Stand still, stay awake.

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Hello guys! I'm planning on keeping this episode fluff and soft because something major will happen the next episode ehehe (bcs I am a drama queen and I love drama) Oh and, a littleee bit smut too ehe.
Aaand I want to post this chapter before the last episode of My Engineer. It looks like there will be some drama going on and if King does something dumb again, I won't be able to write this episode without killing him in the end lol.
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⚠ Sexual Content (not too much basically just some aggressive kissing lol bcs I feel shy while writing it) ⚠
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- A week and a half later -

"There was a thing my mother always tells me whenever I feel down." Ram said looking at Mek and Boss at the side of his eye.
An hour ago, Ram called both his and Kings' friend group to eat barbeque and drink a little to celebrate Kings birthday. He was planning it to be a surprise but Ting Ting spilled everything out, as always. So they were just chatting while eating and drinking. Both Ram and King realized something was wrong with Mek and Boss when they sat further than they normally do.
Ram put down his glass and continued. "Stand still, stay awake." King looked at him and tilted his head to the left. Everyone looked at him a little confused while Mek lifted his head a little and looked at Ram.

"What does it mean?"

"When she was little, my mom lost her parents at a very young age. She was sent to many foster families but none of them treated her well. Because she is a foreigner, she was bullied a lot. She always tells me that these four words helped her to overcome so many things in this messed-up life. Stand still, stay awake. Never give up on your dreams and never close your eyes too early. This is her life motto." Ram smiled and looked at King. King placed his hand at his cheek and gently rubbed it.

"I liked her motto."

"Yeah. I do too." Ram gave him a quick kiss, which made everyone go nearly crazy. Especially Ting. Ram chuckled but stopped when he checked on the MekBoss duo. Mek wasn't eating anymore, just staring at his plate and Boss just chugged his drink. Ram cleared his throat and looked at their friends. "Do you guys want anything??"

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After everyone went to their homes except Ram and King, they decided to go to the garden, as always. When they arrived, they sat down on the bench and watched the starry night. Ram took out his phone and earbuds and got closer to King, placing one of the buds at his ear. King smiled and rested his at his shoulder.

"I wonder what will you open this time." Ram smiled too and tapped to start the music. A couple seconds later, King lifted his head and looked at Ram. "What is this?"

"Shh... Just listen."

'Hey.' King looked at Ram with a slightly surprised face. This was a voice recording of Ram. 'Happy birthday my flower. Today is not your actual birthday, this is from two days ago. But I was too excited to wait to do this recording, so here I am.' The sound of Rams' cute chuckle filled Kings' ear and made him smile. Ram placed the other bud at his other ear, got up and silently left. 'Gosh, I don't know where to start. I am currently planning a surprise party for you but a side of me is a hundred percent sure that someone will spill it out. Fortunately, that won't be my only surprise for you~! So if you are listening to this, it means we are in the garden now. What I want you to do is stop this recording and remember the first time we came here.' King stopped the recording and looked around him. When he saw Ram was nowhere near, he got up and continued the recording. 'I want you to look under the bench we always sat. There will be a note, which will lead you to four more of them. Your present will be waiting for you. Good luck!' When the recording ended, King kneeled down and looked under the bench to see a little notepaper. He grabbed it and read it out loud.