the bed, not landing very gracefully since he landed on his butt…oh my, the floor is marble and the bed is high, does it hurt, you?

“Bohn, are you okay?” I asked with concern. Bohn wasn’t moving at all, but his breathing was steady, which meant he was already asleep. Can you still sleep after all that?

Forget it. I’m satisfied, might as well go home.

I helped him lie back on the bed and arranged him in a comfortable position. He was still frowning like when I was waxing his hair. What’s so stressful? It must hurt, I guess. Let’s give him a reward then.

Kiss-kiss

“I did this because I want you to be like me, sweet dreams, you brute…you can dream about me tonight if you want.”

After planting a kiss on his cheek, I shifted into dog gear and left the room without forgetting to take my masterpiece with me. I’ll keep your hair just in case you miss it one day, I’m lying, I’ll put it in a frame and write, ‘Rough Bastard Hair’. I’ll wait for your new hair to grow out and wax it again to keep as a record of your hair evolution, I’ll open a hair gallery!!

“Done?” Phii Merk asked when he saw me walking downstairs happily. In Phii Merk’s hand was a magazine, with Phii Boss lying on his lap, asleep, looking quite peaceful.

“Yeah.” I walked over to Phii Merk in a good mood. Although I felt a bit guilty, I was also happy. Now when we walk together, I won’t be jealous of his hair anymore. Tang once said, ‘Are you crazy? Girls don’t like guys with hair, man! Guys without hair like you and me are the ones who win the girls’ hearts!!’ but from what I’ve seen…no girls have hit on either of us, Tang.

“Why was it Bohn who was screaming in pain?” Wow, his voice reached down here? Bohn’s voice quality is up to opera singer standards, great, just as one would expect from a rough guy like you.

“I was the one who did it.” I said, raising what I had in my hand to show Phii Merk my work. He raised his eyebrows, looking at what was in my hand for a moment before breaking into an amused smile; he probably didn’t think I would do something like this…I kind of laugh at myself too.

“Let’s go, let’s go home.”

“Alright.”

I hope you won’t be mad at me, you rough guy, hehe.

 

[Bohn]

“The teasing you’re talking about…is it teasing my anger?”

I asked, from what he told me, I didn’t see any fault in myself, only annoyance.

“Yeah.” He nodded confidently.

“Are you crazy? Haven’t you heard, don’t mess with a madman or scold a drunk!” Damn. Just because I said Phu was jealous of your hair, you had to brutally murder the hair I’ve been tenderly growing? The wax strips in my room belong to Bihn, he used them and forgot them there. I don’t understand why he didn’t do it in his own room; he said, ‘When I’m in pain…I want to see my brother’s face to see his reaction.’ Of course, I looked at him with disgust…

“Well…” Well, what! Didn’t you know it would sting? It’s hard to walk, my pants are too tight, and when I walk past a fan, my skin gets caught by the breeze. Bihn’s damn product is good, it probably peeled off some of my skin too, bastard…there’s still yellow wax residue on the bed, yuck! I’ll throw it away.

“I don’t care, I’m mad at you, tonight you’re sleeping at my condo.” I said firmly. Anyway, you’ve cost me something I cherished…I won’t let that payback go to waste.

“Hey, no way.” He protested, does he think I care? Heh.

“I don’t care! I’ll pick you up after class.”

“Hey!”

“The break is over now. You can go down.” After saying that, I opened the door and pushed him out.

“Huh-”

Dare to hurt me? We’ll see who comes out on top.

 

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