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Kung may magtatangkang manligaw sa nag-iisang Jeon Wonwoo, ang pinakaunang dapat na malaman ng lahat ay bukod sa kanila, may treseng lalaking nauna na sa pila.
He has been a carat and a gyuldaengie since God knows forever. Kaya kung hindi kaya ng magtatangkang pumorma sa kan’ya to keep up with his kahibangan, then no questions asked, hard “NO” na agad ang sagot.
And that was what Mingyu kept on hearing when he told his friends na natitipuhan niya ang nakatatanda. He thought to himself, “what’s so bad about it?” Eh, he also has his own interests.
So, when he started courting THE Jeon Wonwoo, he made sure to indulge the older one’s antics. To let him gush about the 13 men, specifically that Kim Mingyu guy, Wonwoo kept babbling about.
Mingyu brought his phone up to his ear when he heard a specific tone that he had set to Wonwoo’s contact only.
“Loveeeeeeeeer,” a sweet voice on the other line made Mingyu’s entire being light up.
“Hi, lover. Where are you na po?”
He set the call on the speaker's phone as he continued to browse on the food delivery app to order his lover’s cravings.
“Hehehehe, lover, ayun na nga…”
“Yes po? What is it?”
“Loveeeer, baka ma-late ako for a while…”
“Why po, baby?” Mingyu’s movement halted for a while before continuing to click the place order button on the app. He looked at the time on his device and saw that there were only a few minutes left before the time ticked 5:20PM.
“Bigla pong nag-announce ‘yung seller ng pc na I’ve been eyeing, nakwento ko ‘yun sa’yo ‘di ba po? They’re gonna lapag the pcs daw po ng 5:30…”
Mingyu let out a chuckle as he shook his head despite Wonwoo not seeing the younger.
“You need help claiming po ba? I made an account naman na, just in case po.”
Mingyu knew his lover too well. Kaya’t alam niya agad ang naging reaksyon ng binata when he heard what Mingyu had said—his singkit eyes widening and sitting up straight.
Sooooo cute! Gustong-gusto niyang panggigilan ang nakatatanda. Gusto na niyang makita ito in person so he could pinch his cheeks and pepper it with lots of kisses. Napapangiti na lamang si Mingyu sa kan’yang naiisip.
“Halaaaaa!! Lover, no na po! I asked Han na to help me ‘mine’ the pc hehehe. Nandun din daw po prio pc niya and sabi rin po ni seller prio niya rin daw po set takers. Buti nasa same set ‘yung want namin.” After babbling for a while, Wonwoo let out a giggle at the end of his sentence.
“Hm, okay po, lover. Do you want me to go there na lang ba sa place mo instead?” Mingyu offered kahit na nakatayo naman na talaga siya to prepare going at Wonwoo’s place once he received their food.
“I’m oki po with it, lover! You can sleep na rin here if you want po. You have clothes pa naman sa closet ko, so no need to bring extra clothes na po.”
Inabot ni Mingyu ang kan’yang hoodie sa closet before closing it and let out a hum of agreement, “I’ll wait for our food na lang po then I’ll go na.”
“Okieeee. Ingat po ikaw, lover. I need to go na rin! Mag-prepare na rin po ako since I need to stand by sa account ng seller hehehe. Update ka po, please! Love you, mwa mwa na matunog!”
“See you, lover. I’ll hang up na po.” He made a kiss sound na matunog before hanging up the call with a smile evident on his face.
He shook his head in admiration of his boyfriend before getting the car keys on his bedside table with nothing in mind but to wish that the food driver would come faster so he could already be with lover.
He would never get tired of his boyfriend’s antics.
—
Mingyu knocked on the older’s door before opening it with a spare key that was given to him by his boyfriend.
“Lover? I’m here na po.” He said, closing the unit’s door and making sure to keep a strong grip of the food and the bouquet of chamomile flowers that he bought on the way on his right hand.
Inalis ni Mingyu ang sapatos at inilagay ito sa shoe rack ng unit ni Wonwoo at sinuot ang green soft flip flops bago tuluyang naglakad papasok. He was hugged by the same familiar comforting scent that had been greeting him since the first time he stepped foot in the place. Everything smelled like Wonwoo, and that was already enough for his body to relax after being away for a day from his favorite human being.
Wonwoo’s unit had a minimalist type of coziness with a white wallpaper for his walls and a rug that covers the whole living room and bedroom, while the other parts of his place were tiled with a marble accent. Through Wonwoo’s interior design, however, showed his bubbly personality as there were familiar merch that Wonwoo bought himself and some that were gifted to him by his boyfriend. What surprised Mingyu the most when he was first welcomed into the latter’s home was the life-sized cut-out standee of a korean man that Mingyu was very familiar with placed in the corner of the bedroom, standing beside the shelf of Wonwoo’s merch collections and books.
