Minh dressing him shouldn't have been nearly as arousing as it was but somehow the level of concern and care the Asian took in pulling the fabric down around the brunette, trying to position it so as little of it actually touched the kid as possible was endearing in such a way that it made Stephan wanna curl up on a couch with the guy somewhere and snuggle for the rest of his life, with brief interludes of sex in between.
The pain must've been making Stephan slightly delirious for he found himself actually asking, "Minh, are you a cuddler?" before he could remind himself to merely think the question, not actually speak it, horror coming to fill him as he realized what he had said and mentally slapped himself across the face - Wishing that action had produced itself in the physical world rather than his latest embarrassing thought.
"Sometime when you're not maimed, I'll show you." The guy promised with a pleased smirk that only widened into a predatory grin when Stephan spluttered unintelligibly in response, feeling his face turn as red as his stomach. "For now though, let me drive you home." Minh continued, apparently deciding to take mercy on the now absolutely humiliated Stephan who would much rather just go bury himself in a hole, or literally do anything else right now than spend another minute with the hot barista.
"Home?" Stephan echoed incredulously, giving Minh a confused look which only elicited a slow nod from the other boy. "I gotta get to class!" Stephan protested defiantly, looking at the Asian as if he were absolutely insane for thinking otherwise, which he totally was. Stephan was putting a whole hell of a lot of money into those classes and the only way he was missing a single one was if he were dead - And even then still it was still a hard maybe.
"No. No you're absolutely fucking not." Minh shook his head defiantly, his tone leaving absolutely no room for argument, but that sure as hell didn't mean Stephan wasn't going to try.
"I'm feeling fine now!" Stephan assured optimistically, forcing himself to hop down off the table as he spoke to prove the truth of his claim. Bad idea. Bad Idea. The boy's body screamed in protest, leaving him to bite out a breathless gasp of a pained moan, nearly doubling over at the sudden onslaught of pain without thinking how much worse that would actually make it before Minh caught him by the shoulder and straightened him back up, leaning the kid against his side for support before Stephan had a chance to protest or, worse, try again to display his amazing feats of wellness.
"You have work." Stephan tried again, desperately scrambling to think of any excuse he could possibly come up with to deter Minh in his quest to keep the brunette from class, unsure where this sudden burst of caring had come from and left utterly confused by the whole ordeal.
"I'm on break." Minh countered easily, though Stephan didn't miss the fact that usual work breaks were about fifteen minutes tops if you had a really kind boss and the barista had already been with the brunette for the better part of a half hour.
"Fine, you win." Stephan finally caved with a heavy sigh of defeat, choosing to let himself be soothed by the absolute gorgeousness of the smile that earned him rather than bemoan his lost class time.
The drive home was not the horribly awkward, silence filled endeavour Stephan imagined it was going to be. Rather, Stephan whined about all the classes he was going to be missing while Minh rolled his eyes exhaustively through the whole spiel but when the brunette had finally run out of things to complain about, the Asian had actually gone on to ask what the boy was taking all these classes for. Which had then led to a discussion about Stephan's interest in medicine and how disappointed he was in the actual lack of medical development, shocked at how many well known diseases there were, and had been for years, that we still didn't have even the beginnings of a cure for. That had, of course, led to a much rawer conversation about why Stephan was passionate about that particular topic and how he had lost his mom to cancer at a young age and was now determined to make sure other kids never endured that heartbreak of being alone so young.
Minh had gone on to talk about how he was studying to become an exercise physiologist, working at the coffee shop to pay for tuition, and how lame his story was in comparison - He liked running and wanted to make a living out of his passion, nothing deep and heart wrenching there. Stephan had, of course, assured the Asian that there was nothing lame about actually pursuing his dream and admitted that, if things had been different, he'd have liked to be an astronaut.
Very few people knew that Stephan still clung to his childhood fantasy of being an astronaut.
