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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 protection13PENANAXBd05dNYW6 維尼
He was watching the back of Ren’s head.8964 copyright protection13PENANAkgCI0dpZou 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 protection13PENANAXlRWSMRbMg 維尼
Ric had sat next to him today. Not behind.8964 copyright protection13PENANAdeGfkaPZqi 維尼
Close enough that their elbows almost touched on the shared desk.8964 copyright protection13PENANAlkl4F29pdi 維尼
And Ren hadn’t moved away.8964 copyright protection13PENANAfa0qM5puE9 維尼
That was something.8964 copyright protection13PENANAtv66kI528P 維尼
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Ric leaned slightly sideways, his voice low enough that only Ren would hear.8964 copyright protection13PENANAjhtsdIPYWl 維尼
“Do you write lyrics?”8964 copyright protection13PENANADwnPZIcGJu 維尼
Ren turned his head slowly. “What?”8964 copyright protection13PENANA5QQgbNdcUu 維尼
Ric nodded toward his notebook. “The way you tap. It’s like you’re counting beats.”8964 copyright protection13PENANA9pNpHf6ZWb 維尼
Ren blinked at him. “I don’t write songs.”8964 copyright protection13PENANAZjocLbmXoa 維尼
“But you listen to them like you do.”8964 copyright protection13PENANASU9f0Jjnea 維尼
Pause.8964 copyright protection13PENANAJXhJXTgnhe 維尼
Ren looked down, a faint blush threatening to rise in his cheeks. “I just… like the way certain notes feel.”8964 copyright protection13PENANAvQtGE66nJ2 維尼
“Like how?”8964 copyright protection13PENANANGmkQCdvBt 維尼
“Like…” Ren hesitated. Then:8964 copyright protection13PENANAtwzZGhJwSj 維尼
“Like something pulling on your ribs. But gently.”8964 copyright protection13PENANAvPR0uAXQfg 維尼
Ric looked at him like he was seeing something new.8964 copyright protection13PENANAejCYTJYNWw 維尼
Then smiled.8964 copyright protection13PENANArP4SdP0ZZE 維尼
“Beautiful answer, Ren.”8964 copyright protection13PENANAkXVEOUg0d3 維尼
And that was the first time Ric ever said his name aloud.8964 copyright protection13PENANA8OmZUmv30u 維尼
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12:08 p.m. – Campus Courtyard8964 copyright protection13PENANAxgL7yyE5BB 維尼
Rain again.8964 copyright protection13PENANAHEQdzJCfeM 維尼
Of course.8964 copyright protection13PENANAnUe9zCk88Z 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 protection13PENANAOqWA4ykQaJ 維尼
“Do you know my name?” Ric asked suddenly.8964 copyright protection13PENANAoJDDcBaLaI 維尼
Ren looked at him. Quietly.8964 copyright protection13PENANAAwJ9wZ5aIX 維尼
“You never say it,” Ric added with a half-laugh.8964 copyright protection13PENANANCNgOahlt4 維尼
Ren blinked. “I do. In my head.”8964 copyright protection13PENANAtW3SnrI6od 維尼
Ric turned slightly toward him, raising a brow. “How does it sound when you say it?”8964 copyright protection13PENANAy1mmbhOV5q 維尼
Ren bit his lower lip, caught off guard. “...Like it belongs to someone who notices things I forget to hide.”8964 copyright protection13PENANATUz8lToKQx 維尼
Ric's expression softened. He looked down for a second — like the answer hit him somewhere deeper than expected.8964 copyright protection13PENANAbalnmfr6Jx 維尼
“You always do that,” Ren mumbled.8964 copyright protection13PENANAg7I5kIMpoY 維尼
Ric smiled. “Do what?”8964 copyright protection13PENANAMQA2dpbInV 維尼
“Make silence feel… different.”8964 copyright protection13PENANACqWcfk7LOH 維尼
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That Evening – Ric’s Apartment8964 copyright protection13PENANAE4VEBH1s7g 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 protection13PENANAujkA7MNNSc 維尼
