BLOOM [BrightWin]

It's Still Him

"He made a mistake, a huge mistake. But if he's trying to change for real and I can see that, shouldn't he deserve a chance?" Win asks Tap.

"And if he doesn't change, will you promise me you leave him for good?" Tap tries to make a deal with Win.

Win shakes his head, rejecting Tap's idea.

"No, because I believe he can. Do you trust me if I say I can feel his love through his actions more than his words?"

Win is smiling a bit. Bright himself is not a talkative person, but Win can read him like an open book.

"We've been through a lot of things together. It was a long rough path but never once he let me go. We grasp our hands and he intertwines our fingers to make it tighter." Both of them continue to walk again towards the place Bright and Win are separated earlier.

"Whenever I was left alone, drunk in the house, out of sudden all of my happy moments lingered around."

Win shrugs, "Maybe because my reality was too unbearable for me to handle, my brain helps me to escape it."

"There was my mom and dad, Ai Mick and of course you. Our wild university life with our crazy gang. Those weekend parties and heavy clubbing."

"Oh Khaotung's food reviews, the shittest stomach-ache I ever had" This time Win laughs hard by Tap's confession, all of them were hospitalized due to the cheap, weird taste foods.

"Gosh, our first drinks and first time getting laid. We shouldn't listen to Pod, jeez." Tap laughs and Win chuckles, his single life was a mess.

Win doesn't stop there, he continues on.

"I remember the first time I moved to my own apartment, the time I was accepted to work my dream job after multiple tries. The tranquil midnight drives plus night strolling buying street food. And..."

From afar, Win sees Bright and Mike opposite to their direction. Both of them are looking serious, talking about something.

"There he is. He was there in all those moments."

TopTap moves his gaze to where Win's eyes are looking at. He sighs, he can't deny him because it is not even a lie.

"Your uni life was a mess because Bright is the one who caused it. Those clubs and parties we went to, he was there. Until now I don't know, was it really coincident or he was stalking you. He literally gave you your first drink and you freaking lost your virginity to him."

Hearing that from someone else is weird and embarrassing but that's the truth.

"I think it's fate. Bright was all of my firsts, you name it Tap."

"And I am very glad that it is him, the one who's always wait for me at the end whenever I made some stupid decisions."

Win and Bright meet eyes and they lock their eyes on one another. Adrenaline in Win's body makes his heart jump so fast when he sees Bright is coming closer to him.

Tap chuckles to himself, "Oh just like how you ran at him down the aisle? Geez, who else is gonna marry you if he's already waiting at the front? Embarrassing."

"Win is my first lover, my first husband. And I'm gonna make it last forever."

Bright said out loud to Mike. As he is reaching to the previous place where he is separated from Win, he can see a single tear on Win's face. Instantly, he jogs wide strides to reach his husband.

"He loves me Tap. I know it, I feel it. And I will never let him go,"

Win chokes on his words. Every now and then, there will be people who doubt their love to each other and tear them apart. Like Dejavu, they need to fight and prove to those people all over again.

Win watches Bright jogs towards him. He admits that he was so lost, so scared and in pain due to Bright's mistakes. Moreover, he did not expect Bright to ever do it to him.

But how can he push Bright away? One thing that makes Win stop doubting about Bright is that he is always there. Bright is always there, at the end of the road, whenever Win looks ahead of time and place. He stands still in his place waiting for Win to arrive safely in his arms.

So how can he run away from Bright right now? Bright is no longer standing at his place, waiting for Win. He is now running towards him, reaching out for Win.

"because I love him too."

And Win also runs towards Bright, leaving his childhood friend behind.

As if the time goes slower, the world around them stops spinning. From their vision, everything is blurred except themselves in each other's eyes. And once their bodies touch, they tangle themselves together.

Bright holds onto Win tightly, he found the treasure he almost lost.

"Bright," Win calls out the name he loves. He wraps his arms around Bright's neck and hides his crying face.

"I'm here babe, I'm right here." Bright pulls Win into his open embrace. Left hand wraps around Win's waist and right hand pats his lover's head.

Once again, it is Bright himself: his transparent actions reassured Win that Bright has never had a change of heart.

"I love you Metawin, only you."

Win chuckles in between his tears, happy to hear those words again.

"I love you too Bright"