[Kengkla x Techno] Unfinished Business (Love by Chance Fanfic)

Epilogue

"There is no real ending. It's just the place where you stop the story." -Frank Herbert

🚫 For Mature Audiences Only 🚫

After their evening at the movies and dinner at Techno's favorite quaint restaurant, Kengkla escorts Techno into his complex as he always does after a date night. When they got back together six months ago, Kengkla enrolled in Techno's old university, and Techno finally moved out of Tharn and Type's apartment into his own, only a few minutes from the campus and his workplace. But despite Kengklas's pleading, Techno refused to let the younger move in with him. As part of Kengkla's journey to gaining Techno's trust back, Kengkla had to learn to accept things in Techno's life that he couldn't control. Plus, Techno thought it would be good for the other to experience living on campus as he did.

It put a comfortable distance between them, but this didn't mean Techno saw any less of Kengkla. During the weekdays, Kengkla came over at least twice and practically lived with Techno on the weekend. At first, Techno was concerned, but Kengkla's studies didn't suffer. He even joined a foreign language club to appease Techno's concern that he wasn't socializing enough with his own peers, especially with Technic still in England. "I don't care about them. I only care about P'No," He had told Techno, but Kengkla eventually did as the other asked, wanting to keep Techno happy.

The club and schoolwork kept Kengkla busy enough, but his constant need to be updated on Techno's life was still as strong as ever. Even after they were apart for a few hours, Kengkla would text him so much that Techno finally snapped and explained to Kengkla that it made him feel as if the other couldn't trust him. "It's not you that I don't trust but strangers who want to eat you as much as I do," Kengkla had said, which made Techno's face burn and heart race. But Techno still managed to talk Kengkla into agreeing to texting and calling less to give him some space.

He gave Techno space in many ways. Kengkla was true to his word and never tried to be intimate with Techno unless the other initiated it first. It made Techno shy and embarrassed to the point where he eventually broke after a few months, telling Kengkla, "You can touch me first, okay? Shit, stop making me do everything. It's embarrassing! Just stop when I ask you." And Kengkla's reply was only a smile and," Okay, P'No," followed by a lengthy make-out session.

Techno wasn't ready to go further - well, he was ready after about four months, sometimes even craving Kengkla's touch when he wasn't around. But he knew it would be better to wait and test the other's patience and trust. In fact, he told the other this one night when Kengkla was taking things too far, pulling at his clothes. Kengkla was clearly unhappy, offering him an icy shoulder when Techno told him to back off, but he asked for Kengkla's patience. When Kengkla demanded a date when they could fo further, Techno knew he should have the other out for being a child, knew he should have called Kengkla out on his old ways. But Techno fell into his old ways too, couldn't help himself and gave Kengkla the date of six months since they got back together.

This seemed to be enough to turn Kengkla's mood around, which pleased Techno, but it also gave Techno a timeline he wasn't sure if he would ever be ready by. But now that tomorrow is six months to the day, Kengkla didn't mention it. Kengkla asked him to have dinner a week ago, but Techno didn't want to bring up the anniversary, didn't want to embarrass himself at looking too eager or accuse Kengkla of being forgetful.

But now his skin is aching, vibrating with heat like it's trying to drag itself bodily closer to Kengkla, smiling from a barely-safe distance away as they walk toward his apartment building, and Techno is now regretting his decision.

When they stop at his door and he fishes his keys out of his pocket, Techno glances over to peer at Kengkla's expression. He doesn't seem any different, standing casually with his hands in his trousers, peering in through the shadowed windows at Techo's empty apartment.