Bad Boys Boot Camp: V1-C28

Chapter 28: Cards on the Table

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Qin Mo was never one to run away from his problems, so when Shen Zhuoyun said he liked him, he believed it. He was also seriously considering what his feelings towards Shen Zhuoyun were, and whether there was a chance for them.

_{{I shouldn’t have revealed my cards to this guy! Now he’s acting even more brazen than ever!}}The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. More of the passage for context. The excerpt is from chapter 21. []No," said the little prince. "I am looking for friends. What does that mean--'tame'?"[]"It is an act too often neglected," said the fox. It means to establish ties."[]"'To establish ties'?"[]"Just that," said the fox. "To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you, I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world..."

I shouldn’t have revealed my cards to this guy! Now he’s acting even more brazen than ever!

_{The determination in Qin Mo’s eyes actually managed to disrupt Shen Zhuoyun’s state of mind.}“I meant from when we were on the mountain,” Qin Mo explained. “Tell me what you told me there one more time.”

The determination in Qin Mo’s eyes actually managed to disrupt Shen Zhuoyun’s state of mind.

_{I shouldn’t have revealed my cards to this guy! Now he’s acting even more brazen than ever!}
After slapping Shen Zhuoyun’s hand away, Qin Mo sat there silently for a while, doing his best to calm his nerves. When his expression finally relaxed, he focused his mind on figuring a way out amidst the chaos.

I shouldn’t have revealed my cards to this guy! Now he’s acting even more brazen than ever!

_{“That’s a good question. When did it begin?” Shen Zhuoyun pretended to ponder the idea for a while before letting out a chuckle and nibbling on Qin Mo’s ear.}“Shen Zhuoyun?” Qin Mo calling out to him prompted him to lean over.

“That’s a good question. When did it begin?” Shen Zhuoyun pretended to ponder the idea for a while before letting out a chuckle and nibbling on Qin Mo’s ear.

With that, Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes darkened in a flash. If Qin Mo did reject him—if that boy wanted to cut all ties between them—then he’d just have to find another way to keep Qin Mo in his world—by any means he could.

_{{God, I want to swallow every bit of you.}}He honestly had no idea whether he liked that guy or not—and he was sure as rain when it came to the question of his sеxuality: the opposite sеx was his bias. Yet after Shen Zhuoyun confessed his feelings for him over and over again, he found himself wavering. He had developed a dependency on Shen Zhuoyun. He never thought about leaving him. He even hoped that that guy would always be by his side.

God, I want to swallow every bit of you.

_{{What did he just say?}}But don’t be mistaken, Qin Mo was no fool. He did realise the wolf paws popping out from the sheep’s clothing worn by Shen Zhuoyun was no trivial matter. After all, if he couldn’t get a read on that boy’s true nature, then he could really be considered someone who got kicked in the head by a mule.

What did he just say?

_{He knew the other boy still couldn’t say he liked him, and he had yet to completely fall into his trap. So, if only for a while longer, he was willing to endure—even if all he could enjoy were these small morsels of sweetness.}
Moving his eyes to glance at the other boys in the room chatting it up with Jiang Shao, Qin Mo then turned to Shen Zhuoyun. He had made his decision.

He knew the other boy still couldn’t say he liked him, and he had yet to completely fall into his trap. So, if only for a while longer, he was willing to endure—even if all he could enjoy were these small morsels of sweetness.

_{{He even stuck his tongue down my throat!}}The determination in Qin Mo’s eyes actually managed to disrupt Shen Zhuoyun’s state of mind.

He even stuck his tongue down my throat!

_{But Shen Zhuoyun could wait. He had no reason to rush the matter since the one in his arms was all his; besides, where would he even run off to?}
“Tell me again. Repeat to me what you said before.”

But Shen Zhuoyun could wait. He had no reason to rush the matter since the one in his arms was all his; besides, where would he even run off to?

_{“I like you,” he whispered through curled lips. “No, I love you,” he muttered while leaning close to Qin Mo’s ear.}What if he says no…?

“I like you,” he whispered through curled lips. “No, I love you,” he muttered while leaning close to Qin Mo’s ear.

_N/A“Hey, Shen Zhuoyun. When did you start scheming, huh?” Qin Mo felt as though he was chosen unjustly.

N/A

_{The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. More of the passage for context.}Another wave of uneasiness fell on Shen Zhuoyun. Thoughts of the other boy still being too young, the time they had spent together being too short, and the fear that he had exposed his intentions too early gave rise to the single and ever-present fear…

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. More of the passage for context. The excerpt is from chapter 21. []No," said the little prince. "I am looking for friends. What does that mean--'tame'?"[]"It is an act too often neglected," said the fox. It means to establish ties."[]"'To establish ties'?"[]"Just that," said the fox. "To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you, I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world..."

_{Slap.}He’s a damn pervert! That’s what he is!

Slap.

_{But he’s probably talking about when I said, ‘I like you.’}
Qin Mo was never one to run away from his problems, so when Shen Zhuoyun said he liked him, he believed it. He was also seriously considering what his feelings towards Shen Zhuoyun were, and whether there was a chance for them.

But he’s probably talking about when I said, ‘I like you.’

_{Qin Mo couldn't help but think of the words spoken by the fox in “The Little Prince”, words he clearly remembered.}Is rewinding everything and starting over an option?

Qin Mo couldn't help but think of the words spoken by the fox in “The Little Prince”, words he clearly remembered.

_{The darkness within Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes vanished in an instant.}N/A

The darkness within Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes vanished in an instant.

_{{But he’s probably talking about when I said, ‘I like you.’}}Only when he was before Qin Mo would all the dеsires and schemes get so out of control that they’d wantonly seep into each and every one of the darkest nooks and crannies dwelling within his heart.

But he’s probably talking about when I said, ‘I like you.’

_{“Yes, I am. I’m completely mad.” Shen Zhuoyun happily admitted before taking all of the other person into his embrace; his chеst pressing tіghtly on the other’s slim back felt so right. From there, he dropped kisses and lіcks on Qin Mo’s profile, covering it all inch by inch as he added, “So you have to make sure to keep a good eye on me, alright?”}
Qin Mo was left stunned by his own conclusion.

“Yes, I am. I’m completely mad.” Shen Zhuoyun happily admitted before taking all of the other person into his embrace; his chеst pressing tіghtly on the other’s slim back felt so right. From there, he dropped kisses and lіcks on Qin Mo’s profile, covering it all inch by inch as he added, “So you have to make sure to keep a good eye on me, alright?”

_{{But he’s probably talking about when I said, ‘I like you.’}}“That’s a good question. When did it begin?” Shen Zhuoyun pretended to ponder the idea for a while before letting out a chuckle and nibbling on Qin Mo’s ear.

But he’s probably talking about when I said, ‘I like you.’

_{Turning his head away from the one exploding with joy before him, he spoke words that partially sounded like they were uttered to gnashed teeth. “Why the hell did I not see it when I first came in here?! Why couldn’t I see you were just a fυcking pervert that—”}
He honestly had no idea whether he liked that guy or not—and he was sure as rain when it came to the question of his sеxuality: the opposite sеx was his bias. Yet after Shen Zhuoyun confessed his feelings for him over and over again, he found himself wavering. He had developed a dependency on Shen Zhuoyun. He never thought about leaving him. He even hoped that that guy would always be by his side.

Turning his head away from the one exploding with joy before him, he spoke words that partially sounded like they were uttered to gnashed teeth. “Why the hell did I not see it when I first came in here?! Why couldn’t I see you were just a fυcking pervert that—”

_{Shen Zhuoyun had long tamed him.}Qin Mo was left stunned by his own conclusion.

Shen Zhuoyun had long tamed him.

_{Shen Zhuoyun eventually freed himself from Qin Mo’s lips, with a face full of satisfaction. Seeing his smug expression after getting released, Qin Mo wanted to smack him in the head.}He honestly had no idea whether he liked that guy or not—and he was sure as rain when it came to the question of his sеxuality: the opposite sеx was his bias. Yet after Shen Zhuoyun confessed his feelings for him over and over again, he found himself wavering. He had developed a dependency on Shen Zhuoyun. He never thought about leaving him. He even hoped that that guy would always be by his side.

Shen Zhuoyun eventually freed himself from Qin Mo’s lips, with a face full of satisfaction. Seeing his smug expression after getting released, Qin Mo wanted to smack him in the head.

_{“I like you,” he whispered through curled lips. “No, I love you,” he muttered while leaning close to Qin Mo’s ear.}Shen Zhuoyun eventually freed himself from Qin Mo’s lips, with a face full of satisfaction. Seeing his smug expression after getting released, Qin Mo wanted to smack him in the head.

“I like you,” he whispered through curled lips. “No, I love you,” he muttered while leaning close to Qin Mo’s ear.

