My Name is Written in Your Past✅

EP 8 is it a dream or a memory?

Joong had felt so refreshed after the trip. His dreams had been nothing but jovial times among the four of them. He had gotten to know Prince Dunk so much better. He felt that dream Joong was also getting closer to him, as if he wanted to be more than friends but he couldn't be sure. 

He looked towards Dunk as he hugged Pond goodbye. He reminded himself that they are best friends before he met him. He didn't know if his current feelings belong to him or dream Joong at this point but he remembered that he too had taken a liking to Dunk before he even started dreaming. 

His heart pounded when Dunk hugged him goodbye too. He thanked him for taking the time out to travel with him. He had enjoyed their time together. Joong had missed his warmth when he let go and got into the car. He looked on as the car drove off into the distance. Pond had tapped on his shoulder wondering what he was day dreaming about. 

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He was glad to have had that getaway as he was whisked to back to back photoshoots,  commercial shots and runway walks for the following three weeks. There hadn't been a rest day in between. He had whined to Paaw Jack about the break he mentioned. Paaw Jack promised that he would clear his schedule and get him two weeks off for the busy season he had. 

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Joong didn't know what broke the tranquility of the dream. Prince Dunk was asking Pond to bring him to safety while he fight off the aggressors. Prince Dunk had all but ordered Phuwin to follow them. He didn't give Phuwin a chance to reply as he started to play a tune, trapping their aggressors in a trance that he won't be able to hold for long. Pond had grabbed hold of Joong and Phuwin as he rushed them off to safety. 

"Bai loong (white dragon)!!" He could hear his dream self shout and Prince Dunk looking back at him with a sad smile.

His shout carried over to his own world as he panted from the nightmare that he had.

There was someone pounding on his door. It could only be one Pond Naravit. No one would look for him at this hour. He threw his blanket off in frustration. His cousin was driving him nuts at this point. True to his word, Pond was at the door. He was grinning at him.

"I heard from Paaw Jack that you are taking a break. Should we go travelling?" Joong rolled his eyes as he walked back in to make a cup of coffee. It was too early for him to deal with this.

"We just got back from Milan not too long ago, Pond. Why would I want to travel again?" He said in frustration.

"Come on. I hardly see you since you came back to Thailand. The trip to Pattaya was too short to count. We should have some fun together. What if Dunk and Phuwin travel with us again? A trip to China, what do you say? I heard Suzhou is beautiful" Joong stop sipping his cup of coffee at the mention of China. The first thought that came to mind was bai loong (white dragon). 

"Fine, we'll go to Suzhou." Pond hugged him as he told him he will arrange everything. He really didn't know where his cousin gets his energy from. Joong sighed. His thoughts didn't stray far from his dreams. As anxious as he was in knowing bai loong's condition, he knew that he won't be able to fall asleep again. He didn't know why he referred Prince Dunk as Bai loong in his last dream. Were they getting closer?

A flash back of what Dunk said when he was drunk, "wo ai ni, wo zheng de hen ai ni (I love you, I really love you)"

If all of it wasn't a dream, if Dunk really is Prince Dunk...

It would mean that Dunk survived the ordeal in the dream, so that's good news. But how did he become blind? What happened to dream him- Crown Prince Joong?

All the questions swirling in his head. He couldn't control what he dreamt no matter how much he wished to have all the answers. Maybe Pond was right. Maybe going somewhere closer to where it resembled his dream world would make sense. 

If it wasn't a dream but memories... then that's the only way to bring them back. 

Maybe all his answers lie in Suzhou. 

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A/N: If given a choice, I would probably call Dunk- Bai Loong and Joong- Hei Loong in those dreams but it may be confusing to some people so I retained their name and use their dragon names from time to time. So for them to actually use their dragon name rather than their public name would mean their relationship is getting closer.