Message Through The Window
Painting In The SkySunggyu feels his heart was about to jump from his ribcage when a figure that he is covertly watch out turned towards his direction where he was hiding.
"That was so close " he says to himself.
He is so sure his new neighbors would not know if it has been several days, he was spying him - using his ridiculous binoculars- through his transparent window . But still, when the boy looks up at him –at his window direction actually- the thrilling, scintillate , tense sensation has even appeared like a criminal would be caught soon. In point of fact, the distance between their respective room not too far, but with practical thing called binoculars, Sunggyu could more clearly see what is being done by the owner across of the room.
Once again he is crouching down close to the window, carefully his binocular be directed to his new neighbor's room. He grins when he found out what he wanted to see in that morning still there. Even though the glasses over that room is preventing his vision but he still clearly saw what happened there.
A teenager who looks like has the same age with him was busy preparing his school stuff. That morning the boy woke up late, Sunggyu has known. Don’t ask because it has been a hour ago Sunggyu put his nose, observing all activity in that room.
Oddly enough, the twos have never spoken to each other. He knew that the boy’s name was Woohyun, thanks for the information he got from his mother who always forced him to socialize with him , but Sunggyu prefers to socialize in his own way by observing that poor boy through his window .
Woohyun and his families have just moved. Both also not in the same school, which also made him reluctant to start a conversation with him. What's the topic they would talk about, he thought. He already knew his name, where school he was attending, how much family number who live with him, his favorite food –since Woohyun always ate that specific food all time at his room whiles doing his activity- his hobby -he always scream at his laptop when he lost in a game, every day-
Not because that boy was arrogant. No. The boy seemed friendly, proved by many of his friends always come to his home –playing games-. Again, don’t ask why Sunggyu could know if it was not thanks to his assistance, binoculars.
They just exchanged smiles when these two were crossing paths in the middle departed for schools. According to Sunggyu statement, it is the sweetest smile he has ever received in his life and claimed wholeheartedly if the smiles are only for him. Shameless, right.
"YA!! Sunggyu-ah, drag your lazy down here and have breakfast before you are late "his mother cries in seven octaves.
"NEE .. UMMA!!!! " Sunggyu replies, equally loud and he immediately hides his self behind the curtains when Woohyun turns in his direction, or maybe he thought Woohyun turned in his direction because seriously, he has yelled like a tarzan just now. Maybe he has heard him screaming before, he thought frantically.
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Still 8 p.m. but Sunggyu has been nesting beside his transparent window, holding his sacred binocular. He makes his room looks dim so that the shadow which come in his direction doesn’t uncover his secret movement.
And here he comes
Awful smile is painted on his lip when both his eyes caught the sight inhabitant of that room, laying on the bed, seen busy reading something. He tries to adjust his zooming scale but poor, it is always futile when he did it.
He chuckles at his stupidity also at Woohyun’s moving mouth, following each word on what he was reading. How cute, he thinks. He takes a ship his milk then put it back on the floor, he sweeps the stain milk on the corner his lip with curtain which is located next to him, his eyes never leave that poor victim.
The next second, Sunggyu almost pukes his milk out when he saw Woohyun get up. With sensual manner -bites his lower lip, slowly move, wriggle, all is counted on it- he removes his shirt until his tummy area.. Yeah.. Almost exposing that area but he pulls his tank top down which accidentally or not involved when he gets rid his shirt. Sunggyu groans in disappointed, he almost saw that part but here his ing black tank top left over his body.
It was enough to make his heart beat in an abnormal way. He is so innocent, deal with it because it is the first time he saw Woohyun being like that. And somehow he hoped that Woohyun also removing that black thing or if not, maybe something that called pant. But alas , it never happened . Sunggyu was facepalm with his thought. He is innocent, he thought.
Then the boy disappeare into a room that Sunggyu thought it was a bathroom. A wetting Woohyun always came out from there. His hair he means.
Sunggyu release not satisfied grunt , he must wait a bit longer to see Woohyun again. He hopes the next scene will be more interesting, because whenever Woohyun out of that small room, Sunggyu always get a good view.