_{It was just that it was too late.}“Shen Zhuoyun… you are, without a doubt, completely mental.” Qin Mo uttered between gasps. “You’re absolutely insane!” The boy with zero experience with kissing did his best to catch his breath. Shen Zhuoyun’s technique left him with zero room to breathe, making him feel as if he would die!

It was just that it was too late.

_{God, I want to swallow every bit of you.}
But right alongside those feelings was a sliver of unease because of the other side of Shen Zhuoyun’s personality.

God, I want to swallow every bit of you.

_{{I shouldn’t have revealed my cards to this guy! Now he’s acting even more brazen than ever!}}“How about another kiss?” he asked instead of answering, causing Qin Mo to take a glance at the crowd.

I shouldn’t have revealed my cards to this guy! Now he’s acting even more brazen than ever!

_Slap.
Shen Zhuoyun was in no way simply the harmless and free-spirited peach-blossom-eyed boy he had come to know. He also had a chillingly fierce side to him, and now he had even exposed a pathological sense of possessiveness.

Slap.

_{“Tell me again. Repeat to me what you said before.”}The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. More of the passage for context. The excerpt is from chapter 21. []No," said the little prince. "I am looking for friends. What does that mean--'tame'?"[]"It is an act too often neglected," said the fox. It means to establish ties."[]"'To establish ties'?"[]"Just that," said the fox. "To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you, I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world..."

“Tell me again. Repeat to me what you said before.”

_{Before Qin Mo could finish his cursing, Shen Zhuoyun pressed him down, wrapped one hand around his waist, used the other to hold his head steady, and blocked his lips with a kiss. Even though his tongue was plunged in directly, the exchange was much gentler than the last time when he was mad, but it still had just as much of his irresistible strength.}Were questions he had no idea behind the reasoning at all!

Before Qin Mo could finish his cursing, Shen Zhuoyun pressed him down, wrapped one hand around his waist, used the other to hold his head steady, and blocked his lips with a kiss. Even though his tongue was plunged in directly, the exchange was much gentler than the last time when he was mad, but it still had just as much of his irresistible strength.

_{{Shameless! Completely shameless!}}But he’s probably talking about when I said, ‘I like you.’

Shameless! Completely shameless!

“I said you’re mine.” Shen Zhuoyun interrupted Qin Mo's thoughts and retrieved the hand that slapped him away, completely unbothered. Bringing the back of that hand to his lips, he placed a chaste kiss while wearing a devout expression, yet behind those eyes was the unmistakable boundlessness of greed.

_{“You win, Shen Zhuoyun.” Qin Mo lowered his eyes, his face covered in a light blush. “Isn’t this why you’ve been fυcking pretending all this time? You win, alright? I can’t live without you now. I’ve been tamed by you. So are you happy now?!”}In return, all the other boys stared at him with a blank expression. (⊙o⊙)

“You win, Shen Zhuoyun.” Qin Mo lowered his eyes, his face covered in a light blush. “Isn’t this why you’ve been fυcking pretending all this time? You win, alright? I can’t live without you now. I’ve been tamed by you. So are you happy now?!”

_{“Tell me again. Repeat to me what you said before.”}Moving his eyes to glance at the other boys in the room chatting it up with Jiang Shao, Qin Mo then turned to Shen Zhuoyun. He had made his decision.

“Tell me again. Repeat to me what you said before.”

_{He even stuck his tongue down my throat!}
“I said you’re mine.” Shen Zhuoyun interrupted Qin Mo's thoughts and retrieved the hand that slapped him away, completely unbothered. Bringing the back of that hand to his lips, he placed a chaste kiss while wearing a devout expression, yet behind those eyes was the unmistakable boundlessness of greed.

He even stuck his tongue down my throat!

_{It was just that it was too late.}Qin Mo was never one to run away from his problems, so when Shen Zhuoyun said he liked him, he believed it. He was also seriously considering what his feelings towards Shen Zhuoyun were, and whether there was a chance for them.

It was just that it was too late.

_{That dark side of his used to only pop out occasionally; now even his obsessive side is joining the party in full swing.}
Seeing Qin Mo’s calm expression caused a tendril of anxiety to creep through him, but even more prominent than that was the strangest of emotions. The more calm he was, the more he wished for that boy before him to completely sink into madness alongside himself. The more cold he was, the more he wished the face before him would expose an uncontrollable expression. The more distance there was, the more he wished to imprison the youth in his own dominion.

That dark side of his used to only pop out occasionally; now even his obsessive side is joining the party in full swing.

Seeing Qin Mo’s calm expression caused a tendril of anxiety to creep through him, but even more prominent than that was the strangest of emotions. The more calm he was, the more he wished for that boy before him to completely sink into madness alongside himself. The more cold he was, the more he wished the face before him would expose an uncontrollable expression. The more distance there was, the more he wished to imprison the youth in his own dominion.

_{“I accept,” the boy with flushed ears then replied simply.}Shen Zhuoyun had long tamed him.

“I accept,” the boy with flushed ears then replied simply.

_{“There are other—” Qin Mo tried to mutter, but it only gave Shen Zhuoyun the chance to delve even deeper into the orifice that wasn’t his own. Qin Mo tried to push him off, but that guy didn’t budge an inch.}As for Qin Mo, his ears reddened. A reaction to those words, he already knew he would hear.

“There are other—” Qin Mo tried to mutter, but it only gave Shen Zhuoyun the chance to delve even deeper into the orifice that wasn’t his own. Qin Mo tried to push him off, but that guy didn’t budge an inch.

_{Why had Shen Zhuoyun set his sights on him of all people?}Qin Mo felt he had really made a mistake.

Why had Shen Zhuoyun set his sights on him of all people?

_{It was just that it was too late.}
Only when he was before Qin Mo would all the dеsires and schemes get so out of control that they’d wantonly seep into each and every one of the darkest nooks and crannies dwelling within his heart.

It was just that it was too late.

_{Another wave of uneasiness fell on Shen Zhuoyun. Thoughts of the other boy still being too young, the time they had spent together being too short, and the fear that he had exposed his intentions too early gave rise to the single and ever-present fear…}Were questions he had no idea behind the reasoning at all!

Another wave of uneasiness fell on Shen Zhuoyun. Thoughts of the other boy still being too young, the time they had spent together being too short, and the fear that he had exposed his intentions too early gave rise to the single and ever-present fear…

_{Why had Shen Zhuoyun set his sights on him of all people?}Chapter 28: Cards on the Table

Why had Shen Zhuoyun set his sights on him of all people?

Shen Zhuoyun eventually freed himself from Qin Mo’s lips, with a face full of satisfaction. Seeing his smug expression after getting released, Qin Mo wanted to smack him in the head.

_{“Tell me again. Repeat to me what you said before.”}
“I meant from when we were on the mountain,” Qin Mo explained. “Tell me what you told me there one more time.”

“Tell me again. Repeat to me what you said before.”

_{As for the one being tasted, he struggled a bit but couldn’t break free. He stopped afterwards, knowing full well the one whose arms he was sitting in was an unscrupulous person.}Fυck! There are people around!

As for the one being tasted, he struggled a bit but couldn’t break free. He stopped afterwards, knowing full well the one whose arms he was sitting in was an unscrupulous person. Struggling some more might only encourage the guy with no integrity at all to do something even more outrageous, so he sat there and endured the wet feeling spreаding over one side of his face along with the goosebumps.

_{Shameless! Completely shameless!}
The determination in Qin Mo’s eyes actually managed to disrupt Shen Zhuoyun’s state of mind.

Shameless! Completely shameless!

_{{What did he just say?}}The darkness within Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes vanished in an instant.

What did he just say?

_{Shen Zhuoyun had long tamed him.}“There are other—” Qin Mo tried to mutter, but it only gave Shen Zhuoyun the chance to delve even deeper into the orifice that wasn’t his own. Qin Mo tried to push him off, but that guy didn’t budge an inch.

Shen Zhuoyun had long tamed him.

_{“I meant from when we were on the mountain,” Qin Mo explained. “Tell me what you told me there one more time.”}
I said a lot of things on that mountain.

“I meant from when we were on the mountain,” Qin Mo explained. “Tell me what you told me there one more time.”

_{Even though Qin Mo’s voice was riddled with anger and embarrassment, it was clear it had no effect on the older boy before him, who was completely enraptured by immense joy.}Chapter 28: Cards on the Table

Even though Qin Mo’s voice was riddled with anger and embarrassment, it was clear it had no effect on the older boy before him, who was completely enraptured by immense joy.

_{Before Qin Mo could finish his cursing, Shen Zhuoyun pressed him down, wrapped one hand around his waist, used the other to hold his head steady, and blocked his lips with a kiss. Even though his tongue was plunged in directly, the exchange was much gentler than the last time when he was mad, but it still had just as much of his irresistible strength.}But right alongside those feelings was a sliver of unease because of the other side of Shen Zhuoyun’s personality.

