(TRAPPED)
“Romantic love is mental illness. But it’s a pleasurable one.”
– Fran Lebowitz
“YOU DID WHAT?”
Clay almost gasped, closing his eyes and too late to cover his ears for the shriek that he never knew a trio of men could do, from his initial thoughts that only girls would jitter for something in between.
“Wait.” Kean pause raising his hand into a stop, thinking for the perfect word to add and counterpart those words from Clay. He took a deep breath, surprised not from the news that just dropped in front of them, but to compose himself, avoiding any signs nor a bit for Clay to notice the uncanny plan they are cooking from the start. “You’re saying that you had sex last night.” Confirming, yet not as he’s buying time for the two to focus. With Ian as the threat to be sli
(TRUTH OR DARE) “If love is the answer, could you rephrase the question?” – Lily Tomlin “I'm here to confirm something.” Brave enough, Clay’s mind is in perfect disarray in both confusions and denial as Kean’s thoughts are running inside his mind. The wants that are keeping him almost at bay right now, and the thing that he happens to feel towards Sky, is mixing in the opposite way he needless wanted to have right now. Bombarded with deduction, from his heart that’s sounded the agony that Kean is right, he is right, yet his mind is still protesting not. He firmly stands as he almost took it in a whisper, caught Sky’s hand as it was reaching for its bracelet, he then dares. Taking the words that made him wonder, Sky’s mind and the world are blaring the total red flag in every direction as possible. With his mind on high alert, yet his body somewhat froze, his reflex fails as he did not read any of this in any books that he had or he will be having by the least. “Ge
(WHY DESTINY) “You know that tingly little feeling you get when you like someone? That is your common sense leaving your body.” ----- Anonymous “DID you find what you’re looking for?” Dylan asks, making Clay glance back at the gang as they three waited for his response. Smirking, Clay leaves with the words, “Let’s see about that.” Nodding halfway and untrue, touching the wound on his lips Sky’s face registered unto his mind. With the fluttering mix want and teasing game that is strumming unto his heart and thoughts, he cannot help but smile as he headed out to the path it took. Shaking his head, Kean gladly gave Ian a fist bump as Dylan draws the perfect smirk smiling halfway for successfully bestowing justice to the almost ruined plan. Observing not long as they both arrive silently as possible behind all the scene that unfolds unto their eyes, Andrea close the gap all hype introducing her presence complimenting, “Good job, boys.” Looking bac
(WISH THIS LOVE) “You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” -----Dr. Seuss “As long as this day will not get any worse.” Wishing for the worst, Sky curled up at the side when even the heavens are against him. When the thunder roars and heavy rain pours down at them in return. Laughing in secret, amused with everything, Clay teasingly added, “Not even the heaven sympathize with you.” Sitting next to him as Sky did not care for anything anymore and crash his face in the middle of his folded knees, he stares at him in pure amusement. Looking at the sudden somewhat dismayed sky, pouring its anger at them, he shakes his head with a misbelief smile of having heaven taking his side right now. Luck or not, he hopes that this day could get any better. ‘WHY, WHY, WHY!’ Sky is screaming unto his subconsciousness as his turn vacation becomes the worst out of a nightmare. Curled in the side as the terrible thing just
(I LOVE YOU?) “Everyone wants, happiness. No one wants, pain. But you can’t have a rainbow without a little rain.” -----Anonymous----- “SPILL it out,” Andrea demanded, tapping her fingers on the table as they three sat at the restaurant grilling everything out from her cousin Sky, who in reality they are manipulating and playing off. “Sky.” She calls, prolonging a tone with her voice as she rested her chin on the back of her right hand, glaring at the words and the death stare asking Sky for everything. Secretly giggling, wherein at the back of her mind is screaming her fujoshi nature, her scheme and on tract perfect plan is running smoothly at a third stage now. With Bea sipping her favorite strawberry marshmallow milkshake on the side, acting cool for everything, but indefinite favor unto Andrea by constant nodding with the wants to have the information she definitely had way from the very beginning, it only added to the burden, and guilty conscience Sky had in his min
(JUST FRIENDS?) “Excuse me, if I go straight this way, will I’ll be able to reach your heart?” -----Anonymous----- “OF course, FRIEND.” Somewhat punch in his gut and hard, Clay cannot picture or even describe in a simple word what he’s feeling right now. Like he is hit by a thousand rocks, step by a giant, and even crushed by a rolling boulder, as he cannot put his mind to anything like he is in a mixed thought of not knowing how to describe his state right now. To the place considered as a romantic spot in the entire cruise is somehow making his stomach slowly turning into a hurtful knot, as his mind is in a buffering blank state. Looking at the person he hated at first, dare for a game in the second, slept with on the first night, and been amused multiple times. He’s somehow in an unexplainable predicament to take Sky’s hand. “Friend.” The word that’s repeating annoyingly unto his mind right now, to the person and the very guy he knows he hated, yet not. In denia