The minutes passed and milk in his glass almost running out , but there was no sign of Woohyun . His mind is drifting in the readable objects that Woohyun was reading just now, whether it was an adult men's magazine ? And Sunggyu almost have an amazing fantasy about it, if only Woohyun came late out of the bathroom in split-second.
Shirtless of course, too much for Sunggyu happiness. And too much for Sunggyu misery –because he still put a hope that a scene he just saw a moment ago would be continued after he has done - annoying towel also there, hanging around his neck and covered almost his upper body. As usual.
Doesn’t get a good view of his body then Sunggyu stares sheepishly into that boy’s private area that it is only covered by a boxer. He feels heavy blush creeping up his cheeks.
Inwardly he thought it was better when Woohyun came out with a towel covered his body, he would be going crazy if he doesn’t. In other way he also curious –or sorrow? - What kind of limb under there, since that boy always looking nice on whatever shirts he was using.
" YAH ! Sunggyu - ah , why is your room really dark? Should you study at this hour ? “Her mother's voice broke the silence, blaring spread all over the room . And soon light is illuminating his room . His mother finds Sunggyu at his favorite spot, not move even an inch.
“You already asleep ? Cck, slacker. Are you going to sleep beside the window? "
Some second passed and Sunggyu has realized, it is his mother who was standing in the doorframe.
“UMMAAA ... "
He was (too late) surprised to find his mother , also shocks on realizing the possibility of the boy across his home know his behavior because his mother’s cries were able to reach out to radius of five kilometers . He immediately moves away from the window after first closed it with curtains .
Oh.I.am.so.dead .
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Sunggyu doesn’t know, if he has to run back into his home or keep walking and pretend to be cool, because now Woohyun is walking at his direction. He should passing the stunned Gyu who just showing his face in this world -out from his home- to reach his home. And what happened last night still enveloping Sunggyu’s little mind.
Seeing Woohyun in wet because of the shower – although it’s only his hair- actually hot but wet in sweats is hotter. He grins inwardly at his thought.
Sweat was running down at his side face, go down at his jawline. His bang looks so damp too, the way he wiped his bangs to aside only make him look more seductive.
Sunday morning, it's natural for his neighbor sweating like that, he always jogs in the morning. Too much different from Sunggyu. If it was not her mother who kicked his to get out for sipping some fresh air better than wallowing in his bed,-and probably asleep Sunggyu going until late afternoon. And for sure he would miss the view of sweating Woohyun in this proximate . He will thanks to his mother later.
Woohyun just gives a small smile likes usual -but too sweet for Sunggyu until he thinks he could get toothache - just like when they bumped to leave for school. But seeing Woohyun smiled like that with the sweat running down at his jawline makes Sunggyu cannot move an inch.
This morning is like a heaven.
Wait, If Woohyun had finished jogging, that is means maybe he would ...
Sly smile is blooming in Sunggyu’s face. He is quickly running into his home, despite he had just a minute ago was outside the home. Having struggled to escape for his mother’s radar, finally he gets into his room and takes his sacred friend, binoculars.
He hopes what in his mind a few minutes ago doesn’t happen or not because now , Sunggyu almost fainted watching the scene . There, on the balcony , Woohyun without any piece of cloth that covers his upper body, and it gives a refreshing sight for Sunggyu. This is what he has been waiting since last night .
Woohyun was sipping a warm drink while leaning on the railings . The view is clear without any glasses hinder his vision, unlike when Woohyun inside his room . This time Sunggyu’s magnification binoculars works to help him (also thanks to the natural light in that morning) to set up the clear vision each curve of the Woohyun’s body .
All are now clearly illustrated how each muscle in his arm moves in beautiful way every time he raises his glass to his lips , how each vein in his neck moves under the damp skin when it responded the drink into his throat . And he is dying inside when those plum lips were wiped by his tongue.
He gulps. Thats deliciously toned body. And he is understand why Woohyun always good in every cloth he was using.
Sunggyu feels like heis being burned by that view. He cupped his chubby cheeks like a fool, hoping that unwelcomed warm feeling disappears on his face . He was well aware, for stoping the growing sense of warmth spreading across his face is he should stop looking at Woohyun but he could not . Blame it on Woohyun , he thought .
