WESTTHESUNFROMANOTHERSTAR, Chapter 39: Promise
Arthit
I was in the bathroom, hastily attending to my needs, my breathing as fast as the movements of my right hand gripping my hard part, imagining the small person moaning sweetly and writhing on the bed, the scent and taste of him lingering on my tongue, the smooth white skin I touched, leaving marks to claim ownership, the tips of his nipples standing firm when I licked and sucked them until they were red and tender, his delicate body with its hot temperature and so sensitive to touch. “…Mmm.” I bit my lower lip as I reached my release, inadvertently licking my lips, still unable to remove the image of Dao from my mind, but at least, I felt a bit more at peace now, letting warm water cleanse my body.
Last night, I couldn’t stop myself from climbing into bed and harassing him. The fragrance, the body temperature, the soft skin all made me lose my mind. The more I touched and the more he responded unconsciously, the harder it was for me to control myself.
Last night, after he fell asleep, I dealt with the throbbing part under my pants. It took three rounds for it to calm down. When I woke up in the morning to go to the ward, thoughts of Dao came back, and I had to do it another two times.
Damn…this might be too much, I mean, I might be too much, falling in love with him to this extent. I only hope that if we become a couple, he can handle me because even without being official, I’m already this intense.
After finishing my shower, I hurried out of the bathroom, changed clothes, and went straight to the hospital to start my ward rounds. This is why I had to rush. If the attending doctor asked why I was late, I definitely couldn’t say I was messing around, damn it.
You might think I’m horny, which is correct, that’s pretty obvious, especially at this age when hormones are all about reproduction. But my horniness doubles when I’m in front of Dao.
It’s not like this is new. After hugging, kissing, or anything like that, I need to find a moment to deal with the little Arthit that’s hard and painful in my pants. If you’re a guy, you know how painful it can be when you’re hard in tight underwear. How can I not be this intense when Dao is that cute? His face when he woke up to find me doing that was shocked and turned bright red, so cute that I’d take a chair to the face if only he wouldn’t get mad at me. I even let him pull my ear. No one has ever done anything like this to me before, and I willingly let him. When he pushed me away, I backed off because I started to regain my senses, especially when he said he was preparing for sex, it was a big deal.
I was ready to wrestle and make him strip right there because he’s so damn cute, but because of what he said, I managed to control myself and decided not to do anything like that until he’s truly ready. I’m not sure if I can be patient, but I’ll try. My patience is limited; the only time I can hold out is when I’m on the bed. Hill, who was waiting, looked at me with a scolding expression when he saw me running up, panting. I rushed like my life depended on it, and luckily, I made it in time.
“Did you wake up late?”
“No, I woke up early.”
“Then why are you late?”
“I was rubbing one off.”
“…”
“Hill, do you understand that I’m someone who lasts long, so it took a bit of time? I rushed here, my hand was exhausted, and almost got burned.”
“You don’t have to explain in such detail, I don’t want to know that much.” Hill turned away and sighed in exasperation. I picked up my phone when I got a message notification and saw it was from Dao.
SS: *sends picture SS: What is this?
☀︎: It’s a photo of me.
I typed an explanation after he sent me a screenshot of his phone, where I had sneakily changed his wallpaper to a picture of myself so he would always see me when we’re not together.
☀︎: Don’t ever change it.
SS: …
☀︎: I miss you.
SS: Uh-huh.
☀︎: What are you doing?
SS: I’m heading to the faculty. ☀︎: I’m going to the ward now.
☀︎:
SS:
☀︎: Not this, I want your heart.
☀︎: Quickly, quickly.
☀︎: I’m going to the ward soon.
SS: …
SS:
5555555555
☀︎: Now I have the energy to go to the ward.
☀︎:
I dragged myself back from the ward, feeling utterly bored. Doing things you don’t like really drains your energy so easily. I tapped the key card for the room next door, and I saw the room’s owner packing his bag. He looked at me in confusion, and before he could react, I rushed in to hug him.
He seemed a bit startled before reaching out to hug me back, patting my back gently as if to console me, which made me feel very warm. I hugged him tighter, for a long time until I was satisfied, then released him but not before stealing a kiss on his cheek with cheekiness.
