(Anon, I see your prompt and I raise you, Can trying to seduce Tin into going on a double date with AePete. EVERYONE WINS.)
Tin came home to see Can dressed in skinny jeans and a dress shirt with the first three buttons undone exposing his collarbone and chest. Can sat casually, laying back against the couch cushions. Can rolled his head, stretching his neck, before looking Tin in the eyes with his best bedroom eyes. âHi.â
Tin dropped his bag, his laptop not a concern. Heâd buy another one if he had to. Instead he prowled towards Can, eyes already darkening. Can parted his legs and Tin slotted himself between them. Tin loomed over Can, taking in his cocky grin, before nosing around his neck.Â
Can had even used the cologne Tin had bought him.
Tin felt his pants tighten immediately.Â
âHey babyâŠâ Can let his hands wander down Tinâs sides to hold his waist. His grip was just the right side of tight and almost bruising. Tin wanted to melt. âHow was your day?â
âIt is about to get better,â Tin said into the skin of Canâs neck, pressing small kisses up and down. âYou look amazing.â
âI always look amazing.â
âYou do,â Tin agreed before biting Canâs collarbone. âTonight you look exceptionally amazing.â
âMmm⊠Iâm glad you agree.â Can put a hand in Tinâs hair and gave a light tug. Tin all but purred. âSo baby, I was wonderingâŠâ
âHmm?â Tin started undoing more of Canâs shirt buttons. âWondering what?â
âHow about a date tomorrow?â Can shivered as Tin licked one of his nipples. âItâll be Friday. The weekend. Could be fun?â
Tin stopped his ministrations to look up at Can and blink. âYouâre normally not this coherent once I get this far.â Tin palmed the bulge in Canâs jeans and he moaned. âBetter.â
âW-Wait⊠You di-d-didnât say-â
âYes, okay, fine. Date. Tomorrow. Iâll pick you up at 7. Now take off your pants.â ââ It was only after all the action and a late dinner, while Tin was still in his post-coital good mood, that Can dropped the rest of the bomb on him.
âDid you know that Ai Ae and Ai Pete are going on a date tomorrow too?â
The gears started turning in Tinâs head. âSo?â
âSo why donât we-â
âYou didnât.â
âI did!â
âCANTALOUPE!â
âHey, you know youâre only allowed to call me that when youâre feeling more in love with me.â Can smiled and kissed Tinâs frown. âItâs just one double date. You need to learn how to make nice with Ai Ae.â
âIâd rather eat a plague rat.â ââ It took a blowjob while getting ready and several kisses when they arrived for Tin to look less like he was sulking and get out of the damn car. Ae looked similarly unhappy. Pete also had a very distinct flush on his cheeks that told Can he paid a similar price.
At the very least, Ae greeted Can happily and Tin exchanged pleasantries with Pete. Ae and Tin shook hands, but judging by their expressions, they were both trying to crush each otherâs bones.
The first stop was a movie. Ae paid for Peteâs ticket. Tin paid for Canâs. Pete bought everyone popcorn and Can paid for sodas. Despite the glaring, everything was fine as they took their seats and the movie started.Â
The next stop was dinner. Tin wanted to go for one of the higher end sushi restaurants. Ae said they should just go to the noodle place next door. Neither Pete nor Can were included in the discussion. After twenty minutes of arguing Pete and Can agreed on the hot pot place across the street and dragged their arguing boyfriends there instead.Â
Ae and Tin managed to turn hotpot into a competition to see who could stuff their boyfriend with more food than the other. Unfortunately for Ae, Pete still ate very little, even after many hearty meals with Ae during their relationship. Once Pete started turning a little green. Ae immediately stopped and took him to get some air.Â
Tin continued to pile Canâs plate with more meat while signalling for the check. Can slapped Tinâs hand away when he tried to put his credit card on it until Ae and Pete came back. Pete and Can decided to split the bill in four with everyone paying an equal portion. Ae glared at Tin as he put his baht notes onto the tray. Tin glared at Ae as he did the same.
Dinner paid for, the two couples walked down the street, allowing dinner to digest while looking for a good place for dessert. They settled on bubble tea.Â
At this point Ae and Tin had come to some sort of begrudging live and let live mentality to get the night to end faster. Pete and Can chatted amicably with their drinks in hand, talking about future double date nights.Â
Ae and Tin gave each other one look as their respective boyfriends continued to chat with smiles on their faces. A silent agreement emerged.Â
âFor his sake, Iâll deal with you.â
It was just as well that they had as Pete and Can turned to them to suggest bowling for their next double date.
(So many choices Anon! I think Iâm going to go with Phupha + Gucci! Maybe some double big brother love with Ley⊠I am afraid I didnât write the fic with Tinâs cousin and jealousy at the cinema though. But do tell me who did write it because that sounds fun and I want to read it!)