An instant later Sunggyu really want to bury him himself alive . He believes Woohyun turned to him . He again tries to hide in his usual spot but the curtains in his room has somehow disappeared . His mother has washed those curtains because it was very very dirty , well of course it’s, how’s not , it's been almost a week, those curtains Sunggyu used as a hiding place in a variety of circumstances . Until removing his drools he did on that poor curtains .
Ottokhe .. Sunggyu strengthen his heart . Hope what he has just experienced only an illusion. He has caught Woohyun’s eyes on him.
His heartbeat calms a little and he tries his lucky again, such washing time if he doesn’t see all the view over there. Its rare view on Sunggyu’s dictionary.
He pokes his head out from the window , do not forget the binoculars on his hand . With remaining of shame he has , binoculars now is directing to where Woohyun is standing.
Woohyun still there . Standing casually and looked right at him with a tiny smile on his face. Okay , Sunggyu thought it was just a coincidence , maybe he just smile to various directions and the coincidence that it’s lead to his direction .
However, that hypothesis is vanish like dust blew by the wind when Woohyun raises a glass to him , as if giving a " cheers " sign and there Sunggyu , lying on the floor, full of deep shame .
No doubt . He knows.
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Sunggyu did not know why he should play cat and mouse with Woohyun. He has stopped watching over Woohyun since the incident that morning. He admits, his hands are itching to grab his binoculars. But, the idea Woohyun already knew what he has doing, gives him a deep shame.
He begins to alert about his surrounding , hope he does not cross paths with Woohyun when leaving or back from school. He still wished what happened in that morning was not real. Oh, what Woohyun would thinking about him. A ert neighbor, then Woohyun will move to another room and he couldn’t see spying him again . He stubbornly convince himself if it was not his fault, it's all because Woohyun was being cute, handsome with captivate smile, adorable and became a hottie. Yap, yap, blames Woohyun who has it all.
He was tired all day rolling around in his bed. Ughh, what is Woohyun doing now, he thinks. His hands are itching to grab his binoculars and directing to Woohyun’s room but he tries to control himself.
Should not, must not, he is chanting in his mind.
But a moment later Sunggyu been sitting under the window, the blanket tightly wrapped his body likes a cocoon. After ensuring those curtains is installed properly, a precaution to hide, he then launch his mission.
He sighs as no sign of Woohyun there. He is probably hanging out with his friends , he thought sadly. If only he could start a normal conversation with Woohyun, maybe they could be good friends and hang out occasionally on weekends, errr, although he wants more with that . He suddenly feels sad when he imagined Woohyun having fun with his friend. If only he could start a normal conversation ….
He wipes his binoculars lens as he thinks to pensioned it. Time for watch out Woohyun is over. He then thanked his binocular -in dramatic way- for always be with him. And as the last step, for the last time, he wanna see Woohyun’s room. Wrong. He wanna see Woohyun in his room.
And a happy smile on his face. Yaiy, Woohyun is there finally, looking as good as ever. And the idea for pensioned his binoculars is immediately forgotten.
But again, lucky isn’t on his side when a burly hand pulled the blanket that covered him, his body which wrapped in it also rid up with it and there was standing her mother with a spatula in her right hand.
"HEY, Kim Sunggyu. Should I drag your for having lunch, huh? "
"UMMAA, Aish, why are you always show up at the wrong time? I will go down for lunch " Sunggyu grumbles, repairing the blanket to cover his body again.
"If you want to diet, not to shut your self like this and skip lunch. And please take that blanket. " his mother says as she comes out, leaving the grumpy Sunggyu in the corner.
Sunggyu snorts in disgust with his mother’s super caring behavior.
Klik…
And he just realized why he must hiding there. Sense of horror is evokes each his fuzz in second. He bites his lips for a short while before could think the next moves. He counts until three and eventually turns to face the balcony where Woohyun is. He almost chokes on air in the next moment. Woohyun is standing there, looking directly at him throught transparent window.
His hand propped his head aside as he looks toward Sunggyu who still wrapped in the blanket. And Sunggyu could not avoid a wink and fool grin from Woohyun. Sunggyu’s face heats up in instant and he can’t believe his body betrayed him because of a stupid wink.
With hard effort, he is jumping around in effort to stand away from that window with his stupid blanket still wrapped him.
