Word count: 4 | BrightWin

Ten

"Win... hey, Win Metawin!" Win came back to his senses when Nani lightly punched his arm. "Why? What do you need?" He resumed what he was doing while Nani helped him make the filling for the macarons. "You're staring intently at Bright and Tu. Jealous?" He teased the younger.

Win only rolled his eyes and said, "Why would I be?". Nani leaned on the counter and crossed his arms. "Because you like Bright." Win paused after hearing his name. "Yeah. But what's there to be jealous about? She's our friend, Nani and you know Tu's into girls." He explained before spreading the macarons on the wax paper.

"Tu is into girls and Bright as well." Nani emphasized what message he wanted to relay. Win heaved a sigh and said, "I already know that. If Bright likes her then we can't do anything about it. In fact, liking someone doesn't mean it will always be reciprocated. Nani, I already made up my mind before liking him. I know Bright won't like me back." He let out a bitter smile. Even though he knew what was coming, it still pains him.

Nani apologized and patted Win's shoulder. "It's alright, but if you're really curious about that matter then I'll give you an honest answer. I'm not jealous of Tu but I'm jealous of the fact that Bright will have someone he likes someday and it will never be me..." Win turned his gaze to Bright and Tu's direction. There he saw the two having a good time, Tu was teasing Bright and he couldn't help but to smile.

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Meanwhile, Bright and Tu are currently working on the template for the Valentine's Day letters. They have gathered some pre-orders last week and they're now typing the message from those who ordered. Tu was teasing Bright because there's a message that suspiciously looked like it came from him, when in reality it wasn't really from Bright, Tu just wanted to tease him.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. But don't you agree? The senders created such lovely messages. I hope the receivers would appreciate these." She blurted out while typing on the keyboard. Bright nodded and asked her what inspired her to come up with this idea. "Nothing much. I'm just a sentimental person, that's all."

In a span of a week, Bright and Tu already talked about many things. Tu told him facts about Win that he still doesn't know, she also explained her backstory and how it felt when she first fell in love with the same gender. Bright tried his best to acknowledge his feelings and appreciate Win's existence not just as a friend but as an individual. So far so good, he already made some small improvements.

"Why don't you write a letter for him? You'll be anonymous and he won't know any clue because it's not handwritten." Tu suggested without diverting her attention from the screen. Bright shook his head along with his hands. He responded that he doesn't have anything in mind. "You can think about it until later this afternoon. Our booth is just for today." Tu reminded him.

"Wait, why would Bright write a letter for Win.. oh my, does he--" Dew was cut off when Tu aggressively covered his mouth. Bright panicked and looked around immediately to confirm if there was no one around. "Since when were you eavesdropping?!"

"No, I just arrived. I picked up the boxes for the macarons, remember? I just heard it accidentally." Dew explained. "You didn't hear anything, keep that in mind." Tu gave him a cold stare. "But at least explain it to me, will you?" Dew alternately shifted his gaze towards the two.

"Can I tell him, Bright?" Tu asked for his permission and he gave it without a choice. "It's a long story but as you can see, Win likes Bright and it seems that they have mutual feelings but Bright isn't sure of his sexuality, that's why I'm helping him to understand it better." Dew glitched for a while after knowing about the situation.

"Bro... goodluck, I hope you can have a peace of mind and heart. I'm rooting for the both of you." Dew shook Bright's hand before promising the two that he wouldn't spill a single thing.

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When the booth opened, Nani and Dew proceeded to fulfill their tasks as delivery men. They delivered the macarons and letters to those who pre-ordered. Win is on standby in the kitchen, Tu is guarding the booth if there are students who plan to buy the macarons alone or want to send an anonymous letter, while Bright is in front of the laptop since he's in charge of printing the letters.

"Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! Visit Anonymous Souri if you want to buy macarons or send love letters to your loved ones!" Tu shouted to attract some customers. Bright couldn't help but to think of what she said earlier. Should I write him a letter? I want to give him one but I don't know what to say.

"Win, we're out of stock of macarons! Bright, I already sent you the messages from the senders. Where is Nani and Dew? They're taking so long!" She groaned as she entered the room. It's been an hour since the booth opened but they're having a blockbuster already. "Tu, calm down. We got this. I'm sure Nani and Dew are now on their way back here." Win assured her.

Tu smiled at Win before approaching Bright. "Hey, you doing good there?" He nodded and showed her what he's doing. "Great. Put it nicely in the envelope, okay?" She added. Then she came closer to whisper in his ear before she left, "Take your time to stare at him, maybe you can think of something to say."

Win noticed what Tu did so he got distracted and had a small cut in his finger. "Aw, shit!" He complained. Bright heard him curse and immediately ran to him to ask what happened. "It's just a small cut, d-don't worry." Win rubbed his nape when realized he overreacted and made Bright worry.

But Bright seemed like he didn't hear him, he still assured that it wasn't a deep cut and cleaned his wound. He might've not said anything but his actions showed how he cares for him. I don't want to fall harder but here I am, heart's beating fast and eyes fixated on him. Win suddenly had thoughts while staring at Bright.

Bright wants to ask if he has a band-aid but when he looked up to see his face, Win was already looking at him. He's insanely beautiful. Whenever I'm this close to his angelic face, I couldn't help but to think if he's real. I'm really captivated by you, Metawin. Inch by inch, their faces moved closer. Maybe it's the urge who pushed them to do that but one thing's for sure, their own bodies acted up through their feelings at the moment.

They already felt each other's huffs and the warmth of their breaths when suddenly they were interrupted by the people who arrived. Their reflexes activated as soon as they saw Nani and Dew, the four of them were shocked but Bright and Win returned to what they were doing as if nothing happened. While the two delivery men remained standing by the door.

"The heck are you still doing here? Go get the macarons and the letters! The customers are waiting!" Tu shouted when she saw the two who weren't moving a muscle. She already had a hint of the agenda inside the room but she chose to chuckle it off. Nani and Dew looked at each other and smirked before getting the orders.

Not long after, Bright and Win were left alone again. Shit, that was close. They both cursed in their minds. Their eyes met again and instead of looking away, they even drowned themselves into each other's gaze. When they realized they were already staring for too long, they both went back to work.

Yeah, I'm definitely making a love letter for him. Bright looked at his screen while smiling.