The week long break was originally filled with so much promise. Tin wanted to take Can out. Reward him a bit. Since they started dating, Tin had been helping Can study. Prior to the week long break, Can had done exceptionally well on all his exams. Good efforts should be rewarded after all.
So with that in mind, Tin had gone over to pick up Can that first Saturday. Instead, he found Can consoling his sobbing sister. Tinâs plans immediately left his mind and he sat on Leyâs other side. He shot Can a questioning look.
âOne of Leyâs classmates is a rich girl. She keeps insulting Ley,â Can said with a frown. âNot that money has ever mattered, but sheâs started leaving mean notes and spreading rumors.â
âNâLey,â Tin said gently. âCan you tell me who she is?â
Ley sniffed. âHer name is Pring.â Ley showed Tin Pringâs Facebook account. Tin recognized her immediately.Â
âOh. Her.â
Can whipped his head around immediately. âYou know this girl?â
Tin shrugged. âHer family isnât that rich, but they know all the right people. You want me to make her miserable, NâLey?â
Ley giggled. âPâTin, thatâs wrong. You canât mess with people for petty revenge.â
Can shot a knowing look over at Tin who just shrugged. âIâve done worse.â
âHuh?â
âWhat he means,â Can said, voice rising in panic, âIs that weâre here for you and as your elders, weâll do what we can.â
âThat is totally not what I meant. I know people with dirt on her. I could drag her and the next three generations of her family into the mud.â
Can shoved Tin away as he led his sister back upstairs to her room. âCome on, go watch some more of your dramas that you like. Iâll sort Ai Tin out.â
âThank you PâTin! Youâre good at cheering people up,â Ley said with a giggle as she left.
âIs that a no to the mud slinging?â ââ Can and Tin spent the rest of the day at home, wanting to be there for Ley. The next day Tin was sure heâd get Can out of the house.
He came in the early afternoon, hoping that the rest of Canâs family would be out. What he found was Can leaving with his parents for lunch.Â
âOh NâTin!â Canâs mom rushed over to hug him. The motion still left Tin with a startled expression and butterflies in his stomach. âWe were just about to go get lunch. Come join us!â
Can made strange expressions over his motherâs shoulder. His father made eager expressions instead. Tin put on his most charming smile. âOf course Iâd love to come.â
Can made faces through lunch as Tin thoroughly charmed Canâs parents for the umpteenth time. His mother looked at Tin as if she was starstruck and that gold and diamonds fell from his mouth whenever he spoke.
To be fair, she had been a bit on the fence when Can came out and admitted he was dating Tin. But the rebound on Canâs grades had been more than enough to charm her into finding Tin to be the stabilizing influence her son needed. Canâs father was simply happy to have another person to talk about stocks with. ââ The next day Can was in charge of watching Gucci and couldnât leave. Tin was also placed on babysitting duty for Phupha.Â
âNâPhu, do you want to go play with a dog today?â
âDoggy!â
Gucci was mystified by Phupha while Phupha had the time of his life just hugging Gucci and throwing balls for him to fetch. Gucci was certainly not complaining.
Tin and Can kept a watchful eye on their charges, stopping Phupha as he started getting petulant and needing a nap while Gucci needed water and a break as well.Â
Later in the afternoon, Phupha got to hold Gucciâs leash as they took him on a walk. Gucci, to his credit, did not bolt immediately. He instead kept nudging Phupha away from danger.Â
âOi Traitorous dog! You like everyone better than me these days!â Can pouted and crossed his arms. Tin laughed and kissed him on the cheek.
âLet him be, Cantaloupe. Iâll love you plenty to make up for it.â
âYuck, so cheesy.â ââ It was only at the end of the week that Tin and Can were finally able to get away and enjoy themselves away from family.
And yet family was all they talked about as they held hands walking together.
(Iâve honestly switched to writing prompts instead of grading. So Iâm totally writing this.)
International business trips usually killed Can. With Tin out of the country, the apartment always felt emptier than if it was a domestic trip. Also the international phone call charges were ridiculous.
But this time, Can had a spring in his step as he pulled out his suitcase. Tin had arranged for Can to come as well. They would be going to South Korea for two weeks. Tinâs business trip would primarily be wrapped up in the first week with a follow up meeting in the second. Can would be spending most of the first week on his own, allowed to wander and see the sites with a trusted translator. The second week, Can would spend with Tin.
Can began to throw all his usual outfit staples into the bag. Tin stopped him when he noticed there were no jackets in his bag.