_{Qin Mo couldn’t help but curse himself and complain.}
But he’s probably talking about when I said, ‘I like you.’

Qin Mo couldn’t help but curse himself and complain.

_{Chapter 28: Cards on the Table}As for the one being tasted, he struggled a bit but couldn’t break free. He stopped afterwards, knowing full well the one whose arms he was sitting in was an unscrupulous person. Struggling some more might only encourage the guy with no integrity at all to do something even more outrageous, so he sat there and endured the wet feeling spreаding over one side of his face along with the goosebumps.

Chapter 28: Cards on the Table

_{Chapter 28: Cards on the Table}“There are other—” Qin Mo tried to mutter, but it only gave Shen Zhuoyun the chance to delve even deeper into the orifice that wasn’t his own. Qin Mo tried to push him off, but that guy didn’t budge an inch.

Chapter 28: Cards on the Table

_{Moving his eyes to glance at the other boys in the room chatting it up with Jiang Shao, Qin Mo then turned to Shen Zhuoyun. He had made his decision.}Shen Zhuoyun had long tamed him.

Moving his eyes to glance at the other boys in the room chatting it up with Jiang Shao, Qin Mo then turned to Shen Zhuoyun. He had made his decision.

_{Having his throat blocked by the slippery mass of muscle that constantly lіcked and thrυst everywhere it touched made Qin Mo unable to make a sound. Anxious and angry, before he could turn his face, he saw Shen Zhuoyun throw a glance at the occupied side of the room.}“Tell me again. Repeat to me what you said before.”

Having his throat blocked by the slippery mass of muscle that constantly lіcked and thrυst everywhere it touched made Qin Mo unable to make a sound. Anxious and angry, before he could turn his face, he saw Shen Zhuoyun throw a glance at the occupied side of the room. The crowd of boys staring at them with widened eyes instantly averted their gazes. The lull in the room again turned lively as they returned to happily chit-chatting away.

_{I said a lot of things on that mountain.}
Another wave of uneasiness fell on Shen Zhuoyun. Thoughts of the other boy still being too young, the time they had spent together being too short, and the fear that he had exposed his intentions too early gave rise to the single and ever-present fear…

I said a lot of things on that mountain.

_{Even though Qin Mo’s voice was riddled with anger and embarrassment, it was clear it had no effect on the older boy before him, who was completely enraptured by immense joy.}Moving his eyes to glance at the other boys in the room chatting it up with Jiang Shao, Qin Mo then turned to Shen Zhuoyun. He had made his decision.

Even though Qin Mo’s voice was riddled with anger and embarrassment, it was clear it had no effect on the older boy before him, who was completely enraptured by immense joy.

_{Only when he was before Qin Mo would all the dеsires and schemes get so out of control that they’d wantonly seep into each and every one of the darkest nooks and crannies dwelling within his heart.}“I said you’re mine.” Shen Zhuoyun interrupted Qin Mo's thoughts and retrieved the hand that slapped him away, completely unbothered. Bringing the back of that hand to his lips, he placed a chaste kiss while wearing a devout expression, yet behind those eyes was the unmistakable boundlessness of greed.

Only when he was before Qin Mo would all the dеsires and schemes get so out of control that they’d wantonly seep into each and every one of the darkest nooks and crannies dwelling within his heart.

_{Qin Mo was left stunned by his own conclusion.}But right alongside those feelings was a sliver of unease because of the other side of Shen Zhuoyun’s personality.

Qin Mo was left stunned by his own conclusion.

_{Qin Mo couldn’t help but curse himself and complain.}I fell early on. I fell, and now I’m struggling over and over again to refuse. I fell to the point where I had to question myself on whether I liked him or not!

Qin Mo couldn’t help but curse himself and complain.

_{“Shen Zhuoyun?” Qin Mo calling out to him prompted him to lean over.}
What if he says no…?

“Shen Zhuoyun?” Qin Mo calling out to him prompted him to lean over.

_{In return, all the other boys stared at him with a blank expression. (⊙o⊙)}What?

In return, all the other boys stared at him with a blank expression. (⊙o⊙)

_{In return, all the other boys stared at him with a blank expression. (⊙o⊙)}
With that, Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes darkened in a flash. If Qin Mo did reject him—if that boy wanted to cut all ties between them—then he’d just have to find another way to keep Qin Mo in his world—by any means he could.

In return, all the other boys stared at him with a blank expression. (⊙o⊙)

_{{This Shen Zhuoyun was…}}Having his throat blocked by the slippery mass of muscle that constantly lіcked and thrυst everywhere it touched made Qin Mo unable to make a sound. Anxious and angry, before he could turn his face, he saw Shen Zhuoyun throw a glance at the occupied side of the room. The crowd of boys staring at them with widened eyes instantly averted their gazes. The lull in the room again turned lively as they returned to happily chit-chatting away.

This Shen Zhuoyun was…

_{“I meant from when we were on the mountain,” Qin Mo explained. “Tell me what you told me there one more time.”}“I said you’re mine.” Shen Zhuoyun interrupted Qin Mo's thoughts and retrieved the hand that slapped him away, completely unbothered. Bringing the back of that hand to his lips, he placed a chaste kiss while wearing a devout expression, yet behind those eyes was the unmistakable boundlessness of greed.

“I meant from when we were on the mountain,” Qin Mo explained. “Tell me what you told me there one more time.”

_{Qin Mo felt he had really made a mistake.}
“Shen Zhuoyun?” Qin Mo calling out to him prompted him to lean over.

Qin Mo felt he had really made a mistake.

_{Slap.}Dammit! Who the hell would want to kiss you?! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

Slap.

_{“Hey, Shen Zhuoyun. When did you start scheming, huh?” Qin Mo felt as though he was chosen unjustly.}
“I like you,” he whispered through curled lips. “No, I love you,” he muttered while leaning close to Qin Mo’s ear.

“Hey, Shen Zhuoyun. When did you start scheming, huh?” Qin Mo felt as though he was chosen unjustly.

_{{Is rewinding everything and starting over an option?}}‘...if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world…’

Is rewinding everything and starting over an option?

_{“You win, Shen Zhuoyun.” Qin Mo lowered his eyes, his face covered in a light blush. “Isn’t this why you’ve been fυcking pretending all this time? You win, alright? I can’t live without you now. I’ve been tamed by you. So are you happy now?!”}
Not only because of those fleeting memories from the past, but also due to the brief and rushed years.

_{Slap.}“Hey, Shen Zhuoyun. When did you start scheming, huh?” Qin Mo felt as though he was chosen unjustly.

Slap.

_{Shen Zhuoyun was in no way simply the harmless and free-spirited peach-blossom-eyed boy he had come to know. He also had a chillingly fierce side to him, and now he had even exposed a pathological sense of possessiveness.}
Chalking up these feelings of his towards Qin Mo as a habitual obsession does them a disservice. It would be more accurate to describe them as an addiction. He had slowly become hooked on the drug known as Qin Mo. It had grown to the point he could no longer kick the habit, leaving him to sink even deeper into the pit of despair.

Shen Zhuoyun was in no way simply the harmless and free-spirited peach-blossom-eyed boy he had come to know. He also had a chillingly fierce side to him, and now he had even exposed a pathological sense of possessiveness.

_{“Tell me again. Repeat to me what you said before.”}‘...if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world…’

“Tell me again. Repeat to me what you said before.”

_{“Shen Zhuoyun?” Qin Mo calling out to him prompted him to lean over.}He honestly had no idea whether he liked that guy or not—and he was sure as rain when it came to the question of his sеxuality: the opposite sеx was his bias. Yet after Shen Zhuoyun confessed his feelings for him over and over again, he found himself wavering. He had developed a dependency on Shen Zhuoyun. He never thought about leaving him. He even hoped that that guy would always be by his side.

“Shen Zhuoyun?” Qin Mo calling out to him prompted him to lean over.

_{“That’s a good question. When did it begin?” Shen Zhuoyun pretended to ponder the idea for a while before letting out a chuckle and nibbling on Qin Mo’s ear.}
As for Qin Mo, his ears reddened. A reaction to those words, he already knew he would hear.

“That’s a good question. When did it begin?” Shen Zhuoyun pretended to ponder the idea for a while before letting out a chuckle and nibbling on Qin Mo’s ear.

_{Shen Zhuoyun felt a flood of ecstasy surge into every cell of his brain.}I said a lot of things on that mountain.

Shen Zhuoyun felt a flood of ecstasy surge into every cell of his brain.

_{{Shameless! Completely shameless!}}Only when he was before Qin Mo would all the dеsires and schemes get so out of control that they’d wantonly seep into each and every one of the darkest nooks and crannies dwelling within his heart.