“You hugged me back, that’s so cute. You wouldn’t even let me hug you before.”
“Where are you going?”
“To exercise.”
“Huh? Exercise, where?”
“At the gym.”
“Hmm?” I raised my eyebrows in surprise, looking closely, he was already in workout gear, with a backpack on his shoulder, then he looked back at me, “Let me go with you.”
He shook his head. I frowned, not understanding.
“Why?”
“I want to go alone.”
“I exercise often, I can help train you.”
“No.”
“I’m going with you whether you like it or not.” I said stubbornly, “I won’t let anyone else train you, what if they try to molest you?”
“No one will molest me except you.”
“That’s for sure, just imagine if someone else tried to molest you.”
“…”
“Wait a sec, I’ll change my clothes, don’t even think about sneaking out before I come back.”
“Uh.”
I quickly went back to my room to change into workout clothes. Initially, I planned to spend some time hanging out with him before going back to work on my music, but seeing him about to go outside like this, I knew what I would choose without needing to be told. Of course, I had to go with him.
When I came out of my room, I found him leaning against the door waiting. Seeing him in workout gear was a different kind of eye-catching, I went over to put my arm around his shoulder and we walked out together.
“What made you want to exercise?”
“Otherwise, where would I get the strength to deal with you?”
“So, you’re getting fit to fight me?” I couldn’t help but laugh at that, how could I not fall for someone so cute like this, he nodded slightly before speaking in a flat voice.
“If not, you wouldn’t be able to hit me hard enough.”
“Oh, your heart is something, huh? Exercise to gain strength, then come hit me.” “Exactly.”
“That’s a good thing. When you’re ready, you’ll be able to keep up with me until the end without passing out first.” I said cheerfully. The person next to me looked slightly confused before frowning, as we were alone in the elevator, which allowed me to lean down and steal a kiss on his cheek, “Whose bike are we taking?”
“We can go separately.”
“No good, then let’s take your Phatcharamon. I want to ride with you again.”
“No, the tires are all flat.”
“Then you drive my bike.”
“I can’t handle a big bike.”
“Shh, that’s annoying. Then you hug my waist.”
“…” He didn’t reply, just waited for me to mount the motorcycle, then started the engine with difficulty. I revved the bike hard, speeding forward, making him have no choice but to hug my waist. It didn’t take long before we arrived at my regular gym.
We went inside, stored our stuff, then came out.
“Have you been here before?”
He shook his head instead of answering.
“Do you want to try any specific machine? I can teach you.”
“It’s my first day here. I just want to try running first.”
“Alright, then I’ll stay around here. Call me if you need anything.” “Uh-huh.” He agreed and headed towards the treadmill. I went to the weight machines, did some stretching before moving to the weight bench, adding weights until I was satisfied, then sat down. I worked out with concentration, occasionally glancing at Dao during breaks.
“Arthit.”
“…” I turned towards the voice calling me, seeing a woman who seemed familiar but whose name I couldn’t remember. She sat down next to me, smiling happily, wearing a tight-fitting workout outfit that showed off her good figure, her pretty face slightly flushed, probably from exercising.
If it were before, I would have just stared straight at it.
“It’s been a while since we’ve seen each other, did you change your LINE?” “No, this is it.”
“Then did you block my LINE? Why?”
She started to pout in dissatisfaction, which would probably look cute to others. If it were me before, I’d probably think it was tempting too. The other person moved closer until we were touching, clearly flirting, “Do you have a girlfriend now?”
“Well…not yet.”
A small hand gently touched mine. I didn’t feel much, just worried someone might see, I looked around but Dao didn’t even glance this way, making me sigh in frustration, sigh, I’m being flirted with like this, and you still don’t pay attention to me.
“Then, after this, shall we go eat together?”
“…”
“Please. I’ve missed you so much.” She moved even closer, and I could smell her perfume. Normally, I’m not affected by women’s perfume, but now it feels overwhelming. I immediately frowned when something soft pressed against my arm, what the hell, she’s pressing her chest against me, “No one satisfies me like you do. I miss the passion we had in bed.”
