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You know, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to Tine. He, for starters, was really bad at drinking, and to add to that, Sarawat looked really, really hot. So, when Sarawat openly flirted with him with his face that close, Tine couldn't stop his drunk self from kissing him in front of everyone.
Which wouldn't have minded either of them if they were, you know, out as a couple.
Now, I know what you think, these two have been flirting (although it was mostly Sarawat saying the cheesiest and most cringey things Man had at least used once and making Tine blush) for so long that everyone was getting suspicious of their relationship status, but ever since they started dating, they had decided to keep it secret to adapt to it before being out to everyone and having thousands of people judge them, and Tine in special. So, basically, it was kind of like taking care of a cat before being thrown to hungry tigers, and neither Tine or Sarawat wanted to be eaten alive, thank you very much.
It seemed logical at that moment. Sarawat had been openly flirting with Tine since the start of the year and no one would suspect anything if he kept it up, Tine could blame the blushing in his cheeks, his neck and his ears on the heat or the sun hitting too hard. All probable possibilities of slipping out had been thought of and talked about, they wanted to be serious and not have their relationship invaded by others.
The only one they overlooked was both of them being drunk which cost them, well, a drunk make-out session in front of every single one of their friends, who were, by the way, very shocked (on Tine's side) and cheering them on (on Sarawat's side).
The couple, completely unaware of their surroundings, separated to breathe. Tine wore a small smirk on his face and Sarawat found himself a little dumbfounded because holy shit, Tine was so hot.
"That-" Sarawat tried to say. No words other than hot, really hot and the hottest thing ever came to his head. Tine really outdid himself and made him the speechless one.
Tine kissed him one last time and smiled. "Yeah."
If Sarawat was honest with himself, if he really wanted to, he knew he could spend every second of his life kissing Tine's lips and never get tired of them. But he needed oxygen and he definitely a drink to calm himself.
Although, when he turned his head to get his drink and drown it, he didn't expect to see his friends and Tine's friends looking at them with a face that very clearly had "What just happened here?" written on it.
Oh.
Oh.
Oh shit.
Sarawat turned his head towards Tine, who somehow was still unaware of the stares of both of their friends and was looking at him like he wanted to keep doing what they were doing minutes before for the whole night, and if Sarawat didn't physically feel his friends trying to unlock his brain to get the answer with their eyes burning on the back of his head, he would've definitely complied and spend their whole stay on that bar kissing the life out of him.
But, as of that moment, Sarawat was panicking, and even a drunk Tine could notice something was wrong because he frowned at him. Look at your right. Sarawat said with his eyes, trying to point at their friends. Tine's frown deepened. Sarawat slightly moved his head towards the direction where their friends were looking at them, still waiting for an explanation. Tine, still frowning, followed his head and saw his friends.
What was so shocking about their friends? Yes, they had started to hang out together more ever since a very sober Sarawat kissed him and they both confessed to each other that night but they didn't know-
Oh.
Oh.
Oh shit.
Tine's eyes grew comically bigger and turned his head to Sarawat, who was already looking at him with the same expression. Tine was suddenly sober and felt his ears and cheeks get even redder. Sarawat would've caressed his cheeks (and maybe even kissed them) if their friends weren't watching, but they very obviously were, and seeing how the couple didn't say a word, they had decided to start asking questions.
"So," Man started, getting the attention of everyone on the table. "Since when have you two been together?"
Tine and Sarawat looked at each other. Who should start answering? Tine asked with his eyes, which Sarawat answered with You start, I can't barely form a single sentence right now without needing a break. Tine looked like he got the gist of it.
Tine cleared his throat. "Two weeks ago." His voice barely reaching Ohm, who was sitting furthest from him.
"What? Did the cat get your tongue? Or was it Sarawat?" Ohm teased and everyone in the table laughed. Tine's blush now reached his chest and he cleared his throat again.
"Two weeks. It's been two weeks. I asked Sarawat," at that, both Boss and Man looked surprised at Sarawat and it was Sarawat's turn to feel hot rising to his cheeks. "and I kissed him afterwards. Just like they say, third time's the chance." Tine couldn't stop the smile that came to his face, that was one of his proudest moments and Sarawat's reaction had been the cutest.
"Wait," Peuk said. "Third? What about the first and the second? Why is this the first time I hear about a kiss?" Ohm and Fong agreed with him.
"They kissed at Tine's while Sarawat was drunk, that's definitely the first!" Boss half-yelled at them and Sarawat could feel the stares of Tine's friends on him. Sarawat understood, he wasn't particularly proud of their first kiss since he couldn't remember how Tine's lips felt the next morning.
"And the second?" Fong asked Boss and Man, who looked like they knew more than them.
Boss and Man looked at each other with a I have no idea face and facing the couple, Boss said "I have absolutely no idea."
Everyone in the table turned to them and Sarawat took a sip of his drink. He was about to answer when Tine started to speak.
Looking at his friends, Tine said "You guys remember when I was really sad and weird for, like, three days, right?" Ohm, Fong and Peuk nodded.
"Oh, so you were all depressed because of Sarawat?" Ohm interrupted. Peuk hit his head.
