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The 500-peso bill was already worn thin and crumpled from how long Sunghoon had been folding and unfolding it in his hand while walking through the biting December cold.
For days now the issue had been everywhere --- some government employee had come out and said that 500 pesos was supposedly enough to celebrate Noche Buena.
“Fucking asshole. Bear Brand powdered milk already costs fifteen pesos. Twenty if you go to Aling Linda’s store. Sons of bitches, all of you.” Sunghoon muttered before kicking a pebble off the sidewalk.
It was deep into the night and the air had turned really cold. The town was bright because a night market had opened right in front of the provincial capitol, and that was exactly where Sunghoon was headed.
Even though he wanted to celebrate his birthday tonight, he couldn’t shake the thought of how little the government seemed to value ordinary Filipinos. He wasn’t particularly political and rarely joined the endless online arguments or street discussions, but this is one thing he couldn’t help tying to himself.
The five hundred in his hand.
The issue matched his life perfectly --- because five hundred pesos was also all he had left for his own birthday.
Five hundred.
“Fuck, what the hell can I even buy with that? A footlong is already 125, and that’s without coleslaw.”
He let out a long sigh and gave a small, bitter laugh. Life was hard and he was struggling to find any reason to feel happy, even on his birthday.
Not the cold wind. Not the sparkling street lights leading to the night market. Not the kids singing carols.
Nothing.
He kept thinking what he could possibly buy at the night market with his 500 aside from his usual favorite footlong sandwich. Cake? Maybe just one slice. Juice or iced coffee? Probably just water.
Could he stretch it to two footlongs?
“Fuck all the idiots who voted for this government!” He tried kicking another stone but misjudged the angle completely --- suddenly he was the funny scene of the night, tripping and falling flat on the road in front of random passersby.
“Aaargggh!” he growled before scrambling up and brushing himself off.
He couldn’t really blame people for laughing at his clumsiness.
But what really sent a chill through his body wasn’t the fall…
It was seeing his friends standing at the entrance to the night market, all of them barely holding back laughter, trying and failing to look serious while waving at him.
A whole string of sharp curses ran through Sunghoon’s head from pure embarrassment.
He had been dodging any birthday talk with the group for a whole week because he was ashamed, he had nothing prepared for himself. He was used to them always inviting him to their birthdays, and half the time they even fed him and let him take home some extras.
Now he had no face to show them --- not only did he have nothing to offer, but they had just watched him eat dirt on the pavement.
“Sunghoon! Sunghoon! Over here!” Jake was waving enthusiastically, one arm wrapped around his boyfriend Heeseung from behind. But even Jake --- someone Sunghoon considered one of his closest friends --- finally cracked and burst out laughing.
Sunghoon turned his back for a second and stared down at the crumpled five hundred in his palm. He looked at it for a long time, like he was saying goodbye. He knew the moment he walked over to the group, someone would bring up tomorrow’s birthday, and they would definitely insist on treating him.
“What’s that, Hoon?” Suddenly two hands landed on his waist --- Sunghoon jumped and spun around, cheeks instantly red when he saw who it was.
“Jay! You asshole, I almost died!” Sunghoon shoved Jay away and clutched his chest because his heart was hammering.
“Sorry, bro. Thought you were about to ditch us, so I came to get you.” Jay apologized with a grin.
“Haa… uh… I was just gonna head home, I forgot something…” Sunghoon tried to slip away, already stepping backward.
He almost added another embarrassing moment to the day when he tripped over a speed hump.
Luckily Jay caught him by the waist again, and Sunghoon’s arms instinctively looped around Jay’s shoulders. Sunghoon’s arms were thick, so he nearly dragged Jay down with him.
“Easy, Sunghoon!” Jay scolded.
Sunghoon noticed how ridiculous they must look to the people passing by, so he quickly let go and stepped farther away.
“Hey! Where are you going? They’re calling you!” Jay called after him, pointing at the group.