“…”
“Hey, don’t ignore me. I’m not being unreasonable or demanding anything. Just let’s have fun again…please.” Her coaxing whisper near my ear made my hair stand on end, not out of pleasure, but fear that Dao might misunderstand. Yet, part of me wanted Dao to show some jealousy, so I tried to stay still.
I turned to look but Dao had disappeared, damn, where did he go, to the bathroom or what?
“You never used to refuse before, what’s wrong with you?”
I let out a big sigh, moving my arm away helplessly, she’s really trying to charm me, while the person I want to charm me is nowhere to be seen, sigh, damn frustrating.
“Don’t bother me.” I said to cut her off before getting up to leave, walking to the bathroom to find Dao washing his face, “Hey.”
“Hmm?”
“Did you see what happened earlier?”
“That woman coming up to you?”
“Yeah, and aren’t you jealous? She even pressed her chest against my arm, see how hot I am, you should be jealous.”
“…”
“Why didn’t you say anything? I’m starting to feel jealous.”
“Jealous.”
“Really?”
“I wasn’t too happy about it, so I didn’t want to look. That’s why I went to the bathroom.” He said in a flat tone, looking up at me with an expressionless face, “Is this what you call jealousy?”
“Yeah, then why didn’t you come to me?”
“I don’t know, I felt awkward, I guess.”
The smaller person came closer, reaching out to hug my arm, leaning his cheek against it, which made me freeze for a moment.
“I can do that too, hug your arm.” Wow…damn, that’s so cute!!!
I immediately hugged him back, pushing him against the bathroom wall. I bent down to sniff the pleasant scent from his white neck, different from the previous perfume’s smell. He was stunned for a moment before showing an uncomfortable expression, which softened my heart. I gently stroked his white cheek, blaming myself for not shaking off that hand from the start. Why did I want Dao to feel jealous?
“Who is she?”
“I don’t know, I can’t even remember her name.”
“Just had a temporary relationship, right?”
“Yeah, sorry, my fault. I just wanted to see if you’d be jealous of me.” I said softly, feeling uneasy, “Don’t make that face.”
“Can I be jealous?”
“Of course, you can, I’m jealous of you, you can be jealous of me too, you can be jealous of everything.”
“Uh-huh.” Dao answered softly, then reached out to hug me. Just this, just this is enough for me to agree to everything. Oh, my heart is floating away, “Do you still think about her?”
“No. No thoughts. Never thought about her, only about you.”
“Really?”
“If you don’t believe me, try this.” I took the small hand and placed it on my groin, where I was hard from our embrace and touch. Dao quickly pulled his hand back, his face turning bright red as he looked down, avoiding eye contact.
“Uh…I understand now.”
I leaned down to whisper:
“This is just from hugging, you don’t know how much you drive me crazy. I’ve never been like this with anyone else but you.”
“Ah…uh, let’s go back.”
“Okay.”
I smiled, taking a deep breath to calm the throbbing part of me, knowing it wouldn’t be good to go outside in this condition. I washed my face to calm my mind, but when I came out, the person who should have been waiting wasn’t there.
I asked a trainer if he had seen the small guy who came with me, and he said he saw him go outside with someone.
Instantly, I knew something bad was about to happen. I felt a sudden urgency and concern like never before, rushing outside to look for him, scanning the area anxiously. Hearing someone scream, I ran towards the sound.
The sight I saw was the woman having her arm twisted behind her back by Dao. She was crying out in pain before Dao let go. She turned around, raising her hand to strike, but I intercepted her in time, gripping her wrist hard until she screamed. “What the hell is this!” I shouted in anger, her face turning pale with shock, “Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?” I turned to ask the small guy with concern, scanning his body, turning him around to make sure he was unharmed.
“I was just curious if you were dating him. you came together, I just wanted to talk.”
“Talk like this, what the hell!”
“Ugh…don’t shout at me. I’m scared, he assaulted me, twisted my arm. You saw it, why do you have to be so angry? You’re not usually like this.”
“He was going to slap me first.”
