After a while, both couples met up at a mall for lunch. As they were ordering Zee realized they would need to pay a lot more than the regular budget but let it be.
Nunew ordered almost everything on the menu and Net and James decided to share their food. The food arrived almost instantly and Nunew got to work. He was stuffing food into his mouth like the end of the world. Zee looked at his little partner and chuckled. Food was Nunew's most treasured thing in the world.
Zee picked up a pair of chopsticks picked a piece of meat and chewed, tasting the new flavor. he looked at Nunew who had now moved on to the pasta. For a moment time slowed down. This man in front of him, his partner, his closest friend, his crush, how had he been so lucky to find him?
Nunew seemed to notice his partner's stare and turned to look at the star filled eyes gazed at him. His eyes met the others and his heart did a flip and another...and another. Two heart beating in sync, tension filled the air. His partner's gaze slipped to his lips and Nunew internally gasped.
The silence persisted before it was broken. A soft voice gasped. "Hia, won't you eat?" Zee immediately diverted his gaze. For the first time he had been caught staring. His face flushed and he felt extremely embarrassed at the moment.
James seemed to notice the change in atmosphere and gently nudged Net, who was busy swimming in stir-fried Shrimp. The two got the signal and abruptly stood up.
"I need to use the bathroom."
"I'll go with him."
And they left leaving the shy could feel the awkward air between them and he hated it. Things had been always been comfortable with them and now this silence was ruining the mood. He picked up a piece of Tofu and dipped it in the tiny bowl of soy sauce and brought it up to Zee's mouth.
"Here Hia." He smiled and Zee looked at him for a moment before opening his mouth and Nunew slipped the tofu in as Zee bit into it. The awkward air immediately disappeared as they took turns feeding each other, laughing and talking. But the tension filled moment lingered in both their minds but neither had the courage to bring it up.
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A while after Net and James left they had came back to a happy couple and they sighed sitting down. Now the four, after exploring the streets of Seoul a bit more headed back to the hotel.
Stepping into the lobby the warm air of the heater hit Nunew's face and he sighed, thankful to finally be away from the cold. After greeting P'Aof who seemed to have sensed their arrival and was waiting by the lobby seating. They bid him hello and went back to their respective rooms getting ready for the night.
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Zee sighed. Today had been eventful indeed. He was about to run the shower when he heard a soft knock on the door. The instant he heard it he knew it was his Nhu and he unknowingly smiled as he walked towards the door, unlocking it to a pale Nunew. His face tightened in worry seeing his beloved in this state.
"Nhu~ what happened? You look pale." Zee said and pulled Nunew into his embrace shutting the door in the process. Nunew brushed his words off and melted into the embrace.
"I'm fine."
Zee held his hand against Nunew's forehead in an attempt to feel his temperature and gasped at how hot it was.
"Nhu...your burning up!"
Once again ignored his words. "I missed you."
Zee came to the conclusion that Nunew was sick. His partner had tendencies to act very clingy and his temperature would get so high when he was sick. His sickness symptoms weren't light either. Once he got sick the cold would often last for a week bothering him with morning sickness, light-headedness, and constant trips to the bed. Being sick was a living hell for Nunew.
"Oh my poor Nhu. The cold weather must have gotten you sick...Come let me run you a bath."
He led Nunew to the bed and sat him down and turned to go to the bathroom to run a bath, but a soft hand grabbed his palm.
"Where are you going?" Nunew softly muttered out.
"I'm going to run you a bath, Love. I will be back in a second." Zee softly said and got down to eye level with Nunew. Nunew really liked it when Zee called him Love. It didn't happen all the time and only when he got sick would Zee use the pet name. Not-sick Nunew would have fainted when Zee called him that.
"Nooo~ don't go." Nunew whined refusing to let go of Zee who chuckled and patted his hair.
"Come." He gently lifted Nunew too his feet who clinged onto his back as he slowly walked to the bathroom, switching on the bathroom light and ran the hot water and let the bath fill up.
He turned around to face Nunew who's eyes where now drooping, his fatigue kicking in. Zee wrapped his hands around Nunew's petit form and smiled.
"Nhu will take a bath and then sleep na."
It was better to talk with him like he wasn't sick. Anytime he would press on the fact that Nunew was sick when he was sick New would get irritable and complain about how Zee doesn't love him anymore. Once Nunew got better his memories from being sick would be limited so he would end up forgetting what happened throughout the week. Only if he could see how he behaves when he was sick, he would have a heart attack and die of embarrassment.
"Mm."
Zee turned back around to turn off the bath and turned back.
"Nunew I will leave now. You take a bath and get dressed I will bring you a pair of my clothes na."
"Mi Aow."
Zee sighed.
"Nhu~ Hia will leave now na. i will be right outside. Call me if you need anything but right now I need you to be a good boy and bath."
Nunew broke away and proceeded to slip his shirt off and Zee walked out and opened his suitcase looking for something Nunew could wear. He only brought one pair of pajamas and he could not go to Nunew's room to get one. It would take too much time and Nunew would throw a fit if he found out that Zee wasn't there. He then picked up a cotton shirt and a pair of boxers which he knew would already fit Nunew like shorts so he decided against pants.
He slipped the clothes onto the bathroom sink, gently closing the door and walked over to sit back on the bed. He pulled out his phone. He was debating on telling P'Aof to cancel the fan sign but he knew Nunew would be upset. In the end he opened the chat for P'Aof when a soft voice called him over.
"Hia~"
Zee sighed softly and stood up going tot he bathroom and stood before the door.
"may I come in?" He softly asked.
"Hia~"
He quietly opened the door and entered the bathroom careful not to look at Nunew.
"Hia~ come here please." Zee obeyed and walked closer sitting on the edge of the bathtub, the water seemed to be white because of the soap and he sighed in relief looking at Nunew who looked like a literal angel and Zee couldn't help but stare.
"Hia did you cancel...the fan sign?" Nunew softly said and Zee shook his head.
"Mai, I was going to though." Zee sad and ran a hand through his hair.
"please don't cancel it." nunew whined and Zee looked at him again.
"but nhu your sick."
"Please Hia~" Nunew looked at Zee with his doe yes and he couldn't help but comply with him Day two of Nunew's sickness was always better than the rest. He did have his symptoms but he looked fine and could act fine too.
"Fine. but promise me you will be careful Nhu."
"Promise."
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Lover Boy || ZeeNunew
Fanfiction"I'm glad I met you because you were the light to my darkness...and when my world lit up again that's when I realized I loved you." -Zee Pruk Panich "I liked you before I met you, and I loved yo...
