Strawberries & Cigarettes

Chapter 5

Contrary to everyone's image of him. Kimmon was, in fact, a very organized and responsible person.

He usually woke up early, made his bed and if the day was sunny he would run to keep fit. Upon returning he would have a healthy breakfast and prepare his things for college.

But today, his morning routine had been completely interrupted ...

And Kimmon couldn't care less.

He didn't care that his time to wake up had already passed. The only thing he could, or rather the only thing he wanted to do was to continue contemplating the angelic sleeping face of the person next to him.

Kimmon knew that it would be best to wake him up, but Copter looked so calm sleeping, that he didn't have enough courage to interrupt his sleep.

After holding back for a while, Kimmon finally gave in to his wishes and very gently brushed Copter's cheek with his fingers.

Copter complained a little but still didn't wake up.

"You're a heavy sleeper, huh?" Kimmon whispered with a smile.

His smile faded a little at the strange sensation he felt in his chest and extended to his stomach.

You got to be kidding. Kimmon didn't want to admit it but Copter had definitely broken into his life making him feel things he never thought he could feel. Never before would he have cared so much for someone.

Somehow, Copter reminded him of the little cat he had as a pet in his childhood. Beautiful and adorable but also a small moody who would not hesitate to scratch you. Kimmon loved his pet, but he wasn't careful enough and one day because of his carelessness he lost him. He felt so devastated that after that he didn't have another pet again.

Kimmon continued to caress the sleeping child who still didn't seem to want to wake up.

"If you were mine ... Would you run away too?" Kimmon asked quietly. However, the sound of his voice seems to have disturbed Copter's dream that moved snuggling closer to Kimmon.

"Fuck, are you serious?" Kimmon snorted trying to ignore the satisfaction of his heart.

Suddenly, Copter's cell phone started ringing. Kimmon hurried to take it, because although it sounded strange even to him. I still didn't want Copter to wake up and leave.

Kimmon looked at the screen and his forehead wrinkled. Why was Tae calling Copter so early?

I knew that Tae and Copter have been friends for a long time, maybe even more than that. What they talked about was not his business. Kimmon knew all that and yet he still felt upset about it.

Infantile or not Kimmon chose to cut off Tae's call. And just in time, Copter was beginning to wake up.

"Finally you wake up, I thought you were dead in my bed"

Copter sat on the bed and rubbed his eyes trying to get used to the clarity.

"What are you doing in my room?" Copter asked in a sleepy voice.

"I could ask you the same thing" Kimmon responded by doing everything possible to contain his laughter.

"What are you talking about ..." Copter stopped when he looked better around him "THIS IS NOT MY ROOM"

Then as if it were a movie, the images from last night appeared in his head. The conversation with Bee, Kimmon carrying him on his back, he crying and also ...

"Copter, I love you" Kimmon's kiss.

Kimmon had kissed him again.

While Copter felt mortified, Kimmon couldn't take it anymore and burst out laughing.