(1v1, two male leads, both each other's only partner) + equally strong, not sanctimonious or coddled + unhinged + unconventional + doing whatever they want + healing
"Hey, you. I've got my eye on you." Shen Si leaned against the door, giving the aloof young man before him a playful look.
The young man paused at the sound of his footsteps, then walked away as if nothing had happened.
"I'm not going to save you," Shen Si said quietly, the corner of his mouth curling into a smile. He looked at the person before him, a fleeting tenderness in his eyes.
"Because I know you're you. No one else can be you, and no one can understand what you've been through. All I can do is let you save yourself."
"Ji Lin'an, you're really ruthless," Shen Si said, laughing behind his hand. He'd never met anyone more ruthless than himself.
"Likewise." Ji Lin'an smiled, admiring the work of art before him.
Shen Si stepped closer. Ji Lin'an stood up, and Shen Si bent down slightly. "You're one of my kind. Want to kiss?"
"The realm or me. Choose one." Ji Lin'an turned to look at Shen Si, who was reviewing memorials, his gaze burning.
Without looking up, Shen Si said, "Why would you think I could give up the realm I worked so hard to claim and choose you, Prince Ji?" It was a question, but not really.
Ji Lin'an's lashes trembled. He lowered his eyes, amusement filling their depths.
It vanished in an instant.
A smile replaced it. "Because I'm the only one who suits your taste. No one else makes you want it more than I do."
Shen Si stopped turning the pages and looked at him, raising an eyebrow.