When they finally made it to Stephan's house, an apartment a little farther from campus than the brunette would've liked but a cheap enough place in a nice enough neighborhood, Stephan found his crush had developed into actual feelings. Minh was not only super hot and possibly interested, but actually a pretty great fucking person too. The teen had interesting passions, and amazing dreams, and similar interests and, and, - And, yeah, Stephan was fucked. He was incredibly fucked and he knew it. He knew it like he knew the fact that Minh was wonderful to talk to and had managed to get the brunette to speak of sensitive topics and deep scars he hadn't trusted anyone enough to show in years. He. Was. So. Fucked.
"Nice place." Minh commented interestedly as he parked his car, a small midnight blue hatchback with comfortable seats and an actual working airconditioner, in the gravel driveway out front and unbuckled his seat belt.
"The lady next door makes me churros sometimes, so that's a plus." Stephan agreed as he pushed opened his door, not having a seatbelt to worry about as the thought of strapping something across his chest made him nauseous to even think about. Minh was at that side of the car a moment later, leaving Stephan to wonder if the dude really had magical teleportation powers or some shit as he turned his head back to gaze at where the Asian had just been sitting, checking to make sure the guy hadn't simply duplicated himself - However, Stephan found exactly zero duplicates (Damn. That sure would've made for some "interesting" times in bed) so Minh must not have been kidding about that love of running.
Minh got an arm under Stephan's shoulder and took most of the kid's weight as the brunette stumbled haphazardly out of the vehicle, basically falling out of the door and only nearly missing face planting straight into the driveway thanks to Minh's lightning quick reflexes and strong arms stabilizing him - Everything about the dude was quick! Wonder if he's quick in bed? Bet not, he can probably go all night long, The resident pervert in Stephan's mind piped up cheerily, though Stephan quickly covered any choking on air that might have taken place with a overly loud cough that was totally convincing and not at all fake in the slightest.
They moved rather slowly, Stephan leaning heavily against Minh's side as they made their way up the driveway and eventually through the front door, Stephan indicating where he hid his key so Minh could let them in, not trusting himself to bend over and grab it at the moment. (You'd let him bend you over! The overly horny voice singsonged merrily and oh, Stephan would like to deny it but there was undeniable truth there. There was never a time the brunette would say no to Minh bending him over.)
Once inside, Stephan gestured vaguely towards his own room on the far side of the apartment and Minh half drug him over there as Stephan sagged like a broken ragdoll in the dude's grip, leaving the Asian to drape a muscled arm over the brunette's shoulder and keep a stabilizing grip on the boy's arm - It was honestly the only thing keeping Stephan standing as exhaustion came to lay its unrelenting weight upon him, his body drained and weary from all that it had endured.
Stephan distantly wondered where all this trust had come from as it would be so easy for Minh to break into his home and kill him in his sleep anytime the guy wanted to now but as the barista carefully delivered Stephan to his own bed, practically lifting the boy onto the mattress with as much gentle care and precision as someone might handle a million dollar antique, the teen found himself completely unbothered by the fact that he'd gifted some of his most private knowledge to the Asian. Rather, Stephan almost felt comforted by the fact. Minh had pulled his coffee wielding assailant away and had done nothing but take care of Stephan since then. Maybe it was the exhaustion and pain muddling his brain, but Stephan felt safer this way, knowing Minh had him.
That exhaustion clouded haze of safety is probably what drove him to reach out and catch Minh by the sleeve just as the Asian was turning to leave - or steal all of Stephan's belongings, but Stephan was going to go with the first option. The boy opened his mouth to say something along the lines of please don't act like you hate me tomorrow but what actually came out was, "Tell anyone I want to be an astronaut and I'll fucking kill you."
But Minh smiled softly, brushing a thumb over the hand Stephan had wrapped around his wrist until the brunette was soothed enough to let go and replied, "I won't," so Stephan got the feeling the guy got his unspoken message and with that knowledge and the calming sensation of safe enveloping him, not to mention a shirt that smelled like everything hot dude should, the kid was out like a light.
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