(QUESTION?) “Do you have a name? Can I call you mine?” ----- Anonymous----- “SKY!” Andrea calls out, waving her hand gesturing for Sky to come over to their table as the both of them of Bea and the whole team is scheming another plan at hand amidst the knowledge of the two victims. Breathing out, Sky fix himself and set his mind straight, reminding himself to act normal and be compose for anything that could happen, as he should not walk away like what he did a while ago. “You can do this.” Whispering as he convinced himself, approaching his cousin and Bea by which he very knew that will not drop the issue they find too much to pass, especially as it rings the tone of the BL world, they very much fun off. Taking his seat beside Andrea, as it marks a bright smile that rings a red alert unto his mind, his guts are telling, that he will be fry this time. Smelling something is off with the two, he just nodded taking the menu only to be stopped by Andrea. Stoppin
(NO DEFINITION) “I want to be your favorite hello and your hardest goodbye.” -----Anonymous----- “WANT to bet?” placing his cunning smile amidst his nosiness, Ian proposed the scheming game they three is well aware of that Clay cannot say no. Thinking as Clay sat back upon his bed and having a deep thought from Ian’s proposal. Dylan smirks as Kean nodded, while Ian is waiting for his only answer of a ‘yes’. Looking at his gang whose expecting nothing the from him, he smirks asking, “The game?” Clearly hitting the winning ticket, the three hides with their smirk the plan Andrea set at hand. To Clay’s innocence, fully trusting them without a hint of doubts for their cunning plan all this time, Ian lay the details. “Simple,” Ian started with the two at the back smiling with assurance for the grand scheme of the night. To the words, Ian left in a whisper and somewhat utmost secrecy, Clay’s expression changes from his initial interest down to a play that’s
(HE LOVES ME?) “They say that if you met someone twice a day. It’s because fate put them together.” -----MARK (GEN Y)----- “HOW about, we keep this one open, for now?” LOVE! “STOP!” waking up screaming, Sky finds himself gasping for air, not because of a terrible nightmare that just jolts him awake, but his recollection of the night in the cruise that he wanted to trash away for good. Yet, somehow his mind rejected to do so. “Uggghhh!” he protested in irritation towards himself, laying back down on his bed as he looks beside to catch the early time of the day. Grabbing his phone to check his schedule, the special date of the day reminds him of their upcoming days for their first day in college and being an independent adult. Looking in front and not far, he counted the pack boxes that he longs prepared yesterday, as he will move out today from his uncle’s care and wings and will be living independently in the University dorm. Taking the convincing note of sav
(MORE LIKELY YOU) "Hi! I am a thief and I am here to steal your heart." ----- Anonymous ----- “HOW DO I SMELL?” Teasing as Clay traps Sky within his gazes and unto the fault that he just witnesses what he did, but more likely a lucky mistake he finds too cute to handle. Sky is left with a gasp as his mind screams the word. “D***!” Cursing as he fails to stop himself from doing a crazy thing and an utterly stupid thing he ever did to his entire life. He breaks his trance as he immediately moves away from him, claiming. “I’m not and do not assume things that aren’t real.” Firmly standing on that rock as he still wants this game to end in his favor. He shoves himself away from him ignoring the fact and the reality of what just happened. With Clay giggling in silence and letting him go, but taking this round into his favor and point. Their waiter apologizes and leads them immediately and back directly into their table. “Here’s the menu as you
(ROUND ONE) "Love is like an hourglass, the heart is filled while the head is emptied." ----- Anonymous ----- “DEAL!” Sealing the deal, yet rather a game to the next stage and more likely a dangerous area to begin with. The night only started as Clay stops his car in front of Sky with Andrea, Bea, and Mark in two, worst of luck in front of the entire student body. Where he went out with a smug and confidence to his face with the words. “Shall we go home now?’ Earning the giggle and scream of the crowd around them and as usual for Andrea and Bea who could not contain their excitement and jumping unto the sidelines. Mark taps Sky’s shoulder as he whispers. “I’ll take Andrea and Bea back to their dorm.” With a nod as he faces the ticking bomb of the game, he accepted from him, Sky gives the key of his car to Mark as he headed towards Clay. To the crowd that cheers and in heaven, he smiles with the façade of a boyfriend material that almost made
(STAGES) "Can you do it? To not fall in love with me?" ----- Anonymous ----- “HOW to win the heart of the one you like?” Teasing, yet more likely taunting Clay for the plan he set up with Andrea and where the entire gang approves off, yet only knew the gist of it. He immediately shuts down Ian’s words and throws the book he presented in front of him with the ways of how to flirt with the one you love 101. Which makes Kean and Dylan shake their head in amusement, but ends up with Ian laughing. “Come one Clay, I’m just joking.” Defending his action as he pleads for an apology, yet not to him. He just shakes his head ignoring Ian’s comments and teasing as he made himself clear to his gang. “Well, I’m d*** serious here.” Shutting him once more as Ian could only surrender by a nod towards him. He sits on the couch as he prepares his guitar along with the rest of his gang as they will about to open, represents the seniors, and welcomes the freshme
