YOURSKY, Chapter 32
Muenfah lowered his head to tie the belt of his bathrobe as he stepped out of the bathroom. He looked at the small figure sleeping soundly on the bed. Walking over, he sat down beside him. His large hand brushed aside the jetblack hair falling over Theerak’s face before he leaned down to kiss his lips. The warm breath and the deeper red tint of Theerak’s lips confirmed what Muenfah had suspected—a mild fever.
“Little one…”
“…”
Theerak pulled the blanket over his face, as if annoyed at being disturbed while sleeping. Muenfah laughed softly and tugged the blanket off his face. Last night, Theerak had woken up past 3 a.m., grumbling at him for almost two hours before falling back asleep near morning.
“my butt hurts so much. I never thought you would be that wild in the later round, ugh…”
“The wild one’s sorry, okay?”
“I won’t forgive you right now because my butt’s super sore.”
“Heh,”
“The pain keeps reminding me to stay mad at you for a long time.”
“I told you… if it’s too much, just say so.”
“Back then, I could handle it… but now it hurts.”
“If it hurts, we should do it again, so it’ll heal.”
“Sky! I won’t let you love me for three years!”
“If I go without that long, when the time comes, you will hurt even more.”
“Ugh, I don’t want it anymore!”
“I’m sorry, okay?”
“…”
“Since I fell for you… I haven’t had sex with anyone else.”
“…”
“…And I don’t think I could be with anyone else either.”
“…”
“Because the only one I want… is you Theerak.”
“I will reduce your punishment a little… I won’t let you love me for two years instead.”
“Thank you, that’s a whole year off.”
Muenfah chuckled softly as he recalled their conversation from last night.
After that, Theerak kept complaining about feeling sore all over. Muenfah had to soothe him by rubbing his head until he fell asleep. Muenfah leaned down to peck his thin lips several times, feeling a playful itch.
When Theerak was complaining…
His eyes were teary, his lips red.
I’m so smitten with him…
What should I do?
“Ugh… I want to sleep.”
“I won’t bother you anymore.”
Muenfah leaned down to nuzzle and kiss his soft cheek once more, then grabbed the cigarette pack from the bedside shelf and walked out to the front of the house. He plopped down on a wooden chair, tapped a white cigarette out of the pack, and lit it while gazing at the sea ahead. Muenfah brought the cigarette to his lips, inhaling the nicotine into his lungs, then let out a faint smile as he released the white smoke freely.
Muenfah smiled because…
The sky horizon and the edge of the sea had truly met.
He couldn’t believe it had actually happened. Last night felt like a dream. Muenfah had secretly loved him one-sidedly for so long, never daring to hope that the other would love him back. But when they finally turned to look at each other, Muenfah realized that the thought of not needing anything else in this life wasn’t an exaggeration at all.
Muenfah wanted to fall asleep with him. He wanted Theerak in his arms every night. Listening to him chatter away until he drifted off to sleep was one of life’s simple joys.
And waking up in the morning to see his face—
That was a complete life…
A complete life in my own way.
“Hey, Fah…”
He turned toward the voice and saw Real, who had just stepped out to smoke in front of the house too. Real and Hia’s vacation house wasn’t far from his own. Real walked over to him but didn’t come up onto the porch, stopping at the first step.
“Lend me your lighter.”
Muenfah tossed his lighter to his friend before bringing his cigarette to his lips.
“…”
“Did you sleep well last night?”
“Mhm…”
“I barely slept at all.”
“Why not?”
“That damn toilet water kept sleep-talking all night… I wanted to kick him off the bed.”
Muenfah chuckled softly before asking, “What was he sleep-talking about?”
“One minute he’s crying, the next he’s laughing… I couldn’t tell if he was sleep-talking or possessed.” Real shook his head as he exhaled white smoke.
“Do I really have to endure another night with him?”
“Just let it go. He’ll stop sleep-talking eventually.”
“The only way he’d stop is if I kicked him off the bed.”
“I know you wouldn’t actually do that.”