“I’m going home! I’ll come back later!” Sunghoon repeated his weak excuse.
But Jay wasn’t looking at him anymore. The older guy had bent down like he spotted something on the ground, then picked it up.
Sunghoon’s badly creased five-hundred-peso bill.
“That’s mine!” Sunghoon snatched it back and shoved it deep into his pocket immediately.
“For Noche Buena, huh?” Jay, definitely aware of the social issue, teased, but the joke only made Sunghoon’s face twist more. “What’s wrong?”
“Don’t joke about that. A lot of people are struggling.”
“Ahh…” Jay immediately understood what Sunghoon meant. “Sorry. Why do you wanna go home? Isn’t tomorrow your birthday? You don’t wanna hang out with us?”
“You literally saw I only have 500. It’s embarrassing. I don’t have anything to treat you all. And you eat like crazy anyway.”
“Tsk. You know we don’t care about that. We’ll just treat you instead.”
“No, it’s embarrassing. Just let me go home, Jay.”
“Look at me.”
“Why?” For the first time in a while, Sunghoon actually met Jay’s eyes straight on.
“I’ll take care of your birthday tomorrow. Trust me.”
“Why? It’s embarrassing! I’ll just save up again. I sent money to the province, that’s why nothing’s left from my salary.”
“Stay right there. If you leave, I’m sending the whole group to your house.”
Sunghoon didn’t get to answer before Jay already jogged back toward the others. He thought about just bolting to escape whatever Jay was planning, but he knew the threat was real --- if the whole crew showed up at his place he’d be even more humiliated.
He didn’t look down on his friends at all, but he couldn’t stop thinking that they deserved to enjoy his birthday without being forced to treat him.
From where he stood he could see how down his friends looked. Jake even made a “call me” gesture.
Sunghoon’s brows furrowed when he realized Jay was telling them he was taking Sunghoon home.
“What the hell is this guy up to now?” Sunghoon muttered to himself.
He watched Jay jog back with purpose and then forcefully sling an arm around his shoulders. “Say bye to them. You’re coming with me.”
Sunghoon tried to shrug off Jay’s heavy arm, but Jay just turned him to face the group.
Sunghoon waved weakly and mouthed “sorry” into the air.
“Let’s go!”
---
“Why did you bring me here?” Sunghoon asked in confusion when they stopped in front of Jay’s house.
Right on cue, Jay’s family came out, still laughing among themselves.
“Oh, you’re back already? We thought you guys were at the night market. We were gonna follow.” Jay’s dad asked.
“Hello, Uncle…” Sunghoon politely and shyly greeted, still trapped under Jay’s arm.
“Okay, Dad. You guys go ahead. I have a shift later and --- ” Jay cut himself off, tightening his hold on Sunghoon’s shoulder and raising his brows meaningfully at his father. “I’m just gonna teach Sunghoon how to stretch 500 pesos for Noche Buena.”
“Aaaah… alright, alright.” His dad gave a knowing grin, then guided the rest of the family toward the night market. “Text me and your mom when we can head back.”
“Huh??? Uncle!?” Sunghoon said, confused.
“If you want to sleep over, Sunghoon, it’s fine. Make yourself at home. Bye!” Jay’s mom joined in on the teasing before they flagged a tricycle.
“Jay… what did Uncle and Aunt mean?” Sunghoon asked once Jay finally let go to unlock the door.
“Huh? Nothing. Come on in.”
Jay let him inside. Sunghoon didn’t have anything else to say --- he was here all the time anyway; this was where the group usually hung out because Jay had his own room.
“Go up to my room first. I’ll grab something.” Jay said.
Sunghoon saw Jay head into his parents’ bedroom, so he went straight upstairs to Jay’s room on the second floor. The door was open, so he walked in and sat on the edge of Jay’s big bed.
The envy crept up his chest again. He couldn’t help comparing himself to Jay.
Complete family. Well-off. High-paying job. The complete opposite of his current situation.
