No Plagiarism!fQCJiTNKfEeqpm8QVsfmposted on PENANA Thursday – 11:13 a.m. – Classroom 2A8964 copyright protection9PENANAXIUMmhVE2y 維尼
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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 protection9PENANAXEOLAnj9K2 維尼
He was watching the back of Ren’s head.8964 copyright protection9PENANAdoOsKOTWV8 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 protection9PENANAGcPmMgzE82 維尼
Ric had sat next to him today. Not behind.8964 copyright protection9PENANAVkY7YpQTY5 維尼
Close enough that their elbows almost touched on the shared desk.8964 copyright protection9PENANAU0cCm5KPLf 維尼
And Ren hadn’t moved away.8964 copyright protection9PENANAGUbXgIoRx5 維尼
That was something.8964 copyright protection9PENANA9UtSqvxQ8X 維尼
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Ric leaned slightly sideways, his voice low enough that only Ren would hear.8964 copyright protection9PENANAGPd4ZeoUdQ 維尼
“Do you write lyrics?”8964 copyright protection9PENANA5kh9K3J0v4 維尼
Ren turned his head slowly. “What?”8964 copyright protection9PENANAEXCaV3uH2a 維尼
Ric nodded toward his notebook. “The way you tap. It’s like you’re counting beats.”8964 copyright protection9PENANAuzZJh1aVgY 維尼
Ren blinked at him. “I don’t write songs.”8964 copyright protection9PENANAhsEKjce1eA 維尼
“But you listen to them like you do.”8964 copyright protection9PENANAqCix6IkkUB 維尼
Pause.8964 copyright protection9PENANAK6jbldBpTq 維尼
Ren looked down, a faint blush threatening to rise in his cheeks. “I just… like the way certain notes feel.”8964 copyright protection9PENANAKDZIMDsAY7 維尼
“Like how?”8964 copyright protection9PENANASNPWHXOlwM 維尼
“Like…” Ren hesitated. Then:8964 copyright protection9PENANAMFM96CVJpq 維尼
“Like something pulling on your ribs. But gently.”8964 copyright protection9PENANAtZAhIictQc 維尼
Ric looked at him like he was seeing something new.8964 copyright protection9PENANAMGcdquoEuP 維尼
Then smiled.8964 copyright protection9PENANA5MA5GhwKp9 維尼
“Beautiful answer, Ren.”8964 copyright protection9PENANAfZBzWASp8U 維尼
And that was the first time Ric ever said his name aloud.8964 copyright protection9PENANAIqGWiTxpn4 維尼
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12:08 p.m. – Campus Courtyard8964 copyright protection9PENANAtyKOgij8RG 維尼
Rain again.8964 copyright protection9PENANAnvHdDVg8Gd 維尼
Of course.8964 copyright protection9PENANAVNqd9VL9fb 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 protection9PENANALs1qDyZQjA 維尼
“Do you know my name?” Ric asked suddenly.8964 copyright protection9PENANAtHxbNcU2RJ 維尼
Ren looked at him. Quietly.8964 copyright protection9PENANAv3VGBfnZDL 維尼
“You never say it,” Ric added with a half-laugh.8964 copyright protection9PENANA0BIpEduv2M 維尼
Ren blinked. “I do. In my head.”8964 copyright protection9PENANAm4rO2oWkVs 維尼
Ric turned slightly toward him, raising a brow. “How does it sound when you say it?”8964 copyright protection9PENANATTzRytb8i1 維尼
Ren bit his lower lip, caught off guard. “...Like it belongs to someone who notices things I forget to hide.”8964 copyright protection9PENANApRtaoaIMp8 維尼
Ric's expression softened. He looked down for a second — like the answer hit him somewhere deeper than expected.8964 copyright protection9PENANA86aKPAL7Oa 維尼
“You always do that,” Ren mumbled.8964 copyright protection9PENANAqbu1V8Wdlu 維尼
Ric smiled. “Do what?”8964 copyright protection9PENANAPRNtwSlbBB 維尼
“Make silence feel… different.”8964 copyright protection9PENANA7l1AcpTFO7 維尼
