What if we are able to see the life of Haoting and Shigu after the lovely housewarming party?
Living together while studying, embarking on a new journey as they both grow into adulthood.
The whole class of Software Engineering is celebrating the end of the second year exam. Haoting joins them for the first time. He usually rushes back to Taipei after his final paper every semester for the past two years.
This semester, Shigu is taking some unpaid internship at the observatory and would only be home in a few days time. Haoting doesn't want to go to an empty house just yet. He will be there a day before Shigu arrives. Plenty of time. Plus Shigu urges him to join his coursemates and socialize more. He prefer spending time with Freedom Gang, studying, and just cuddle with Shigu. He obeys anyway. He can't fight Shigu. Wifey is always right.
They celebrate at a bar nearby the campus. Some other faculty is also celebrating at the same place. Music blares and they can barely talk.
Haoting listen mostly and laughed along with the jokes. From the corner of his eyes, he spotted Zi Xuan and Yu Hao sitting by themselves. Although from different faculty, Yu Hao always looks after Zi Xuan. Yu Hao is accepted into the F&B Management Faculty. He often looks smart in his formal attire some of the days. His clean cut looks is different than his first impression of a troublemaker. They left pretty early. Too bad.
'Say, Student Xiang, you have a boyfriend attending National University right?'
Haoting turns his head to the guy that is asking him the question. He nods.
'What's his name?'
'Yu Shi Gu.' He answers and drinks his beer. The stress from the exam is easing away. He feels calm.
The guy scrolled on his phone and shows Shigu profile on Facebook.
'This is him?'
Again Haoting nods. The profile photo is a couple photo of them.
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The account is private. They guy sent a friend request. Haoting created it for Shigu and he knows Shigu rarely use it. He starts to feel annoy. They barely know him and started to act all friendly.
The other students that follows Haoting on his social medias know about Haoting and his boyfriend. He is quite open about it. Maybe a bit protective, but he did not hid the fact is a dating a man.
'Tell us about how you met your boyfriend' Another student chimes in. Now the attention focuses at Haoting.
He doesn't like the attention but at the same time he wants to brag about his Shigu.
'Did he confess to you first?'
Haoting smiles, but then he shakes his head. 'I confessed to him over and over again, chasing him for months.'
'Really? Not the other way around?', other students from nearby tables joined them. Circling the area and making it like a bigger gathering.
The alcohol is kicking in. Stronger alcohol now is being brought out and served. Refills are being poured generously.
