THE BOYFRIEND PROJECT (Complete ✅)

LEE THANAT, YOU RUINED MY DAY.

"Babe, come look at this." New beckons to Tay. He is in front of Tay's wardrobe (now their wardrobe) with two shirts in hand.

"What?" Tay looks frozen. New's forehead creases in a frown.

"What?"

"You called me babe."

New would panic but Tay has a teasing smile on his face. The dumbhead is laughing at him. He smiles back and lifts a brow. "Did I?"

"You did." He nods. Stretches his legs. He's still in his underwear.

"It was a slip of tongue. It happens to everyone."

"Is this like a Freudian slip?"

He chuckles and turns his back to Tay. His neck suddenly feels warm. "You wish, Teh." He rejoins. "Don't just lie there. Come here, come check this out."

He hears Tay's shuffle as he clambers off the bed. He gasps when the man's arms wrap around his waist. His bare chest fits warmly against New's back. This adventitiously sends his heart roaring.

"What do you need me for?" He murmurs against New's ears and then lets out a deep ribbing laugh, "...babe?"

"Fuck off, Teh." New elbows him. This wins him a tighter back hug and feather-light kisses to his neck.

"What do you need me for, mhmm?" Tay's voice drops a few octaves. The droning from this Adam's apple spreads goosebumps across New's skin.

He blanks for a second. Melts against his roommate. He quickly gains some self-control and twists around in Tay's arms.

"Which of these should I wear to my date?"

It is his third date with Joss and the first formal attire date with the man. After the gym boot camp, they went to a vegetarian ice cream farm. That wasn't as bad as New thought it would be. And now, dinner on a yacht owned by his uncle.

"Go for the red. You look good in everything you wear but red," Tay looks down at the shirt folded over his arm. "It takes you from a 10/10 to 1000/10."

"How are you an engineer with this terrible math?" New laughs. This is happening more often than it used to. He has always found Tay to be hilarious. But he seems to smile and giggle at everything the man says these days.

"That's how engineers call their partners sexy."

New leans back to get a better view of his friend's face. "Am I your partner?"

Tay's eyes sweep over his face. He brings his lips down on New's and the younger man goes soft in his arms. Kissing Tay has always been like touching a live wire. No matter how much the feeling sends tingles throughout his body and paralyzes him, he goes in for more. He expected the sensation to dwindle after the first few times they kissed but it has only gotten stronger over the months.

"Do you want to be my partner?" Tay breathes into his mouth.

His chest feels hot again. He cannot see Tay's face. He does not know if this is another joke. Does he want to be Tay's partner? What does he mean by partner? He's getting ready to go on a date with another man. A man Tay set him up with.

New doesn't respond to the question. He kisses Tay for a few more seconds and pulls back. He licks his lips, tasting all of Tay. "I don't wanna be late for my date."

Tay nods and steps back, leaving room for New to face the wardrobe again. He sets the pink shirt on a hanger and closes the wardrobe.

He pulls the red shirt on and does the buttons. Sees Tay's heated eyes on his back through the mirror fixed to the front of the wardrobe. He smiles. "Earth to Tay."