Change Of Taste(BL).

On the software engineering category,Gu Shan emerged the winner having earned the highest points - the feedback was surprisingly positive,the professors had loved the idea and how meticulously he explained his work pointing out every detail of it. Gu Shan was a genius but until that moment he wasn't sure he had really emerged the best - I mean the competition was stiff,the judges were expressionless after his presentation like they had been forced to attend their enemy's funeral.

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Gu Shan was now back in his hotel room. Immediately he kept the trophy he threw himself in bed and slept like a log. The next time he opened his eyes the room was already illuminated with artificial light indicating it was already dark outside probably even darker. He stretched his hand out lazily and tapped the table blindly trying to located his phone. When his hand finally captured the target he groaned in exhaustion and frustration and turned his head to the other side to enable him to glance at his phone's screen to check the time.

It was already half past eight.

He instinctively glanced at the empty bed across from him and his eyes searched around for a particular figure or any trace of his visit to the room. When he found none he suddenly got up and grabbed his towel. Now he really needed a fucking shower to awaken his senses. After he freshened up,he found his way back to his room and changed into his pajamas. He ordered a sumptuous meal to celebrate his success and recover the one that he didn't get to eat during lunch because of his appetite issues.

Immediately he picked up his chopsticks,the door creaked open and the particular figure he had been searching for earlier appeared before his eyes. The six feet guy stood at the threshold of the door his handsome face painted with surprise. He had clearly never witnessed such a sight for the past almost three weeks they shared a room together.

The table was adorned with different kinds of foods probably the hotel's best offered ones. Gu Shan glanced at him and instantly noticed the guy's strange gaze. He became a little mortified by his own actions plus the guy's reaction made it worse. While he was working on the project he mostly ate just a bowl of noodles for every evening meal. It was reasonable for his roommate to react that way to such a scenario.

The guy pushed himself from the door frame and shut the door behind him,took off his shoes and walked straight to his bed.

"Hi"the guy greeted bluntly.

"Hi,"Gu Shan greeted back almost inaudibly, awkwardness draining his energy.

The guy threw himself on bed comfortably his butt bouncing on the plush mattress.

"Do you want to join me? There is an extra pair of chopsticks and food is plenty of course,"Gu Shan offered politely.

"Really? Do you want to share?"The guy brimmed with surprise.

"I really want to overestimate my appetite but I know I can barely finish even half of it,"Gu Shan replied brightly in attempt to lighten the mood but then felt he had gone back to square one with overflowing awkwardness as he noticed the guy's intense gaze.

"What are you staring at?"he asked inquisitively.

"Nothing. It's just that this is the longest you've ever spoken to me. Normally you just give one answer replies,"his roommate, Park Jun-ho revealed with a warm smile. He was glad to finally be able to engage in a normal developing conversation with his roommate for the first time even if they were going to part soon.

Gu Shan remained silent and picked an empty clean bowl and a new pair of chopsticks and began serving food for his roommate.

After the dinner, Gu Shan started packing his things evidently showing his intention to depart the following day.

Earlier he had planned to stay for one or two more days after the Congress was over to finally explore Berlin despite his introverted nature but now he got homesick and suddenly changed his mind.

Park Jun-ho was lying lazily on his bed scrolling through his phone and letting out light chuckles from time to time.

"By the way your presentation was insanely good. I liked it,"Park Jun-ho suddenly complimented him his deep voice caressing the Chinese syllables like no one has ever done before.

Gu Shan suddenly paused his task and shot his head up looking in his direction - his doe eyes shining with nothing but surprise. The compliment didn't affect him as much as the Korean guy speaking his maternal language fluently.

"Thanks...,"Gu Shan interposed,"You speak Mandarin?"

"Yes,"Park Jun-ho responded with a proud smile.

"Why didn't you speak Mandarin to me earlier?"Gu Shan asked his voice still laced with surprise.

"Well you were busy speaking English with that insanely good American accent of yours so I didn't want to ruin the fun,"Park Jun-ho replied still smiling.

Gu Shan was tongue-tied a bit. He was unable to decide in which form to digest Park Jun-ho's comment in - as a real compliment or backhanded one?

But yes his English was good because he had built his language foundation in the first eight years of his life when he lived in America with his mother.

English was the only language the two roommates were at a fluent level so it was obvious that they chose the language for convenient communication.

"What are you laughing at?"Gu Shan asked curiously now that Park Jun-ho had shifted his attention back to whatever was on his phone. Park Jun-ho turned his phone screen towards him and from a distance Gu Shan could seen a video of a blond girl in revealing attire dancing vigorously.

"Come and take a closer look,"Park Jun-ho proposed.

Gu Shan dropped his stuff and went and sat at the other guy's bed. Park Jun-ho sat up and held his phone in the front allowing his friend to have a look at the screen. He scrolled down looking at different Instagram accounts of girls with the content they had posted and Gu Shan noticed all of the girls were blondes.

"You like girls with blonde hair?"Gu Shan asked with interest. He had allowed himself to get comfortable enough with Park Jun-ho to be able to strike such a conversation.

"Yes,"Park Jun-ho replied without hesitation,"And you? ... What kind of girls do you like?"

Gu Shan felt shy at first but since he was the one who had broached the subject he decided to beat it and answer back.

"I like girls with long black silky hair and innocent looks."

"Do you have a girlfriend?" Park Jun-ho probed and Gu Shan nodded in agreement. As expected Jun-ho requested to have a look at her through a photo and felt gratified when Gu Shan fulfilled his request.

Park Jun-ho stared intently at the photo of a cute ravenette displayed on the screen of Gu Shan's phone and nodded with affirmation,"I'd say you have a uniquely good taste in girls,"he remarked.