Tine blushed, "You could say so. Sarawat told me he was the same, as you guys probably noticed," he said, now looking at Man and Boss.
"Well, he was more mopey and angry than usual-" Sarawat hit Man's head. "Shut up."
"Before those three days started, Green came into my apartment and told me the truth about him having a boyfriend and-" I have no problem with that but Green kind of does. Tine remembered P'Dim's words and stopped himself. He took a deep breath. "Well, the day after that, I told Sarawat that now that Green was out of the picture that we, uh, could stop the fake flirting. Which then lead to those, uh, bad days."
Tine felt Sarawat's hand on his thigh and slightly smiled at him. "That we all know, now tell us the interesting part." Boss expressed and everyone voiced their agreement.
Sarawat rolled his eyes and Tine took a sip of his drink, this is going to be embarrassing to explain.
"I saw Sarawat's post and I decided to go to his house to talk, but then I found Man," Man nodded when they all looked at him, "and he told me the story behind the photo and told me that Wat liked me since last year's Scrubb concert." A tiny smile appeared on Tine's lips as he heard his friends teasing him for using Wat. "He also told me where Wat was so I went to where he told. On the way there I found P'Mil," Tine felt Sarawat's grip on his thigh tighten and he put his hand over Sarawat's. "And he touched my head for some reason, which made me really uncomfortable and I don't know what could've happened if Wat hadn't appeared." Tine's friends looked at him with a hint of worry in their eyes but Tine smiled at them, hoping it would reassure them that he was okay. "Anyways, Wat and I got into a bit of an argument and to, uh, shut me up, he, um, kissed me."
"Now, that's the Wat I know!" Man exclaimed as he patted Sarawat's shoulder, the smile in Sarawat's lips nothing but smug. Tine couldn't help but blush again when his friends whistled.
"That's the second kiss then?" Ohm asked.
Tine nodded, "Pretty much."
"Nothing else happened?" Ohm insisted.
"We talked about our feelings after the kiss, if that's what you're asking," Sarawat added.
Boss boo'ed, "You guys are no fun, you should've kept kissing and had sex somewhere."
Tine choked on air. Sarawat patted his back, and if Tine wasn't literally choking, he would've told him that he had to pat his chest, not his back, saraleo.
When he stopped coughing, Sarawat gave him his drink and while Tine breathed normally, he took the turn to talk. "I wished I could've kissing him more but it was all that was needed in that moment," Sarawat smiled.
"Tine, my friend, you turned Wat into a whole sap." Man commented and everyone on the table laughed.
"Wait, I have another question," Fong said and the couple looked at him, already expecting the topic of the question.
"Is it about the third kiss?" Tine asked.
Fong nodded. "It happened two weeks ago, at my apartment." Sarawat answered.
"No more details?" Boss asked, obviously disappointed at the lack of information.
Sarawat sighed, "I asked Tine to stay over because it was late and since Phukong wasn't staying that night, I told him he could sleep on my bed-" Man opened his mouth to say something but Sarawat glared at him and he closed it, "but he preferred the sofa. So when I thought he was asleep, I went to lie down with him and sleep with him, but he was wide awake. He let me lie down with him and after a few minutes, he asked me the question and when I said yes, he kissed me."
He said it with such a calm voice that the blush on his face and chest looked out of place. Tine knew why Sarawat had decided to change and omit some parts of the story, those were for them only, so when their friends looked at him, he nodded with a smile on his face.
"Interesting... Well, now that we know about that, it's time to ask Tine something," Man looked at Tine and Tine got nervous.
Sarawat felt Tine tense and intervened. "What is it?"
"Wat, it's okay," Tine mumbled.
"So we all know that Wat likes you since that Scrubb concert last year, but since when do you like him?" All their friends voiced their wonder.
Tine thought about it for a few seconds. "I can't really pinpoint it, but I remember that the first kiss made me feel a type of way that was really similar to the feeling I got when I kissed someone I had dated before. I guess it wasn't until I spent days without any contact with Wat that I felt somehow heartbroken and understood that my feelings weren't a seeing a dude and thinking he was hot or handsome, even if that's not the case here, but more of a I want to kiss and date that dude."
"Has it ever happened before?" Peuk couldn't stop himself from asking.
Tine shaked his head. "Never with a man and never like this. It's weird, so many feelings and so extreme, but it feels nice." Sarawat looked at Tine and smiled. He was happy to be Tine's first (and hopefully last) boyfriend.
"I don't have any more questions," Ohm confessed and everyone agreed.
Man poured the rest of his beer onto his cup. "Well, I say we cheer for the new couple. Who's with me?" He raised the glass.
A chorus of "Me!" and empty beer bottles accompanied it.
Sarawat filled both Tine and his' cups and they both raised them.
"Cheers!" Boss yelled and started to clink everyone's glasses.
"Cheers!" All their friends followed just as loud (and maybe even louder).
"Cheers to us," Sarawat told Tine, with such softness in his smile and happiness in his eyes that, on that moment, Tine swore to himself he would always try to make him at least half as happy.
"Cheers to us," Tine told Sarawat, with such fondness in his smile and cheerfulness in his eyes that, on that moment, Sarawat swore to himself he would protect him until the very end of the world.