(FLIRTING GAME) "And then my soul saw you, and it’s kind of went… Oh! There you are, I’ve been looking all over for you." ----- Anonymous ----- “SO DO I.” To the words that made the crowd wild and put the BL fans heart to explode with bliss, as everyone giggle tagging the entire confession the royal one of the year. Sky snaps out of the sudden fantasy and more likely a bewitching scene that draws him to the realization of the reply that he should have not said. “Then from now on you are mine as I am yours and no refund, exchange, or return.” Hitting the bottom as the crowd screams in utmost delight as every scene is taken with each and everyone’s camera and even posting it live on the University’s social media platform. “D***! Just what the hell did you just say, Sky!” Scolding himself inside his mind where even though he just snaps out of it and realizes his fault and stupidity. He could not find himself bulging out of place like he is glued
(TRUTH OR A DEAL?) "And then my soul saw you, and it kind of went… Oh! There you are, I’ve been looking all over for you." ----- Anonymous ----- FOUND themselves in the middle of the busy field where booths made by the University’s clubs are doing their best to recruit freshmen to join them. Sky who is torn in between what Andrea told about him and the fact that he just stupidly remembers that boy to Clay, made his conscience rattle and his guilt escalate of what he did to him. “This is stupid.” Scolding himself rather than blaming Clay like he used to. He could not help but look all over for him among the crowd as the sun is starting to set and end for the day. Ignoring the seniors and club representatives that’s trying to recruit him for their club, Andrea and Bea are having the time of their life enjoying every bit of the event. When. “Sky!” Surprise and more likely taken by Andrea, who grabs his hand and drag him near the stage with Be
(THAT SWEET CONFESSION) "Did you know that I love the second word of this question?" ----- Anonymous ----- “HE REMINDS YOU OF CLAYTON, RIGHT?” Caught off guard as Andrea’s words turns serious with a bit of irritation mixed in. He shuts himself as he could not look at his cousin's eyes as she knew everything. “Don’t you know that Clay is blaming himself for what happened?” Looking back at her with surprise as Andrea’s words tell him otherwise. Guilt starts to creep inside him, as he just blames someone else for the past that he should already forget. “Come on Sky, you know better than this and what you need to do.” Pushing him for the plan she had with the deal with Clay. She is surely utilizing Sky’s weakness as Clay on the other hand had the half-truth of everything. “The one who hurt him, I surely will make him forget him completely.” “Where is he?” With the green signal up ahead and where Andrea hides her excitement while set
(ANOTHER DEAL) "Do you believe in love at first sight, or should I walk by again?” ----- Anonymous ----- “ANDREA, I need to talk with you.” Cornering her, yet more likely ambushing her in the middle of the moment as they just rush Sky at the hospital. Andrea notices the black folder Dylan is holding in his hand. Anticipating this as she expected the country’s best detective to have a hint and two. She knew that Dylan already investigated everything and most especially about Sky. Did not expect this to be so soon, yet she could not just shove it off. She nods as she replies. “Do not worry, I’ll explain everything to you.” Both agree as they choose a private restaurant where they can talk without anyone knowing. Dylan handed her the folder by which with a gasp and knowing a thing and two of what it contains. She composes herself as she flips it open and reads the information where precision and perfection reflected the title and standing Dylan has as a detecti
(PAINFUL MELODY) "Can you hear my heart? It’s beating your name." ----- Anonymous ----- “YOU WILL COME BACK FOR ME, RIGHT?” Cursing himself for suddenly remembering the past that he curses and swears to forget. Where he thought that he already did, yet here he is with that words that bring nothing, but pain and the start of his dark past. “From now on, I will be your savior, your knight, and your superhero.” “Promise?” “I promise.” Hated those words as it was the past that made him curse the meaning and the word ‘promise’. He runs away as he could not contain the fault of his past and his stupid heart who still believe in the lie, promises to forget. “D*** it, Sky!” he curses himself for being a fool for reminiscing the wrong past that he regretted having from his whole life. “I will be waiting for you, Clayton.” Trying to shake those memories and words off of him, yet to the destiny that somewhat is teasing him with the wrong
(THE BEST TIMES) "Admit it your love would be so boring without me." ----- Anonymous ----- “YOU WILL COME BACK FOR ME, RIGHT?” The words that Sky wanted to exchange with and promise too. Towards the only person who made him feel special and the very first one who became his true friend and eventually now as his dearest one. “I will, I promise you that.” Exchanging the words through a pinky swear that sealed their promise to each other. Sky draws a smile as he wipes his tears away and nods excitedly and gleefully towards the upcoming days and temporary departure that will hold the two of them for a while apart but will be looking for the days and the time to come to be together again. “I will be waiting, waiting for you.” Drawing the sweetest smile to their faces and from the two of them, that is marking the innocence that is branded and looked at by the rest and the very same thought around them as a gesture of a childhood friendship and nothing