Child of Fire

No Boundaries [M]

"So you like dick now."

Zee swore silently as the iced coffee he was quietly sipping went out of his nose. There are times that he'd like to strangle Yihwa but he figured he would be too sloppy to hide the body he'd eventually get caught. Worse, Zee knows Yihwa would probably find a way to haunt him and torment him for all eternity.

He grabbed the tissues on the table and wiped his nose and mouth. He pinched the bridge of his nose because his nasal passage hurt like a motherfucker. Yihwa just sat smirking, clearly pleased by the perfect timing her shocking statement .

Zee and Saint got back from Trat a week ago just as classes resumed. Those two weeks in Trat had been heaven for Zee. He was happy enough to spend so much time with Saint but he never imagined that the second week would happen like it happened. Thinking about their first kiss weakened his knees that he's glad he's already sitting down. They've already shared a lot of kisses since then but the first one is always unforgettable. Zee remembered the taste of Saint's lips, how sweet and soft they were, and the smell of Saint's skin that he was getting addicted to. 

"Why are your ears red?" Yihwa demanded. "Are you thinking about dick?"

Zee glared at Yihwa, his eyes darting to see if the other customers in the coffee shop had heard Yihwa's outrageous question. He contemplated murder once more.

"Are you thinking about Saint's dick? You're not allowed to think of any dick in my presence unless you share details. Is Saint's dick as pretty as he is?" Yihwa leaned and rested her chin on her open palm, a picture of innocence like she was merely asking for scientific research purposes.

"Shut up!" Zee hissed, growing uncomfortable. He checked his phone to see if he had new messages. Saint was supposed to meet him after he was done with a group project. It was late in the afternoon and they had plans to get dinner.

"You know, you're being very rude. You barely spend time with me anymore. You're always off to meet Saint or do something with Saint. You never abandoned me like this before when you had girlfriends in the past," Yihwa sniffed, her voice overly dramatic.

Zee knew that Yihwa was joking but at the same time he heard a kernel of truth in what she was saying and he immediately felt ashamed. But he couldn't say sorry because that would make things awkward between them so he just said, "Saint's not my boyfriend."

Yihwa raised her left brow, incredulity written all over her face.

Of course, Zee wants Saint to be his boyfriend but Saint seems to be wary about labels and commitments. Zee is willing to wait until Saint is ready. He is happy to take what he can get.

"Just... we're... I don't know. Who cares?" Zee huffed in frustration.

"Okay, okay. Whatever you say," Yihwa raised her hands in front of her in mock surrender. "Seriously, Zee, what will you do without me?" She took something out of the paper bag beside her and placed it on the table. It looked like a box that a rainbow unicorn vomited on.

"What's that?" Zee looked at her dubiously.

"It's a gift, silly! Come on, open it! I exerted a lot of effort on it!" Yihwa pushed the box towards Zee, grinning with excitement (that's always a bad sign).

Like a bomb disposal expert, Zee carefully lifted the lid. He was sure that one wrong move, the box would explode on his face with rainbow sparkles.  When Zee saw the contents of the box, he immediately slammed the lid down and pushed it towards Yihwa. "No, thank you!"

"So mean! What the fuck's wrong with you?" Yihwa pushed the box towards Zee before putting her fists on her hips.

"I'm being polite, aren't I? I said no, thank you. Thank you, but no!" Zee pushed the box towards Yihwa.