All of them said:8964 copyright protection13PENANAkeMbnjOxHq 維尼
> "Ren"8964 copyright protection13PENANA50wat3imJT 維尼
But one, in the middle of the page, had a slightly different line under it.8964 copyright protection13PENANA09WIaA2TwJ 維尼
> “Ren Thitipoom.”8964 copyright protection13PENANAZhMblroOpD 維尼
The boy who looks like a rainy song and smells like cinnamon.8964 copyright protection13PENANAyNDkmHel1u 維尼
He didn’t know why he wrote that.8964 copyright protection13PENANAq4ghl1JpSc 維尼
But once it was there, he couldn’t erase it.8964 copyright protection13PENANA4rabA0LuXJ 維尼
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Meanwhile — Ren’s Bedroom8964 copyright protection13PENANA5KNCjFSYhn 維尼
Ren stared at the message for the sixth time.8964 copyright protection13PENANA7TlxPRNIZf 維尼
[Ric – 8:37 p.m.]8964 copyright protection13PENANAWKUrGGk5lF 維尼
> “Hey, I’ll be late to class tomorrow. Save me a seat? :)”8964 copyright protection13PENANAEPJY9lDKqh 維尼
He hadn’t replied. Not yet.8964 copyright protection13PENANAwhLo1izcCt 維尼
But his eyes kept drifting back to that little smiley face. That soft request.8964 copyright protection13PENANAn55xy1Ll2I 維尼
And the fact that Ric had just assumed Ren would want him to sit nearby.8964 copyright protection13PENANAEkEbVH1y1f 維尼
Maybe he was right.8964 copyright protection13PENANA8Q6QvP8p0n 維尼
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The Next Morning – Friday, 9:08 a.m.8964 copyright protection13PENANAT6jZJxop8w 維尼
Ren sat in his usual seat.8964 copyright protection13PENANAcojRDqVdyM 維尼
But this time, he kept a notebook open beside his own.8964 copyright protection13PENANAh8YkHEnVfR 維尼
He wasn’t sure why. But when Ric arrived — five minutes late, slightly breathless — he saw the notebook and smiled.8964 copyright protection13PENANABJb0AGmrNN 維尼
“You saved me space?”8964 copyright protection13PENANADi9jlOeeA3 維尼
Ren nodded, eyes down.8964 copyright protection13PENANA0ouKbWcS4U 維尼
“I brought you something,” Ric whispered, pulling out a small paper bag.8964 copyright protection13PENANAVvTEpaJsXA 維尼
Ren blinked.8964 copyright protection13PENANAxoAwG1FsM9 維尼
Inside was a cinnamon roll.8964 copyright protection13PENANATRSjv1naaj 維尼
No sugar glaze.8964 copyright protection13PENANApfI6pC2DMX 維尼
Exactly like how he liked his coffee.8964 copyright protection13PENANAaV7N095Z0f 維尼
Ren didn’t speak.8964 copyright protection13PENANA38kgaSTv5H 維尼
But Ric did.8964 copyright protection13PENANAmKVPgvMDo0 維尼
“You’re Ren.”8964 copyright protection13PENANAJLNojawtcA 維尼
He said it again, softer this time.8964 copyright protection13PENANAmHoonY7v75 維尼
“Ren Thitipoom.”8964 copyright protection13PENANA4gGCPN7k3c 維尼
Ren looked up.8964 copyright protection13PENANAZKg7t64oho 維尼
“And I’m Elric,” Ric added.8964 copyright protection13PENANAh9ArSCpqUe 維尼
“Elric Suthiphong. But you can call me Ric.”8964 copyright protection13PENANAn9VCTh6kvS 維尼
“I already do,” Ren said quietly.8964 copyright protection13PENANAYqVXm8vIBf 維尼
“I know. But I wanted to hear it.”8964 copyright protection13PENANAGYnL5YafkA 維尼
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Back in Ric’s Notebook – That Night8964 copyright protection13PENANAnmlk1aIs2S 維尼
> “He said my name. And it sounded like something I never want to stop hearing.”8964 copyright protection13PENANAnaqWa4Qfo6 維尼
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