HEMP ROPE
42 Special
#Fickle
Win - I'm not fickle. I don't know which word to use.
Team - Huh?
Win - Really.
Team - What word?
Win - Between the words' love' and 'se...ack!!
Team - Not a word!!
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#Dust
Team - Dust got in my eyes.
Win - Oh.
Team - /wipes the tears/ Oh, it's gone.
Win - Attaboy helps wipe away the tears that are still flowing.
Team - I said it was dust!
Win - If you argue again, I'll wipe it with my mouth.
Team -…=[]=!!
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#Wake up
Morning! Wake up to wait for the water filter cleaner. (laughing)
Hia - Team, wake up, we'll be late.
Team - ......
Hia - /shake him
Team - .....
Hia - /kicks him
Team - ......
Hia - /kicks him off the bed!!
Team - Ai Hia!!
Hia - You want me to wake you up like how Dean wakes up
Nong Pharm?
Team - No!!!
Hia - Do you know how they do it?
Team - And how do you know?
Hia - ......
Team-.....
Pharm - Achoo!
Dean - /pats him to sleep.
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#Valentine
Team - Hia, wake up. We'll be late.
Hia - /groggily touched his forehead/ Oh, no stickers this year?
Team - What for?
Hia - It's Valentine's Day?
Team - Oh, Hia, what about chocolate?
Team - None
Hia - Flower
Team - None
Hia - / pursed his lips.
Team, get up and eat quickly.
Hia - Yeah, yeah, it's strange. Do you know how to cook?
Team - Of course, it's just an omelette. /Nudges away a trash can with egg carcasses.
Hey - Where's the egg and rice...Oh? /looked at the omelette with heart-shaped tomato sauce.
Team - /folded his arms, wiggled his eyebrows/ Too bad, no flowers, no chocolate, no stickers.
Hia - /laughed/ It's okay, as long as I have you.
P.S.
Hia -The other side is charred.
Team - Just eat it.
Pharm-/looked at the cellphone, wondering if Team managed to make that omelette successfully.
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#Throwing beans
Team - /Throws beans at Win
Win - Hey, what is that for!?
Team - The comic said today's the day to throw beans to get
rid of bad luck.
Win - Isn't it supposed to be throwing beans at the giant to drive bad luck out of the house?
Team - Oh, not throwing beans at the body to drive bad luck out?
Win - / raises eyebrow/ So you're throwing beans at me to get rid of my bad luck?
Team - Nope!
Win - Screw you.
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#Christmas
Win - This year's been so busy I forgot about Christmas.
Team - /chewing rice/ Me too.
Win - /looks at fried broccoli on Team's plate/ I'll have some too.
Team -Ah/picks broccoli with a fork and lifts it above his head.
Win - Hey /his eyes follow
Team-/leans forward/ Chu!
Win -=|=!
Team - There, we kissed under the mistletoe. /Stuffs broccoli into Win's mouth.
Win - /chews quickly, eyes twinkling/There are still many broccoli, oops, and mistletoes on your plate.
Team - You can't kiss for every piece!!
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#EqualMarriage
Win - What are you reading?
Team - /Shows Win his mobile screen/ news about marriage equality.
Win - ...Oh.
Team - It's funny, Hia. Can't a couple become a family if they don't have children?
Win - /rocks Team's head gently/
Team - Why can't the same gender couple adopt each other until the last day of their lives?
Win - /pulls into a hug/
Team - /muffles into Win's shoulders/ Is our kind of love so worthless it can't pass into family ties?
Win - It's not...we are people too. Our love is no different from a man and a woman loving each other.
Team - .....
Win - But some people don't understand and don't even try.
Team - /Hugs tighter/...Tiresome, huh?
Win - /chuckles/ Mhm, but... won't give up. /pulls away a little, then puts his head against Team's./ Let's fight this together.
Team - Mhm, together.
Win - Let everyone know that same-sex love also needs life stability.
Team - Yes!
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#What can you do when you grow up?
Team - I'm 20 now, what can I do?
Win - /smiles at corner of lips/ Team - /Goosebumps/ Why are you smiling?
Win - Nothing! Let's go to England once Covid-19 is over.
Team - Huh!?
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#Birthday cake
Win - What are you eating?
Team - Cake Pharm made for me. You want some?
Win -/shook shakes his head/ No, happy birthday, little bastard /gently rubbed Team's head.
Team - Where's my present?/makes hopeful eyes.
Win -here/one packet of Lay's.
Team - Gee! Cheap skate.
Win - Hahahaha.
Team - /chewinged/
Win - Hey, what are you eating still?
Team - Cake
Win - It's late already.
Team - You bought it for me, didn't you? I found it in the refrigerator.
Win - .....
Team - /makes no eye contact/ Thank you
Win - ... /Leans down and kisses him.
Win - So sweet!
Team - You bought it yourself!
(Actually, he bought a cake as a surprise gift, but Team had cake from the Pharm, so Win held back. Team was like...Win bought it. He had to eat it on his birthday even if he was full.)
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#Exercise (?)
Win - You secretly lowkey have a belly.
Team - /Looked down/ Shit, well, the pool is closed because of Covid-19.
Win -/Squeezes the little belly/ You're always skipping exercise in the morning, and you do eat a lot.
Team - /looked away/ It's raining. The weather is cool and nice to sleep in, but... /Looked at the person straddling him/ Is this the time you're going to keep squeezing my belly!!! Get up and go away!
Win - Wait a minute, this is exercising!!
(Eh, what are they doing? / It's sitting up. Win was holding Team's legs…)
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#Whiteday
Team - /suckinged on candy
Manowao - What are you eating? Share some.
Pharm -/held holds out a hand and waits with anticipation.
Team - ..Wait / gets up, went to the candy shop, bought a bag of candy/ Here.
Pharm/Manow - Oh.
Manowao - Why buy a new one? You still have many left, right?
Team - You guys can't do it without having these.
Manow - Hmm?/laughed with closed mouth
Team - Hmm, what? Just eat what I bought.
Manow - Eh, what do you mean?
Team - Nosy! /Unwrapped a candy and put it in Manow's mouth.
Manow - Arg!!
Pharm - /waited with an open mouth.
Team - /rolled his eyes but unwrapped one for P Dean so spoils Pharm/You.
Pharm - Oh!?
Dean - Whose candy?
Win- Sorry, it's mine.
Dean - You eat candies?
Win- IB bought it for White Day.
Dean - What is White Day?
Win - /Raises an eyebrow/ Holy cow, you don't know? /Smiles like a winner/ Come, I'll teach you.
Dean -Fuck you (-*-)
That night
Pharm - /look at the candies scattered all over the bed, puzzled.
Team - Hia, my teeth hurt.
Win - Who asked you to wolf down all of them at once!!
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#Abdomen
Pharm comes to wait for P Dean at the swimming club.
Pharm - /Looks at P' Dean's abdomen/
Pharm - /looks at P• Win's six pack/
Pharm - /looks at the team's lean abs/
Pharm - /Lifts his shirt and looks at his own belly/
Urg.
Dean - Pharm!!!
Win - E
Team - Hey!!
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#Count on me challenge
Team - /Puts his hand in front of Win's face.
Win - ? / gives his hand
Team - No, not the hands.
Win - .....puts his chin on Win's palm.
Win - Oung
Team - /holds back a smile
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