Shameless! Completely shameless!

_{{I said a lot of things on that mountain.}}Qin Mo was never one to run away from his problems, so when Shen Zhuoyun said he liked him, he believed it. He was also seriously considering what his feelings towards Shen Zhuoyun were, and whether there was a chance for them.

I said a lot of things on that mountain.

_{Qin Mo couldn’t help but curse himself and complain.}I said a lot of things on that mountain.

Qin Mo couldn’t help but curse himself and complain.

_{I fell early on. I fell, and now I’m struggling over and over again to refuse. I fell to the point where I had to question myself on whether I liked him or not!}
“I accept,” the boy with flushed ears then replied simply.

I fell early on. I fell, and now I’m struggling over and over again to refuse. I fell to the point where I had to question myself on whether I liked him or not!

_{But right alongside those feelings was a sliver of unease because of the other side of Shen Zhuoyun’s personality.}Qin Mo was never one to run away from his problems, so when Shen Zhuoyun said he liked him, he believed it. He was also seriously considering what his feelings towards Shen Zhuoyun were, and whether there was a chance for them.

But right alongside those feelings was a sliver of unease because of the other side of Shen Zhuoyun’s personality.

_{Yet that wolf-like boy, looking as if he had just had his fill, was as fit as a fiddle. In fact, those sultry peach-blossom eyes of his looked even more enchanting.}I said a lot of things on that mountain.

Yet that wolf-like boy, looking as if he had just had his fill, was as fit as a fiddle. In fact, those sultry peach-blossom eyes of his looked even more enchanting.

_{Qin Mo was never one to run away from his problems, so when Shen Zhuoyun said he liked him, he believed it. He was also seriously considering what his feelings towards Shen Zhuoyun were, and whether there was a chance for them.}“I like you,” he whispered through curled lips. “No, I love you,” he muttered while leaning close to Qin Mo’s ear.

_{{He even stuck his tongue down my throat!}}Why had Shen Zhuoyun set his sights on him of all people?

He even stuck his tongue down my throat!

_{“How about another kiss?” he asked instead of answering, causing Qin Mo to take a glance at the crowd.}
What?

“How about another kiss?” he asked instead of answering, causing Qin Mo to take a glance at the crowd.

_{{Anyway, something else has been nagging me…}}Shen Zhuoyun had long tamed him.

Anyway, something else has been nagging me…

_{The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. More of the passage for context.}In return, all the other boys stared at him with a blank expression. (⊙o⊙)

_{The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. More of the passage for context.}
The darkness within Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes vanished in an instant.

_{The determination in Qin Mo’s eyes actually managed to disrupt Shen Zhuoyun’s state of mind.}Not only because of those fleeting memories from the past, but also due to the brief and rushed years.

The determination in Qin Mo’s eyes actually managed to disrupt Shen Zhuoyun’s state of mind.

After slapping Shen Zhuoyun’s hand away, Qin Mo sat there silently for a while, doing his best to calm his nerves. When his expression finally relaxed, he focused his mind on figuring a way out amidst the chaos.

_{Why had Shen Zhuoyun set his sights on him of all people?}
What did he just say?

Why had Shen Zhuoyun set his sights on him of all people?

_{Why had Shen Zhuoyun set his sights on him of all people?}Yet that wolf-like boy, looking as if he had just had his fill, was as fit as a fiddle. In fact, those sultry peach-blossom eyes of his looked even more enchanting.

Why had Shen Zhuoyun set his sights on him of all people?

_{{Dammit! Who the hell would want to kiss you?!} (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻}Seeing Qin Mo’s calm expression caused a tendril of anxiety to creep through him, but even more prominent than that was the strangest of emotions. The more calm he was, the more he wished for that boy before him to completely sink into madness alongside himself. The more cold he was, the more he wished the face before him would expose an uncontrollable expression. The more distance there was, the more he wished to imprison the youth in his own dominion.

Dammit! Who the hell would want to kiss you?! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

_{Were questions he had no idea behind the reasoning at all!}The determination in Qin Mo’s eyes actually managed to disrupt Shen Zhuoyun’s state of mind.

Were questions he had no idea behind the reasoning at all!

_{As for Qin Mo, his ears reddened. A reaction to those words, he already knew he would hear.}
Shen Zhuoyun felt a flood of ecstasy surge into every cell of his brain.

As for Qin Mo, his ears reddened. A reaction to those words, he already knew he would hear.

_{With that, Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes darkened in a flash. If Qin Mo did reject him—if that boy wanted to cut all ties between them—then he’d just have to find another way to keep Qin Mo in his world—by any means he could.}Another wave of uneasiness fell on Shen Zhuoyun. Thoughts of the other boy still being too young, the time they had spent together being too short, and the fear that he had exposed his intentions too early gave rise to the single and ever-present fear…

_{“Shen Zhuoyun?” Qin Mo calling out to him prompted him to lean over.}What did he just say?

“Shen Zhuoyun?” Qin Mo calling out to him prompted him to lean over.

_{Qin Mo couldn’t help but curse himself and complain.}But Shen Zhuoyun could wait. He had no reason to rush the matter since the one in his arms was all his; besides, where would he even run off to?

Qin Mo couldn’t help but curse himself and complain.

_{{This Shen Zhuoyun was…}}The darkness within Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes vanished in an instant.

This Shen Zhuoyun was…

_{He honestly had no idea whether he liked that guy or not—and he was sure as rain when it came to the question of his sеxuality: the opposite sеx was his bias. Yet after Shen Zhuoyun confessed his feelings for him over and over again, he found himself wavering.}
“You win, Shen Zhuoyun.” Qin Mo lowered his eyes, his face covered in a light blush. “Isn’t this why you’ve been fυcking pretending all this time? You win, alright? I can’t live without you now. I’ve been tamed by you. So are you happy now?!”

He honestly had no idea whether he liked that guy or not—and he was sure as rain when it came to the question of his sеxuality: the opposite sеx was his bias. Yet after Shen Zhuoyun confessed his feelings for him over and over again, he found himself wavering. He had developed a dependency on Shen Zhuoyun. He never thought about leaving him. He even hoped that that guy would always be by his side.

_{“I said you’re mine.” Shen Zhuoyun interrupted Qin Mo's thoughts and retrieved the hand that slapped him away, completely unbothered. Bringing the back of that hand to his lips, he placed a chaste kiss while wearing a devout expression, yet behind those eyes was the unmistakable boundlessness of greed.}Turning his head away from the one exploding with joy before him, he spoke words that partially sounded like they were uttered to gnashed teeth. “Why the hell did I not see it when I first came in here?! Why couldn’t I see you were just a fυcking pervert that—”

_{Yet that wolf-like boy, looking as if he had just had his fill, was as fit as a fiddle. In fact, those sultry peach-blossom eyes of his looked even more enchanting.}I shouldn’t have revealed my cards to this guy! Now he’s acting even more brazen than ever!

Yet that wolf-like boy, looking as if he had just had his fill, was as fit as a fiddle. In fact, those sultry peach-blossom eyes of his looked even more enchanting.

_{“Hey, Shen Zhuoyun. When did you start scheming, huh?” Qin Mo felt as though he was chosen unjustly.}The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. More of the passage for context. The excerpt is from chapter 21. []No," said the little prince. "I am looking for friends. What does that mean--'tame'?"[]"It is an act too often neglected," said the fox. It means to establish ties."[]"'To establish ties'?"[]"Just that," said the fox. "To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you, I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world..."

“Hey, Shen Zhuoyun. When did you start scheming, huh?” Qin Mo felt as though he was chosen unjustly.

_{Shen Zhuoyun had long tamed him.}Even though Qin Mo’s voice was riddled with anger and embarrassment, it was clear it had no effect on the older boy before him, who was completely enraptured by immense joy.

Shen Zhuoyun had long tamed him.

_{“How about another kiss?” he asked instead of answering, causing Qin Mo to take a glance at the crowd.}“Shen Zhuoyun?” Qin Mo calling out to him prompted him to lean over.

“How about another kiss?” he asked instead of answering, causing Qin Mo to take a glance at the crowd.

_{Shen Zhuoyun thought as he nipped at Qin Mo.}Why did he act so friendly from the very start?

Shen Zhuoyun thought as he nipped at Qin Mo.

_{Is rewinding everything and starting over an option?}
But don’t be mistaken, Qin Mo was no fool. He did realise the wolf paws popping out from the sheep’s clothing worn by Shen Zhuoyun was no trivial matter. After all, if he couldn’t get a read on that boy’s true nature, then he could really be considered someone who got kicked in the head by a mule.

Is rewinding everything and starting over an option?

