Re(d)-Bound | GemFot

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Chai glanced at the rack of paints , he recalled the image of the younger's smile the day he first caught him looking secretly at him behind the aisle of biscuits. But, he wanted to make it fun. He grabbed some white, purple, red and green. The older quickly settled into his seat , he peeked at Chan who's fully concentrated.

After an hour, the assistant reminded them , that their session is left with 7 minutes. Chan looked concerned as Chai laughed at his own work. He asked ' I'm done , What about you ? '. Chai nodded and they turned around, the assistant swapped their canvas. When Chan turned around, he couldn't help but chuckle at the high quality painting of that Grape flavour Oishi green tea drink he used to buy as an excuse to talk to other. Meanwhile, Chai was silent. Speechless admiring the beautiful painting of four-leaf clover. He asked the other , ' Why the clover ? '.

Chan looked at the ground and said ' The four-leaf clover represents Love & Luck. That's what you brought into my life , They say eternal love is difficult. Yeah, but I want to try that with you '. His words hit Chai like a roar on a calm lake. He blinked away the tears pricking his eyes and asked ' But why is it brown ? '. Chan smiled saying ' For me , brown represents " Warmth ". That's what I want to be for you '. The older thought to himself ' Chan is not expressive he's more like the person who expresses with actions. But he's trying to express in words even though he's not used to it , the only reason for that is I'm a person who needs affirmation with words '.

There was big crack on Chai's barrier, he thought maybe one day he would let this boy in but never in a million years he imagined that this boy would try to break it.

They got their canvas wrapped protectively and headed outside to grab some food. Chan noticed his phone vibrating for a while , it was his mom. He came back to the other saying ' That was my mother. My brother seems to have a pull off a surprise visit from abroad, she wants me down to our house. We're having a family dinner '. Chai looked a bit upset, cause he was planning to take him to that fine dining place down the block. He thought of something that could be better, ' Will it be okay if I join the dinner ? '. Chai looked puzzled by his suggestion and thought to himself ' I don't know about that. Every time I brought someone home a friend or someone more than that they got upset and my company had to walk on eggshells '. Chai glanced at him and the thought cloud over his head, thinking that maybe he went too far. After few seconds, Chan nodded and they were on the way to his parent's house. The ride was silent, Chan kept glancing at the sleeping beauty on the passenger seat.

Within an hour, they reached the house. Chai woke up slowly hearing the tires screeching into the driveway. The minute they stepped inside the house, the whole family took a glance at their son and the unknown boy next to him. Shaking off his nervousness, Chan quickly put on a sweet smile greeting them all. The next second, they started whispering something to each other. Then his parents greeted him with a smile shocking their son. They collectively eyed Chan to introduce them , he quickly introduced his dad, mom and Ind : his non-identical twin. Ind grabbed Chai's hand and guided him to sit at the couch. Dad initiated a small talk with the older and his mom rushed to prepare watermelon juice to cool down in that hot weather. Chan glared at Ind , ' What's happening ? '. Ind slid next to his brother, whispered ' I told them everything you said about your crush and your so called dates '. Chan pinched his brother for ratting out then asked why were they behaving like this if they knew that the boy he brought home is the one their son is in love with. Ind joked ' Maybe cause he looks similar to Peem '. That's when it hit Chan , on why their parents were behaving like this. He quickly sat next to Chai and asked him , ' By any chance, do you know the actor Bie who played the role Peem ? '. The older was confused at the brothers staring at him intently, he asked ' You mean the movie from 2006 ? '. The brothers nodded,  Chai smiled at them saying ' How could I not know my father '. The brothers were shocked, Chai couldn't help but laugh their expressions, they were carbon copy of each other no wonder the twins. Mom was back with the juice for the older and Chan was ignored , she joined them asking how his father is doing these days.

After answering her, the older turned around to the younger asking how his father is related to this situation. Chai was too embarrassed, Ind took his turn saying ' Our Dad was the president of  actor Bie's fan club in the northern part, while my mom was the president of actor Bie's fan club in bangkok. At 2005, When the movie was released, they had a raffle and both of the president won a ticket to the premiere. That's where they both met, and dad fell first , took almost half a year to convince my mom to marry him , they even played that movie's ost in their wedding. Chan was almost named Peem , I was almost named Cherry If I was s girl baby '. Chai was pleasantly surprised at hearing that, maybe the phrase overlapping coincidence will eventually lead to a happy ending might be true. He playfully smiled saying ' Do you remember the ending scene of that movie, the baby was playing and the characters Peem and Cherry encouraging the baby to walk towards them .. ? '.

The eyes of Chan's  parents screamed ' Of course '. Ind closed his mouth asking ' Don't tell me , it was you !!! '. The older giggled at their actions, ' I was the baby and that scene when I walked was actually my first step. My mom behind the scene was screaming in happiness, my dad had to cry according to the script but he couldn't help but smile '. The boy was fascinated to see Chan's mom so happy meet him and his dad looking like he hit the jackpot. Meanwhile, Chan couldn't lift his head as the second hand embarrassment was too much for him. He quickly dragged Chai to upstairs saying ' Let me show him around '. His parents couldn't help but be happy thinking that they could actually get a son-in-law any soon.

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