Keep your hands off him ( TinnxCan )

The new chapter

The atmosphere in the restaurant had a duality that was unlike any other kind of romantic comedy scene you would have expected of two leads hugging out after a heart wrenching confession. For one , it was a restaurant filled with so called manly man who prided themselves to be so true to their sexuality that they scorned upon any hint of queerness. And secondly, they were drunk . Unbeknownst to Tin and Can , they were calling a lot of unwanted attention onto themselves. Not that they cared ,but if it was not actually in their one dimensional field of vision to look out for the acknowledgment of strangers .

The table that was nearest to them sat a  gang of crude and boisterous youngsters who from the look of their attire screamed -delinquent . They raised their eyebrows initially at the rather open show of affection between our leads and was quick to brush it off as "soft" . But their unjustified anger flared at the intimate kiss shared between the two . They hurled vulgarities of multiple degree towards their neighbouring table in response to the kiss between two males and taunted them relentlessly . Which was met with immediate revolt that was armed with raised fist and equally intense stares from our red blooded athletes.

" Hey who is the bottom here?"
" I bet it's the soft one drinking milk "
"  Looks like a paid escort .. how much for a good f.... "

Before the goon and his gang could finish their distasteful running commentary, Tin threw a glass mug right at the face of the garish looking individual who was as ill mannered as he was; having been decorated with a face that was more of a cruel joke. Blood oozed out from his forehead and streamed down his face that wore a peeved expression, that ran between disbelief and anger . Anger that was raising dangerously with every passing second that could only be measured by every single drop of blood that soaked his bike jacket adorned with the local street gang emblem .

What happened next was a blur as everyone started throwing punches mindlessly and mercilessly. And it was within that chaos that everyone missed the small sharp reflective item that was drawn quickly from the blood soaked jacket and was aimed towards the broad unprotected back of Tin's . Just moments before it was stabbed into any vital organs , Can reacted as though by pure instincts, dashed out to push his lover away. But not having had adequate time to dodge the weapon and falling back in full impact onto the sharp edge of a broken bottle he was out cold and limp on the floor. Someone screamed and suddenly everything came to a halt as though a person had pressed the mute button and it was only moments later that the blaring sirens of the ambulance rudely shook the hollow emptiness that sunk deep into Tin's very being . He was inconsolable as he delicately tried to revive Can , only to feel the warm blood gushing from the latter's head wound when he wanted to gently lift his boyfriend's motionless body . He was confounded as he held Can's icy cold hands in his own trembling ones; all the way through the ambulance ride to the entrance of the operation theatre.

Tin was not the only one who was in deep distress .

Nic was pacing up and down the long white corridors of the hospital as he blamed everything that has transpired fully to be his own fault. There was no doubt that these two were not going to get a moment of rest until they knew the one person they cared about was out of harm's way.

It was many excruciatingly long hours later that the doctor in charge of attending to Can exited the operation theatre looking absolutely worn out . He approached Can's parents and assured them that Can was going to recuperate well after all that he had been through , he was a fighter . Tin was trembling as he could only pound his fist on the wall in a mixture of relief and heightened sensitivity of how close he had come to losing his love .

Can's parents were extremely fortunate as all that needed to be done administratively had been seen to by Tin's lawyers who were now embarking on a lengthy process of pressing charges against the people who  had the audacity to harm Master Tin's boyfriend who he cherished more than his fortune and life , where the former was an immense one .

Nic was not going to compete with Tin at the very moment to come to Can's aid . Not just yet that is . But he had a fairly good idea that the tides were going to change very soon as he read the file that a blur of a silhouette has approached and handed to him just mere moments after the doctor had spoken to Can's parents . Can had sustained a degree of damage to his hippocampus, the part of the brain and limbic system responsible for memory. This might be that very opportunity that he had been hoping for .. the clean slate . The timing could not have been more perfect as he watched Pha approaching him at breakneck speed before pulling him aside away from the watchful eyes and keen hearing of Tin.

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Hi people a new update as promised . Thank you for being patient . Will do the Housekeeping ASAP. Same protocol, comment and vote if you fancy please