_{Why had Shen Zhuoyun set his sights on him of all people?}“You win, Shen Zhuoyun.” Qin Mo lowered his eyes, his face covered in a light blush. “Isn’t this why you’ve been fυcking pretending all this time? You win, alright? I can’t live without you now. I’ve been tamed by you. So are you happy now?!”

Why had Shen Zhuoyun set his sights on him of all people?

_{Were questions he had no idea behind the reasoning at all!}Before Qin Mo could finish his cursing, Shen Zhuoyun pressed him down, wrapped one hand around his waist, used the other to hold his head steady, and blocked his lips with a kiss. Even though his tongue was plunged in directly, the exchange was much gentler than the last time when he was mad, but it still had just as much of his irresistible strength.

Were questions he had no idea behind the reasoning at all!

_{“I accept,” the boy with flushed ears then replied simply.}Shameless! Completely shameless!

“I accept,” the boy with flushed ears then replied simply.

_{“Shen Zhuoyun… you are, without a doubt, completely mental.” Qin Mo uttered between gasps. “You’re absolutely insane!” The boy with zero experience with kissing did his best to catch his breath. Shen Zhuoyun’s technique left him with zero room to breathe, making him feel as if he would die!}Qin Mo was never one to run away from his problems, so when Shen Zhuoyun said he liked him, he believed it. He was also seriously considering what his feelings towards Shen Zhuoyun were, and whether there was a chance for them.

“Shen Zhuoyun… you are, without a doubt, completely mental.” Qin Mo uttered between gasps. “You’re absolutely insane!” The boy with zero experience with kissing did his best to catch his breath. Shen Zhuoyun’s technique left him with zero room to breathe, making him feel as if he would die!

_{Shen Zhuoyun had long tamed him.}
It was just that it was too late.

Shen Zhuoyun had long tamed him.

Shen Zhuoyun eventually freed himself from Qin Mo’s lips, with a face full of satisfaction. Seeing his smug expression after getting released, Qin Mo wanted to smack him in the head.

_{{Fυck! There are people around!}}“I meant from when we were on the mountain,” Qin Mo explained. “Tell me what you told me there one more time.”

Fυck! There are people around!

_{The darkness within Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes vanished in an instant.}Shen Zhuoyun thought as he nipped at Qin Mo.

The darkness within Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes vanished in an instant.

_{Moving his eyes to glance at the other boys in the room chatting it up with Jiang Shao, Qin Mo then turned to Shen Zhuoyun. He had made his decision.}
‘...if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world…’

Moving his eyes to glance at the other boys in the room chatting it up with Jiang Shao, Qin Mo then turned to Shen Zhuoyun. He had made his decision.

_{{Is rewinding everything and starting over an option?}}Only when he was before Qin Mo would all the dеsires and schemes get so out of control that they’d wantonly seep into each and every one of the darkest nooks and crannies dwelling within his heart.

Is rewinding everything and starting over an option?

_{{That dark side of his used to only pop out occasionally; now even his obsessive side is joining the party in full swing.}}Moving his eyes to glance at the other boys in the room chatting it up with Jiang Shao, Qin Mo then turned to Shen Zhuoyun. He had made his decision.

That dark side of his used to only pop out occasionally; now even his obsessive side is joining the party in full swing.

_What?
Shen Zhuoyun had long tamed him.

What?

_{What?}Slap.

What?

_{Shen Zhuoyun was in no way simply the harmless and free-spirited peach-blossom-eyed boy he had come to know. He also had a chillingly fierce side to him, and now he had even exposed a pathological sense of possessiveness.}“You win, Shen Zhuoyun.” Qin Mo lowered his eyes, his face covered in a light blush. “Isn’t this why you’ve been fυcking pretending all this time? You win, alright? I can’t live without you now. I’ve been tamed by you. So are you happy now?!”

_{But Shen Zhuoyun could wait. He had no reason to rush the matter since the one in his arms was all his; besides, where would he even run off to?}Shen Zhuoyun thought as he nipped at Qin Mo.

But Shen Zhuoyun could wait. He had no reason to rush the matter since the one in his arms was all his; besides, where would he even run off to?

_{As for Qin Mo, his ears reddened. A reaction to those words, he already knew he would hear.}“I said you’re mine.” Shen Zhuoyun interrupted Qin Mo's thoughts and retrieved the hand that slapped him away, completely unbothered. Bringing the back of that hand to his lips, he placed a chaste kiss while wearing a devout expression, yet behind those eyes was the unmistakable boundlessness of greed.

As for Qin Mo, his ears reddened. A reaction to those words, he already knew he would hear.

_{Before Qin Mo could finish his cursing, Shen Zhuoyun pressed him down, wrapped one hand around his waist, used the other to hold his head steady, and blocked his lips with a kiss. Even though his tongue was plunged in directly, the exchange was much gentler than the last time when he was mad, but it still had just as much of his irresistible strength.}
I fell early on. I fell, and now I’m struggling over and over again to refuse. I fell to the point where I had to question myself on whether I liked him or not!

_{Shen Zhuoyun felt a flood of ecstasy surge into every cell of his brain.}Having his throat blocked by the slippery mass of muscle that constantly lіcked and thrυst everywhere it touched made Qin Mo unable to make a sound. Anxious and angry, before he could turn his face, he saw Shen Zhuoyun throw a glance at the occupied side of the room. The crowd of boys staring at them with widened eyes instantly averted their gazes. The lull in the room again turned lively as they returned to happily chit-chatting away.

Shen Zhuoyun felt a flood of ecstasy surge into every cell of his brain.

_{{I fell early on. I fell, and now I’m struggling over and over again to refuse. I fell to the point where I had to question myself on whether I liked him or not!}}“I meant from when we were on the mountain,” Qin Mo explained. “Tell me what you told me there one more time.”

I fell early on. I fell, and now I’m struggling over and over again to refuse. I fell to the point where I had to question myself on whether I liked him or not!

_{Shen Zhuoyun had long tamed him.}“I meant from when we were on the mountain,” Qin Mo explained. “Tell me what you told me there one more time.”

Shen Zhuoyun had long tamed him.

_{This Shen Zhuoyun was…}
Qin Mo couldn’t help but curse himself and complain.

This Shen Zhuoyun was…

_{{He’s a damn pervert! That’s what he is!}}“Yes, I am. I’m completely mad.” Shen Zhuoyun happily admitted before taking all of the other person into his embrace; his chеst pressing tіghtly on the other’s slim back felt so right. From there, he dropped kisses and lіcks on Qin Mo’s profile, covering it all inch by inch as he added, “So you have to make sure to keep a good eye on me, alright?”

He’s a damn pervert! That’s what he is!

_{“Shen Zhuoyun?” Qin Mo calling out to him prompted him to lean over.}“You win, Shen Zhuoyun.” Qin Mo lowered his eyes, his face covered in a light blush. “Isn’t this why you’ve been fυcking pretending all this time? You win, alright? I can’t live without you now. I’ve been tamed by you. So are you happy now?!”

“Shen Zhuoyun?” Qin Mo calling out to him prompted him to lean over.

_{The determination in Qin Mo’s eyes actually managed to disrupt Shen Zhuoyun’s state of mind.}That dark side of his used to only pop out occasionally; now even his obsessive side is joining the party in full swing.

The determination in Qin Mo’s eyes actually managed to disrupt Shen Zhuoyun’s state of mind.

_N/A
Turning his head away from the one exploding with joy before him, he spoke words that partially sounded like they were uttered to gnashed teeth. “Why the hell did I not see it when I first came in here?! Why couldn’t I see you were just a fυcking pervert that—”

N/A

_{“That’s a good question. When did it begin?” Shen Zhuoyun pretended to ponder the idea for a while before letting out a chuckle and nibbling on Qin Mo’s ear.}Not only because of those fleeting memories from the past, but also due to the brief and rushed years.

“That’s a good question. When did it begin?” Shen Zhuoyun pretended to ponder the idea for a while before letting out a chuckle and nibbling on Qin Mo’s ear.

_{Yet that wolf-like boy, looking as if he had just had his fill, was as fit as a fiddle. In fact, those sultry peach-blossom eyes of his looked even more enchanting.}
Before Qin Mo could finish his cursing, Shen Zhuoyun pressed him down, wrapped one hand around his waist, used the other to hold his head steady, and blocked his lips with a kiss. Even though his tongue was plunged in directly, the exchange was much gentler than the last time when he was mad, but it still had just as much of his irresistible strength.

Yet that wolf-like boy, looking as if he had just had his fill, was as fit as a fiddle. In fact, those sultry peach-blossom eyes of his looked even more enchanting.

But don’t be mistaken, Qin Mo was no fool. He did realise the wolf paws popping out from the sheep’s clothing worn by Shen Zhuoyun was no trivial matter. After all, if he couldn’t get a read on that boy’s true nature, then he could really be considered someone who got kicked in the head by a mule.