“…”
“How did you get him to stop sleep-talking?”
Real made an exasperated face before saying, “I squeezed his mouth shut with my hand.”
“…” Muenfah burst out laughing and asked, “Did that stop him?”
“It did… he woke up and said, ‘Sorry, darling.’” Real’s voice sounded exhausted. “I’m so damn tired of him.”
“…”
“And you? Slept like a baby, huh? You’re in such a good mood today— asking questions, talking a lot.” Real narrowed his eyes at him, then pointed with the hand holding the cigarette. “Your face looks radiant… what’s up with that?”
“Real…” Muenfah stared at his close friend, who was grinning mischievously. “I’m completely head over heels for him.”
“Haha!” Real burst into laughter upon hearing his words.
Muenfah truly felt what he’d said. He was so in love and infatuated with Theerak that he couldn’t think straight. Normally, Muenfah didn’t like sharing his feelings with anyone, not even a close friend like Real. But this time, he couldn’t contain the overwhelming emotions he had for Theerak any longer—he had to let them spill out.
When he secretly loved him, Muenfah managed to keep his feelings to himself for so long. He thought this time he couldn’t hold back because Theerak amplified the already overflowing emotions, multiplying them exponentially.
“…”
“You’ve loved your guy for so long. It’s not strange to feel this much,”
“…”
“But no matter how smitten you are with the little one, you still need to eat,” Real said with a laugh, nodding as if inviting him. “Just now, Ball called and said everyone’s gathered at the dining room. Hurry up and change your clothes… so we can have breakfast together.”
“Yeah… I’ll catch up. I need to wake him up first.”
“Okay.”
Muenfah stubbed his cigarette into the soil of a nearby empty plant pot before standing up to his full height and walking back into the house. He looked at the small figure lying face down. Muenfah guessed Theerak must have been tossing and turning, causing the blanket to slip down precariously over his lower half. And since he was only wearing Muenfah’s shirt his round butt peeked out slightly from under the blanket…
The bigger guy let out a smile before sitting down beside him. Muenfah leaned down to kiss the soft cheek once. The sweet scent of his body made Muenfah unable to resist moving his lips to leave a mark near his slim waist.
“Ugh… don’t tease me… I want to sleep.”
“…”
Muenfah chuckled in his throat. He pulled his lips away and used his hand to pull the blanket up to cover the smaller guy up to his neck. Theerak turned his face sideways toward him, clearly so exhausted he wouldn’t open his eyes.
“…”
“Hey… wake up, let’s have breakfast.”
“…” Theerak shook his head in refusal, eyes still closed.
“Theerak, you need to eat breakfast, so I can give you medicine again, because you have a fever.”
“It’s because of you, Sky…”
He grumbled softly with his eyes closed. His bright red lips moved faintly, making it impossible not to feel playful. Muenfah leaned down and lightly nipped at them with his teeth. Theerak raised his hand to push his face away, whining.
“Ugh… I want to sleep, don’t mess with me.”
“Then should I order food for us to eat here instead?”
“Yes…” The smaller guy nodded weakly before rolling over to face away from him.
Seeing him turn his back like that, Muenfah—the one who loved Theerak with all his heart—felt his spirits sink immediately. He thought that if one day Theerak ignored him again Muenfah, who never cared about anyone might just die because of this Rak Niran.
When your lover turns their back on you… who’d be okay with that?
Muenfah slipped his hand under the thick blanket and gently rubbed Theerak’s curved backside to soothe him. He leaned down, nuzzling into the fragrant crook of Theerak’s neck, pressing repeated kisses there.
“Little one…”
“…”
“Don’t sleep with your back to me.”
“…”
“I might be a bit naughty sometimes… but I love you Theerak so much, you know.”
“…”
The smaller figure turned around, wrapping both arms around Muenfah’s neck. Theerak blinked awake before planting several kisses on Muenfah’s lips. He moved one hand to cradle Muenfah’s face, kissing his forehead, eyes, nose, and cheeks.
