How They Meet

  It’s about 6am and a boy with jet black hair is sleeping peacefully in his big bed. His room that has tons of tiny porcelain figures, dolls and masks has light peek in as a beautiful man walks in not making a single sound. The light from the hallway only illuminating the room silently. The man turns on the timer beside the bed leaning over the boy tapping his cheek lightly. The boy slowly wakes and reaches out for the man. The man wrapped his arms around the boy kissing his forehead. The boy smiles sleepily “Good morning Jin.” The man whispered a good morning to the boy. The 14 year old boy buries his face in the man’s chest trying to go back to sleep. The man taps him again whispering to him he can’t go back to sleep. “But I don’t want to deal with people today.” The boy whines as the man shakes his head moving away from the boy. The man in a very soft whisper says he has to get up. “Fine…. Jin are the maids here?” The man shakes his head telling him the maids won’t be in the main house until 8am. The boy nods getting up walking into the closet grabbing his clothes. He started walking into the bathroom as the man followed going and started to help the boy get ready for the day.

 The boy comes out completely dressed wearing his house shoes as the man followed hearing the timer go off. “Oh look like it’s time for Howie and Jin breakfast time.” The boy states happily as the man turned off the timer. Howie walks down the marble-floored hallway. Passing by only photos of him and Jin. Once they make it to the dining hall, Jin has Howie sit and goes to serve him. Howie watches out the open windows looking into the inner estate where the resting area is with many marble statues of animals and tons of Foxglove flowers in every color. Howie smiles lightly watching out the window. Sadly, that smile doesn’t last long. He quickly frowns seeing the servants starting to come out their houses and go to their stations. He sighs saying “Jin why can’t it just be us in the estate? They clearly don’t have to be here.” He glanced to see the silent man hold food up to his mouth frowning slightly. Howie quickly takes the food and looks down. “Sorry I forgot you would then have to take care of everything.” Jin only taps Howie’s face leaning down and whispering to him. He smiles hugging the man “You’re right our home is pretty this way and they don’t bother me either.” The man simply nods kissing his head and continued to feed him. Howie happily enjoyed his breakfast. Allowing Jin to guide him out once he is done to resume his day.