_{{Fυck! There are people around!}}“I accept,” the boy with flushed ears then replied simply.

Fυck! There are people around!

_{{Dammit! Who the hell would want to kiss you?!} (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻}Shen Zhuoyun eventually freed himself from Qin Mo’s lips, with a face full of satisfaction. Seeing his smug expression after getting released, Qin Mo wanted to smack him in the head.

Dammit! Who the hell would want to kiss you?! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

_{Were questions he had no idea behind the reasoning at all!}Why did he act so friendly from the very start?

Were questions he had no idea behind the reasoning at all!

_{“I meant from when we were on the mountain,” Qin Mo explained. “Tell me what you told me there one more time.”}What?

“I meant from when we were on the mountain,” Qin Mo explained. “Tell me what you told me there one more time.”

_{The darkness within Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes vanished in an instant.}
“There are other—” Qin Mo tried to mutter, but it only gave Shen Zhuoyun the chance to delve even deeper into the orifice that wasn’t his own. Qin Mo tried to push him off, but that guy didn’t budge an inch.

The darkness within Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes vanished in an instant.

_{“Shen Zhuoyun?” Qin Mo calling out to him prompted him to lean over.}“I like you,” he whispered through curled lips. “No, I love you,” he muttered while leaning close to Qin Mo’s ear.

“Shen Zhuoyun?” Qin Mo calling out to him prompted him to lean over.

_{“Shen Zhuoyun… you are, without a doubt, completely mental.” Qin Mo uttered between gasps. “You’re absolutely insane!” The boy with zero experience with kissing did his best to catch his breath. Shen Zhuoyun’s technique left him with zero room to breathe, making him feel as if he would die!}
Having his throat blocked by the slippery mass of muscle that constantly lіcked and thrυst everywhere it touched made Qin Mo unable to make a sound. Anxious and angry, before he could turn his face, he saw Shen Zhuoyun throw a glance at the occupied side of the room. The crowd of boys staring at them with widened eyes instantly averted their gazes. The lull in the room again turned lively as they returned to happily chit-chatting away.

_{“That’s a good question. When did it begin?” Shen Zhuoyun pretended to ponder the idea for a while before letting out a chuckle and nibbling on Qin Mo’s ear.}I shouldn’t have revealed my cards to this guy! Now he’s acting even more brazen than ever!

“That’s a good question. When did it begin?” Shen Zhuoyun pretended to ponder the idea for a while before letting out a chuckle and nibbling on Qin Mo’s ear.

_{{Fυck! There are people around!}}The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. More of the passage for context. The excerpt is from chapter 21. []No," said the little prince. "I am looking for friends. What does that mean--'tame'?"[]"It is an act too often neglected," said the fox. It means to establish ties."[]"'To establish ties'?"[]"Just that," said the fox. "To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you, I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world..."

Fυck! There are people around!

_{Anyway, something else has been nagging me…}
Shen Zhuoyun eventually freed himself from Qin Mo’s lips, with a face full of satisfaction. Seeing his smug expression after getting released, Qin Mo wanted to smack him in the head.

Anyway, something else has been nagging me…

_{“Tell me again. Repeat to me what you said before.”}What?

“Tell me again. Repeat to me what you said before.”

_{Qin Mo couldn’t help but curse himself and complain.}“Tell me again. Repeat to me what you said before.”

Qin Mo couldn’t help but curse himself and complain.

_{“I accept,” the boy with flushed ears then replied simply.}I shouldn’t have revealed my cards to this guy! Now he’s acting even more brazen than ever!

“I accept,” the boy with flushed ears then replied simply.

_{‘...if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world…’}
He’s a damn pervert! That’s what he is!

‘...if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world…’

_{Qin Mo was left stunned by his own conclusion.}But he’s probably talking about when I said, ‘I like you.’

Qin Mo was left stunned by his own conclusion.

_{“I said you’re mine.” Shen Zhuoyun interrupted Qin Mo's thoughts and retrieved the hand that slapped him away, completely unbothered. Bringing the back of that hand to his lips, he placed a chaste kiss while wearing a devout expression, yet behind those eyes was the unmistakable boundlessness of greed.}Seeing Qin Mo’s calm expression caused a tendril of anxiety to creep through him, but even more prominent than that was the strangest of emotions. The more calm he was, the more he wished for that boy before him to completely sink into madness alongside himself. The more cold he was, the more he wished the face before him would expose an uncontrollable expression. The more distance there was, the more he wished to imprison the youth in his own dominion.

_{The determination in Qin Mo’s eyes actually managed to disrupt Shen Zhuoyun’s state of mind.}Anyway, something else has been nagging me…

The determination in Qin Mo’s eyes actually managed to disrupt Shen Zhuoyun’s state of mind.

_{{That dark side of his used to only pop out occasionally; now even his obsessive side is joining the party in full swing.}}Having his throat blocked by the slippery mass of muscle that constantly lіcked and thrυst everywhere it touched made Qin Mo unable to make a sound. Anxious and angry, before he could turn his face, he saw Shen Zhuoyun throw a glance at the occupied side of the room. The crowd of boys staring at them with widened eyes instantly averted their gazes. The lull in the room again turned lively as they returned to happily chit-chatting away.

That dark side of his used to only pop out occasionally; now even his obsessive side is joining the party in full swing.

_{Even though Qin Mo’s voice was riddled with anger and embarrassment, it was clear it had no effect on the older boy before him, who was completely enraptured by immense joy.}
Shameless! Completely shameless!

Even though Qin Mo’s voice was riddled with anger and embarrassment, it was clear it had no effect on the older boy before him, who was completely enraptured by immense joy.

_{Qin Mo was left stunned by his own conclusion.}What did he just say?

Qin Mo was left stunned by his own conclusion.

_{Seeing Qin Mo’s calm expression caused a tendril of anxiety to creep through him, but even more prominent than that was the strangest of emotions. The more calm he was, the more he wished for that boy before him to completely sink into madness alongside himself.}The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. More of the passage for context. The excerpt is from chapter 21. []No," said the little prince. "I am looking for friends. What does that mean--'tame'?"[]"It is an act too often neglected," said the fox. It means to establish ties."[]"'To establish ties'?"[]"Just that," said the fox. "To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you, I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world..."

_{Qin Mo couldn’t help but curse himself and complain.}But don’t be mistaken, Qin Mo was no fool. He did realise the wolf paws popping out from the sheep’s clothing worn by Shen Zhuoyun was no trivial matter. After all, if he couldn’t get a read on that boy’s true nature, then he could really be considered someone who got kicked in the head by a mule.

Qin Mo couldn’t help but curse himself and complain.

_{“I like you,” he whispered through curled lips. “No, I love you,” he muttered while leaning close to Qin Mo’s ear.}
He even stuck his tongue down my throat!

“I like you,” he whispered through curled lips. “No, I love you,” he muttered while leaning close to Qin Mo’s ear.

_{But don’t be mistaken, Qin Mo was no fool. He did realise the wolf paws popping out from the sheep’s clothing worn by Shen Zhuoyun was no trivial matter. After all, if he couldn’t get a read on that boy’s true nature, then he could really be considered someone who got kicked in the head by a mule.}“There are other—” Qin Mo tried to mutter, but it only gave Shen Zhuoyun the chance to delve even deeper into the orifice that wasn’t his own. Qin Mo tried to push him off, but that guy didn’t budge an inch.

_{Before Qin Mo could finish his cursing, Shen Zhuoyun pressed him down, wrapped one hand around his waist, used the other to hold his head steady, and blocked his lips with a kiss. Even though his tongue was plunged in directly, the exchange was much gentler than the last time when he was mad, but it still had just as much of his irresistible strength.}Qin Mo was never one to run away from his problems, so when Shen Zhuoyun said he liked him, he believed it. He was also seriously considering what his feelings towards Shen Zhuoyun were, and whether there was a chance for them.

_{What if he says no…?}
“Shen Zhuoyun… you are, without a doubt, completely mental.” Qin Mo uttered between gasps. “You’re absolutely insane!” The boy with zero experience with kissing did his best to catch his breath. Shen Zhuoyun’s technique left him with zero room to breathe, making him feel as if he would die!

What if he says no…?

_{{What did he just say?}}Qin Mo couldn't help but think of the words spoken by the fox in “The Little Prince”, words he clearly remembered.

What did he just say?

_{“I said you’re mine.” Shen Zhuoyun interrupted Qin Mo's thoughts and retrieved the hand that slapped him away, completely unbothered. Bringing the back of that hand to his lips, he placed a chaste kiss while wearing a devout expression, yet behind those eyes was the unmistakable boundlessness of greed.}Another wave of uneasiness fell on Shen Zhuoyun. Thoughts of the other boy still being too young, the time they had spent together being too short, and the fear that he had exposed his intentions too early gave rise to the single and ever-present fear…

_{Dammit! Who the hell would want to kiss you?! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻}
Yet that wolf-like boy, looking as if he had just had his fill, was as fit as a fiddle. In fact, those sultry peach-blossom eyes of his looked even more enchanting.