“Muenfah, my clingy one.”
Muenfah flashed a smile at the smaller one before saying, “I want to love you.”
“Stop! That’s enough!”
“Heh, I was just kidding.”
“Even kidding isn’t allowed!”
Muenfah chuckled softly before asking, “What do you want to eat?”
“Congee…” Theerak furrowed his brows as if thinking, then added, “I want pork congee.”
“Okay, I’ll order it for you.”
“But right now, I really want to sleep more, please, Phii Fah.”
“Still worn out?”
“Exhausted and aching all over.”
Muenfah tightened his embrace around the smaller one, pressing his forehead against Theerak’s rounded one. “Sorry, my good boy.”
“No need to sweet-talk me. I’m not reducing your punishment… you are banned from loving me for two years, same as before.”
Muenfah nodded in acceptance before saying, “Don’t be too harsh on me.”
“…”
“You little Fah…”
“Baby broooo…”
A loud shout from outside made Muenfah sigh and pull away from the embrace. He quickly tugged the blanket up to cover Theerak’s face up to his nose, worried that his rude friends might barge in. If they did, they’d only see Theerak’s eyes.
“Is Muenfah inside?…Or did he already head to the dining room?”
Muenfah got up from the bed and walked to open the door. He glared at Hia, who stood there grinning cheerfully. Theerak shot Hia an exasperated glance while Hia craned his neck, trying to peek inside.
“What the hell are you doing here?”
“I came to pick up you and little bro for breakfast.”
“I’m in the middle of sweet-talking my wife… You guys go ahead first.”
“What do you mean, Muenfah?”
“What’s with you?”
“No, the wife thing, Muenfah… what do you mean?”
“It means your little brother’s become your mom now.”
Real burst out laughing when he heard this, while Hia’s eyes widened and his mouth dropped open, looking shocked. Muenfah turned to glance behind him, feeling something soft crash into his body.
“Phii Fah…”
Theerak had wrapped himself in a blanket up to his neck. He pressed his face against Muenfah’s back, then slipped one hand out from the blanket to hug him from behind.
“What do you want?”
“I feel bad for Phii Hia… Phii Fah, don’t scold him.”
Muenfah sighed. He moved his hand to rub the small arm wrapped around his torso. Today, Muenfah realized he had a weakness—just the smaller one hugging him tightly was enough. He was ready to stop anything at Theerak’s request.
“Okay, I won’t scold Hia anymore.”
“My good boy.”
Muenfah gave a faint smile as the smaller one kissed his back as a reward for being good. He turned to look at Hia, who still wore a stunned expression, glancing back and forth between Muenfah and the small arm hugging him, before pointing a finger at his body.
“Huh, now I get why you wearing a bathrobe.”
“…”
“Little broooo…” Hia let out a dramatic wail, then pretended to wipe tears from his dry eyes.
“Acting up again, huh… I’ll kick you into the sea,” Real said.
“You’re not me, so you wouldn’t get it…”
“Let them be together for now, come with me.”
“No! I’m going to stand here and mourn myself.”
“You toilet water!”
“Ughhh… don’t yell at me! I’m sad!”
“Stop acting and come eat with me.”
Muenfah raised an eyebrow at Hia, whose lips were now pursed. He looked like he was about to cry, but after Real snapped at him again, he finally lowered his head and followed Real. Muenfah turned back to the smaller one still clinging behind him.
“Phii Fah…”
“Yes?”
“Can you carry me to bed?”
“…”
“Just a moment ago, I felt so bad for Hia, so I forced myself to get up and stop Phii Fah. But now, I’m in so much pain that I don’t even want to walk.” “You did all that for Hia?”
“…”
“Can I feel a little jealous?”
“Don’t be jealous of me. I… love you the most.”
Muenfah gave a faint smile before carrying him back to the bed. Theerak shifted around, trying to adjust his sitting position for several minutes, but no matter how he sat, his backside ached all over. In the end, Theerak had to lie back down as before.
