The Black Saint is My StalkerCh73 - Starting to get a brain aneurysm

It took a week and a few days for Han Li to finally decide that he needed to be human again. So when Simone messaged him and demanded that they go on a trip over the winter holidays, he replied yes without any reservations.

Unbeknown to him, a few other people he hadn’t expected were invited as well. 1drz4M

One of these people was Mark Hall, this big bodybuilder type dude that Han Li didn’t believe for a second was Kevin’s new boyfriend. But that was definitely him in the car, grinning at Han Li from behind the driver’s seat. His dirty blond hair was cropped short and he wore a pretty thin leather jacket, fashionable, but impractical for the cold.

“I’m Mark, heard lots about you,” he said with a toothy grin, reaching over with an outstretched hand, which was really damn awkward to take when Han Li was trying to shuffle into the car.

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“Uh. Han Li, likewise…?” Granted all Han Li really ‘heard’ was a slew of gossip sent to him by one Simone Donella that he may or may not have skimmed. He couldn’t but wonder what Mark might have heard about him.

Just as Han Li was in the midst of shaking the guy’s hand, he was rudely pulled inside by a chirpy Simone, “Get in quickly and make room! We need to dip before morning traffic becomes a thing.” pucJ2U

“Woah!” Han Li hissed in discontent as he almost fell over into her lap, “Watch it, will you?”

“Miss you too, Li Han.” Simone’s eyes twinkled with mirth. Han Li couldn’t help but roll his eyes at her.

“It’s Han Li, you damn psychopath,” Han Li clicked his tongue. He noticed in the rearview mirror that Kevin was looking at him. Privately he contemplated if he could just act like nothing weird happened between them and call it a day. He tried to flash the other boy a smile but it was getting increasingly difficult with Simone tugging on his arm. “Stop pulling, would you? Dammit, Simone!”

“Then move over slowpoke!”

“What—” Han Li, stunned, had no idea why she was urging him to take the middle seat.

He heard the car trunk click behind them, assuming that Graham had gone and been the gentleman he liked to pretend to be, packing Han Li’s bags for him. So when Han Li went to reach for the door handle, he was expecting to say just a parting word or two to the Saint of Eternity.

Instead, the black-clad saint was climbing in and almost sat right on top of Han Li’s lap, if it hadn’t hopped over right at the last second.

“…” Han Li blinked, incredulous. “What are you doing?” G 7OfB

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“Woah there, Donnie,” Mark laughed from the front seat, gearing up his car to go, now that it was packed full of passengers, “am I not good enough eye candy for you? So is everyone buckled in or what?”

Simone rolled her eyes. “Yeah I suppose, you used to be decently attractive before I had to meet you up close.” ku5zXS

Mark snickered at her remark. The car had to do a u-turn to get on the right side of the road and Han Li decided that the back was way too cramped for three full-grown adults.

“If you were going to come, why didn’t you take your car too!? It’s way too cramped in here,” Han Li hissed sharply at the person sitting next to him. In such a narrow space, it was really hard to get his winter jacket off, and Simone wasn’t making it easy with all her squirming. But at least she was thin. The same couldn’t be said about the Saint of Eternity, whose muscular thighs were pressed flush against Han Li’s no matter how much he struggled to pull away.

Graham did not respond, merely patting Han Li on the head as though that might suffice in quelling his gripes. He instead leaned over and extended his greetings, “Good morning, Ms. Donella. You seem lively today. White, hello.”

“Yup,” Simone beamed as she attempted to climb over Han Li’s lap for access to the radio. DJ0S7c

Kevin nodded shyly from his lofty spot in the front seat and Han Li didn’t think he’d ever been more jealous in his entire life.

With only five minutes in the car, Han Li was already starting to get a brain aneurysm. He groaned, nursing his poor head.

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But no one else seemed to share his gripe, chattering loudly in their small metal prison.

“So you’re that rumored Graham guy huh…? The…janitor?” Mark raised a brow, eyes meeting Graham’s through the rear mirror. “You’re Han Li’s man?” IMsCfr

Han Li’s face went white then red. “No!” he roared.