Dammit! Who the hell would want to kiss you?! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

_{{Dammit! Who the hell would want to kiss you?!} (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻}But he’s probably talking about when I said, ‘I like you.’

Dammit! Who the hell would want to kiss you?! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

_{The darkness within Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes vanished in an instant.}But he’s probably talking about when I said, ‘I like you.’

The darkness within Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes vanished in an instant.

_{Why did he act so friendly from the very start?}
“Yes, I am. I’m completely mad.” Shen Zhuoyun happily admitted before taking all of the other person into his embrace; his chеst pressing tіghtly on the other’s slim back felt so right. From there, he dropped kisses and lіcks on Qin Mo’s profile, covering it all inch by inch as he added, “So you have to make sure to keep a good eye on me, alright?”

Why did he act so friendly from the very start?

_{But Shen Zhuoyun could wait. He had no reason to rush the matter since the one in his arms was all his; besides, where would he even run off to?}Qin Mo was never one to run away from his problems, so when Shen Zhuoyun said he liked him, he believed it. He was also seriously considering what his feelings towards Shen Zhuoyun were, and whether there was a chance for them.

But Shen Zhuoyun could wait. He had no reason to rush the matter since the one in his arms was all his; besides, where would he even run off to?

_{Shen Zhuoyun had long tamed him.}“You win, Shen Zhuoyun.” Qin Mo lowered his eyes, his face covered in a light blush. “Isn’t this why you’ve been fυcking pretending all this time? You win, alright? I can’t live without you now. I’ve been tamed by you. So are you happy now?!”

Shen Zhuoyun had long tamed him.

_{{Dammit! Who the hell would want to kiss you?!} (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻}In return, all the other boys stared at him with a blank expression. (⊙o⊙)

Dammit! Who the hell would want to kiss you?! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

_{Shen Zhuoyun was in no way simply the harmless and free-spirited peach-blossom-eyed boy he had come to know. He also had a chillingly fierce side to him, and now he had even exposed a pathological sense of possessiveness.}Chalking up these feelings of his towards Qin Mo as a habitual obsession does them a disservice. It would be more accurate to describe them as an addiction. He had slowly become hooked on the drug known as Qin Mo. It had grown to the point he could no longer kick the habit, leaving him to sink even deeper into the pit of despair.

_{What did he just say?}
Shen Zhuoyun thought as he nipped at Qin Mo.

What did he just say?

_{{He’s a damn pervert! That’s what he is!}}Qin Mo felt he had really made a mistake.

He’s a damn pervert! That’s what he is!

_{Chapter 28: Cards on the Table}Shen Zhuoyun was in no way simply the harmless and free-spirited peach-blossom-eyed boy he had come to know. He also had a chillingly fierce side to him, and now he had even exposed a pathological sense of possessiveness.

Chapter 28: Cards on the Table

_{Chapter 28: Cards on the Table}
But Shen Zhuoyun could wait. He had no reason to rush the matter since the one in his arms was all his; besides, where would he even run off to?

Chapter 28: Cards on the Table

_{{This Shen Zhuoyun was…}}It was just that it was too late.

This Shen Zhuoyun was…

_{Chalking up these feelings of his towards Qin Mo as a habitual obsession does them a disservice. It would be more accurate to describe them as an addiction. He had slowly become hooked on the drug known as Qin Mo. It had grown to the point he could no longer kick the habit, leaving him to sink even deeper into the pit of despair.}
He knew the other boy still couldn’t say he liked him, and he had yet to completely fall into his trap. So, if only for a while longer, he was willing to endure—even if all he could enjoy were these small morsels of sweetness.

Chalking up these feelings of his towards Qin Mo as a habitual obsession does them a disservice. It would be more accurate to describe them as an addiction. He had slowly become hooked on the drug known as Qin Mo. It had grown to the point he could no longer kick the habit, leaving him to sink even deeper into the pit of despair.

_{Qin Mo was left stunned by his own conclusion.}But right alongside those feelings was a sliver of unease because of the other side of Shen Zhuoyun’s personality.

Qin Mo was left stunned by his own conclusion.

_{Qin Mo was left stunned by his own conclusion.}Qin Mo was left stunned by his own conclusion.

Qin Mo was left stunned by his own conclusion.

_{It was just that it was too late.}Why had Shen Zhuoyun set his sights on him of all people?

It was just that it was too late.

_{Not only because of those fleeting memories from the past, but also due to the brief and rushed years.}
As for the one being tasted, he struggled a bit but couldn’t break free. He stopped afterwards, knowing full well the one whose arms he was sitting in was an unscrupulous person. Struggling some more might only encourage the guy with no integrity at all to do something even more outrageous, so he sat there and endured the wet feeling spreаding over one side of his face along with the goosebumps.

Not only because of those fleeting memories from the past, but also due to the brief and rushed years.

_{{I said a lot of things on that mountain.}}“Shen Zhuoyun?” Qin Mo calling out to him prompted him to lean over.

I said a lot of things on that mountain.

_{“I accept,” the boy with flushed ears then replied simply.}Before Qin Mo could finish his cursing, Shen Zhuoyun pressed him down, wrapped one hand around his waist, used the other to hold his head steady, and blocked his lips with a kiss. Even though his tongue was plunged in directly, the exchange was much gentler than the last time when he was mad, but it still had just as much of his irresistible strength.

“I accept,” the boy with flushed ears then replied simply.

_{Shen Zhuoyun thought as he nipped at Qin Mo.}Yet that wolf-like boy, looking as if he had just had his fill, was as fit as a fiddle. In fact, those sultry peach-blossom eyes of his looked even more enchanting.

Shen Zhuoyun thought as he nipped at Qin Mo.

_{He knew the other boy still couldn’t say he liked him, and he had yet to completely fall into his trap. So, if only for a while longer, he was willing to endure—even if all he could enjoy were these small morsels of sweetness.}“I said you’re mine.” Shen Zhuoyun interrupted Qin Mo's thoughts and retrieved the hand that slapped him away, completely unbothered. Bringing the back of that hand to his lips, he placed a chaste kiss while wearing a devout expression, yet behind those eyes was the unmistakable boundlessness of greed.

_{Shen Zhuoyun thought as he nipped at Qin Mo.}
Qin Mo felt he had really made a mistake.

Shen Zhuoyun thought as he nipped at Qin Mo.

_{It was just that it was too late.}In return, all the other boys stared at him with a blank expression. (⊙o⊙)

It was just that it was too late.

_{{This Shen Zhuoyun was…}}Shen Zhuoyun thought as he nipped at Qin Mo.

This Shen Zhuoyun was…

_{{This Shen Zhuoyun was…}}The darkness within Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes vanished in an instant.

This Shen Zhuoyun was…

Shen Zhuoyun eventually freed himself from Qin Mo’s lips, with a face full of satisfaction. Seeing his smug expression after getting released, Qin Mo wanted to smack him in the head.

_{Having his throat blocked by the slippery mass of muscle that constantly lіcked and thrυst everywhere it touched made Qin Mo unable to make a sound. Anxious and angry, before he could turn his face, he saw Shen Zhuoyun throw a glance at the occupied side of the room.}But he’s probably talking about when I said, ‘I like you.’

_{But right alongside those feelings was a sliver of unease because of the other side of Shen Zhuoyun’s personality.}
That dark side of his used to only pop out occasionally; now even his obsessive side is joining the party in full swing.

But right alongside those feelings was a sliver of unease because of the other side of Shen Zhuoyun’s personality.

_{“You win, Shen Zhuoyun.” Qin Mo lowered his eyes, his face covered in a light blush. “Isn’t this why you’ve been fυcking pretending all this time? You win, alright? I can’t live without you now. I’ve been tamed by you. So are you happy now?!”}Is rewinding everything and starting over an option?

_{{Not only because of those fleeting memories from the past, but also due to the brief and rushed years.}}Seeing Qin Mo’s calm expression caused a tendril of anxiety to creep through him, but even more prominent than that was the strangest of emotions. The more calm he was, the more he wished for that boy before him to completely sink into madness alongside himself. The more cold he was, the more he wished the face before him would expose an uncontrollable expression. The more distance there was, the more he wished to imprison the youth in his own dominion.

Not only because of those fleeting memories from the past, but also due to the brief and rushed years.

_{After slapping Shen Zhuoyun’s hand away, Qin Mo sat there silently for a while, doing his best to calm his nerves. When his expression finally relaxed, he focused his mind on figuring a way out amidst the chaos.}That dark side of his used to only pop out occasionally; now even his obsessive side is joining the party in full swing.

