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"Nani," Win called smoothly.
Nani looked up as he and Dew sat across from the senior. "S-Sawadika," he greeted, bowing his head slightly. Win's eyes were already on him intense, warm... too warm. Like he knew something he shouldn't.
Nani couldn't help but wonder did Dew tell him my name? Or has he always known it?
"Phi... can I help you with anything?" Nani asked quietly, shifting under the weight of Win's stare.
"Yes."
Win's voice didn't rise, didn't fall. It simply was steady and commanding, like the world should listen.
Nani waited.
"Be my friend. I like you, Nong," Win said casually, leaning back with a confident smirk.
Dew raised one eyebrow, a silent question flickering across his face.
Nani blinked. "O-oh... but why?"
Win chuckled, a deep sound that sent a chill across Nani's skin. "Why wouldn't I want to be your friend? You're really cute." He reached forward and pinched Nani's cheek with teasing familiarity, his fingers lingering a second too long.
Nani tensed.
"I've noticed how you're always alone. That's not good. You need someone... steady. Someone who'll look after you properly," Win added, his eyes narrowing just slightly.
"Emm... thanks, Phi," Nani mumbled, trying to sound grateful, but unease crept up his spine. There was something too calculated about this encounter. Win didn't just "want to be friends."
And more than that Nani knew Win and Sky weren't on good terms. Everyone knew. They were in the same class, the same age, yet acted like sworn enemies.
The school was divided by their rivalry students either stood behind Win or pledged themselves to Sky. No one dared to remain in the middle.
Yet here he was.
Right in the middle.
A pawn in a game he didn't understand.
Sky wouldn't like this.
And Nani had a feeling...
Win knew that perfectly well.
Phi, what are you trying to do?" Dew asked once Nani walked away from the table. His earlier smile had vanished, his voice now edged with restrained anger.
Win didn't look up, his fingers toying lazily with the spoon beside him.
"Since when do you like him?" Dew pressed, eyes narrowing.
No answer. Just the soft clink of silverware against the table.
"Phi, does messing with Sky really give you that much pleasure?" Dew's voice dropped lower, more serious now almost accusing.
"Mind your business," Win said flatly, finally lifting his gaze but still not really looking at Dew. "What I do has nothing to do with you."
Dew clenched his jaw. "Phi... Nani is under Sky's family. Everyone knows that. He's not just some random kid. He's with Sky whether you want to admit it or not. Going after him won't just piss Sky off. It'll start something you won't be able to control. Didn't your father already warn you to stay out of trouble?"
Win's eyes sharpened. Slowly, he turned his head to meet Dew's stare.
"And who the fuck do you think you are," Win growled, his voice low and venomous, "to be talking to me like that? Hm? Have you forgotten your place, Dew?"
Dew didn't respond. His fingers curled into fists beneath the table as he watched Win rise and storm off, tension crackling in the air like static.
Anyone listening to Win speak would assume Dew was just some background lackey. Just a boy with no say.
But they'd be wrong.
His family may not flaunt power like Sky's or Win's, but influence? It ran deep very deep.
He only tolerated Win's arrogance because his father had told him to stay close. To watch. To wait.
But if Win continued like this-talking to him like he was a nobody -Dew wasn't sure how long he could keep pretending.
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