Mr. Blue (Complete ✅)

Prethiest Uncle

New's first impression of Tay Tawan: Rich, stuck up, and—fuckable.

He walks with a straight spine. Tugs his car door handle many times after locking it. Wears the same kind of clothes; Faded blue jeans, a Lacoste shirt, and a low top Converse. And wouldn't know fun even if it turned into a freight train and knocked him down.

Despite Tay's lack of social punctilio, New has noticed how much he loves his daughter. The divorced lawyer hardly smiles. But the few times he does is with the little girl. New loves a family man. He too wants a family of his own someday.

He adores how seriously Tay takes all of Namtan's lessons. He knows this class' main objective isn't hair plaiting. It is a chance for these fathers to bond with their daughters on the weekends. Everyone except Tay seems to know that.

New is not blind. He is aware of Tay's acute gaze on him all the time. Incipiently, he thought the man was attracted to him. Then he discerned he couldn't be more wrong.

Tay Tawan Vihokratana hates his guts.

Out of the dads, it is only Tay who has never laughed at his jokes. He knows this because he watches the man too. It is quite frustrating as he cracks these jokes for Tay's amusement. He strives to make them cleverer each time. Anything to gain his attention and approval.

The harder New tries to impress Tay, the more he shuns him. Last Friday after class, he went to the ice cream shop a block away from Namtan's studio. Tay Tawan and his daughter walked in as Primily ordered. In an attempt to be friendly, he called to the man with a wave. New has never seen anyone make a turnaround so fast.

He is not used to being ignored. He has never had to work so hard for anyone's attention. He has always been at the top of the popularity food chain. He is the best at everything he does.

His paintings are well sought after. His tattoo shop is the best in the city. He is a three times ROV champion. He was once invited by popular Thai actor, Gun Atthaphan Phunsawat himself, to lunch. And has recently been crowned the best and prethiest uncle.

There's nothing he fails at. And he will not fail to make Tay his friend. It is for this reason he asks to be Tay's partner despite the man's cold reception of him. He assumed Tay's seriousness about class tasks and competitions would leave him no choice but to accept him. He was wrong.

The last time he felt this heartbroken was back in middle school when Mook chose Gawin over him for Valentine's Day.

He takes his torn apart heart and goes back into the room. Everyone has chosen a partner already. He is left with Oabnithi who cannot even make a nice ponytail. Tay Tawan's eyes are needles on his skin. They chase him around the room. Judging him. Hating him. New tries to be himself but it is hard to.

Despite Oab's incompetence, their group emerges first. Everyone except Tay applauds. New hurries out after class. On a normal day, he would hang around and talk to the dads. Flirt with Joss a little. Threaten little Frank he will be his second dad soon. Make another attempt to set Max Nattapol up with his friend, Tul Parkon. For today, he is in no mood to jest.

New's strides are long and heavy. Primily totters on her tiny feet to keep up. He stops. Sighs. Runs a hand over his face. Then scoots down and lifts her to his hips.

It takes almost 5 minutes to buckle her into the child safety seat. He is a 27-year-old man. He should not be so worked up over issues like this. What does it matter that someone does not like him? He is awesome. He has two successful businesses and Gun Atthaphan invited him to lunch. Wait, has he said this already?

Damn! He is not himself. Who is he kidding? Of course, it matters that Tay does not like him. He likes Tay. He wants Tay. He has referred to himself as Tu's stepdad many times.

"Thu's dad," Primily says. New freezes. Did he say that out loud?

"Huh?"

"Thu."

"I'm sorry baby. I know you like Tu but I don't know if you can be friends."

Primily shakes her head. Points outside. "Thu's dad."

New looks around and almost dies. Tay is standing in front of his car. Sans Tu. What the hell? New adjusts the straps around his niece's thighs properly.

"Give me a minute. I think Tu's dad wants something." She nods. New straightens himself. He rubs his wet palms in the back of his jeans. And moves to the front to meet Tay.

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