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Jeong Taeui was lying down on the floor, reading a book while listening to music and the sound of raindrops hitting the glass window. It’s past midnight but he cant seem to fall asleep for some reason.
As he flipped to the next page of the book he heard boots of a man he was too familiar with, climbing i the stairway. The door was unlocked slowly (it seemed like the person unlocking it was not trying to wake someone) letting the celling light through.
Upon entering the room, the man showed a hint of suprise on his face seeing the other lying on the floor but soon returned to the unreadable look— he was probably born with.
“I thought you would be asleep by now.”
“No, for some reason I couldnt sleep today.” Taeui said as switched the radio off and walked toward Ilay.He took the bag Ilay was carrying and laid it on the nightstand.
Ilay stood still soaked in blood— maybe not soaked as the blood had dried and had been turned into crisps around his shirt and his hair. “I will go take a bath and do not open my bag…. I have a gift for you.”
Before Taeui could ask why Ilay got him a gift, he had already disappeared into the bathroom.
Taeui picked up the books he was reading from the floor and arranged them on the bookshelf while the sound of a cold shower echoed through the room.
After a while ,Ilay came out wearing sweats and his upper body bare while water was still dripping from of his hair. “Ilay dry your hair or you will catch a cold.” Ilay looked at him as if he could care any less.
Taeui sighed and walked toward the bathroom to grab a hairdryer and a towel.Ilay’s gaze followed taeui while tapping his fingers as if he were trying to wait for the right moment.
Taeui closed the door behind him and sat down on the bed.Ilay had turned on the radio again.
“Ilay come here.If you dont want to do it I will do it.”
Ilay looked amused as he marched toward the bed and sat down on the floor between Taeui’s legs.
Taeui plugged the hairdryer in and began Ilay’s hair while holdin a towel in other hand.
“What did you do today?” Taeui felt surprised hearing the question even though Ilay had asked him this question frequently, and he also wanted to ask about the gift—but never mind.
“Some guests came today, so I helped Rita to prepare tea. I spoke to them, and one of them was a book collector just like Kyle but he was into very weird books…… In the afternoon, I helped Peter to plant some new roses he bought at a fair.”
“Sounds like you had a pretty boring day.”
“It was not that bad. Oh and there is a parcel for you by Alain.” Taeui unplugged the hairdryer and nudged his foot along llay’s backside.
Ilay stood up and Taeui went back to the bathroom to put the objects back.When he came out Ilay was sitting on the bed with the bag he brought opened up. “Taeil come here.” Ilay signaled the space beside him.
As soon as Taeui sat down ,llay pulled him into his lap with both of them facing each other and their chests touching eachother. Before Taeui could react llay placed his head onto his shoulder and slowly mumbled something that was inaudible.
“Ilay, what are you trying to say? I can’t hear you.”
Ilay lifted his head and stared at taeui,and slowly closing the space between their mouths.
The kiss was slow and sweet not like the ones Ilay and taeui usually share. Ilay licked every inch of Taeui’s mouth it seemed like he was trying to taste everything inside his mouth,every word ever uttered by him,every smile the corners of his mouth made and taeui himself. Taeui threw both of his hands around llay’s neck as he felt himself melting away. Few minutes later they separated themselves and rested their foreheads against eachother.
“I said, do you love me?” The question itself was not a weird one; it was the person who was saying it making it weird. Taeui was startled but red at the the same time; he could feel heat travelling to his cheeks.
“Ye… yeah, I do why?” Taeui tried to escape the withold of Ilay as he was feeling embarrssed, but again the strength of Ilay was far more greater than his, and he just ended being more closer to him.
“ Jeong Taeui I love you, and I know that marriage is something you don’t really have in mind but I would love you to be mine and me to be yours. I promise to get every brand of beer you ever want and knock you up as much as I can. I promise ”
Ilay slowly pulled a ring box from his bag and faced toward Taeui. Ilay’s eyes were filled with nervousness, but at the same time they were excited; they were excited because they could see the new beginning in front of them. Ilay gently took their hands intertwined them and slowly brought them to his lips, kissing Taeui’s hand. Taeui was too stunned to speak and react at all.
“Jeong Taeui, will you marry me?” Because of words being said a bubble of silence was formed between them but not the room as the radio which was still on kept playing.
don't care what other people say
놓지 말아봐 줘
Dreaming of each other
You may be on my mind (mind)
Everyday, baby, say you're mine (mine)
You and me on my mind (mind)
Everywhere, baby, say you're mine
Tears started flowing down Taeui’s cheeks before he could realise it. He tried to cover his eyes with his hands but Ilay grabbed his wrists and stopped them, and held his face ,and peppered small kisses under his eyes.
“Yes… sniff… yes I’ll marry you Ilay Reigrow” Taeui was overwhelmed with everything all he could feel was the love through Ilay’s words.
Ilay lay both of them down and buried himself in Taeui’s shoulder. Taeui could feel Ilay’s smile on his shoulder. He got up hovering above Taeui.
“There is no way out of this, now that you have said yes. You will die by my side Taeui.” Ilay said grinning like a child who just won his first trophy.
Taeui snickerd at the sentence before saying “I expected that when I said I would never leave you few years back.”
“I love you, taeui”
“I love you too, Ilay”
That night they shared the sweetest and the most passionate kiss they ever had and slept in each other’s arms knowing that tomorrow Kyle will faint after hearing about all of this.