The campus study area buzzed softly with activity. Students focused on their assignments, some typing on laptops, others flipping through textbooks. Amid the calm, Rain’s loud groans and exaggerated movements stood out like a sore thumb, making Chay and Sky wish they’d picked a different spot to study.
“Why?! Why does it always end up as FRIENDS?!” Rain exclaimed, glaring at the paper in front of him as though it had personally wronged him. He huffed dramatically and tossed his pen onto the table, drawing a few curious glances from nearby students.
“Because it’s a silly game, Rain” Sky said, not even looking up from his book. “FLAMES doesn’t decide your life, you know.”
Rain shot him a dramatic pout. “But it’s supposed to mean something! I keep trying, but no matter what, it always says ‘friends.’ I don’t want to be just friends with P’Phayu!”
Sky smirked, leaning back in his chair. “Maybe it’s trying to tell you something. You know, like… reality?”
Rain huffed, dramatically slumping over the table. “Well, at least I’m trying! How are things with P’Prapai, huh? Since you’re always so busy lately.” He raised an eyebrow, giving Sky a playful look.
Sky blinked, caught off guard. “We’re… good. Just friends.”
Rain slammed his hand on the table, making everyone around them glance over. “Friends? Really Sky? How is it ‘just friends’? Huh? When he’s always picking you up from class? Don’t act like you’re not halfway to being his boyfriend already!”
Sky’s calm facade cracked as a faint blush crept onto his cheeks. “At least we have something going on” he said quickly, though his voice was a little flustered. “You, on the other hand, can’t even talk to P’Phayu properly. How do you expect to win him over when you can’t even make the first move?”
“Tsk! Oh, just shut up!” Rain muttered, crossing his arms like a sulking child.
Chay, who had been quietly observing the back-and-forth, raised an eyebrow but said nothing. However, Rain’s silence didn’t last long. A mischievous grin spread across his face as he turned to Chay.
“Wait… I’ve got an idea!” Rain declared, grabbing a fresh sheet of paper. Chay immediately looked suspicious.
“What are you doing now?” Chay asked warily, his tone a little too calm.
Rain didn’t answer. Instead, he wrote two names on the paper: Chay and Kim. He began calculating the result with all the dramatic flair of a magician performing a trick, muttering numbers under his breath and tapping his pen against the table.
When he finished, he gasped and slapped the paper onto the table. “WAH! It was only ONE try, Chay! ONE try, and it says LOVE!”
Chay’s eyes widened in disbelief as he snatched the paper. “What?! No! It can’t be!”
Rain leaned back in his chair, grinning like a cat who’d just caught a mouse. “The paper never lies, Chay! You and P’Kim are lovers!”
Chay flushed a deep shade of red. “It’s just a game, Rain! It doesn’t mean anything.”
Sky snickered from behind his book. “He’s got a point, though. Your face says otherwise.”
Chay groaned, burying his face in his hands. “This is ridiculous! It’s not true. It’s impossible.l”
Rain was relentless. “Fine, fine! You don’t believe me? I’ll do it again!” He grabbed another sheet of paper and wrote down the names, quickly calculating the result once more, his excitement building.
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FLAMES - A KimChay AU
FanfictionKim has always struggled to be seen for who he truly is, constantly overshadowed by the expectations of others. With a raw, soulful voice, he dreams of finding success on his own terms, but in a world full of noise, it's hard to stand out. When he m...
