2 hours...
It had been two hours since Panlee had been lying there, watching his peacefully sleeping lover. GlaiJai was resting his head on Panlee's arm instead of a soft pillow.
Panlee carefully shifted to lie on his back, fearing his movements might wake the smaller man. Turning to glance at GlaiJai, who still had his eyes closed serenely, Panlee thought,
Your eyes, your nose, your lips...
And my eyes, my nose, my lips...
Last night, we gave them to each other...
Until they became...
Our eyes, our nose, and our lips...
We became 'us' completely.
Panlee reached out his free hand to brush the chocolate-colored strands of hair that had fallen over GlaiJai's slender face. A faint smile appeared as he thought about their moments together.
Last night, after watching the moon for a while, they showered together. But once they came out of the bathroom and laid down on the soft bed together...
They began their passionate love song again and again... until the moon was replaced by the sun and the chirping of birds harmonized with their melody of love. Panlee groaned in a deep tone as he gave his lover firm rhythms of love, and GlaiJai met them with soft, sweet sounds. Their love song played on endlessly, as if it would never end.
They sang until sweat soaked their bodies.
They sang until they were almost out of strength.
But still, they kept offering each other the melody of love...
...until morning.
LINE~
The LINE notification sound pulled Panlee's attention. He moved his hand away from GlaiJai's sweet face and reached for his phone, which lay idle on the headboard. Using one hand, he opened the message from someone.
Sky's Darling: It's almost noon.
Sky's Darling: Stop eating your wife and come eat some food.
Panlee stifled a laugh at his older brother's message before replying,
GlaiJai's Puppy : Okay, okay, I'll be down soon.
Yes... his LINE name, 'P.Panli' had been changed to 'GlaiJai's Puppy' Panlee placed his phone back on the headboard and gently lifted GlaiJai's head to slide his arm out. He sat up slowly, glancing at the smaller man, who stirred slightly. Panlee reached out and lightly stroked GlaiJai's hair.
"GlaiJai..."
GlaiJai, still with his eyes closed, didn't respond, and merely shifting to lie on his side.
Panlee leaned down to press a kiss to the soft cheek and whispered, "GlaiJai..."
"Hm..."
GlaiJai's sweet voice answered softly, though his eyes remained closed. Panlee shook his head lightly, as his lover's response once again shook his heart. He kissed GlaiJai's cheek repeatedly, murmuring,
"Lee is going down to eat, okay?"
"Mm..."
"What would you like, Khun Glai? Lee will bring it up for you."
Still with his eyes closed, GlaiJai pulled the thick duvet up to cover his chest before murmuring sleepily, "Anything's fine..."
"..."
"But I won't eat Panlee anymore... I'm tired."
Panlee burst into laughter at his lover's words before nuzzling his cheek and mumbling, "So exhausted, huh?"
"Puppy... don't tease Glai."
"..."
"Glai wants to sleep..."
"Okay, Lee won't tease my wife anymore."
"Good boy."
Panlee withdrew his nose from GlaiJai's cheek and watched his still-sleeping lover for a moment before getting out of bed to shower. He took his time, then dressed outside. Once dressed, Panlee didn't forget to lean down and kiss the lips of his soundly sleeping lover before heading to join his older brother and close friend at the dining table. He whistled cheerfully while descending the stairs and entered the dining room, where P'Fah and his chubby-cheeked friend were laughing together. Their conversation stopped the moment they noticed him.
"Dog-faced Lee!"
"What?" Panlee asked as he dropped into the seat opposite his friend.
"Four times..." Saggy Cheek pointed a finger at him, looking stern. "I counted last night."
"..."
"You were making love with Glai four times!"
"Pervert... eavesdropping on me and my wife."
"I wasn't eavesdropping! And I'm not a pervert!"
Panlee suppressed his laughter and nodded in thanks as the housekeeper set a plate of food before him. Biting his lip, he watched Saggy Cheek's face turn a faint shade of red from embarrassment.
"...P'Fah, look at Panlee! He's always teasing me like this!"
"I'll scold Panlee for you, okay?"
"..."
"Panlee... stop teasing him."
Panlee laughed and reached for the spoon to start eating, but then he remembered something and turned to speak to the housekeeper.
"P'Noi..."
"Yes?... Khun Lee"
"Could you please make pork rice porridge for me?"
"Oh, sure."
"When it's ready, please bring it here. I'll take it to Khun Glai myself."
"Alright."
The housekeeper nodded and left the dining room, allowing Panlee to refocus on the food before him. However, P'Fah's remark made the spoon he was lifting stop mid- air.