LET.ME.DIE.
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The window as his reconnaissance has been transformed into a restricted area. Some of the lines that say "police line, do not across" is glued from end to end the window. Pliss, don’t ask, he has police lines was from where. He doesn’t going to come near the area.
He lays helpless in his room again, after trying to take his mind off at what his neighbor just done to him. He dumbly staring at the ceiling. Nothing he can do. Already eat, drink his milk, also finished all his school task -in attempt to get rid the thought about Woohyun- which usually he would spent many days or weeks to finished it but now, amazingly it’s took only a few hours.
He wants to sleep soon, the thought of his neighbor became strong when he doesn’t do anything.
A light passes the crack, the curtains did not close completely. In a dimly lit of his room, it’s seems clear incandescent. Then followed by some variation duration in each of light. First, Sunggyu ignored it, thinking it might be the light of lighthouse and Sunggyu also not sure since when in his residential area where he lives has a lighthouse.
The light is glowing again and then attracted Sunggyu’s attention. That is sort of Morse code . Sunggyu smiles at his genius brain. He knew Morse code because he once on scout team.
Sunggyu gets up eagerly and tries to find the source of the light. It’s kind of remain him when he was at scout. When night came, he played with his friend using those codes. It is fun anyway. His bare foots bring him come near the restricted area . At first he was hesitant to approach the window. He might be able to see the source through the window.
But who’s care about Woohyun.
The light is still visible and he is immediately open the curtains and removing the “police line” there. The window is wide opened and right across there, Woohyun is leaning on the balcony railings, holding a small flashlight in his hand.
"Hi"
The next message comes.
Errr, Sunggyu doesn’t know what to do, should he close the window and go back to sleep , or pretend falling from window so he can bury his embarrassment or maybe chatting with him, ah, maybe he can explain what he's always done behind the window, if Woohyun need an explanation.
Sunggyu waves his hand with uneasy feeling. And with that he could see Woohyun smiles with the help of moonlight that night. It’s somehow erasing his uneasy feeling.
"Can I talk to you?" Woohyun gives the signal again.
“…”
Sunggyu soon runs out of scene. Seeing Sunggyu just run away like that, Woohyun could not hold his disappointed but it doesn’t last long when he gets "ok" from the light Sunggyu sent. Yelling at night to answer question is not a good thing.
"I am Woohyun"
"I knew"
"How come?"
"..."
"answer me"
"It is… I knew from my mother. I am Sunggyu "
"I knew. Your mother always yelled your name"
And both laugh. They already know each other without formal introduction.
"So, where is your binoculars?"
Sunggyu was flushed .
"Do you know? I'm not stupid enough to realize someone always watching me "
"So all this time you already knew?"
"Yes"
"And you purposely acting when you knew I'm peeking from this direction?"
Seem on the other side Woohyun is trying to hold back his laughter .
"YA! "Sunggyu shouted from across.
"Did you enjoy it?" Woohyun shouts.
"No" Sunggyu counters . Embarrassed and shy.
"Should I need to do it again?" Woohyun asks . The flashlight for long neglected.
"You're a teaser"
"And you enjoyed it" Woohyun says while holding back laughter.
Sunggyu doesn’t understand whats wrong with that guy. Okay, he likes to see Woohyun acted like that and also Woohyun like to get attention from him? Oh yeah, such a teaser ...
Without thinking twice, he immediately closes the window.
He is about to go to bed and bury his embarrassment, until Woohyun shouts about something that makes his annoyance disappears in instant.
" Sunggyu-ah, I think we should go out sometimes, just two of us, umm, maybe?"
And the chorus sounds of "aww" accompanied with whistling could be heard from first floor both of their home. He is covering his face with his pillow, realizing that the source of the cheering sound comes from his family who may be gathered watching silly drama that’s currently running in TV.
Aish, Nam Woohyun, why does he has to shout like that .He could deny the fact that his heart flares up and his inside starts twisting.
Sunggyu turns his flashlight on and sending the answer, didn’t bother to open his window, because he was sure Woohyun could see the light that came out through his window with dim backround .
"let me think about it" Sunggyu says, completely red
Yep, good start to begin a relationship. And then he smiles and overwhelmed.
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