That, however, did not draw Mingyu away from the older. In fact, he was left amazed as he learned a lot of things about Wonwoo just by seeing the whole place. And that made him fall for the other even more.
“Loooooooooooooove!!” Mingyu’s lips turned upwards even more as soon as he saw his partner running into him, colliding with his body as Wonwoo wrapped his arms around the younger’s waist—completely burying his face onto the former’s chest.
Mingyu let out a small laugh bago nito iurong kaunti ang mga dala-dala nang hindi matamaan ang katawan ng nakatatanda and cause him any discomfort. He reciprocated the latter’s hug despite the obstacles (the small bouquet and the food) that hinder him from completely closing the gap that they had.
Wonwoo continued to nuzzle his face—clearly seeking comfort from the taller one, before raising his head to meet the gaze of his boyfriend.
The younger couldn’t help but leave a kiss on the older’s forehead and lips, he smiled sweetly at him, “Good evening, lover. I bought your cravings po.” He said as he raised the plastic bags he had been holding.
“And, this one’s specially for my lover.”
Wonwoo tipped his toes succeeding on his plan to kiss his lover on his lips before letting go from the hug.
“I love you, lover. Konti na lang p’wede na ‘kong magtayo ng own flower shop ko because of you.” Wonwoo said, grabbing the flower and the plastic bags of their food from Mingyu’s hand.
Mingyu followed behind him as he watched his partner put the plastics on top of the kitchen countertop beside the bouquet of chamomile.
He helped Wonwoo to prepare the dining table and made sure to fill Wonwoo’s glass with water before settling on the chair.
“Eat na po, lover.” Wonwoo sat in front of him while Mingyu was busy putting food on Wonwoo’s plate.
The older let out a whine after seeing his boyfriend placed vegetables on his plate, “Looooover, remove the veggies na please…”
Mingyu looked up to see his lover pouting, and he couldn’t help himself resist the urge to pinch his cheeks.
“Ouch!!” Daing ni Wonwoo habang hinihimas ang pisngi na pinanggigilan ni Mingyu bago ito muling naglagay ng pagkain sa kan’ya namang plato.
“Eat your veggies na po, okay? I saw a buldak wrapper na naman kanina sa trash mo, lover. That’s not healthy, okay? Kaya eat ka na kahit ‘yung nilagay ko lang na konti sa plate i-finish mo, please?”
“Okay…” Wonwoo started to eat with a pout on his face.
There was a comfortable silence between them that Mingyu broke after remembering why he was at the older’s place instead of the other going to his.
“Naka-secure ka, lover?” He asked while chewing his food.
The pout on his lover’s face deepened when he heard the question.
“No nga eh…inis na kami ni Han kasi the seller did not post on time kaya we were super anxious the whole time, tapos when the claim post was posted na, there was another person who mined before us. Tapos it was for another user pa and not for them pa.” Mingyu could sense the heavy emotion that his lover was feeling at the moment through the way Wonwoo was heavily chomping on his food.
Others might deem Wonwoo as someone immature or irrational for feeling the way he was currently feeling. But Mingyu completely understood where his lover was coming from.
Sa ilang buwan niyang panliligaw sa nakatatanda, at sa ilang buwan na nilang magkasama ay natutunan na rin ni Mingyu ang kalakaran sa pagbebenta at pagbili ng mga merch. And he knew just how frustrating it was not being able to buy the priority photocard fans had been wanting. Hindi ito madali lalo na’t kung ang grupo na iniidolo ay malaki ang fanbase, talagang pa-swertihan na lang na makakuha ng gusto mong pauwiin na merch.
“It’s okay, lover. Don’t be sad na, hm? I’ll help you look for another seller na lang later after we eat po.”
Mingyu caressed Wonwoo’s hair for a second before giving Wonwoo a reassuring smile and refilling his glass of water.
“Okay, lover. Though I doubt we’ll find one kasi halos every gyuldaengie I know wants the pc din and halos walang seller po na nag-sesell. Actually, we saw another IC din earlier. Kaso it was from yangdo pa. Pero we were thinking on mining it na kasi ang hirap talaga hanapin nung prio ko…Han will help me na lang daw ulit since wala there ‘yung want niya.”
Of course, Mingyu also knew what yangdo was. Sa kakatulong niya kay Wonwoo na magpauwi ng mga pcs nito, at some point ay nakabisado na rin nito ang pricing even without getting out his calculator.
Mingyu nodded, “when’s the claiming post po ba, lover? I’ll help you na.”
Wonwoo stopped chewing for a while and stared at the ceiling—thinking.
The older looked at him, beaming with excitement, “hala, lover! Help mo ako, please! 8PM tomorrow ‘yung post, 6PM dismissal mo tom, so by then nasa condo mo na ikaw.” Wonwoo clapped at the idea while also happily dancing as he ate his food, not minding the bland taste of the vegetables he was putting in his mouth.
“Sure, lover. Just send me the details na lang later, okay?”
