To his surprise, Jian Lin actually ended up following him to the bathroom later, turning on the water in the tub. It ran with a steady, comfortable sound, warm fog waving up.
“Uh”, Xi Yang sheepishly made a sound, “you really don’t have to-”
Jian Lin wordlessly stared at him until Xi Yang averted his eyes. As he didn’t look, he heard the sound of clothes rustling, and suddenly had to swallow hard as he peeked over.
Jian Lin’s tall body wasn’t overly trained, but the subtle lines of his muscles rippled when he pulled his shirt over his shoulder. The hints of a mermaid line vanished below his pants, thumbs hooking under the edge and pausing.
Xi Yang felt he could absolutely continue watching the show, but snapped out of it when he noticed that Jian Lin was raising an eyebrow at him. “Are you planning on bathing with your clothes on?”
Xi Yang only managed a hoarse, forced laugh. He cursed himself for being so responsive.
Clothes thrown onto the floor, he was inside the bathtub incredibly quickly, legs pulled to his chest and face half hidden in the water while blowing awkward bubbles.
He did his best to not look as Jian Lin stepped into the tub, but any sort of self-control was of no use when Jian curled an arm around his waist and decisively dragged him over to himself. Back to chest, Xi Yang felt himself shudder, heat rising not only due to the hot water.
Slightly NSFW
It was certainly going to be torture, he thought as he pressed his rising cock down with a hand, hiding it. Sitting on Jian Lin’s lap, he could tell the other didn’t have a reaction, which only made him feel more like a pervert for getting aroused so easily.
“Your body is nice”, Jian Lin commented absent-mindedly with the purity of someone admiring an artwork.
“Thanks?” Xi Yang looked at the legs that stuck out from under his body. Long and slender. He kind of wanted a photo for him to stare at.
The water continued running, the level rising ticklishly on their skin. Xi Yang was just short of talking absolute nonsense to distract himself when Jian Lin interrupted him. “It’s going to hurt if you ignore it.”
Xi Yang flinched. A somewhat strangled sound escaped his throat. “Sorry.”
“What for? I’m taking it as you liking my body, which is a good thing.” Jian Lin sighed softly, his breath hitting Xi Yang’s ear.
Under normal circumstances, with anyone else, Xi Yang would have used this moment to quip that the missing reaction was a sign that Jian Lin did not like his body. In all honesty, though, he didn’t judge the situation as that – Jian Lin’s fingers kept on sliding over his stomach, tracing the lines of his muscles, while the other did the same on his leg.
Really, it felt more like Jian Lin was memorizing every inch of Xi Yang’s body, which he thought was a compliment, but also very painful to endure.
The throbbing between his legs was getting worse. He pushed it down, somewhat enjoying the feeling of having to ignore it, but also painfully wishing for an end in sight. His throat was dry despite the high moisture in the air.
Jian Lin wasn’t noticing Xi Yang’s increasingly labored breathing, too focused on his task of tracing every inch on Xi Yang’s body.
When his fingers moved from the outside of Xi Yang’s thigh to the inside, the other couldn’t hold back anymore. Accidentally squeezing himself in reaction to the touch on more and more sensitive areas, he let out a half restrained groan, toes curling.
Jian Lin flinched and froze up, ears turning even redder than they already had been due to the temperature.
Xi Yang paused. He wriggled his hips a bit, for the first time actively twisting his body to look at Jian Lin behind him. With a hoarse voice, he couldn’t help but asking: “Jian Lin, are you sensitive to sound?”
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In response, Jian Lin hid his face in Xi Yang’s shoulder. The other could feel something poking him, rising up to full height.
“On the topic of things being painful if ignored for too long”, Xi Yang purred seductively, “I’ll gladly offer my help on helping with that first.”
“…” Jian Lin sighed again, more in embarrassment than anything else. His voice was quiet like a mouse’s. “…I’ll get dizzy. The bath is too hot.”
“I vote for leaving for the bedroom, then.”
“…It’ll get dirty.”
“We can just bathe again afterwards.” Separately, he added silently.
Jian Lin considered it with a slightly hazy mind.
The water splashed as they left it, a wet trail dropping all the way from the bathroom over to the bed, ignored by the people who had caused it.
Xi Yang pushed Jian Lin down under him, licking his lips. His patience and control were wearing thin, especially at the sight of Jian Lin’s flushed skin and the erect cock between his legs. He had never seen a person who managed to look so gorgeous and innocent in an aroused state.