“…”
“Phii Fah, go eat with your friends. I’ll just sleep a bit more.”
“How could I leave you alone at the house?”
“I’ll be fine. It’s better if you aren’t here—I can sleep without anyone bothering me.”
“Are you kicking me out?” Muenfah leaned down, peppering kisses on his thin lips until the smaller man burst out laughing. “Getting bold with me now, huh?”
“Phii Fah…” Theerak said, laughing. “I wouldn’t dare get bold with you
Khun Muenfah.”
“…”
Muenfah chuckled softly before saying, “Then I will go eat with friends first, okay?”
“Sure…”
“You’re really okay staying alone, right?”
“Absolutely.”
“I’ll hurry back.”
Muenfah kissed his thin lips once more before getting up to change and head out to eat at the dining hall. He knew Theerak should have someone looking after him since he could barely walk, but Muenfah didn’t forget that friends mattered too. He had to balance his time between both.
His lover needed care And his friends needed attention too.
After getting dressed, Muenfah walked back to the bed where Theerak was already asleep. He kissed his forehead gently before leaving the house for the dining hall. On the way, he thought he’d have to prepare to answer questions from a certain someone.
That someone being Babe.
#However Many Thousand Skies
Muenfah entered the dining hall, scanning the room for his friends’ table. Spotting them at the far corner, he went to grab some food. His uncle’s resort offered a buffet breakfast every morning, so the dining hall was especially crowded with guests at this time.
“Excuse me…”
Muenfah, who was serving himself food, turned toward the voice. He saw a beautiful woman who was looking down, avoiding eye contact as if she were shy. She clutched her phone tightly in her hand. Since Muenfah didn’t enjoy talking to strangers or wasting time, he decided to ask directly.
“Is something wrong?”
“Uh… my friend asked me to get your LINE.”
He knew it wasn’t really a friend asking, as this woman claimed. Muenfah had faced situations like this regularly since his first year, and even now, people still approached him constantly. Customers at the shop would often ask for his number or LINE, but Muenfah never told Theerak about it, worried it would upset him.
His lover was prone to jealousy and overthinking.
Muenfah didn’t want to see Theerak’s heart ache too often, so he dealt with it by giving everyone who approached him a clear response. He knew it
might seem rude to say it that way, but Muenfah was willing to be seen in a bad light if it meant keeping his lover at ease.
“Sorry… I already have a wife.”
If he said he had a boyfriend, they might still hold out hope…
“…”
After turning the woman down, Muenfah resumed scooping food onto his plate before sitting next to Dom. Across from him, Hia sat looking sulky. Muenfah was about to take a bite when he felt a pair of eyes staring at him. He set his spoon down and picked up the coffee mug that Real had just slid over from the opposite side to take a sip.
Muenfah knew he’d have to brace himself for Babe, because Dom, who was sitting beside him, stood up to switch seats with his girlfriend. Now, Babe was sitting next to him. Muenfah placed the ceramic mug down and turned to look at the small figure showing a worried expression.
“Did you sleep well last night, Babe?”
The one asked let out a heavy sigh. Her large, round eyes looked weary, as if she hadn’t slept all night. Babe placed a hand on her chest before asking in a calm, steady voice “Where’s Rak, Fah? Why didn’t he come have breakfast with us?”
“He has a fever, so I let him rest at home. I’ll order some pork congee for him to eat later.”
Babe pursed her lips before turning to smack Dom’s arm with a loud slap. Poor Dom took the hit for him again. Dom rubbed his arm lightly, looking at his girlfriend with pleading eyes.
“Honey… why hit me? The one who made Theerak sick is Fah, not your me.”
“Last night, I told you to go buy lube, but you wouldn’t go. And look what happened?” Babe lowered her head and rubbed her face, as if trying to calm herself. “Rak ended up with a fever.”
Last night, when Dom called to ask if he’d bought lube, it must’ve been Babe forcing him to make the call. Plus, Dom had insisted he not be too rough with his lover.
In reality…
Dom was just the messenger.