_{“I like you,” he whispered through curled lips. “No, I love you,” he muttered while leaning close to Qin Mo’s ear.}Before Qin Mo could finish his cursing, Shen Zhuoyun pressed him down, wrapped one hand around his waist, used the other to hold his head steady, and blocked his lips with a kiss. Even though his tongue was plunged in directly, the exchange was much gentler than the last time when he was mad, but it still had just as much of his irresistible strength.

“I like you,” he whispered through curled lips. “No, I love you,” he muttered while leaning close to Qin Mo’s ear.

_{The determination in Qin Mo’s eyes actually managed to disrupt Shen Zhuoyun’s state of mind.}
Is rewinding everything and starting over an option?

The determination in Qin Mo’s eyes actually managed to disrupt Shen Zhuoyun’s state of mind.

_{{He even stuck his tongue down my throat!}}“Hey, Shen Zhuoyun. When did you start scheming, huh?” Qin Mo felt as though he was chosen unjustly.

He even stuck his tongue down my throat!

_{“Hey, Shen Zhuoyun. When did you start scheming, huh?” Qin Mo felt as though he was chosen unjustly.}I shouldn’t have revealed my cards to this guy! Now he’s acting even more brazen than ever!

“Hey, Shen Zhuoyun. When did you start scheming, huh?” Qin Mo felt as though he was chosen unjustly.

_{Qin Mo couldn’t help but curse himself and complain.}Fυck! There are people around!

Qin Mo couldn’t help but curse himself and complain.

_{{What if he says no…?}}Shen Zhuoyun had long tamed him.

What if he says no…?

_{Shen Zhuoyun felt a flood of ecstasy surge into every cell of his brain.}
“Hey, Shen Zhuoyun. When did you start scheming, huh?” Qin Mo felt as though he was chosen unjustly.

Shen Zhuoyun felt a flood of ecstasy surge into every cell of his brain.

_{“How about another kiss?” he asked instead of answering, causing Qin Mo to take a glance at the crowd.}Not only because of those fleeting memories from the past, but also due to the brief and rushed years.

“How about another kiss?” he asked instead of answering, causing Qin Mo to take a glance at the crowd.

_{Fυck! There are people around!}
Why had Shen Zhuoyun set his sights on him of all people?

Fυck! There are people around!

_{Another wave of uneasiness fell on Shen Zhuoyun. Thoughts of the other boy still being too young, the time they had spent together being too short, and the fear that he had exposed his intentions too early gave rise to the single and ever-present fear…}The darkness within Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes vanished in an instant.

_{“I accept,” the boy with flushed ears then replied simply.}
Why did he act so friendly from the very start?

“I accept,” the boy with flushed ears then replied simply.

_{“Shen Zhuoyun?” Qin Mo calling out to him prompted him to lean over.}Yet that wolf-like boy, looking as if he had just had his fill, was as fit as a fiddle. In fact, those sultry peach-blossom eyes of his looked even more enchanting.

“Shen Zhuoyun?” Qin Mo calling out to him prompted him to lean over.

_{Qin Mo couldn’t help but curse himself and complain.}“Tell me again. Repeat to me what you said before.”

Qin Mo couldn’t help but curse himself and complain.

_{After slapping Shen Zhuoyun’s hand away, Qin Mo sat there silently for a while, doing his best to calm his nerves. When his expression finally relaxed, he focused his mind on figuring a way out amidst the chaos.}Before Qin Mo could finish his cursing, Shen Zhuoyun pressed him down, wrapped one hand around his waist, used the other to hold his head steady, and blocked his lips with a kiss. Even though his tongue was plunged in directly, the exchange was much gentler than the last time when he was mad, but it still had just as much of his irresistible strength.

_{Were questions he had no idea behind the reasoning at all!}
Were questions he had no idea behind the reasoning at all!

Were questions he had no idea behind the reasoning at all!

_{“Hey, Shen Zhuoyun. When did you start scheming, huh?” Qin Mo felt as though he was chosen unjustly.}Seeing Qin Mo’s calm expression caused a tendril of anxiety to creep through him, but even more prominent than that was the strangest of emotions. The more calm he was, the more he wished for that boy before him to completely sink into madness alongside himself. The more cold he was, the more he wished the face before him would expose an uncontrollable expression. The more distance there was, the more he wished to imprison the youth in his own dominion.

“Hey, Shen Zhuoyun. When did you start scheming, huh?” Qin Mo felt as though he was chosen unjustly.

_N/AThis Shen Zhuoyun was…

N/A

_{He’s a damn pervert! That’s what he is!}
“That’s a good question. When did it begin?” Shen Zhuoyun pretended to ponder the idea for a while before letting out a chuckle and nibbling on Qin Mo’s ear.

He’s a damn pervert! That’s what he is!

_{Slap.}N/A

Slap.

_{“That’s a good question. When did it begin?” Shen Zhuoyun pretended to ponder the idea for a while before letting out a chuckle and nibbling on Qin Mo’s ear.}With that, Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes darkened in a flash. If Qin Mo did reject him—if that boy wanted to cut all ties between them—then he’d just have to find another way to keep Qin Mo in his world—by any means he could.

“That’s a good question. When did it begin?” Shen Zhuoyun pretended to ponder the idea for a while before letting out a chuckle and nibbling on Qin Mo’s ear.

_{Chapter 28: Cards on the Table}But right alongside those feelings was a sliver of unease because of the other side of Shen Zhuoyun’s personality.

Chapter 28: Cards on the Table

_{Qin Mo was left stunned by his own conclusion.}
“How about another kiss?” he asked instead of answering, causing Qin Mo to take a glance at the crowd.

Qin Mo was left stunned by his own conclusion.

_{{Anyway, something else has been nagging me…}}“Shen Zhuoyun… you are, without a doubt, completely mental.” Qin Mo uttered between gasps. “You’re absolutely insane!” The boy with zero experience with kissing did his best to catch his breath. Shen Zhuoyun’s technique left him with zero room to breathe, making him feel as if he would die!

Anyway, something else has been nagging me…

_{{This Shen Zhuoyun was…}}This Shen Zhuoyun was…

This Shen Zhuoyun was…

_{Qin Mo couldn't help but think of the words spoken by the fox in “The Little Prince”, words he clearly remembered.}
In return, all the other boys stared at him with a blank expression. (⊙o⊙)

Qin Mo couldn't help but think of the words spoken by the fox in “The Little Prince”, words he clearly remembered.

_{Turning his head away from the one exploding with joy before him, he spoke words that partially sounded like they were uttered to gnashed teeth. “Why the hell did I not see it when I first came in here?! Why couldn’t I see you were just a fυcking pervert that—”}With that, Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes darkened in a flash. If Qin Mo did reject him—if that boy wanted to cut all ties between them—then he’d just have to find another way to keep Qin Mo in his world—by any means he could.

_{The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. More of the passage for context.}With that, Shen Zhuoyun’s eyes darkened in a flash. If Qin Mo did reject him—if that boy wanted to cut all ties between them—then he’d just have to find another way to keep Qin Mo in his world—by any means he could.

_{{I fell early on. I fell, and now I’m struggling over and over again to refuse. I fell to the point where I had to question myself on whether I liked him or not!}}Only when he was before Qin Mo would all the dеsires and schemes get so out of control that they’d wantonly seep into each and every one of the darkest nooks and crannies dwelling within his heart.

I fell early on. I fell, and now I’m struggling over and over again to refuse. I fell to the point where I had to question myself on whether I liked him or not!

_{Having his throat blocked by the slippery mass of muscle that constantly lіcked and thrυst everywhere it touched made Qin Mo unable to make a sound. Anxious and angry, before he could turn his face, he saw Shen Zhuoyun throw a glance at the occupied side of the room.}
Dammit! Who the hell would want to kiss you?! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

_{What?}Turning his head away from the one exploding with joy before him, he spoke words that partially sounded like they were uttered to gnashed teeth. “Why the hell did I not see it when I first came in here?! Why couldn’t I see you were just a fυcking pervert that—”

What?

_{“That’s a good question. When did it begin?” Shen Zhuoyun pretended to ponder the idea for a while before letting out a chuckle and nibbling on Qin Mo’s ear.}What?

“That’s a good question. When did it begin?” Shen Zhuoyun pretended to ponder the idea for a while before letting out a chuckle and nibbling on Qin Mo’s ear.

Author's Note:

N/A

Notes:

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. More of the passage for context. The excerpt is from chapter 21.

No," said the little prince. "I am looking for friends. What does that mean--'tame'?"

"It is an act too often neglected," said the fox. It means to establish ties."

"'To establish ties'?"

"Just that," said the fox. "To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you, I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world..."

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