And most of all --- there was no way their Noche Buena budget was only 500.
“Here.” Jay said as he stepped into the room and locked the door behind him. He was holding a few things that he set down on the small bedside table.
Sunghoon winced when he realized what they were. “W-what are those?”
“Sunghoon.” One of Jay’s hands gently gripped his chin and turned his face toward him.
“Jay… Why are you looking at me like that?”
“This is mine.” Jay firmly took the 500 from Sunghoon’s hand and played with it in front of him. “Your entire birthday budget.”
Sunghoon tried to grab it back, but Jay dodged easily and flashed that annoying playful smile. “That’s all the money I have, Jay!”
“You’ve said it like ten times already, Sunghoon.” Jay folded the bill and tossed it onto the bed. “Now listen to me. I’m your treat tonight --- Christmas Eve, right before your birthday.”
Jay’s warm breath hit Sunghoon’s face and suddenly his whole body felt hot. He glanced at the clock --- one hour until his birthday.
“Skin contact, fifteen pesos.” Jay announced before pushing Sunghoon down and climbing on top of him on the bed.
“Jay… what if we get caught…”
“Thirty if there’s a hug.” Jay did exactly what he said --- wrapping his arms around Sunghoon’s waist and bringing their faces level. “You want this?”
“Thirty is so expensive…”
“Tsk haha!” Jay laughed at Sunghoon’s reply. “You get how we’re gonna do this now?”
Sunghoon nodded, but he still had one question. “What if Jake finds out…”
Jay’s expression darkened for a second and he covered Sunghoon’s mouth with his hand. “I honestly think Jake wants you to experience this. However, from now on the only name you’re allowed to say is mine. Clear?”
Sunghoon got scared for a moment at Jay’s tone, but the fear was quickly buried under the heat building between their bodies. “Yeah…”
“Fuck… finally got you all to myself…” Jay muttered before burying his face in Sunghoon’s neck, making the younger boy squirm. “Stop moving.”
“I’m ticklish…”
“Come on, what else do you want? You’ve still got 470 left.” Jay challenged.
“A-anything’s fine… right…?” Sunghoon asked shyly, but his hands were already cupping Jay’s face, holding it still so he’d stop attacking his neck for a second.
“Yeah, of course.”
“A kiss?”
“Twenty.”
“French kissing?”
“Sixty. Unlimited.”
“I need a discount.”
Without hesitation Sunghoon yanked Jay’s head down and started the service he’d chosen. Even though Sunghoon was clearly new to kissing, Jay wasn’t disappointed --- he was eager and took the lead himself.
The tighter Jay wrapped his arms around Sunghoon’s waist, the deeper the younger boy kissed him back. Not aggressive, still feeling his way, but the hunger and longing were obvious.
And so Jay wouldn’t feel embarrassed about enjoying it, he let Sunghoon claim his lips completely. Even though Jay wanted to dive straight into deep territory, he held back and let Sunghoon explore first, letting the confidence build in tonight’s little transaction.
Hot. Delicious. Addictive. Words Jay wanted to say out loud but his partner wasn’t giving him any breathing room.
“Haaa haaa haaa.” Sunghoon paused for a moment, and Jay could see how quickly his lips had swollen. A second later Sunghoon dove right back into making out with him.
To give his friend more control, Jay let them switch positions on their own. But even after they flipped, Sunghoon still wouldn’t stop devouring his mouth.
Jay leaned back against the headboard, and it was like Sunghoon had already learned --- without missing a beat he settled right onto Jay’s thighs.
Eventually Sunghoon stopped kissing and dropped his head onto Jay’s shoulder. “Haaaa… haaa… ha…”
His breathing was completely ragged, so Jay gently rubbed his back to help him calm down. “Who taught you how to kiss like that?”
“No one… I just did it… I never even thought we’d end up kissing.” Sunghoon panted against Jay’s neck.