“Don’t blame Dom, Babe.”
“…”
“Even with lube… he’d still end up with a fever.”
“…”
“Because it was his first time… and he’s so small.”
Pfft!!
Right at that moment, Noh spat out his drink, splattering it all over Hia’s face. Noh quickly took responsibility by grabbing a white cloth from the table to wipe the dripping water off his friend’s face. Muenfah furrowed his brows, watching his flustered friend.
“Ugh… damn it, Noh! Why do you hate me so much?!”
“It’s not like that, Hia… I just… uh… whatever, forget it.”
Hia, who had been whimpering in his throat, stopped complaining and started sniffing the air, twitching his nose. “Wait a sec.”
“What now? I’m wiping your face here…”
What did you just use to wipe my face?”
Noh pulled his hand back and looked at the small cloth in it. Real shook his head in exasperation before reaching over to snatch the cloth from No and handing it back to a female staff member who had just come to clear the plates.
“Thank you.” she said.
Theerak nodded. “You’re welcome.”
“Hey, Real… what was that cloth just now?” Hia asked.
“A rag.”
“Damn it, No! You bastard!”
Muenfah shook his head in frustration. He wasn’t a fan of chaos, but it seemed fate—or maybe the sky itself—wanted to mess with him by sending friends like these into his life. His peace had been shattered ever since Hia came into the picture.
But he had to admit, Hia was a damn good friend—
Even if he loved to make a big scene.
He shifted his gaze from his friends to Babe. Right now, Dom was consoling his girlfriend, holding her close. Babe had her face buried in Dom’s chest. Dom nodded at Muenfah and mouthed silently “Give me some time to process.”
Muenfah nodded back. He was about to lift his ceramic cup to drink when Babe suddenly pulled away from Dom and turned to him so quickly that he had to set the cup down. It was as if something had just clicked in her mind.
“Can I go check on him, Fah?”
You can, but he might be a little fussy…”
“How intense was it, Fah?…For him to be that fussy?”
The moment that question left Babe’s mouth, everyone at the table froze. All eyes turned to Muenfah, as if everyone was dying to know but too afraid to ask. Muenfah rubbed his face, trying to come up with an answer. He had to respond vaguely, out of respect for Theerak.
“Babe…”
“Our chubby little puppy…” Babe pressed a hand to her chest again, then reached into her pants pocket to pull out some smelling salts.
Muenfah sighed as he watched Babe inhale the salts. At that moment, he wanted to hurl a spoon at Noh’s face. The guy’s eyes widened as he let water dribble out of his mouth again.
“Are you guys messing with me or what?!”
“Hey, little one… that big guy Fah…” Noh stammered before turning to
Hia, “Can’t think straight at all.”
“Damn it, no need to rub it in! I’m already hurting enough—wait, I’ll spit water in his face!” Hia snapped.
Muenfah figured breakfast here wouldn’t taste good anymore. He decided to go back home and eat with his little one instead. But he didn’t forget to turn and ask Babe, who was sitting there sniffing smelling salts, her eyes half-closed like she might faint. Luckily, Dom was there to support her back.
Muenfah realized…
His little one really was everyone’s heart.
“Babe, I’m heading home. Want to come check on him with us?”
Fah, tell me first…” Babe turned to him before continuing, “Is he really hurt?”
“Not hurt… just sore all over.”
“I’ll try to brace myself,” Babe said, lightly patting her chest. “Let him rest for now. I’ll come check on him again this afternoon.”
“…”
“If he’s really hurt, Fah… we might need to keep you two apart for a bit.”
“Hey… didn’t we already promise each other?”
“I just can’t get over it.”
“Separating lovers is a sin, you know.”
Babe let out a big sigh, “I’ll try to pull myself together more, Fah.”
Muenfah chuckled softly. He understood and wasn’t the least bit mad at her. Babe had loved and taken such good care of his little one. Seeing him in pain or crying must be torturous for her. Muenfah thought a sister like Babe was rare indeed.
