11 PUNCH DRUNK LOVE
Lee Taemin Superstar11 PUNCH DRUNK LOVE
(Setting: Singapore)
The interiors of the lounge bar of Vagabond Hotel are mostly a kind of red that screams desire. There is no subtlety in its intention to project a y vibe. And it is with regret that Taemin notes how the place is perfect for seduction, which is what Kai and Heechul are engaging in right now, the older idol being more explicit in his motives the more he drinks.
It is a small mercy that Kai’s weapon of choice is charm. At least Taemin can be sure that his best friend wouldn’t be jumping Kibum at any point tonight. But Heechul is another story, as his weapon is boldness, no, brazenness. It seems to Taemin that Heechul’s mission that night is to find ways to touch Kibum. In everything he says and does, Heechul manages to make skin contact with the interpreter. Witnessing this makes Taemin’s own skin crawl.
Although he had no intention to drink, Taemin realizes he needs alcohol to calm his nerves before he pokes Kai’s eyes with the straw in his drink to keep him from flashing googly eyes at Kibum and before he pounds Heechul’s hand with the heavy-looking wooden elephant table centerpiece to make him stop touching Kibum.
Had Jonghyun and Jinki stayed longer, Taemin would’ve asked his Jjong-hyung to call Leeteuk to collect the drunk-faced Heechul. But Taemin could’t really blame his manager for leaving early— he was with Jinki after all, and the place just happens to set the mood for something more exhilarating than drinking and partying.
Now on his thirteenth glass of hard liquor, Heechul moves closer to Kibum and throws his arm around the latter as he engages Kibum in a conversation about the lives of idols.
Out of courtesy, Kibum initially feigns interest until Heechul’s stories spark actual interest in him because Kibum begins wondering if Taemin is also promiscuous like the other idols. Kibums finds himself wishing that Taemin isn’t the type, glancing at Taemin in the process and realizing that the boy is looking at Heechul with murder in his eyes. Is he mad at Heechul for exposing the secret lifestyle of idols to me?
Taemin, on the other hand, is contemplating on pushing Heechul away from Kibum, who is seated between him and the older idol. But Kibum seems too engrossed in Heechul’s titillating tales of idols behind closed doors.
When Taemin sees Heechul’s fingers on Kibum’s shoulder, deliberately going beyond where the cutoff sleeve stops so it is bare skin he is caressing, Taemin’s own fingers tighten around the glass he’s holding. He is about to throw his drink on Heechul’s face when he hears
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