“You little shit, you’re slandering me!”
“Who are you calling a little shit!” I yelled, my face flushed with anger, tears starting to well up in her eyes from the hurt, her fragile body trembling with fear before she collapsed to the ground.
“I’m a woman, you can see I can’t even fight back!”
“Let’s switch places.” I paused when Dao hugged my arm again, his small hands holding mine, which made all my anger vanish in an instant. However, I was still unhappy that someone had cursed out my wife, “Please.”
“Uh-huh, I understand.” but in the end, I followed Dao willingly, gathered all our things, and prepared to leave, “I’m sorry.”
“Why apologize? I didn’t do anything wrong.”
“You almost got hurt.”
“I can defend myself.”
“Really? Did she do anything else?”
“Well…I was pushed.”
“Did it hurt?”
“A little, but it’s fine now.”
“That’s it, you’re really good.” I said, smiling at the corner of my mouth, looking into those round eyes I adored, reaching out to hold his slender hand and gently kissing the back of it, “This won’t happen again, I promise.”
“Okay.”
I kept thinking about what happened earlier in the evening. Even if Dao said I wasn’t at fault, it was my mistake. It made me think back to when North got into trouble because of Jo’s ex-girlfriend. Why, why didn’t I meet you before? If I had met you first, I wouldn’t have gotten involved with anyone else.
I dropped my bag on the sofa in frustration. Regardless, the fact that Dao got hurt is true. If that woman had touched Dao even a bit, I would have ended up punching a woman for real this time.
I heard a knock at the door. Even though I wasn’t in the mood to answer, the knocking didn’t stop, so I went to open the door and found the person who had just left a few minutes ago standing there, panting with drawing equipment, not saying a word, just walking in to place the items on the table.
“Why did you come back to stay with me?”
“I thought it might cheer you up.”
“Sigh, you’re so cute, just a little bit, please, I’m going crazy over here.” I walked over to hug the smaller person from behind, “Were you scared today?”
“Not at all.”
“Why not?”
“I get into trouble quite often too.”
“Really?” I asked, almost not believing what I heard.
“Yeah, there are plenty of people who don’t like me.” He said in his usual calm voice, gently squeezing my hand as if to comfort me.
“…You’re too good to me.”
“Hmm.”
“I love you.”
“Hmm.”
“I love you so much that my heart feels like it’s going to explode.” I said, following the myriad of feelings that were overwhelming me, resting my head on his slender shoulder which was small but strong inside, unlike what it seemed. I felt incredibly lucky to have fallen in love with this person.
The person in my embrace responded before gently stroking my head, and I let him do so without protest. We stayed like that, hugging until we were content, then he slowly released from the hug.
“Sleep with me tonight.”
“No.”
“Why?”
“I’m going back at nine. Just staying here for now.”
“Sigh, I understand, I’ll take a shower first, I’m hot, have you showered?”
“Already did.”
“So quick, oh, you came to see me, huh?”
“…” He didn’t reply, just turned his face away, which gave me my answer. Unable to resist, I stole a big kiss on his cheek before going into the shower in good spirits. After showering, I came out to sit on the chair beside him, just like we used to when we were in this room together.
I leaned back, resting my chin in my hand while looking at him, focused on his work, then reached out to touch his cheek which had turned a soft pink.
“You’re staring too much.”
“I always stare like this.”
“…”
“Why? Are you embarrassed?”
“Uh-huh.”
I couldn’t help but smile broadly when I heard that.
I walked Dao back to his room when it was 11 PM as he had instructed. I felt regretful that we couldn’t sleep together, but what could I do when Dao had said so. Plus, I felt guilty for messing around early in the morning.
I knocked on Meen’s door, intending to have some beer with her. Even though being with Dao had calmed me down a bit, I couldn’t stop thinking about what happened this evening. “What’s up?”
“Let’s have some beer.”
“What mood are you in? Come in.” She made way for me to enter her room, walked to get some beer cans, and put them on the coffee table in front of the sofa,
“What’s going on with you?”
“Let me get my thoughts together.” I sighed before opening a beer can and taking a sip, “Someone picked on Dao today.”
