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No Plagiarism!5ATuRRBkG6eBAr2yrbb1posted on PENANA Thursday – 11:13 a.m. – Classroom 2A8964 copyright protection8PENANAzo31Op9eAB 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 protection8PENANAmAUv7c7iiO 維尼
He was watching the back of Ren’s head.8964 copyright protection8PENANABpO1wlmHzQ 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 protection8PENANABkd2b68dIC 維尼
Ric had sat next to him today. Not behind.8964 copyright protection8PENANANxlSBZ4nTb 維尼
Close enough that their elbows almost touched on the shared desk.8964 copyright protection8PENANAP8EVoKE7Sg 維尼
And Ren hadn’t moved away.8964 copyright protection8PENANABGH7i0Ka72 維尼
That was something.8964 copyright protection8PENANAMus1vNYeEp 維尼
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Ric leaned slightly sideways, his voice low enough that only Ren would hear.8964 copyright protection8PENANAfXZa0kqHbt 維尼
“Do you write lyrics?”8964 copyright protection8PENANAbMjriR3ILB 維尼
Ren turned his head slowly. “What?”8964 copyright protection8PENANAvqxlOewJRO 維尼
Ric nodded toward his notebook. “The way you tap. It’s like you’re counting beats.”8964 copyright protection8PENANApDu4SuREsK 維尼
Ren blinked at him. “I don’t write songs.”8964 copyright protection8PENANA2yx3C4PcXr 維尼
“But you listen to them like you do.”8964 copyright protection8PENANA2S2yJQA8jS 維尼
Pause.8964 copyright protection8PENANAFHfTqSA60T 維尼
Ren looked down, a faint blush threatening to rise in his cheeks. “I just… like the way certain notes feel.”8964 copyright protection8PENANA3CMcnrnUWo 維尼
“Like how?”8964 copyright protection8PENANAXUuCS2LMti 維尼
“Like…” Ren hesitated. Then:8964 copyright protection8PENANA9an7y1DBjl 維尼
“Like something pulling on your ribs. But gently.”8964 copyright protection8PENANADsXWmLX1tM 維尼
Ric looked at him like he was seeing something new.8964 copyright protection8PENANAZKb8MiFLPA 維尼
Then smiled.8964 copyright protection8PENANA2DhdfmR3Vo 維尼
“Beautiful answer, Ren.”8964 copyright protection8PENANAD2icsPlbt1 維尼
And that was the first time Ric ever said his name aloud.8964 copyright protection8PENANAw7dOxdHhcu 維尼
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12:08 p.m. – Campus Courtyard8964 copyright protection8PENANAx8ltQqdyyG 維尼
Rain again.8964 copyright protection8PENANAc9MEdJCwmh 維尼
Of course.8964 copyright protection8PENANAo6QdFlCIGI 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 protection8PENANAO7f5okmCf6 維尼
“Do you know my name?” Ric asked suddenly.8964 copyright protection8PENANAqXRCLH8NDJ 維尼
Ren looked at him. Quietly.8964 copyright protection8PENANAdwgfuTSCuT 維尼
“You never say it,” Ric added with a half-laugh.8964 copyright protection8PENANAuPfwMKQJlx 維尼
Ren blinked. “I do. In my head.”8964 copyright protection8PENANAbf6QbYgPgo 維尼
Ric turned slightly toward him, raising a brow. “How does it sound when you say it?”8964 copyright protection8PENANA9jAebCLdH3 維尼
Ren bit his lower lip, caught off guard. “...Like it belongs to someone who notices things I forget to hide.”8964 copyright protection8PENANAYiij5MQFoa 維尼
Ric's expression softened. He looked down for a second — like the answer hit him somewhere deeper than expected.8964 copyright protection8PENANAVwjGX0usvO 維尼
“You always do that,” Ren mumbled.8964 copyright protection8PENANATZrcRNZaFj 維尼
Ric smiled. “Do what?”8964 copyright protection8PENANAhYBFqwvfnH 維尼
“Make silence feel… different.”8964 copyright protection8PENANA6XLXMkudsD 維尼
