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rome had just arrived in thailand. it’s been so long since he had seen his lover, he felt like exploding in anticipation just by thinking of finally hugging his dearly boy again.
the way from the airport to the family’s house was not long, but for rome... it seemed like the path of 20 minutes turned out to be hours and hours long. anxiety would consume his whole body, but not a bad type of anxiety. he felt trembling and nervous but somehow it didn’t disturb him, it made he feel light... afterall he was about to reunite with the love of his life, the man whom made his heart beats fast, the one who owned him like no one else would ever do.
rome was a tough guy, extremely powerful and head of the mafia, everyone would fear him and nobody ever had the guts to go against him since such young age. and that was funny to mok, being privileged enough to see a version of rome not a single person knows of. to mok, his boyfriend was extremely sweet and soft hearted — even though a bit scary when jealous — and he never got frightened once, instead, he felt protected, which would be a problem for him at times.
mok was a bodyguard, feeling like his duty was not done would often cause self-doubting thoughts inside his mind. rome would shift the world upside down to protect mok, and although the sensation of someone looking after you with so much care was really nice, he had questioned himself a lot on why couldn’t he perform better and protect rome instead. which he always did, since the very beginning, but the conflicting thoughts and lack of self-esteem due to traumas would always come and betray his view of self-assessment.
mok gave his all to perform well at work, he was a really focused and disciplined person, having decided years ago to put it first over his love for rome, even though he was accepted by the family and felt hurt by such decision. all these years he never stopped thinking of rome, and of course, he couldn’t do so even if he wanted — which he didn’t even considered a possibility — because there wasn’t a single day he didn’t receive a call or a text message from the other. he’d often question if rome was not feeling overwhelmed by all this relationship, like if it was causing him trouble by consuming the precious time he had. “he must be so busy and i’m wasting his time like this when i should’ve done everything to take care of him... isn’t he tired at all?”
another worry that came from the older one is that he was so scared of rome not liking him as much as he did in the past when finally meeting again. he had changed a lot, physically and mentally. the boy whom rome fell in love at such young age was not there anymore, and it would give rise to bad and anxious contemplations on his head. and that’s everything that passed through his mind while waiting for the expected arrival.
in fact, mok was trying hard to act colder than indeed was, even calling his boyfriend by the family name, trying to assert some distance so others wouldn't judge them. truth to be told, he almost didn’t sleep at night and woke up really early to wait for the person he hadn’t seen in years. again, being well disciplined and having such a tight schedule he followed regularly, he was found to skip at this specific day, normally a messed routine would trouble him, but the reason behind this made him doesn’t care at all.
and there he was, waiting at the stairs in front of the mansion for rome to arrive, looking anxiously at the watcher on his wrists, counting every millisecond passing like each one of them were more infinite than the universe’s existence. just a few minutes, but an eternity in both worlds.
the car arrived slowly, rome was dying in anticipation just by seeing mok standing there waiting for him. he wanted to jump out off the car and give the tightest hug he ever gave in his life. the time had finally come, he was about to stay with his lover after so much time.
in the fullness of time, the car opened its door and rome got out quickly, trying to not appear like exploding.
he went straight to meet mok, working hard to be calm and not devour mok right there in front of the family’s driver.
and then their eyes finally met again, time and space concept as we know did not exist anymore for both. everything paused, the universe most wonderful creation was being experiencing at the right moment... love!
rome’s gaze was shining like the biggest and most bright star in the night sky, his heart pounding faster than ever. he couldn’t contain the huge smile on his face when looking at the beautiful man right in front of him.
“i missed you so much” these words hit mok’s ears like warm kisses.
the longing they felt was extremely deep, they had been in a relationship for 7 years and had known each other for more than that.
mok’s semblance was a mixture of stress, from his worries of not being good enough anymore, for having changed so much, and also of relief from finally meeting rome again. it did not go unnoticed by rome, whose preoccupation arose.
feeling as he could telepathically understand what was happening, he proceeded to grab mok’s hand, and in a soft touch he caressed him, giving a tiny kiss on it too. the warmth of their skins touching would ignite the atoms of their bodies, like every particle would react to a single meet of two souls in love.
in the softest tone that could ever exist in human world, rome said “please let me love you for the next days, i really missed you more than i can describe. let me wash your worries away and shower you with love and kisses”
it was enough for mok to understand that his lover would never ever leave him. he was reassured that he was enough for rome.
“i missed you too... a lot” words spoken with so much tenderness and true love hit rome’s body, heart and soul. he trembled a bit, he was warmed by the long-awaited love he waited so much to feel.
in a sudden move, rome carefully pulled mok for a hug, ignoring everything around them, he could not waste more time without feeling the other body on his. firstly, in a soft way, and later... only the skies know.
and their hearts met, beating together in the closest proximity they could ever be, wrapping both men in the warmth of a long-lasting love that could be able to beautifully brighten the entire universe.