“Huh? Who? Who dared to mess with my son?”
“Your son?”
“I’ve appointed myself as his mom after seeing how cute and adorable he is. Plus, he’s one of the people who helped me get out of jail, so I like him even more.”
“Give it a rest, I; his husband is sitting right here.”
“You give it a rest, what’s with the big brother act?”
“Damn.” I cursed, taking another sip of beer, “But Dao got jealous of me.”
“Jealous of you?”
“Yeah.” and then I briefly told Meen what happened at the gym. She listened intently before getting angry upon hearing the whole story.
“That cow, that bitch, how dare she curse out my child like that? My kid is so cute and kind.” She said angrily, accurately tossing the empty beer can into the trash, “So, you’re still not over it?”
“I’m not happy with myself either.”
“Why?”
“I don’t know.” I shrugged, “Even if Dao says the past is the past and it’s not my fault, it’s because of what I did before. Dao had to face the consequences of my actions. Jo went through something similar, I saw how guilty he felt when his wife got into trouble. Back then, I thought Jo was overthinking it like crazy, but now,
I’m no different from him.”
“Did he say it wasn’t his fault?”
“Yeah.”
“Then why blame yourself?”
“I don’t know, Meen, you know I never cared about anything, but with this person, I do care. Just one person, just this one person, I don’t want anything to happen to him.” I said, leaning back against the sofa with a flood of emotions in my chest, “But today, Dao nearly got hurt because of me. If that person who came to cause trouble had really intended to harm him, what if they had a knife or a gun? If I hadn’t arrived in time, what should I have done? I can’t lose Dao, do you understand?”
“Arthit, you’re thinking too much.”
“Yeah, I think, I think way too much.”
“I’ve never seen you like this before.” Meen said, gently squeezing my shoulder, “You really love this person, I believe it now.”
“…”
“Have you told him how much you worry?” I shook my head.
“I don’t want to make Dao worry too, so I didn’t say much. Dao probably thinks
I’ve stopped worrying.”
“You should talk to him.”
“…”
“You’ve decided to make him your life partner, haven’t you? Do you understand what that means? A life partner is someone who will be by your side through everything.”
“Hmm…sigh. If something happens to Dao, how could I forgive myself?”
“Then don’t let anything happen to him.” Meen said with a serious expression, “You might seem like an asshole. No, you are an asshole, but you have someone important now, and I believe you can protect him.”
“Can you not call me an asshole in that comforting tone?”
“You asshole.” Meen cursed with a soft voice and a slight smile, so different from the words she used.
“Sigh. If I could just know a bit of the future, that would be nice, I wouldn’t mess with anyone.”
“Who knows the future anyway? Don’t say stupid things.” He sighed, opening a new can of beer and taking a drink, “Let me speak as someone who’s been picked on by your women about three or four times.” “You’ve been?” I turned to ask in surprise.
“Yeah, probably because they see us together a lot, they think we’re husband and wife.”
“Ugh, I’m going to throw up for real.”
“Fuck, what I mean to say is, even if you think you’ve made it clear with everyone that, yeah, our relationship is just physical, not everyone understands. Some people who like you a lot might secretly hope for something more serious, at least to have your body. Is it your fault then?”
“…”
“Some people act like they own you behind your back, like picking on me.”
“Why didn’t you ever tell me?”
“Why would I tell you? Those people licked my feet.” Meen said, “You, Arthit, if you could get rid of your dog-like behavior, you’d be perfect in every way, looking back there’s only money and gold.”
“But that’s my dad’s money.”
“Who cares? They all want to get in the rice pot. Whether it’s your dad or you who’s rich, it’s the same when everything will eventually be yours. The car you drive is so luxurious, who wouldn’t want to ride in it?”
“…”
“You’re handsome, which you boast about all the time, so I won’t say more. Just being handsome is enough for people to like you, it’s your first impression, get it? Plus, you take good care of yourself. Who wouldn’t fall for that? You’re good at almost every sport, you’re kind-hearted, otherwise, you wouldn’t have so many friends. Do you understand that everyone who looks at you wants you?”