âCantaloupe⊠You do realize itâs winter in South Korea now, right?â
âWinter?â
Tin sighed. âWe need to go shopping.â ââ The minute Tin stepped off the plane, he pulled out thick wool winter jackets for him and Can. Can put his on under protest along with a hat and scarf.Â
Can immediately stopped protesting the jackets once they stepped outside to find their driver.Â
âHOLY SHIT ITâS FREEZING.â
Tin laughed and pulled Can closer to share some body heat through their jackets. âI told you it would be cold. Youâre not used to it.â
âHow do people live like this?! Why arenât they dropping dead on the street?â
âStop over exaggerating. Itâs only zero degrees Celsius.â
âONLY ZERO? DID YOU BRING ME HERE TO DIE?â
Can continued complaining about the cold until they found their driver and got into the heated interior. Once they got to the hotel, Can noticed the white flakes falling.
âOh itâs snowing.â Tin continued to help unload their luggage before paying the driver. âWe should get inside before it gets on everything.â
âSnow? This is snow? Itâs prettier than I expected.â
âYou can watch the snow fall from our room. Come on Cantaloupe.â
After a warm shower and armed with a mug of hot chocolate, Can and Tin watched the snow fall over the city through the windows of their room.
âWow, I got to travel overseas and see snow already. This trip is awesome,â Can said before taking a sip of his hot chocolate.Â
âEven though itâs zero degrees Celsius?â
âI still think you brought me here to die, but Iâll die happy.â
Tin snorted and pulled Can closer. His boyfriend would adjust to the weather soon enough.
Tin remembers the feel of Canâs lips under his. He will not soon forget the feel of Canâs cheek. The skin is soft, smooth, and wonderfully warm. Tin feels the urge to do more come from the impulsive part of his brain. He carefully reigns it in. It wouldnât do to scare Can away now.
âItâs salty. Next time warn me that youâve been sweating so I wonât kiss you then,â Tin says instead of aiming for Canâs lips instead.Â
The kiss is worth all the yelling Can gives.
The second kiss to Canâs cheek happens at the open market.Â
The feeling is the same, but something is different. Something in Canâs gaze and reaction. Almost as if Can leans in to the press of Tinâs lips. Can begins objecting all the same anyway.
âIt tastes different this time. Did you wash your face?â
âI didâŠâ
âThatâs good. Letâs go.â
A light and effervescent feeling spreads through Tinâs chest. Can took a little more care this morning. Not that he knew heâd meet up with Tin, but the idea of it makes Tin happy.
The third kiss to Canâs cheek happens on another date between them.Â
Can sits, enraptured by the violence and gore happening on screen. Tinâs personal movie theater is amazing and it gets all the newest releases, even foreign horror films. Canâs still very firm in his, âYou canât buy me,â stance. But Tin has sat through three horror films in a row without blinking. The only time he got up was to get Can more popcorn and soda.
Money canât buy Canâs love, but Tinâs attention is slowly doing the trick. Canâs traitorous heart skips a beat when Tin looks over at Can and smiles softly. Happy only because Can is enjoying himself.
As the movie ends, Tin gets up and stretches his legs. âShould I tell them to start the next one in the series?â
âYes!â Can jumps up as well. âOh my gosh, this is so amazing!â
Tinâs eyes grow soft again and Can wonders what kind of expression he must be making to make Tin look like that at him all the time. Tin leans over and presses a gentle peck against Canâs cheekbone.Â
âIâll go get you some more snacks while I tell them to start the next one. You can relax.â
Can feels his knees go weak as Tin walks off. Falling into his seat and sighing is a bit too easy.
The first time Can kisses Tin on the cheek is a Saturday.Â
Tin is laying back on his bed, reading a book. Can is also laying back playing video games on his phone. But Tinâs bed is so big, they both manage to have their own space.Â
Itâs a ridiculous luxury. But itâs incredibly comfortable. The sheets feel wonderful and Tin didnât even complain about Can laying out in his street clothes on the bed.Â
Can glances at Tin and sees an expression that has slowly become more and more familiar. Around Can, Tinâs walls have fallen and he looks as young, open, and vulnerable as ever. Itâs amazing. Itâs also horrifying.Â
But Can is unable to stop the feelings developing in his chest from seeing Tin look this way. Unable to get over the fact that he is the cause. And when Tin smiles to himself, Can is utterly lost.
Can squirms until he is pressed up against TInâs side. Tin doesnât even object. He simply puts his arm around Can and continues reading. Canâs heart flutters again.
Can leans up and presses a kiss so soft, it could have just been a passing breeze, against Tinâs cheek.Â
Tin stiffens immediately and turns to look at Can who simply starts smiling.
âHi.â
âHi.â Tin nuzzles against Canâs cheek. âDid I do something?â
âNo⊠Actually yes.âÂ
âWhat did I do?â Tinâs eyes are curious, but sparkling.
Donât give me one-sided unrequited love, give me two-sided unwanted love. Both sides are deeply in love with the other and both sides are like âfuck, really?? them??? really?â
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