Jay swallowed hard when he heard that. Because he saw the situation very differently. He’d wanted to taste Sunghoon for a long time, but he could never get a moment --- Sunghoon was always buried in work, and whenever they were together the rest of the group would hog all the attention.
“Is this your dick I’m sitting on?” Sunghoon teased playfully, but when he lifted his face to look at Jay, he saw fear and panic flash across it before Sunghoon tried to pull back.
“Hey hey, where are you going?”
“It got hard so fast…”
“Yeah? Well you got hard for me just as quick. Come back here --- you kiss so fucking good.”
Sunghoon bit his lip before Jay guided him back down, and he gave in immediately. The kiss was even hotter now because Jay was squeezing and kneading his ass cheeks, making Sunghoon’s hips roll until he was basically grinding his hole right against Jay’s growing hardness.
“Aaagghhh… I might come already… Hoon…” Jay groaned in the middle of swapping spit.
“Really?” Sunghoon teased. “I haven’t availed that yet --- it won’t come out of my budget.”
“You’re such an asshole.”
He really didn’t want to finish too early but Jay ended up roughly guiding Sunghoon’s hips himself. Sweat started beading on Jay’s skin, and the scent of it only drove Sunghoon wilder --- he trailed kisses down Jay’s neck.
“That’s thirty if you keep going there.” Jay warned.
“Everything has a price?”
“Everything’s paid for now. Even the stuff that should be free.”
“Hmm… unlimited too?”
“Eat-all-you-can. Whole body.”
“Ordering please~”
“You’ve only got 400 left.”
“Worth it.”
Sunghoon’s lips went straight back to that little mark on Jay’s neck. He’d been eyeing it for ages --- always turning it into a joke whenever the group teased each other, but he couldn’t hide anymore that he’d wanted to taste it, mark it, for a long time. He sucked, licked, nipped gently with his canines.
Jay let out a string of moans and pressed Sunghoon’s hips down harder against his cock.
“You’re really hungry for that spot?”
“Hmmm hmmm.” Sunghoon agreed.
“Just tell me anytime you want it. Any hour, I’ll give it to you.”
“Really?”
“You ask too many --- AAHHH YEAH!”
Jay’s voice cracked when Sunghoon’s lips kept crawling lower down his body.
There was no denying it --- this really was Sunghoon’s birthday: claiming every inch of Jay’s skin. Kiss. Bite. Tongue. Like a kid who rarely gets cake on his birthday. And tonight, Jay was his cake.
Sunghoon moved fast, but time felt agonizingly slow because there was so much of Jay he wanted to taste. He didn’t even notice Jay had already stripped him naked.
“Let’s speed up so we make it to your actual birthday.” Jay reminded him.
“How did you even get my clothes off???” Sunghoon finally registered the cool air on his skin and hugged himself.
“You were so hungry for me you were practically undressing yourself earlier.”
“Why am I the only one na --- aaa!”
Jay forcefully laid Sunghoon down and positioned himself between his thighs. “This one’s on me --- for your birthday.”
Jay stripped off his bottoms and suddenly the thick, veiny hardness Sunghoon had only been grinding on was right in his face. It was big, leaking, the musky scent of Jay’s arousal hitting Sunghoon like an aphrodisiac. Jay spread his knees a little so his cock lined up with Sunghoon’s mouth. One hand braced against the wall, the other held his own length like he was offering it.
“Make a wish before you blow out the candle.”
“You’re insane.” Sunghoon closed his eyes seriously and wished on whatever force was listening. When he opened them he looked up at Jay, almost pleading. Even Sunghoon could not believe he would be saying the next lines but somehow it came out of his mouth. “Can you just fuck my mouth instead? I don’t know how to suck yet…”
“As long as it’s you. Open up. Breathe through your nose so you don’t choke right away. Just relax.”
Sunghoon nodded and obeyed.
“Aaaggghh… so hot, so tight inside your mouth, Hoon. Your lips are so soft.” Jay groaned nonstop as Sunghoon’s mouth enveloped his cock.
