Day 18 : Confession
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Confession || 1384wc
The sets had been refined and adorned with a gleaming chandelier dangling from the ceiling. The brightness of the white lights, the crew were anticipating for their famed model, Lee Taemin. So far it was pleasant working with the said model; he wasn’t snobbish like most of the people in the industry and it taken them by surprise when he brought them lunch. Perhaps, what they read in tabloid and the real specimen was different. Well, pairing for the photo shoot, a man who is also renowned in his own subject, Choi Minho, a young, aspiring photographer and also had been dubbed at one of cold -hearted one. The crews were running here and there making sure everything was perfect for the shoot and also to satisfy the top names. Taemin, is still in his dressing room and Minho was nowhere to be found in the set.
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A loud knock resonate along the deserted corridor, it was his request making sure that his model would be in peace and away from the heftiness of the set. He waited patiently in front of the door, and few minutes later the pretty little head with tuft of blonde hair bulged out from the creaks of the door glancing sideways for security and Minho chuckled.
“Come in, come in.”Taemin whispered and Minho continued his low chuckle.
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When they were sure the door was locked, they took their spare minute just indulging of being together with silence. Taemin sat next to Minho on the couch tightening his dressing robe, laying his head on the man’s shoulder.
“I miss you.”Minho laid his head on Taemin’s staring outwards to the mirror on the vanity table, smiling appreciatively at their reflection on the mirror.
“I miss you more.”Taemin responded, it was true they hadn’t met for months, when Minho is in Korea, he’s in the States. Travelling around the world, only meeting in dreams and healing their yearning with midnight phone calls, only seeing each other in an advertisement or in the TV, craving to kiss each other’s lips and being glowed by each other’s touch.
Minho lifted his head from Taemin’s, turning the other to face him, he caresses those cheeks that he had been longing to watch the pearls turn red with a slight touch of his coarse palms. And, he could feel Taemin’s cheeks heating up as he fluttered his eyelids leaning closer to the touch. Taemin rested his palms on the back of Minho’s palm, he in turn stroking the tanned skin.
Minho’s palm moved along Taemin’s sharp jaw, fingers trailing the underside of the jaw with Taemin’s eyes gazing at his motion, finally halt to rest. Leaning closer and closer, as their breath rumbled together.
And Minho’s phone goes off, Taemin detached himself from Minho and went to the vanity table, sitting on the small chair in front of it eyeing curiously as Minho talks to the phone coldly. He smiled, Minho was always warm and gentle to him like the sun but when it comes to others, he’s cold and stiff.
“What happened?” Taemin asked.
“I need to go.”Minho said disappointedly slipping his phone back to his trousers pocket.
“Oh ok.”Taemin replied indifferently.
Minho was few steps away from the door, when he turned back and placed a chaste kiss on his lips. And, when the dressing room door was shut, he felt like he is encaged in an underground prison without the words of love, the touches of love and his love.
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Taemin entered the set, dressed in a low cut white tank top with a lavender sleeveless cardigan, face with no heavy make - up attached to suit the natural concept of the shoot. As he was waiting at the edge of the set, eyes rooting on his Minho with face contorted in concentration and exchanging few stern words with his crews. This was a side he knew, a façade of Minho’s and he chuckled lowly realising that his lover was acting all cold and mysterious but with him, well, he’s this romantic, loving man that’ll make Taemin fall in love deeper by the day. Guy who always substitute the overused sentence ‘I love you’ with other 500 ones just because he wanted to be unique and sought to make him feel special every passing day from the moment he wakes up until the very moment he close his eyes.
“Taemin-shi,the shoot is about to start.”A woman wearing a t-shirt and leggings with her curly hair let loose called up to him, and he followed the woman. Time for showbiz!
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When Taemin stood in front the white screen, displaying a serious expression on his face. Minho couldn’t help but smile, his Taemin wasn’t like this with him. His Taemin is the one who always pouts when Minho ignored him or teased him for his own amusement, the one who cuddled up to him when the night gets a little chilly or when they were watching a horror movie in his apartment .And, he was somehow glad and can’t help but feel a tinge of self pride, because only he could witness the adorable side of Taemin and he wouldn’t share it with anyone else no matter how possessive it sounds. When the first shoot had ended, and the crews scurried away preparing for the second one, when Taemin went pass him with a cheeky smirk, he tapped Taemin’s rear before glancing sideways worried that somebody had seen them, Taemin jolt his tongue out teasing him and went away.
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They call it a day, after all the shoots had successfully ended. Taemin bowed with a small smile, and the crews praised him and cheered for him. Few of the guys had asked him out for a drink or two and it boiled Minho’s blood, if only they knew, he would’ve shout at them for even going near to his goddess. But instead, he clenched his fist and watching from a far with his pair of hawk eyes if they dare to touch Taemin. When the disturbing guys had went away after being rejected by Taemin, he paced faster heading to Taemin and sling a hand around Taemin’s waist casually while Taemin rested his head on Minho’s shoulders as they walked to Taemin’s dressing room.
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Finally, some quiet time without crews or paparazzi looking out for them. Taemin had changed from his shoot costume to his casual clothes, lying down on the couch in the room next to Minho.
“Why can’t we just tell the media that we’re dating and madly in love?”Taemin raised the subject that had been bugging him for awhile; he wanted to be on Minho’s side in the public, showing off their love,it was something that he was happy off and he wanted the world to know.
“It’s because I don’t want your career to deteriorate because of us dating.”Minho responded, resting Taemin’s head on his chest. And, Taemin could hear the loud “badum” of Minho’s heart.
“But, I don’t want my career if I can’t go and have a normal dinner with you in a romantic restaurant.”Taemin reacted with a pout adorning his cute little lips.
“Maybe in few years time, when we have a real solid career and we’re restless and itching to settle down. Ok?”Minho slowly formed his sentence trying to make Taemin comprehend the situation.
“I won’t mind playing hide seek a little longer, it’s fun but I still don’t like when those girls flirts with you.”Taemin said with his arms folded in displease.
“Don’t worry; they’re not as cranky as you.”Minho teased as his nose snuggled between Taemin’s lavender-scented tresses.
Taemin continued pouting, not interested in counter attack.
Minho slanted forward and kisses Taemin gently and that disagreement and the insecurity within Taemin had melted like ice in a glass of lemonade in the summer. They ferociously continued rekindling that passion that had been dimmed for months.
If only they realised that there was a hidden camera resting somewhere in the room.
This wasn’t it…
This wasn’t what my heart planned…
for you…
the things I’ve prepared
I have over 500 cool things to say…
“I love you” not something so cheesy like that
it is…more…
I’ve prepared something romantic & sweet
- Hot potato - Confession