Something new

03. Learning

It would be reasonable to think that Ohm should have been feeling tired since he'd been trying to cope with work at the company and English classes after the working hours, but the truth is, he hadn't felt this stimulated in a very long time. He had got along well with the team who would travel with him to the new branch in New York, and the meetings proceeded at a smooth, productive pace.

Ohm had always been the type to work overtime just because he had nothing else to do. In fact, it wasn't uncommon for him to wake up in the middle of the night and get some work done just because his mind had nothing better to focus on. However, ever since he had met Fluke, he had longed for a good night's sleep because he found the boy there, and although the content of his dreams was as pure as possible most of the time focusing in the silky tone of his voice or his beautiful smile, he also couldn't help but be carried away in some of them. After all, ever since he'd seen Fluke's slender legs at plain sight, he'd sort of been bewitched by them.

But before he even got home to dream about Fluke, Ohm had another, even better activity: meeting in person with the protagonist of his dreams.

The man had gotten used to bringing casual clothes to the office after their first class fiasco. He had stopped by a clothing store and the person who helped him said that it was normal for students to wear comfortable and simple clothes to attend a language course. This is why Ohm had taken the advice and bought a simple white shirt and sweatpants, but he had regretted it bitterly when he saw his teacher dressed like a magazine cover model. Since then, he would wake up even earlier and search his own closet and with some of Google's help, clothes that wouldn't make him look sloppy in front of his crush.

"Teacher! He's my teacher!", Ohm scolded himself as he tried to decide if he should wear a brown or black belt with his plaid pants. "Why is this so difficult?~", he complained to himself.

But the truth was, Ohm felt a bit confused about all that. He wanted to do something about his crush on Fluke, but at the same time, his mind kept ticking just like a loud clock.

"It's no use, since I'm moving out in a few months, right?", he asked the reflection in the mirror that seemed to mock himself.

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In his rush to get to the language school soon, Ohm was early for his classes and Fluke was still busy teaching his regular class. To his misfortune, the children's parents were already waiting in the entrance hall for the children to leave and gossiping among themselves. Unfortunately, not discreetly.

"He's so handsome, don't you think?", a lady in a black dress asked the other sitting next to her.

"I wonder if he is the father of any of the children enrolled here…", the woman replied.

"I've heard he's been waiting for Mr. Fluke!", a third chimed in, causing the other two to open their mouths in surprise and stare at Ohm in an unsubtle way.

In turn, Ohm was about to find a way out of there, even if he had to lock himself inside the bathroom, until Fluke was available, but soon the man himself left the classroom accompanied by the children who clung to him, demanding a little more of his attention before they said goodbye, the smile plastered on the teacher's face.

"Oh, Ohm! You're here!", Fluke said surprised as the other got up from his chair in an embarrassed way, not quite sure whether to extend his hand to greet him or just say "hi", preferring to scratch the back of his head and smile as spontaneously as possible.

"Oh my God! They really are a couple!", one of the women let it out without worrying about being heard by the others, causing everyone to laugh at her conclusion and focusing all the eyes in the room on the two men in question who were blushing hard.