Whipped

Phum wouldn't say he was whipped. Tan and Fang loved to tease him about it, saying that he was already wrapped around Peem's finger even before they started dating but Phum didn't think it was true. He was behaving like any normal person would. Without any further motivation. He really just wanted to be Peem's friend, at first.

And maybe he would go a little further than he would for other friends but that's really just because Peem was an amazing person and there's nothing he wouldn't do for him. Like using Tan as a tracker to always know where Peem was, especially when they went out drinking. But it's really just because Phum wanted to make sure that Peem was safe. And maybe he would suddenly pop in front of the bar by pure luck and offer to drive Peem home but that's really just because he's a good friend. He once drove Beer home when he was drunk! Well, he dropped him off at the taxi station but it got to count for something!

And if Phum always made sure to tuck Peem in his bed and stay until he fell asleep only looking at him and feeling his heart coming at peace as Peem's breathing became regular, this had nothing to do with being whipped! Nor did the thousands of pictures of Peem sleeping that he had in his phone and that he often looked at when he felt stressed out or anxious or just when he was missing Peem. No, Phum was not a whipped man.

Now Tan is not to blamed for sneaking on his friend like that, Phum did promise him some quality time with Fang, and Tan's really just a weak man...

Anyways back on the topic. Phum didn't consider himself to be whipped. He just really liked Peem. As a friend, of course. Like that one time he stayed awake until 4am despite having to wake up at 6 on the next day because Peem wanted to show him his new painting. And who was Phum to deny him this? Not when Peem looked so cute and excited with the little pigtail on his head that made him look like an apple and the red on his cheeks that he always had when he was really excited about something. Just like the twinkling in his eyes. Phum loved the way his gaze would light up the moment painting was involved in the discussion.

But that's just something any kind of friend would notice. Phum knew for example that Beer would fake gag when anyone mentioned going to the gym, or was it going to the club? Anyways, see, he's just an attentive man. And a really good friend.

There was also this one time, Phum drove for 55 minutes just to go grab Peem's favorite crispy chicken at the other end of the city because Peem had mentioned how long it had been since he last ate it and Phum really just wanted to try the dish because Peem's eyes always shined when he mentioned it, nothing more. It's not like he was whipped. And maybe he didn't get to try the dish because Peem, Tan and Q ate it all in like 2 minutes.

In Peem's defense, he did try to save Phum some pieces but Tan wolfed them down before Peem had even finished his mouthful. And maybe Phum wasn't exactly disappointed because all he could focus on was the smile on Peem's face when he was eating and the way it suddenly looked like the sun was shining brighter in the room. So yeah, it wasn't all that big if he didn't get a piece, he could always go get some more for Peem and him.

But Phum wasn't whipped. Beer had also mentioned the time Phum had bought more than 100$ worth of painting tools for Peem, which wasn't exactly necessary because Peem already had most of those at his house but Phum wanted to make sure Peem could also draw and paint at his place. And really it wasn't because he was whipped or because he wanted to make sure Peem would feel comfortable staying at his condo or not even because he wanted for Peem to be able to draw at his place so that he could watch him all day long and it would give him a perfect excuse to have Peem in his house more often, absolutely not. That's because he is an amazing friend. Like when he bought Beer's favorite drink, except he got it wrong and Beer ended up having to drink something he hates for months...