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That Evening – Ric’s Apartment8964 copyright protection9PENANA9P1DXbZUjo 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 protection9PENANA816XggfZLQ 維尼
All of them said:8964 copyright protection9PENANAN4aQbNL3Su 維尼
> "Ren"8964 copyright protection9PENANAWTpvmwe8wq 維尼
But one, in the middle of the page, had a slightly different line under it.8964 copyright protection9PENANAbsOvg3Yjm4 維尼
> “Ren Thitipoom.”8964 copyright protection9PENANAXzsn4WCZL9 維尼
The boy who looks like a rainy song and smells like cinnamon.8964 copyright protection9PENANAlsS5rt0Nwg 維尼
He didn’t know why he wrote that.8964 copyright protection9PENANAprnyyCA14O 維尼
But once it was there, he couldn’t erase it.8964 copyright protection9PENANAxI4070UuQg 維尼
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Meanwhile — Ren’s Bedroom8964 copyright protection9PENANAIKLPlBjVBZ 維尼
Ren stared at the message for the sixth time.8964 copyright protection9PENANANi5Ep3SQpb 維尼
[Ric – 8:37 p.m.]8964 copyright protection9PENANApbX5irfRYZ 維尼
> “Hey, I’ll be late to class tomorrow. Save me a seat? :)”8964 copyright protection9PENANA1BZg3KBgk2 維尼
He hadn’t replied. Not yet.8964 copyright protection9PENANA8jfJOZp9ck 維尼
But his eyes kept drifting back to that little smiley face. That soft request.8964 copyright protection9PENANAY3CvkOIJlp 維尼
And the fact that Ric had just assumed Ren would want him to sit nearby.8964 copyright protection9PENANA21mLFffFOe 維尼
Maybe he was right.8964 copyright protection9PENANAHtFCrShnWB 維尼
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The Next Morning – Friday, 9:08 a.m.8964 copyright protection9PENANABy1VqnZkVm 維尼
Ren sat in his usual seat.8964 copyright protection9PENANAgEaiUc6uUz 維尼
But this time, he kept a notebook open beside his own.8964 copyright protection9PENANAai5wkS0TiV 維尼
He wasn’t sure why. But when Ric arrived — five minutes late, slightly breathless — he saw the notebook and smiled.8964 copyright protection9PENANA6sGsVTPhIe 維尼
“You saved me space?”8964 copyright protection9PENANAUCk8zttyet 維尼
Ren nodded, eyes down.8964 copyright protection9PENANAeenqR3UFsh 維尼
“I brought you something,” Ric whispered, pulling out a small paper bag.8964 copyright protection9PENANA4ZT0NwoNv8 維尼
Ren blinked.8964 copyright protection9PENANABiWztvpzCl 維尼
Inside was a cinnamon roll.8964 copyright protection9PENANA9xfYE1hsVK 維尼
No sugar glaze.8964 copyright protection9PENANAHM5JFoA2Xr 維尼
Exactly like how he liked his coffee.8964 copyright protection9PENANAORT2BhUxDa 維尼
Ren didn’t speak.8964 copyright protection9PENANArrHzKfr6o3 維尼
But Ric did.8964 copyright protection9PENANAhkO0kmkPtq 維尼
“You’re Ren.”8964 copyright protection9PENANAqAjBhCEwlv 維尼
He said it again, softer this time.8964 copyright protection9PENANAdL76OkP9W6 維尼
“Ren Thitipoom.”8964 copyright protection9PENANAn9thsCPB2k 維尼
Ren looked up.8964 copyright protection9PENANABZqHC1SFhc 維尼
“And I’m Elric,” Ric added.8964 copyright protection9PENANAdLnWVg9ndH 維尼
“Elric Suthiphong. But you can call me Ric.”8964 copyright protection9PENANA8rJpbRqaC6 維尼
“I already do,” Ren said quietly.8964 copyright protection9PENANALdZsTo7bXb 維尼
“I know. But I wanted to hear it.”8964 copyright protection9PENANAQgJUvyM5X2 維尼
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Back in Ric’s Notebook – That Night8964 copyright protection9PENANAcJROAllNeV 維尼
> “He said my name. And it sounded like something I never want to stop hearing.”8964 copyright protection9PENANAGuErCjU1St 維尼
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