Babe was a good daughter, a good sister, and a good partner.
That’s why she’d taught his little one to be such a good boy.
“Then I’ll head home first. I’ll hurry to get some fever medicine for him too.”
“If you want to rush back to cuddle him, just say it straight—no need to beat around the bush.”
“Yeah! Hia!”
“You’re the one picking a fight with him, Hia.”
My heart’s shattered… let me vent a little.”
“Just go, Fah… I’ll deal with this toilet water myself.”
He got up from the dining room and headed to the lobby to ask Jan to prepare some pork porridge for his little one to eat at home. After that, Muenfah hurried straight back. On the way, he passed his younger brother’s house. He hadn’t seen Panli at the dining room, so he glanced at the balcony. Muenfah spotted two pairs of shoes left by the door. He figured Panli and whoever was with him might not be up yet.
Whoever’s awake or not, whatever.
But by now, his darling must be awake.
#However Many Thousand Skies
“Ah, ouch…”
Theerak had been awake for a while. He tried to prop himself up to sit, but no matter how he shifted, every movement left him aching all over. He groaned with every attempt to move.
Ugh… you can’t just lie here like a vegetable. you have to fight!
With his stubborn determination, Theerak finally found a suitable sitting position. He sat slightly sideways, shifting his weight onto his legs instead of his hips. Last night, when Muenfah did what he did, the pain hadn’t lasted long—soon turning into pleasure instead. Now, Theerak understood that such happiness came at the cost of a battered body.
Creak!
Phii Fah…”
Theerak called out even though he couldn’t yet see who was behind the door. But as it creaked open, it was indeed Muenfah, just as he’d thought.
“Theerak, you’re awake?”
“Yes…”
Muenfah turned to take something from a staff member. As he walked in, Theerak saw a ceramic bowl with steam rising from it. Muenfah placed the bowl of hot porridge on the bedside shelf, then fetched a small folding table to set on the bed for him.
The tall man prepared everything for him with care. Theerak thought Muenfah took better care of him than a nurse ever could. He looked at the steaming bowl of pork porridge on the little table. Muenfah even went to get water and medicine, placing them nearby for him.
“Eat your food, and then you can take your medicine, okay?”
Theerak nodded eagerly before picking up a spoon to stir the porridge.
“What did you eat?”
“Coffee.”
“Just coffee?”
“I was going to eat something else too at first.”
“…”
“But my friends and I ruined the mood.”
“Why’s that?”
“Don’t worry about it, Theerak. They just like being ridiculous.”
Theerak laughed before taking a spoonful of porridge into his mouth. He knew Muenfah didn’t want to elaborate because he didn’t want him focusing on anyone else. “…”
“This afternoon… Babe might come by to check on you.”
Cough, cough!
At that moment, Theerak choked on his porridge, his face turning red.
Muenfah quickly handed him a glass of water and gently rubbed his back. Theerak prayed his older sister wouldn’t find out about this. He’d promised her nothing would happen.
And look at him now…
The chubby puppy had been devoured so thoroughly he couldn’t even walk.
“Babe… I get it.”
“Ugh… her chubby puppy, you will be pinched until you bruise for sure.”
“If she wants to pinch me, she better pinch you instead.”
“…”
“Babe is trying to come to terms with it.”
“Phii Babe definitely can’t handle it, Phii Fah. Last time, she almost fainted.”
“I believe smelling salts will help her.”
Theerak blinked rapidly. Hearing that, he thought Phii Babe would definitely need smelling salts again, which is why Muenfah said it. Even his older sister hadn’t seen his condition yet and still needed smelling salts. If Phii Babe found out he couldn’t even walk, she might faint right in front of him.
“I think… I need to try acting normal to keep Phii Babe’s heart at ease.”
“How will you do that, Theerak?” Muenfah, sitting across from him, reached out to gently stroke his cheek. “You can’t even walk yet—how will you act normal?”
“This afternoon, do your friends have any activities planned, Phii Fah?”
“Yesterday, they said they’d play volleyball.”