Sunghoon was obedient so he didn’t panic. At first he only took the head, but even that already felt full. A rush of triumph hit him --- he finally had Jay’s dick in his mouth. After so long drowning in work and struggling alone, he’d forgotten what it felt like to have fun, to experience carnal things.
He was starving. Ravenous. The call of the flesh consumed him and he accepted every inch sliding into his mouth. Even though it was big, his hand reached around to Jay’s ass and pulled him deeper.
“That’s it, Hoon. Haaa. Claim it. Suck if you want.”
The room filled with Jay’s loud moans. He started thrusting deeper until the head bumped the back of Sunghoon’s throat. He didn’t try to force it all the way down --- he remembered Sunghoon saying he was still new.
“Feels good? Your freebie? Isn’t footlong your favorite? This is a footlong special --- just for you.”
Jay’s cock slipped out when Sunghoon paused to breathe, so the wet length dragged across Sunghoon’s chin.
“Haaa haaa. What? Did I do it wrong?” Jay asked.
“No… I’m just happy you remembered.”
“Pfft, you. Done blowing? Time for the main course?” Jay answered before showering Sunghoon with kisses and lifting his legs.
“How much?”
“100. Full fuck. Husband fuck.”
“You’re so cheap, Jay.”
“Huh? That’s special for you. I only offer this to you. No one else can buy me. And if you hadn’t had that 500 problems earlier, all of this would’ve been free for you.” Jay reached for the items on the bedside table. “Let’s hurry --- I’ve got something to chase.”
“What? I thought I was special --- why the rush?”
While popping open the lube and pouring it onto his fingers, Jay positioned himself to kiss Sunghoon’s thighs. Sunghoon’s cock was standing rock-hard too, so Jay gave it quick kisses and licks. “I’m not rushing. I just want something to happen at a specific moment.”
Sunghoon covered his face when he felt the cold liquid at his hole along with Jay marking him. One of Jay’s hands controlled his thigh while a finger started teasing his entrance. Jay circled the tight, fluttering hole, testing how much he could stretch. Sunghoon still felt some fear so he couldn’t fully relax.
Jay understood and distracted him by taking Sunghoon’s cock into his mouth a few times.
“Aaahhh Jayyyy~~ so good… put it in already… it’s okay…”
“Just relax, okay?”
Sunghoon’s hole finally eased under Jay’s work, so he kept fingering until it was swallowing his digits completely. Sunghoon’s body jerked as the slick hand claimed his insides. Jay’s long, strong fingers quickly found his prostate. Sunghoon’s veins nearly popped from how good Jay’s finger-fucking felt. Jay added another and paired it with his tongue at Sunghoon’s rim.
Sunghoon hugged his own thighs and pushed his ass harder into Jay’s face.
Once they found a comfortable angle, Jay used two fingers from each hand and his tongue in the middle to open Sunghoon even more.
“Aaagbnngg nnngggg hhmmmm aagnnng ~” No one could understand Sunghoon’s garbled moans --- he only knew Jay was eating his hole like it was real fucking.
Eventually Jay stopped, knelt up, grabbed the lube bottle and condom pack again. Sunghoon had finally caught his breath but still clung to his own thighs --- he knew what came next.
“C-can you not use a condom?”
Jay raised a brow while biting the condom packet open. “Why?”
“They say it feels better without…”
“True, but we should be safe. I know I’m clean --- I get checked regularly because it’s required in my job. You?”
“I’m still a virgin!” Sunghoon admitted shyly.
Jay smiled, fully tore open the condom, and rolled it on. “Don’t be stubborn. If you want this to happen again, we can talk about it. Next time, I’ll take full responsibility for you. But right now we need this. Okay?”
“Can there be a next time?”
“You’ve still got 300 left, Sunghoon.” Jay diverted but Sunghoon understood there will definitely be chances for him in the future.
“Can’t we do four rounds tonight?”