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That Evening – Ric’s Apartment8964 copyright protection8PENANAML1ZnaMzA0 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 protection8PENANAF4d7yYMlHV 維尼
All of them said:8964 copyright protection8PENANAJUWxLkYSaY 維尼
> "Ren"8964 copyright protection8PENANAsyb8IXOJT4 維尼
But one, in the middle of the page, had a slightly different line under it.8964 copyright protection8PENANAkx3zngYwoc 維尼
> “Ren Thitipoom.”8964 copyright protection8PENANAmHMDghCJpY 維尼
The boy who looks like a rainy song and smells like cinnamon.8964 copyright protection8PENANAPyt8S2tsii 維尼
He didn’t know why he wrote that.8964 copyright protection8PENANAstWqH8G950 維尼
But once it was there, he couldn’t erase it.8964 copyright protection8PENANA357Sb8UNsf 維尼
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Meanwhile — Ren’s Bedroom8964 copyright protection8PENANA0Nw0wIaHfh 維尼
Ren stared at the message for the sixth time.8964 copyright protection8PENANAeFbssMBbY5 維尼
[Ric – 8:37 p.m.]8964 copyright protection8PENANAGmMhBh3FUo 維尼
> “Hey, I’ll be late to class tomorrow. Save me a seat? :)”8964 copyright protection8PENANAN5WQSh0uOV 維尼
He hadn’t replied. Not yet.8964 copyright protection8PENANA2drhPuT6mZ 維尼
But his eyes kept drifting back to that little smiley face. That soft request.8964 copyright protection8PENANALsg55QKfaZ 維尼
And the fact that Ric had just assumed Ren would want him to sit nearby.8964 copyright protection8PENANA5Y2CB3W2GB 維尼
Maybe he was right.8964 copyright protection8PENANAFmoDH1l0BS 維尼
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The Next Morning – Friday, 9:08 a.m.8964 copyright protection8PENANAEJQcZJ92yk 維尼
Ren sat in his usual seat.8964 copyright protection8PENANAaIftKXXLdu 維尼
But this time, he kept a notebook open beside his own.8964 copyright protection8PENANAUAdtrevc4F 維尼
He wasn’t sure why. But when Ric arrived — five minutes late, slightly breathless — he saw the notebook and smiled.8964 copyright protection8PENANA8yJK5lvxIq 維尼
“You saved me space?”8964 copyright protection8PENANAiVS9bZKDp6 維尼
Ren nodded, eyes down.8964 copyright protection8PENANArGQqQwx6t9 維尼
“I brought you something,” Ric whispered, pulling out a small paper bag.8964 copyright protection8PENANAgMDTRaaPWB 維尼
Ren blinked.8964 copyright protection8PENANAEN52OuMuDV 維尼
Inside was a cinnamon roll.8964 copyright protection8PENANAxaPk9rpLJd 維尼
No sugar glaze.8964 copyright protection8PENANAtczIu3ctNz 維尼
Exactly like how he liked his coffee.8964 copyright protection8PENANAXMgvpUFnad 維尼
Ren didn’t speak.8964 copyright protection8PENANAnRUDGD2KLR 維尼
But Ric did.8964 copyright protection8PENANAFTvZc2vZhc 維尼
“You’re Ren.”8964 copyright protection8PENANAa5jn2xxeg8 維尼
He said it again, softer this time.8964 copyright protection8PENANAFIelZhQgo5 維尼
“Ren Thitipoom.”8964 copyright protection8PENANAtbrpiaPzRc 維尼
Ren looked up.8964 copyright protection8PENANAFAUmvFbyIf 維尼
“And I’m Elric,” Ric added.8964 copyright protection8PENANA9Am9Ki1BU2 維尼
“Elric Suthiphong. But you can call me Ric.”8964 copyright protection8PENANAQxVIwsxeA0 維尼
“I already do,” Ren said quietly.8964 copyright protection8PENANApmZGTYvoJY 維尼
“I know. But I wanted to hear it.”8964 copyright protection8PENANAmPY1Xknwnq 維尼
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Back in Ric’s Notebook – That Night8964 copyright protection8PENANA9Cdqg7n8Uh 維尼
> “He said my name. And it sounded like something I never want to stop hearing.”8964 copyright protection8PENANAWk3i2fRZ61 維尼
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