Love In The Rain (TulMax / MaxTul) - FF

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It was late in the afternoon. The mobile beeped indicating a new message. Max dropped the pencil with which he was writing on the bright yellow post-it notes and picked up the mobile.

A small smile which had begun when he saw the sender's name displayed on the screen of his mobile turned into a big one when he read the message.

He started typing the reply but deleted it several times finally deciding not to send any reply. A small frown starting to crease his brow as he recalled the argument that he and Tul had had 3 weeks ago. And this was Tul's first message since.

Max read the message again.

- I am on my way. See you in 20

Max scrolled through the messages of the past 3 weeks. They were all messages that he had sent to Tul.

From 'Sorry' to 'I miss you' to 'I will never talk to you again if you don't reply'

The messages read like a one-sided love story. From cute to sulking to begging and cajoling.

But not once had Tul replied to any of Max's messages.

Max stopped as he came to the message that Tul had sent him 3 weeks back.

- Sorry I am late. Something came up. See you in 20

Max's thoughts drifted to that day when he and Tul had had their first major fight. If you could actually call fucking each other in anger a fight. But then this was the longest Tul had gone without messaging him or answering his calls.

That day Max had been waiting for Tul in front of Tul's apartment complex.

Though the two lived in the same city, they rarely got a chance to meet as they both lived and worked at opposite ends of Bangkok. And had really tight work schedules.

Tul was a bartender at one of the top restaurants in the city and worked late nights. While Max was a logistics coordinator working for a small time logistics company in the industrial district of Bangkok and had to start his day at the crack of dawn.

Tul had messaged him to meet up at Tul's apartment which was usually a better option as Tul lived alone unlike Max who still lived with his family.

After work Max had made his way to Tul's apartment and then had waited for Tul.

Max had waited and waited, for Tul to show up. While his emotions went from excitement to worry to anger.

When Tul had finally shown up 4 hours later it had been half past 12 in the night and Max had still been waiting, his clothes drenched with rain his emotions steeped in anger.

The moment he had seen Tul walking towards him Max had blasted at him.

But Tul had said only one word, "Shut up!" Before he had clamped his hand on Max's wrist and dragged him to his apartment.

The moment they had stepped inside Max had started again, "What the fuck dude? I have been waiting for you for 4 fucking hours. Standing there getting soaked in the rain. Why did you call me if you were going to be this late..."

As Max continued venting his anger Tul looked at him his face expressionless his eyes cold.

Without warning Tul slammed Max against the wall and kissed him savagely. Stealing Max's breath and effectively stopping his barrage.

With frenzied hands Tul had divested both of them of their clothes.

Then grabbing Max by his upper arm had dragged him to the bedroom and shoved him on the bed before descending on him like a hungry wild beast.