Love Craft

XI

Tul laughs as he watches Wan struggling to shape the pot that they are making; Tul goes behind Wan and holds his hands as he helps him, “Be patient and don’t put too much pressure…”

“Good… you’re doing such a good job..” Tul whispered into Wan’s ear whose face was turning red.

“You seem to be good at this..” Wan whispered as he turned to look at the younger man, Tul smiled and leaned closer to Wan

“..I took a couple of classes along with friends” Tul whispered while staring into Wan’s eyes as an older man did the same. Both seemed to be lost in each other when they pressed hard on clay, causing it to break.

“Looks like we need to do it all again..” Tul said as he leaned his head over Wan’s shoulder; Wan sighed before he nodded.

Tul stood up and went to get new clay while Wan took a deep breath before looking towards the cameraman and crew with awkward smile

“Don’t mind us, just enjoy yourselves..” The crew told Wan while smiling, Wan nodded as he watched Tul return and took a seat next to him.

“Let’s try something else, like a couple item?” Tul suggested Wan

“I’m hopeless at pottery, so you decide…” Wan whispered as he glared at clay. Tul chuckled and said, “Follow me closely, let’s make a cup?”

Tul guided Wan and even helped an older man in between to shape the cup. He smiled when saw Wan focused on shaping the cup. Wan noticed Tul’s stares and turned to look at Tul with a puzzled look, “What happened?”

“Nothing, just enjoying my view…” Tul replies shamelessly as he leans closer to Wan, Wan blushes and decides to remain quiet.

It took them an hour to finally be able to make the cups and they left it to dry. The instructor informed them that they could paint and bake it once it was completely dry. Tul looked at the crewman and asked, “Will we get a chance to come back and finish it?”

“Hm.. if you two decided to go for the next date, you might get a chance…” The crew member explained, both nodded and decided to go to lunch

“What do you want to eat, Phee?” Tul asked as he opened the door of the car for Wan.

“Something warm and homey?” Wan suggested thoughtfully.

“Hm… rice or noodles?” Tul asked as he requested a phone from crew to screech for the place

“Both?” Wan said shyly, which made Tul smile and started searching. He requested the crew to take them to a cosy restaurant that was half an hour away from their current destination. The crew member nodded and they drove toward the restaurant.

After reaching the restaurant and placing the order, they enjoyed their drinks while waiting for food. Tul ordered both rice and curry and noodles and suggested that they share

“You said you’re a college student and on vacation, Wouldn’t it be a problem once your semester starts?” Wan started the conversation.

“Actually, Phee, I already discussed it with my professor, and they told me to take extra classes and assignments later to make it. Plus my friends are there to help me out…” Tul explains

“Ah! That's a relief..” Wan replies back

“Actually, Phee… there’s something I need to tell you; I don’t want there to be any misunderstanding between us later…” Tul hesitated as he looked at Wan who was staring back at him with curiosity

“Phee, I already heard about you before joining the show. I mean, I didn’t know it was you till I heard your conversation with your dad on the first day we met..” Tul struggles to explain himself