Freshman forthbeam (copied)

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"What if we make plans together...?" Max suddenly suggested, causing Tul to pause.

Tul shifted his attention to Max. "Hm...?"

Max continued to gaze directly into Tul's eyes.

"Park... mentioned moving in with Lam before graduation. And... um... I feel like this place..." He swallowed hard. "... And even... if you're a geology expert somewhere in the world, you... still need a place to call home, right? You can't go back to your parents' forever."

Tul blinked.

Max swallowed again. "I... think I could make that, you know... get a decent job, good enough to support a family." He coughed. "Even... if... I can't afford to buy this rental house... Um... I think I could... with a smaller home."

Tul hadn't said anything so far.

"My grades are getting better, and I... even arranged to get my internship at Umbrella Corp along with Forth and Park. Different departments but still a promising step towards a permanent position after graduation. And... um..." 

Tul blinked.

"... You can... um... change plans along the way if they don't fit or satisfy you." Max finished his offer. "How... about... that...?"

Tul slowly smiled and then nodded. "Sounds perfect."

Max smiled slowly too. "... Yeah...?"

Tul nodded.

"Are you sure...?"

Tul chuckled softly. He nodded.

"Can we plan a wedding between us...?" Max asked carefully.

Tul nodded again. "Of course."

Max smiled wider. "Thanks."

Tul chuckled softly. He leaned in closer to Max and kissed his lips.

Max bit his lip happily.

Park and Phana, who had been glaring at each other, shifted their attention to Max and Tul.

"Are they official now?" Phana asked Park. The thing between Max and Tul had always been ambiguous and unclear.

"Yeah." Park said. "Finally official."

Tul chuckled softly. He nodded.

"Can we plan a wedding between us...?" Max asked carefully.

Tul nodded again. "Of course."

Max smiled wider. "Thanks."

Tul chuckled softly. He leaned in closer to Max and kissed his lips.

Max bit his lip happily.

Park and Phana, who had been glaring at each other, shifted their attention to Max and Tul.

"Are they official now?" Phana asked Park. The thing between Max and Tul had always been ambiguous and unclear.

"Yeah." Park said. "Finally official."

Wayo and Lam exchanged looks.
"We should congratulate them." Lam said.
"You should too, P'Pha." Wayo added.

Ming updated on SOTUS 1234. When ParkLam became official, someone announced it. When MaxTul did too, someone had to deliver the news before bloodshed. "Congratulations P'Max, P'Tul. May you both be happy together."

And then Ming led Kit back to the table since the tension between Phana and Park began to diminish.

Max and Tul also returned with the lemon squash.

Park patted Max on the shoulder.
Lam just smiled at Tul.
And the others tried not to vomit because they both looked too sweet now.

"I can't believe Forth forgot his own barbecue party." Lam sighed. "I'll double-charge him for this. He didn't attend Phana's drinking party and made excuses with this and then he forgot about this?"

"Yeah... Beam hasn't read his messages since last night. He didn't show up either."

"I guess that's good for them then." Tul suddenly said.

Everyone turned to Tul.

"Beam asked about Forth's whereabouts last night before leaving." Tul said.

Everyone waited for Tul to continue. But Tul started pouring lemon squash. "Lemon squash, anyone?" He offered.

Even Max asked Tul for an explanation.

"Tul, say it..." Lam requested.

Tul blinked. "Say what?"

Park turned to Max. "Max, for this time, please, can I have permission to hit Tul?"

"No."

"Ah!" Wayo suddenly exclaimed with a big smile on his face.

Now everyone turned to Wayo. "What's that?"

Wayo showed a post on Forth's IG. The post was in the early hours, in the morning.

It was a close-up picture of Beam. Only showing his face and his right hand covering his smiling mouth---a smile that reached his eyes. And, there was a leather bracelet on his wrist. It looked worn out.

The caption read,
"Good morning, N'Beam..."