Already having gotten permission, Xi Yang did not want to waste too much time. It didn’t take long for soft moans to sound throughout the room, the bedsheets staining with water and other fluids.
They had to wash up again afterwards, but both opted for a quick shower, after which Xi Yang stuck himself to Jian Lin again. While he had been showering, Jian Lin had cleaned up and returned to the sofa.
“So…” Jian Lin felt awkward and still flushed, but he did his best to remain calm. “As you saw, you don’t need to worry so much about me.”
“I’ll always worry because I don’t want to lose you”, Xi Yang mumbled, for once unhappy about being tall. He couldn’t hide in Jian Lin’s arms as much as he would have liked. “I’m so lucky to have caught you.”
“That wasn’t luck, that was effort”, Jian Lin corrected. “Or do you think just anyone has the patience to slowly get along with me and understand me? I didn’t do anything. I am the lucky one.”
“…I really want to boast online about how damn sweet you are. Can I upload your words?”
As a reply, Xi Yang got a kiss on his head. “Okay.”
“Wait, seriously?”
“I’m not online much anyway”, Jian Lin grumbled. People would follow Xi Yang around one way or another, so he’d be collateral damage – it didn’t matter if they followed for fame or out of shipping curiosity. “And they won’t know it’s me yet…”
Xi Yang wasn’t going to hold back. He wrote a post in quotes, typing the words Jian Lin had said, then added a little sticker of a crying chibi wolf below it.
Seconds later, his phone started ringing with notifications.
[???]
[???????????]
[Excuse meeeeee??????]
[Big bro Bloody???? What????]
[You’re in a relationship???]
[W-Wait. That doesn’t sound like a sister-in law…]
[I cannot believe Bloody is cheating on Ice.]
[Okay, sis upstairs. But. Consider. Read the message. …Are we not okay with this?]
[…I am okay with this.]
[….+1]
[I want a boyfriend like that… So sweet…]
[Is it just me. Is it just me or does this “patience to slowly get along” totally sound like Ice?]
[……..It does.]
[Big bro?]
[Big bro????]
[Big bro come out and explain????]
In response to the whining in the comment section, Bloody humpfed and added his own comment.
[Bloodless Sunset:][No. I’m not telling about him. He’s mine.]
The screaming in the comment section got so loud that it was almost audible. Blackstone’s real, celebrity account liked the post, and suddenly things exploded.
Jian Lin watched everything over Xi Yang’s shoulder and suddenly thought…
As a bystander, this chaos was kinda fun to watch.
***
Liu Jia – Blackstone – came by the next morning, early enough that they could enter the game as usual.
Because it had been raining outside, she was dressed in a simple raincoat, but the moment she took it off, her glamorous self was revealed. Both Jian Lin and Xi Yang – who were in a relationship – couldn’t help but stare in awe.
“I’m so tall, but somehow you feel taller than me”, Xi Yang complained. Opposite of him, on the armchair, Liu Jia crossed her endless legs.
“I’m honoured. These legs pay my bills, you know?” She laughed. “By the way, your post yesterday was hilarious! Everyone went nuts over it. You two are so cute together! …If you weren’t, I’d not allow it.”
Xi Yang involuntarily hugged Jian Lin’s arms.
He didn’t want to fight against a top celebrity! She was an overpowered enemy!
Jian Lin patted his arm reassuringly.
“So?” The celebrity leaned forward, her elbow on her knee and her head comfortably placed into her hand. The pose managed to look both casual and well-practiced. Her eyes were wide with expectation. “I’m all ears. What interesting stuff happened?”
Because the story as a whole was long, Xi Yang took over the explanation. He more or less summed up everything that happened after Jian Lin got his new character, crafting a whole story for Liu Jia to listen to. Towards the end, her eyes lowered thoughtfully, her manicured finger tapping her cheek.
Author’s Note
A lil treat for now.
Little Theater
Bloody: “I probably saved a country in my last life or something”
Ice: “….I saved a country, kind of”
Bloody: “You did???”
Ice: “….In this life”
Bloody: “Holy shit”
Bloody: “I’m so great that I’m the repayment for saving a country???”
Dead Rabbit: “…………Stop flattering yourself…………”
Ohhh nice 😏😏😏😏
And also the little theatre at the end hahahah Bloody happy to be the ‘prize’ for saving a country 🤭🤭🤭
so cute
thanks for the chapter <3