After drowning his cock in more lube, Jay surged forward in a messy kiss and helped keep Sunghoon’s bent legs in place. “You’re driving me crazy, fuck.”
No hands, no looking --- just pure instinct. Jay expertly eased in with barely any resistance. Even Sunghoon only felt a little pain. Maybe because Jay had stretched him so well, or because Sunghoon’s body was willingly accepting the thick post spearing him until it was fully seated.
“Your hole really is swallowing my dick… so tight… fuck, can I just fuck you already? Even if you haven’t adjusted yet?”
“You’re gonna wreck me anyway… I’ll tell you if it hurts…”
“AAahhh shit! Yes!” Jay broke the kiss and went back to kneeling.
He pulled Sunghoon’s hips up and slid a pillow underneath. Then he started slow, shallow thrusts so they wouldn’t lose rhythm.
“Feels good? Big enough?”
“Big…”
“Where do you feel it?”
“In… in my stomach…”
“Am I hitting it? You’re shaking already.”
“So good there… do it again there…”
Sunghoon was answering on pure instinct now, completely given over to the call of his body.
Jay sped up right away, just like he promised. He was thankful for the miracle that Sunghoon wasn’t struggling with every thrust. Even though he could clearly see the bulge of his cockhead moving under the flat skin below Sunghoon’s navel. Probably because Sunghoon’s hips were narrow despite his build. Every thrust drew a lewd whimper from Sunghoon as his body rocked on the bed.
Sunghoon wasn’t loud during the intimacy, but you could tell from his movements, the flush on his skin, the soft sounds he made --- how utterly wrecked with pleasure he was from Jay sliding in and out. He felt it from the rim --- how hot and insane the stretch was --- all the way up to his chest.
“Aahhh fuck your hole feels so good, damn. I wish every day was your birthday, Sunghoon!” Jay groaned with a scrunched face while sniffing and licking the muscle of Sunghoon’s calf that was up in the air.
Their sweat poured heavier as they fucked, mixing their masculine scents in the room.
The longer it went, the more the pleasure built for Sunghoon. The tickle from Jay licking his sole added to it. He felt shy --- not sure if it was clean --- but lust drowned out the worry.
Soon Sunghoon felt heat coiling in his stomach --- the sign he was close. “J-Jay --- ah ah --- I’m gonna come --- already…”
When Jay heard, his demeanor shifted. He lowered Sunghoon’s thighs and grabbed his cock to jerk it. “You wanna come now?” Jay asked in a deep, husky, filthy voice.
“Hmmm hmm.” Sunghoon answered with teary eyes.
So Jay jerked him roughly while still thrusting. Insane. Mind-breaking. Sunghoon didn’t know where to put his hands with the double pleasure.
“AAAggghh!” Until he finally came --- hot, overflowing cum, proof he’d gone way too long without action. “AAAaggg ahhh ahhh!” He kept moaning as spurt after spurt shot out, splattering the sheets and his navel.
“You had all these loads waiting to burst, Sunghoon? Good thing I’m here.” Jay said smugly while scooping some of Sunghoon’s cum off his stomach. He paused thrusting to coat his own cock with it for extra slick. “Pretend you’re fucking yourself.”
Sunghoon gasped at what Jay did. “AHH!” he yelled when Jay plunged back inside.
“I’m close too, Hoon. Just hold on to me.”
Jay lifted Sunghoon’s thighs again and put his full weight down on top. Sunghoon hadn’t even come down from his high yet, but he clung to the peak, searching for where to grip Jay as the thrusts started again. Jay’s pounding was heavier now, so Sunghoon locked his arms around him.
Every slam crazed him, and Jay kissing him again turned his hold into desperate scratching down Jay’s back.
“Like that --- ” Jay hissed against Sunghoon’s lips from the sting of the scratches. “Aaaashhh. You feel so good, fuck, even hotter. And you still want more rounds? You’re not gonna be able to go to work but I’ll get you covered.”
