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The lecture was half-over. A professor droned about comparative literature and post-modern themes, but Ric wasn’t listening. Not really.8964 copyright protection69PENANAMVBNqLKSDq 維尼
He was watching the back of Ren’s head.8964 copyright protection69PENANANh496hS6Ye 維尼
Soft, dark hair. Headphones pushed down around his neck. His fingers tapped faint rhythms into his notebook, like his thoughts had their own quiet song playing.8964 copyright protection69PENANAOnznl4YKKt 維尼
Ric had sat next to him today. Not behind.8964 copyright protection69PENANA4rfRX1Sr3X 維尼
Close enough that their elbows almost touched on the shared desk.8964 copyright protection69PENANAGdpPdha7JS 維尼
And Ren hadn’t moved away.8964 copyright protection69PENANAAJD3kEptjm 維尼
That was something.8964 copyright protection69PENANA1W7utRU9zN 維尼
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Ric leaned slightly sideways, his voice low enough that only Ren would hear.8964 copyright protection69PENANA7sp46a9IBN 維尼
“Do you write lyrics?”8964 copyright protection69PENANAs3jYWp18Ql 維尼
Ren turned his head slowly. “What?”8964 copyright protection69PENANAs7zFHeuUC9 維尼
Ric nodded toward his notebook. “The way you tap. It’s like you’re counting beats.”8964 copyright protection69PENANAmlRZF9Yqir 維尼
Ren blinked at him. “I don’t write songs.”8964 copyright protection69PENANAThwfYDIMhT 維尼
“But you listen to them like you do.”8964 copyright protection69PENANAdswtnGlB4x 維尼
Pause.8964 copyright protection69PENANA8bUbZzYKUY 維尼
Ren looked down, a faint blush threatening to rise in his cheeks. “I just… like the way certain notes feel.”8964 copyright protection69PENANApBrpswEUlG 維尼
“Like how?”8964 copyright protection69PENANAsGqwaVJUp3 維尼
“Like…” Ren hesitated. Then:8964 copyright protection69PENANAv2VGW3kL7K 維尼
“Like something pulling on your ribs. But gently.”8964 copyright protection69PENANAqdHM5UPmpO 維尼
Ric looked at him like he was seeing something new.8964 copyright protection69PENANAIu5CQmOIqk 維尼
Then smiled.8964 copyright protection69PENANAY596dvaNWa 維尼
“Beautiful answer, Ren.”8964 copyright protection69PENANAmoYV4ICMhw 維尼
And that was the first time Ric ever said his name aloud.8964 copyright protection69PENANAjxTxjZ0ArS 維尼
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12:08 p.m. – Campus Courtyard8964 copyright protection69PENANA0LJZnX18dK 維尼
Rain again.8964 copyright protection69PENANA0ZPk9PQgfD 維尼
Of course.8964 copyright protection69PENANAv7jWHwDChv 維尼
They stood under the same old tree near the library. Ric held the umbrella again, tilted slightly toward Ren. The drizzle was light, almost romantic, but neither of them said that out loud.8964 copyright protection69PENANAfpSWS4EAPk 維尼
“Do you know my name?” Ric asked suddenly.8964 copyright protection69PENANAV1F0sLwVbB 維尼
Ren looked at him. Quietly.8964 copyright protection69PENANANAHGDEYehd 維尼
“You never say it,” Ric added with a half-laugh.8964 copyright protection69PENANAe9vpfdxMkc 維尼
Ren blinked. “I do. In my head.”8964 copyright protection69PENANAdMr5lBTbbQ 維尼
Ric turned slightly toward him, raising a brow. “How does it sound when you say it?”8964 copyright protection69PENANAt47YBC2X1D 維尼
Ren bit his lower lip, caught off guard. “...Like it belongs to someone who notices things I forget to hide.”8964 copyright protection69PENANAMC1VsicJOj 維尼
Ric's expression softened. He looked down for a second — like the answer hit him somewhere deeper than expected.8964 copyright protection69PENANAS9LAgNxXat 維尼
“You always do that,” Ren mumbled.8964 copyright protection69PENANArOw6rAVmLE 維尼
Ric smiled. “Do what?”8964 copyright protection69PENANAIbONWio2Qs 維尼
“Make silence feel… different.”8964 copyright protection69PENANAO5Zr4GUL5a 維尼
