Kaelix hasn’t broken the news to his friends yet. They know that Kaelix has been seeing someone and that was about it. Anything else, gender, age, looks, no clue. Thus he was hesitant to hold a bachelor’s party in the first place, he’d rather stay at home with Zeal. He doesn’t know how to handle the possible bombarding questions about his future partner. In which, Zeal’s advice was:9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5jefcT8jr
“Take it as a chance to know your friends better. If they don’t support you, might as well stay away from them.” He says as he ruffles Kaelix’s hair.
Zeal, always with the words of wisdom.
Although called a “bachelor’s party”, Kaelix’s plan was just to have dinner with his friends as a celebration.
“A toast, to Kaelix’s last night of being single!” They all cheered as they raised their glasses.
“So someone’s getting married huh?” One of them nudged Kaelix with his elbow.
“So when do we get to see the missus?” The other chirped.
“Uhh… Guys, I have something to tell y’all.”9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJu74D8q6D2
Alright, time to rip off the band-aid.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ271dtr7Zvk
“Yeah?”
“I’m… getting married to a man.” Kaelix blurted out the last part as swiftly as he could.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJdmhou5XJ
Silence, with a table of shocked faces. All time seemed to have paused at that very moment.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLUaZIS0KX
“Why didn’t you tell us?” One furrowed his brow.
“I’m sorry, I-“
“Dude, you’re telling me that we didn’t get to know your future husband? You robbed us of a potential friend!”
“Kaelix, how could you?”9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9S8nHi3EN
Okay. That was not Kaelix’s expected response. Out of all the reasons to be upset, he didn’t expect it to be not being able to befriend Zeal.
Although faced with disappointed faces, it lifted the stone that was weighing down Kaelix’s heart. They accepted him, them.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs80aHOA7M5
“I’m sorry guys, I’ll make it up to y’all I promise.”
“How?” One of them confronted. Though tone stern, Kaelix knew the person well enough to tell that he was just putting up an act.
“I’ll bring him with me the next time we meet.” Kaelix promised.
“You’d better. Now tell us about this man that swept you off your feet.”
“What does he look like?”
“Do you have photos?”9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfEgDyMK3S
Kaelix pulled up his phone and flipped through the photo album. He found one with only the two of them. They were at the bar of By The Beat, the bartender lifting Kaelix’s chin with his hand, forcing them to lock eyes. It was Seible who took the photo, followed by the words “Get a room you two!”9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9s901Io9t
“Dang.”
“No wonder you didn’t tell us about him.”
“What?” Kaelix was confused.
“A very pretty man, and an insecure Kaelix.”
“You’re scared that we’d take him away from you.”
“We forgive you, Kaelix, for not introducing your fiancé to us.”
“No that wasn’t-Wait, who’s planning on taking my man?”
What he got in response was laughter, the light atmosphere made him laugh along as well.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOcPlecuPZ
Zeal was working on another music piece as Kaelix ran in and hugged him from behind.
“So? How’d it go?”
“It was great! They all scolded me for not letting them know you though. They also said that you’re a pretty man when I showed them pictures of you.”
“Mm-hmm? Glad to hear that you had fun.”
“Zeal.” Kaelix said softly as he nuzzled his head in Zeal’s neck.
“Hmm? Yes Kaelix?”
“Are you willing to meet my friends sometime?”
“If you’d like me to.”
“I would love that.”
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