And the both of them continued to finish their food as Mingyu actively listened to Wonwoo’s mining journey.
—-
Sa araw-araw na naririnig ni Mingyu ang mga pangalan, kanta, at kung anu-ano pa ng group na Wonwoo had been idolizing, nakakabisado na rin niya ang lahat ng tungkol dito at konti na lang ay matatawag na rin siyang fan.
May ambag din si Mingyu sa mga streams and he was also actively participating sa mga votings na sinesend ni Wonwoo sa kaniya. Minsan nga ay mas nauuna pa niyang malaman ang mga ganap ng grupo pati bago pa sabihin ng kasintahan. Bumibili rin ito ng sandamakmak na albums, just in case ma-pull niya ang mga photocard ng bias ni Wonwoo pati ang isa pang miyembro na kinahuhumalingan nito na kaniya raw ship .
One could say na sobrang patay na patay ni Mingyu sa boyfriend nito dahil kahit sa way ng pag-collect ng kasintahan ay saulo nito.
Mingyu found out that Wonwoo only collected photocards of two members as he was a pair collector. Gusto nito na kapag ipinagtabi ang dalawang photocard sa binder ay matchy ito. Kung may hawak na flower sa photocard si Mingyu ng seventeen ay gusto niya rin ng kan’yang kasintahan na may hawak na flower rin sa photocard si Wonwoo ng seventeen.
Although if he were to pull a photocard of another member, he would either keep it also in his another collbook or gift it to his friends who had the member for their bias.
Kaya naman ay hindi na nahiyang pumasok si Mingyu sa loob ng coffee shop na kung saan ay sa kasalukuyan ginaganap ang isang cupsleeves event ng unit na meanie , and it also wasn’t his first time attending an event like this because there were times that he would tag along with his boyfriend.
Wonwoo called him earlier to inform the younger that he would not be attending the CSE anymore since his professor suddenly announced that they would be having a Saturday class and a quiz on that particular subject.
“Buti they can ship naman daw the kit na I availed online. But it might take a few more days pa raw. Pero it’s okay!”
Mingyu felt the sadness that washed over the older so he decided to attend the event as the place was also near their university and collect fanmade freebies and inclusions. Luckily for him, the event allowed walk-ins and there were few extra inclusions as well that he could avail at the end of the program.
As soon as he entered the venue, a lot of fans and non-fans who were at the coffee shop with different agendas were looking at him, mesmerized by his tanned skin and ethereal beauty.
Mingyu looked at his phone to check a few more details before availing food and drink at the café, not minding the minimum purchase stated on the post Wonwoo sent him weeks ago.
After ordering, he looked for the event organizer and asked questions about the inclusions. Although Wonwoo already availed one, it would not hurt to have an extra one for them as well.
He took a seat on a stool and made sure to take some notes and even joined a few games that were prepared so he could win Wonwoo more freebies.
The bell hanging by the coffee shop’s door chimed and Mingyu automatically looked at the entrance as he was seated near the door.
When the other person entered the café, nanlaki ang mata ni Mingyu lalo na nang magkasalubong ang kanilang paningin.
“Lover?!”
Wonwoo hurriedly ran over to his seat in shock, “what are you doing here po, lover?”
“Getting stuff po to surprise you sana later when I fetch you.” Mingyu placed a hand on his lover’s waist bago ito hapitin palapit.
“I thought you have class po?” Mingyu asked as he offered his food and drink to the older.
“Quiz lang po pala kaya kami pinapasok, then doc dismissed us na once we finished taking it na po.” Wonwoo replied.
“Hm, okay po. Do you want me to talk to the organizers about your kit inclusions po?”
Wonwoo took a sip on Mingyu’s coffee, “please po hehe. Then, I’ll buy na rin po my food and drink.”
Mingyu stood up and gave up his stool for Wonwoo, but also making sure to place a bag on top of the other stool beside it.
He helped Wonwoo comfortably set himself on their acquired place before talking to him again.
“I’ll order for you na lang, lover. What do you want po?”
Wonwoo took a peek at the menu on his phone and pointed out his order to Mingyu and the latter nodding before leaving a peck on his cheeks.
The program was still on-going yet the two people seemed to have their own world as they let themselves sink deep in their conversation and occasionally joined the games prepared by the organizers.
—-
Lots of guys before, and during, Mingyu tried to hit up Wonwoo. But all of them could not handle his fanboy side, and would constantly ask him to be sane about it for once, always finding it weird when Wonwoo spent a lot and attended events solely for his idols. And it always leaves a bitter taste in Wonwoo’s mouth. So when Mingyu came into his life and indulged with his requests and ramblings, Wonwoo felt like he was the luckiest fanboy and man to ever exist.
If one were to ask Wonwoo, despite having his prios constantly come home to him, Mingyu, his lover, is still the only one in his wishlist that he could ever wish for.