"Last night, I just lent it to you..."
"..."
"Buy me replacements."
"Your Sky is doing well, isn't it?"
"..."
"It's just two packs of condoms... Let it slide."
"Once in a Blue Moon is doing just as well... So, you should buy them back."
Panlee shook his head slightly and chuckled before serving himself more of his favorite dish. "Fine, I'll buy them back."
"Panlee, did you give Glai the medicine yet?" asked his friend.
"Already gave it to him."
"Good, because the first time... if he wakes up, it's going to hurt a lot."
"..."
"And you were making love with Glai four times... He's going to be sore for sure."
"..."
"You're unbelievable, Dog-faced Lee..."
"How could I not, Khun Glai..." Panlee paused. He was about to say, 'Khun Glai is so seductive,' but if his sleeping wife overheard, he'd surely get scolded. Instead, he changed course. "...is so adorable."
At that moment, P'Fah smiled knowingly, setting his coffee cup down and looking at Panlee with a teasing glint in his eyes.
"Adorableness doesn't drive someone to go all out."
"..." Damn it, P'Fah knows everything.
"What do you mean, P'Fah?"
"P'Fah means... your adorableness makes me want to cherish you, that's all."
Panlee smiled and served himself some more before asking, "Where are Dad and Mom?"
"Dad and Mom went to Uncle's house. They'll be back in the evening."
"Oh..."
Panlee glanced at P'Fah, who had started teasing Rak again. P'Fah leaned in to kiss Rak's cheeks repeatedly, causing Panlee to shake his head slightly before remarking,
"You have a private bedroom. Why not go up there to cuddle?"
"And why are you jealous? Your wife's upstairs sleeping. Hurry up and finish eating so you can go cuddle with him."
Panlee smirked slightly and shook his head before continuing his meal, watching the affectionate couple at the dining table. He quickly finished his food, just as his brother suggested, so he could go back upstairs and cuddle his own wife.
When the housekeeper brought the steaming bowl of pork rice porridge, Panleecarried it upstairs for Glai. He woke Glai gently to eat before preparing painkillers for him.
As Glai sat on the bed eating the warm porridge, he reached out a hand to take the painkillers from Panlee, swallowing them with the water Panlee offered.
Panlee sat on the bed and asked, "Not eating anymore?"
"Mm... Glai's full."
"But Khun Glai barely ate."
"Panlee... Glai wants to sleep."
Panlee sighed quietly in concern. As soon as Glai finished eating, he lay down to rest. Panlee was about to lean down to kiss Glai's cheek when a knock on the door interrupted him.
Knock, knock.
"Can I come in to check on Glai?"
"Teerak is here?" Glai asked, sitting up quickly. He pointed to a white shirt lying on the floor, speaking in a flustered voice. "Panlee... pick up my pyjamas quickly."
Panlee grinned and said, "Ask nicely first..."
"Puppy... is this the time?"
Feeling sorry for Glai, who was sore and exhausted, Panlee picked up the shirt and handed it to him. Glai grabbed it hurriedly, slipping it on before pulling the blanket over his bare legs.
"Puppy, let Teerak in now."
"Okay."
Panlee stood and opened the door for Rak. The moment the door opened, Rak pointed a finger at him in mock reprimand.
"If you'd opened the door one minute later, Dog-faced Lee, I'd have had Khun Fah scold you."
"You're such a tattletale..." Panlee said, laughing.
"Hmph!" Rak huffed before striding over to Glai on the bed. "Glai~"
Panlee, about to close the door, froze when P'Fah appeared. P'Fah glanced past him into the room, as if checking to make sure his lover wasn't causing trouble elsewhere.
"Did he come to see Glai?"
"Yeah..."
"I'll leave him with you. I'm going to talk to Real about work at the shop. Just a sec."
"Okay."
After answering his brother, Panlee closed the door and turned back into the room. He walked to the foot of the bed, where he watched his friend Rak ask Glai how he was doing nonstop.
"Besides your butt, is Glai hurt anywhere else?"
"I'm not hurt anywhere else." GlaiJai smiled gently. His gaze was full of affection for Rak.
Panlee thought, 'I wish I could get that look from my wife'... He was starting to get annoyed with Rak.
"Don't lie to me, Glai... If it hurts, you need to say it so I can take you to the doctor."
"Saggy Cheek! You're acting like I don't take care of Khun Glai."
"You're the one who made him hurt like this."
Glai laughed softly before replying, "It's okay, Rak. I'm not in much pain."
"Hah! Dog-faced Lee, huh?"