“Deeper… faster…”
Jay’s intensity ramped up at Sunghoon’s plea. Their bodies were a mess, the bed too. They weren’t even in the same position they started in.
With every thrust Sunghoon’s body slid toward the edge of the mattress, but Jay just kept going.
Until Sunghoon’s head was almost hanging off the side.
But in his haze he just let Jay use him.
A few more minutes passed --- contrary to Jay saying he was close earlier --- before Jay finally felt his cock about to burst any second.
“Look at the clock, Sunghoon.” Jay panted the order, still thrusting and kissing him.
Even with blurry vision, Sunghoon easily found the clock.
11:59:56 pm
11:59:57 pm
11:59:58 pm
11:59:59 pm
“AAAAhhhh”
“AHHHHH.”
Jay came hard, and he punctuated it with deeper, harder thrusts that made Sunghoon scream.
Jay gave a few more rolls of his hips to empty everything, even though he couldn’t actually fill Sunghoon because of the condom.
“Happy birthday, Sunghoon.” Jay greeted his still-dazed partner.
Sunghoon was still whimpering, trembling, nails still dug deep into Jay’s back.
“Happy birthday, baby.”
Baby. That one slipped word from Jay’s lips snapped Sunghoon back to reality. “Jay?”
“Ahh… uh… can we talk about it later? Rest first. I’ll explain everything later…”
Sunghoon’s head lolled, so Jay gently lifted him to lie properly.
“You okay?”
“Don’t pull out until you explain.”
--- --- --- ---
Aching body. That was the first thing Sunghoon felt when he opened his eyes the next morning. He was still in Jay’s room, and the man in question was soundly asleep, spooning him from behind. They were covered with a fresh blanket Jay must have grabbed from the cabinet.
He wondered if last night was a dream --- whether Jay had really explained or confessed his feelings. After they finished, Jay had called his family to say they could come home. The clearest memory was Sunghoon daring Jay that if his feelings were real, he’d prove it by leaving Sunghoon wrecked today.
And it looked like he’d delivered.
The pain in his body was unmatched. He regretted that it was his birthday and he still hadn’t called his parents. He couldn’t reach his phone on the floor --- it seemed broken anyway, still in the pocket of the shorts that had somehow been yanked off him.
The room was still a mess. It still smelled like their sex. The bedsheet still smelled of cum, but he remembered Jay had cleaned him up before sleep took him.
Ten in the morning, the clock said.
He tried to shift to face Jay, but the sharp ache in his hips stopped him, so he just reached out a hand to stroke Jay’s face.
It felt like a dream. That on his birthday he’d received such an unusual gift despite only having a 500 pesos budget --- and woken up with a boyfriend.
“HAPPY BIRTH --- AAAAAA!”
Sunghoon hadn’t heard the door unlock with a key, so he jumped when his friends burst in one after another --- carrying food, balloons, gifts --- and Jake holding the cake.
They froze at the sight too, but thankfully Heeseung reacted first and dragged everyone back out.
“Fuck, you idiots!” Jay grumbled, jolted awake by the noise. He rubbed his eyes before planting a kiss on Sunghoon’s cheek.
“You said surprise him here?! Now! You planned this!” Jungwon yelled from outside.
“Hey what did you two do last night?????” Sunoo teased loudly.
“Sunghoon, out of all guys, that dumbass?” Riki quipped.
“Hey Jay! You took advantage of my best friend!” Jake shouted, slamming the door for emphasis.
“You’re all useless! I said prepare a surprise --- not at this hour! Who surprises someone at ten in the morning, you morons! Go downstairs first!” Jay shouted back angrily.
Sunghoon’s heart warmed as he pieced it together. Even though his body hurt, he pulled his boyfriend into a hug.
“You believe me now?” Jay asked while pressing light kisses to Sunghoon’s cheek.
“That your feelings are real?”
“No. That your 500 was worth it for the treat.”
“Worth every cent.”