Try Again [Complete]

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Author's note:

This was posted on Wattpad under the same username for a KristSingto fic competition (The drabble was called One Chance), but now I decided to write a longer and modified version.

My prompt was: When a stressed Arthit went for a walk on the beach to clear his mind, he found a bottle with a message in it.

This was my take on both the prompt and a rising trope that says, "when you and your soulmate didn't have a happy ending, you are allowed to go back in time and try to fix it but without actually interfering themselves." I have K1mHeechu1 to thank for this amazing trope and for being an amazing beta, so any mistakes left are due to my own stubbornness.

If there are any questions about this mess please feel free to ask, I know it can get confusing. Please bear in mind that italics symbolize the future and the normal font, the present.

***

"P'Sing what do you think? Tuan, are you list-"

"Stop it!"

It had been two years since they had seen each other but never had he expected to hear Singto raise his voice at him like that. Could everything that they had built over the last decade be over just like that?

He had been a fool. He knew that, but somehow, he couldn't will himself to stop trying, to stop reaching for whatever there was left of their relationship.

Krist cowered under the senior's glare and tried to figure out how on earth had things gotten so bad.

"Stop what, Tuan?"

"I don't know how I could stand it before but stop it with the Tuan thing. It's annoying, Khun."

Krist swallowed hard and willed the tears to not fall. This was not his P'Sing.

His P'Sing had left two years ago.

And Krist had let him.

***

"When are you leaving?"

Singto stopped packing and frowned at the sprawled man on top of his bed. He knew that Krist was probably messing up the otherwise perfectly placed covers, but like always, he could not find it in himself to scold him. And by the way the younger one was comfortably rolling around while playing some game on his phone, he knew that as well.

They had talked about this before. A week ago, a month ago, even last year as they finished yet another event and Krist had asked him if he would go forward with his plans despite the world being swept upside down.

Those had been hard times, but people were healing, and slowly, things had begun to go back to normal. That meant Singto needed to move on as well.

"Next month Kit, remember?"

Krist hummed and kept his eyes on the phone screen. Singto wondered if he understood how little time that meant for them. They would be busy as always and they would probably see each other once or twice before his definite leave.

But then again, did Krist even care? Singto shook his head and chased the longing and bitterness away once again.

Something that had not changed even after all the chaos that had taken over the world, was the fact that he was still completely in love with his friend of almost ten years. For a time, he had suspected his feelings might have been mutual but not after so long and so many ignored clues. He had run out of ways to show the younger one how much he cared for him and how he was ready to go forward with their relationship if only Krist would give them a chance and acknowledge what had always been there.