"What? What are you going to do about it?"
The chubby cheeks, sitting on the bed with Glai, started backing away as Panlee stepped closer. However, Panlee froze and stepped back when he saw... His wife's scolding look.
"Panlee... Don't tease Teerak."
Panlee sighed quietly before saying, "You're lucky this time, Rak."
"..." Rak smiled slightly before hugging Glai.
"He's so stubborn..."
Panlee said, staring at his friend, who was smirking at him. However, a knock on the door interrupted him, making him turn to look. He sighed once again and went to open the door. This time, it was P'Fah.
"Here to pick up your wife, huh?"
"Yeah..."
"Saggy Cheek! P'Fah is here to pick you up." Panlee called his friend, looking at Rak, who quickly got up from the bed and waved goodbye to Glai.
"Glai, I'll go now. I'll come visit you again tomorrow."
"Okay...."
Panlee watched Teerak leave the room and narrow his eyes at him, pointing a finger.
"Khun Glai is still in pain, Dog-faced Lee. Don't repeat it."
"Before you worry about Glai, shouldn't you be worrying about yourself?... Tonight, you're definitely getting it from P'Fah."
"Hah! Dog-faced Lee..." Rak glared at him before looking at P'Fah, who was chuckling lightly.
"...Is P'Fah going to join Dog-faced Lee too?"
"Go sort it out yourself..."
Panlee said before closing the door. He returned to the bed where Glai had already lay down, and the two of them turned to face each other, just like before...
"Teerak is so cute."
"Yes, Khun Glai is so cute."
Glai laughed softly and said, "Puppy."
Panlee didn't reply. He just locked eyes with him before moving his hand to gently stroke Glai's soft cheek. "Puppy loves you so much."
Glai smiled softly before replying, "The little rascal loves you too." This...
We're really perfect for each other.
Panlee said it himself... because he's man enough.
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The dinner at the Phisut family's house that evening had everyone gathered together. Mom and Dad were so happy when their two sons brought their partners to join the meal. After dinner, they invited everyone to watch a movie in the living room.
After finishing one movie, everyone dispersed to their bedrooms. Glai went to take a shower as soon as he entered the room, and like always, Panlee asked to shower with him. The two of them took a shower together before getting dressed outside. Afterward, Panlee led Glai to the balcony to look at the full moon. He hugged Glai from behind, and the two of them talked and teased each other like lovers do.
"Khun Glai, have you ever made a wish to the moon?"
"Yes..."
"What did you wish for to the moon?"
It was then that Glai turned around in Panlee's arms, looking into his eyes. Glai wrapped his arms around Panlee in return, smiling sweetly before saying...
"I wished to see Panlee when my hair starts to turn white..."
"..."
"I wished to hear Panlee complain that you can't do things as easily as you did when you was younger."
"..."
"I wished for us to stay together until the very last second of our lives." Glai said, moving his hand to gently cradle Panlee's face, before continuing, "Thank you, Panlee."
"..."
"Thank you for shortening the distance for me."
"..."
"From the vast distance, not knowing when we'll reach the moon... or maybe we'll never reach it at all."
"..."
"But in the end, Panlee helped make the distance from the world to the moon... close. Just Panlee."
Panlee smiled softly as he gazed into his lover's eyes. "The truth is... it's not just because of me."
"..."
"It's because I love you... and you love me."
"..."
"Our hearts were able to move closer... getting closer each day... and getting even closer..." Panlee leaned down to kiss, conveying the overflowing feelings inside him before pulling away and saying, "...until Glai is just Panlee."
Glai smiled gently. "Glai loves Panlee."
"Panlee loves Glai."
And it was then that the two of them locked eyes and embraced again... Glai thought... it was because of that dark moment that he found the first light in hislife, and that light has never faded...
Yet, the light in his life came from the 'moon,' which always shone brightly. Glai had always watched that one moon. He secretly wished that the first light in his life would become... the last light forever.
But it seemed the moon had heard Glai's wish. The same moon moved closer, shortening the distance... until Glai's heart was close to Panlee's heart. And Panlee thought... meeting Glai that day wasn't just a coincidence. Something in the world had intentionally brought him to Glai... so that Panlee could find the other half of his life.
And since Panlee entered Glai's life, he never worried about how long this path of
love would be, because along the way...
We have each other.
We'll hold hands and walk to the end.
...and...
Panlee and Glai...
...think the same way...
We're all imperfect people,
waiting for someone to make us whole.
And we're all 'crescent moons'...
...waiting for someone to complete us into a...
'Full Moon.'
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Happy Ending