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That Evening – Ric’s Apartment8964 copyright protection69PENANAQsPj7dKgzc 維尼
Ric sat on the floor, sketching frames for his short film storyboard. A little notebook lay beside him. One page had been torn out and refilled three times.8964 copyright protection69PENANA7DjFmDGn9h 維尼
All of them said:8964 copyright protection69PENANAzY2OIjpRvt 維尼
> "Ren"8964 copyright protection69PENANAq0JTeIQWdG 維尼
But one, in the middle of the page, had a slightly different line under it.8964 copyright protection69PENANAnEbM7cuKjt 維尼
> “Ren Thitipoom.”8964 copyright protection69PENANA8X5wGzKpLA 維尼
The boy who looks like a rainy song and smells like cinnamon.8964 copyright protection69PENANATpR3rBc07Q 維尼
He didn’t know why he wrote that.8964 copyright protection69PENANAVlRpjcmZ9E 維尼
But once it was there, he couldn’t erase it.8964 copyright protection69PENANAyNUWLcyf3Q 維尼
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Meanwhile — Ren’s Bedroom8964 copyright protection69PENANAb1eCUs9jcQ 維尼
Ren stared at the message for the sixth time.8964 copyright protection69PENANAf4ez24XAva 維尼
[Ric – 8:37 p.m.]8964 copyright protection69PENANA5DZ87Qo4rJ 維尼
> “Hey, I’ll be late to class tomorrow. Save me a seat? :)”8964 copyright protection69PENANAM0ga098TXj 維尼
He hadn’t replied. Not yet.8964 copyright protection69PENANANaFX5cRB7n 維尼
But his eyes kept drifting back to that little smiley face. That soft request.8964 copyright protection69PENANAi21Ch9JmBu 維尼
And the fact that Ric had just assumed Ren would want him to sit nearby.8964 copyright protection69PENANAn3gQWzhQP3 維尼
Maybe he was right.8964 copyright protection69PENANA9Bilss550T 維尼
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The Next Morning – Friday, 9:08 a.m.8964 copyright protection69PENANAIwAwtLSJNf 維尼
Ren sat in his usual seat.8964 copyright protection69PENANAS1l9F9PcIh 維尼
But this time, he kept a notebook open beside his own.8964 copyright protection69PENANAGPv4IQhzxK 維尼
He wasn’t sure why. But when Ric arrived — five minutes late, slightly breathless — he saw the notebook and smiled.8964 copyright protection69PENANAF5tbKVMDMw 維尼
“You saved me space?”8964 copyright protection69PENANAqlLAAhtK4h 維尼
Ren nodded, eyes down.8964 copyright protection69PENANAxdAKbfOI0Y 維尼
“I brought you something,” Ric whispered, pulling out a small paper bag.8964 copyright protection69PENANAB9YhQbce3g 維尼
Ren blinked.8964 copyright protection69PENANAMELt2l8cTi 維尼
Inside was a cinnamon roll.8964 copyright protection69PENANAw0gImyDtAV 維尼
No sugar glaze.8964 copyright protection69PENANAVKYI6EKCUI 維尼
Exactly like how he liked his coffee.8964 copyright protection69PENANAYfm1V9e6uG 維尼
Ren didn’t speak.8964 copyright protection69PENANAMV3LgwCduV 維尼
But Ric did.8964 copyright protection69PENANAGPWsBQ48Ha 維尼
“You’re Ren.”8964 copyright protection69PENANAESXHt0ByQl 維尼
He said it again, softer this time.8964 copyright protection69PENANAvgIwepYZsw 維尼
“Ren Thitipoom.”8964 copyright protection69PENANAuuewcoyMX3 維尼
Ren looked up.8964 copyright protection69PENANAdxSWaxIueL 維尼
“And I’m Elric,” Ric added.8964 copyright protection69PENANA1WtFcSJIVn 維尼
“Elric Suthiphong. But you can call me Ric.”8964 copyright protection69PENANARJyaEERz7R 維尼
“I already do,” Ren said quietly.8964 copyright protection69PENANAuukppu923R 維尼
“I know. But I wanted to hear it.”8964 copyright protection69PENANANR5djwQMHB 維尼
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Back in Ric’s Notebook – That Night8964 copyright protection69PENANAYJNMTgymEq 維尼
> “He said my name. And it sounded like something I never want to stop hearing.”8964 copyright protection69PENANAHkscv2cz4I 維尼
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