And at the same time, Simone grinned. “Yup!”

Graham raised a brow and touched his chin in thought. “I…would say that we are partners.”

Han Li snapped his gaze at the Saint of Eternity, his angry glare would have been a lot more convincing if it wasn’t for the red on his cheeks that threatened to reach his ears. Judging from the smug look on Graham’s face, it was easy to surmise that he purposefully chose an ambiguous word just to mess with people. eArn1F

Too bad Han Li could see right through his antics despite that deadpan face! “You bastard,” he spat, “can you please stop bullying me in front of my friends?”

Even Kevin could be seen smiling a little from the rear mirror reflection and Han Li kind of wanted to dig a hole for himself and jump right on in.

“No need to be ashamed, my dude,” Simone chirped, clapping heavily on Han Li’s shoulder. “Congrats on finally losing your virginity though!”

Han Li wanted to scream, just how much longer did he have to suffer their antics before they finally arrived at their destination!? N5PILR

Said destination was an isolated little cabin in the woodlands, not too far from a bustling ski resort.

Mark’s father owned the place, and it wasn’t too far from the ski area and they wouldn’t have to pay the hefty fees out of their meager college student pockets for staying at the resort. Win-win situation.

The only downside was the winding mountain roads full of snow that they had to drive through to get to the resort. It took three hours before Han Li could finally breathe a breath of fresh air and stretch his legs, his mind already numb from taking in too much of Graham’s perfume.

By the time they unpacked the car, it was already past noon, and lunch was long overdue. Mark’s cabin was rather quaint, a bit chilly, without the fireplace running. But it was pleasantly decorated, homely with its plaid-patterned curtains and faux fur couch covers. The majority of the furniture was wooden, aside from the granite kitchen counter that welcomed cooking. aoH6gc

Just as they were all in the midst of deliberating the lunch situation (mostly just Han Li and Simone bickering about how to approach lunch), Mark decided to drop a bomb on them.

“We brought instant noodles for a reason,” Simone said with her arms crossed.

Han Li scowled at her as he put the grocery bag down, next to the armchair in the living room area. “As if instant noodles will be enough! I’m starving. We can get someone to drive to the corner store and get more food, and more alcohol too!”

“Sorry to interrupt,” Mark mused, not apologetic in the slightest as he marched right on between the two bickering friends, “But I have something important to tell you guys. There’s one master bedroom upstairs and a small guest room on the first floor with a double bed. I don’t know about you guys but Kev and I are shotgunning the master bedroom. But from what I heard, the couch is pretty comfy.” jnGEp1

“…” Han Li’s eyes immediately darted at Simone. He opened his mouth but she was quicker.

“I’ll take the couch.”

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He stared at her, momentarily shocked.

She blinked. “What? Did you want the couch instead? I mean that’s fine with me I guess if you’re going to allow me to snuggle up to your man.” 5dycko

“I— You—” Han Li stuttered, only to concede as he nursed his head. “Whatever,” he grumbled. It was a lost cause when it came to Simone Donella.

And truth be told, he really didn’t like the idea of Simone sharing a bed with Graham.

“…” Slowly, he peeked out from the corner of his eye, catching the sight of Graham wordlessly bringing the last of their luggage inside without breaking a sweat. Handsome, stoic, and terribly out of place. Han Li couldn’t fathom what the Saint of Eternity was doing here. Didn’t he still have work to do?

And worse, now they had to share a single bed for two whole nights! ri64XK

Han Li felt an itching panic well up in his chest.

Oh fuck, he really didn’t think this through. Mortification slowly settled. Han Li realized that this might just be the death of him.

Han Li sucked in a breath and decided that he wasn’t going to sleep for the upcoming two nights. Yeah, nope, no way. Not if he wanted to leave this place with his sanity intact!

Author: Me too, han li, me too. Except for me, it’s just work barking up my arse instead of some hot hunk of meat with a -100 EQ owZdcz