Theerak sat assessing his condition for a moment. He figured he couldn’t force himself to play volleyball with the older guys. The only thing he could do was sit and cheer everyone on. He had to do something— if he didn’t get up and try, Phii Babe would worry even more.
“I’ll go out and watch everyone play volleyball.”
“Then I’ll have them play in front of our house, so you won’t have to walk too much, Theerak.”
“Okay…”
After finishing the pork congee, Muenfah helped him bathe, doing everything for him, before bringing him back to lie on the bed as usual. Theerak looked down at his clothes and sighed.
Why does Muenfah always like dressing him in his own clothes?
This time, he even gave him his own shorts to wear.
The shorts were so loose that Theerak had to fold the waistband several times to make them fit. Even then, they were still losing because of their size difference. Theerak looked up at the bigger guy who came to sit beside him. “I have my own clothes. Why didn’t you grab them for me, Phii Fah?”
Muenfah chuckled in his throat before leaning his face down to rest on his shoulder. “Phii Fah likes seeing you wear my clothes.”
“But they’re so loose. I can’t wear your clothes out to watch the others play volleyball, Phii Fah.”
“We’ll change them later then. For now, wear them to make me happy.”
“Sky…”
Muenfah shifted to lean against the headboard, wrapping a thick arm around his shoulders and pulling him into a hug. Muenfah pressed his nose into his hair, sniffing repeatedly as if he wanted to inhale every bit of the messy scent.
“Does my messy hair smell nice and refreshing to you, Phii Fah?”
“Feels so good…” Muenfah said, before nuzzling Theerak’s head several more times. “I’m completely smitten with you.”
Theerak smiled faintly and tilted his head to rest against the larger figure. He’d never imagined that one day Muenfah would belong to him. Muenfah was so perfect, it seemed impossible he’d fall for a chubby puppy like Theerak.
Muenfah was everyone’s Muenfah, after all.
But today, Muenfah—or rather, Pradipat Pisut—belonged solely to Rak Niran.
#However Many Thousand Skies
“Babe… don’t pinch him, okay?”
Theerak heard Phii Dom’s voice faintly coming from behind the door. He swallowed hard before turning to look at Muenfah’s face. Muenfah didn’t seem the least bit worried, even though the intimidating aura of Phii Babe was already seeping into the room before she’d even appeared. Theerak hadn’t expected Phii Babe to show up this soon—Muenfah had said his sister wouldn’t come until the afternoon, but it was only noon now.
“Don’t be scared, okay?”
Theerak shook his head in denial. “I won’t lie to you… I will be honest. I’m scared.”
Muenfah laughed before saying, “When Babe comes in to see you, I will step outside and wait, alright?” “Y-Yes, okay.” Creak!
The large white door swung open, and Theerak’s heart pounded. Phii Babe walked into the house with a worried expression. Muenfah, who’d been sitting beside him, let go of their embrace and stood to join Phii Dom outside. Now, Theerak was sitting face-to-face with the fierce older sister.
“How are you holding up?…Your plan to sleep at 7 p.m. didn’t work out, huh?”
“…”
Phii Babe plopped down on the bed before asking, “Did he wear you out so much you can’t even get up?”
“Y-Yes…”
“…”
“I told you these guys don’t know the meaning of ‘emergency.’”
“I will remember that. Right now, he is banned from loving me for two years.”
Phii Babe shook her head. “Don’t talk about a two-year ban just yet. Focus on taking care of yourself for the next two days first. There’s a chance he might come back for round two.”
“N-No way, Phii Babe… he wouldn’t dare.”
Phii Babe sighed, shaking her head slightly again. “And you’re wearing all of his clothes?”
“Yes, Phii Fah gave them to me to wear.”
“These guys are all the same, honestly.”
“Did you used to wear Phii Dom’s clothes too?”
“A long time ago… Dom doesn’t get the chance to do that anymore.”
“…”
“Last night, I made him sleep on the floor… He was asking for it.”