“Yeah.”
“Fuck, you admit it too.”
“Well, it’s true, isn’t it? But why are you suddenly praising me like this?” “Just praising, that’s all. The only flaw is your damn behavior, but honestly, many people like a rough character like yours. When lots of people come to you for love, all you give them is your body.”
“I’ve never thought about loving anyone.”
“That’s it, that’s why you have so many monkeys following you.”
“…”
“…”
“Let’s say it’s not your fault that he was targeted. He’s not angry at you at all.
Try talking to him again, and also…”
“What?”
“As a mother, I won’t let anyone mess with my child, so tell me who that person is, I’ll teach her a lesson! You’re a guy, it wouldn’t look good if you hit a woman, but if you give me her name, I’ll handle it myself. That bitch, I’m getting angry just talking about it, this mother is stepping in now.”
“I think, no, I can’t do that.”
“Oh, you!” Meen grabbed her head in frustration, “If anything happens to her, she might become even more relentless. She might be angry because she tried to flirt with me but failed, which made her embarrassed, so when she got confronted like that, it might have made her even angrier.”
“…Damn.”
“Tell me her name, let the monkey handle the monkey business.”
“Ging.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah, I’m sure, I remember now.”
“OK, I’ll look into it myself. That Ging will meet me, messing with my kid, you evil one.”
After finishing our beer and venting with Meen, I found myself standing in front of room 702, deciding to knock gently. Not long after, the room’s owner opened the door.
“Have you been drinking?”
“Can you smell it?”
“Hmm.”
“Hmm, but I’m not drunk.”
“…” The room owner led me to sit on the sofa and then went to fetch a glass of water for me. I looked at it before taking a sip to quench my thirst.
“What’s wrong? Why were you drinking?”
“I…I’m not at ease.”
“About what happened at the gym?”
“Uh.” I sighed, leaning back against the sofa, glancing at the small person whose face was full of concern. Seeing that made me smile, “I look bad, even though you’re the one who got into trouble, yet I’m the one who’s worried sick.”
“…Thank you.”
“For what?” I asked, not understanding.
“For worrying about me more than I worry about myself.”
“Oh…Have you ever regretted choosing me?”
“No.” He shook his head, “If I was going to regret it, why would I have chosen you in the first place? I made the right decision.”
“You’re so good, but even so, I don’t want to let you go to someone better. No way. Absolutely not, is that selfish of me?”
“You’re drunk.” He said softly, moving to sit beside me.
“I’m not drunk.”
“Which drunk person would say they’re drunk?”
“Even if I am drunk, I’d still think about you even if I drank water.”
“…”
I pulled him to sit on my lap, loosely holding his small waist, looking up at the person just an inch away.
“I love you, you know.”
“Uh-huh, I know.”
“I love you so much, I can’t lose you. It might seem foolish to worry beforehand, but when I thought you might get hurt, I was so scared.” I rested my head on his small shoulder, feeling weary, “I can’t lose you. You and my dad are the only ones I won’t allow to be taken from me. Never again.” I spoke with the pain of losing my mother resurfacing.
“I’m here now.” His sweet voice said soothingly, gently stroking my head again.
“Sigh, why am I so weak like this?”
“You’re not weak, everyone has their vulnerabilities.”
“Maybe so.” I said, “It’s my fault, I’m sorry, don’t be mad at me.”
“You don’t need to apologize. It’s not your fault at all.” the person in my arms said slowly, “I’m not that fragile. See, I’m fine, there’s no need to worry anymore.
I’m actually very strong, you know.”
“…You have to come comfort me.” I said, feeling weary of myself. Hearing those comforting words along with the warm touch made me feel somewhat better. “That’s good. You didn’t say anything when you were in my room. I didn’t know you were still upset about this.”
“Hmm, nothing will happen to you again, I’ll protect you myself. With you, I’ll do anything, so don’t go anywhere, okay?”
“…”
“Stay with me.” I said with a soft voice, my eyes pleading. The person in my embrace took my hand, placed it on his cheek, and looked at me with a warm, slight smile.
“Okay. I won’t go anywhere, I promise.”
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