TALES OF THE HEART

16.

Nanon was many things but he didn't expect himself to be stubborn.

He couldn't believe it even after their relationship was found out to still be willing to be in a relationship with Ohm.

The old Nanon, who didn't have the wheel to fight would have just given up but here he was fighting and telling the whole world his business.

He slumped down on the sofa to Ohm's apartment. They had just  returned from their fifth interview of the day and both of them were exhausted.

"You did good today," Ohm said as he offered him water.

"Thanks to the prep talk Ms Gulpt gave me"

"And because you were amazing too"

Nanon knew he wouldn't stop if he didn't agree with him and so he nodded while sipping his water.

Ms Gulpt had told them to not act apologetic of their love in front of cameras.

They didn't have anything to hide. They were just two people who fell in love and so they rolled with it.

"Shit" he heard Ohm curse out, "I missed my father's call. Let me call him back"

He moved to the balcony to call his father.

While his family had been a little too concerned, Ohm's family had been livid, especially his father.

Nanon had noticed in just a short span of time just how much Ohm's parents were overprotective of the young boy and Nanon understood, it was how they showed their love to him.

"No dad", "No I won't break up with him", "Yes I'm serious about him", "I told you to mind those type of people", "he's not like that, he makes me actually happy and people are just full of judgement"

Nanon could hear the whole conversation from way there and so he decided to switch on the TV and he tried to find something to watch.

No matter how many times he skimmed through the channels his heart nor mind wasn't in the right state to bother watching anything, nothing interested him.

He just couldn't help but feel sad about the fact that people were assuming he was using Ohm for material gains even when he himself was evidently well off on his own.

It's as if people were bluntly trying to ignore that fact and insert their own beliefs in it. He didn't seek popularity, fame or money from Ohm. He didn't want anything from him.

He was there because of love. He loved Ohm. But the reporters and interviewers made it seem as if he was after something else.

Ms Gulpt had warned him of how vicious they could be especially when there's a story to be told of which they can milk out of.

Their questions most of the time tried to villanise him and make him look bad to the public. He was glad he went through them because of Ohm.

He would sweep in once in a while and talk them down. He was used to this, he was used to them and so he did know how to handle them.

When he ended things between him and Shawn back then, Nanon struggled to find himself again because of all the emotional and verbal abuse he endured.

He had to find and reconnect with himself again. Find the old him. He had to filter and see his likes and dislikes once again since most of the time he had done what Shawn wanted.

It was hard learning to trust himself and believe in himself after his whole confidence was shattered.

He worked hard and made sure to persevere in the end. He made a name for himself through photography.