Theerak laughed before saying, “Phii Babe…”
“What did you say?”
“I belong to Phii Fah now.”
“You little rascal!”
“Ow, ouch… Phii Babe, I’m hurt!”
“How could you say that? Don’t you care about your big sister’s feelings at all?”
Theerak raised his hand to rub the arm Phii Babe had pinched, then said, “I wanted you to hear it from my own mouth.”
“…”
“Even though you know what happened… hearing it from me directly might help you come to terms with it faster.”
“…”
“He didn’t bully me, okay? Part of it was my choice too.”
“Are you that afraid I’d be mad at Fah?”
Theerak nodded vigorously, “Yes.”
“One more time… for being so obsessed with your boyfriend.”
“Ow, ouch! Ugh, Phii Babe, I’m hurts!”
“I’m pinching you, and it hurts me just as much, but let me do it a little, okay?”
“Babe… what are you doing to Theerak?”
Theerak turned to see Muenfah rushing in after hearing his cries. Muenfah sat on the bed and pulled Theerak into a hug, glancing between Phii Babe and him before saying “…”
“If you’re going to punish him, do it to me… not to him.”
“You two are just as bad… so smitten with each other.”
“…”
“Protecting each other so well.”
“Listen, Babe… if you hurt him again, tonight I’ll punish you.”
Phii Babe whipped her head toward Phii Dom, glaring at her boyfriend before pointing a finger at him in warning, “Don’t you dare use this as an excuse to take advantage. You’re all just as sneaky… don’t think I don’t see through you, Dom. Tonight, you’re sleeping on the floor again.”
“Dom… you slept on the floor last night?”
Phii Dom nodded, then crouched down in front of Phii Babe, “Honey… I was wrong for trying to find an excuse to do that to you, but please don’t say stuff like this in front of the others again. I’m so embarrassed.”
Muenfah chuckled softly before saying, “I promise I’ll keep it a secret.”
“Thanks, man… otherwise, I wouldn’t know where to hide my face.”
“Get up… and let’s go. Theerak needs to rest,” Phii Babe said as she stood, then turned to him, “Fah… take good care of Rak, okay? For the next couple of days… no repeats, got it?”
Muenfah nodded, “…”
“I love you Phii Babe.” Theerak said, knowing exactly how to calm his older sister down. Phii Babe sighed before reaching out to pat his head.
“Rest a lot, okay?”
“Sure…”
Once Phii Babe and Phii Dom walked away, Muenfah quickly pulled back from their embrace and scanned Theerak from head to toe. Theerak let out a laugh before saying “Phii Babe just pinched me. It didn’t hurt much.”
“The only one allowed to leave marks on you… is me alone.”
Theerak burst into cheerful laughter before replying, “The only one I allow to leave marks on me… is you alone.”
He knew his words might rile Muenfah up, making him want to pounce on him again. But since he was still aching all over, Theerak figured Muenfah would restrain himself. Yet, the taller man suddenly squeezed his backside hard, making him jolt.
“Phii Fah!”
“You’re the one who teased me first.” Muenfah said, biting his lip.
The taller man leaned down and pressed a kiss to his lips. Muenfah cupped his face with one hand, kissing him fiercely as if he wanted to devour him whole. Theerak struggled to catch his breath, completely overtaken by Muenfah. When the taller man noticed he was starting to gasp, he finally pulled back.
“Phii Fah! Phii Babe said no repeats!”
“Repeating with your lips is fine.”
“You sneaky sky.”
Muenfah laughed before nuzzling into his neck and saying, “Sneaky, flirty… only with you alone.”
Theerak shook his head while gently running his hand through the chocolate-colored hair. He wholeheartedly believed Muenfah was like this only with him—because the man didn’t care about anyone else.
Theerak wanted to tell Muenfah…
“Thank you, Phii Fah… thank you for letting me be your one and only Theerak.”
Thank you for making him realize…
That the phrase “Sky’s Beloved”
Wasn’t an exaggeration in the slightest.
TBC
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