How Can a Homophobic Straight Man Paper His Childhood Friend?

Oblivious straight-laced student athlete x artsy, sly playboy

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The cool, beautiful art department heartthrob Jing Shengsheng and the athletic department heartthrob Wu Yu have been childhood friends since forever.

So close they could share a pair of pants, and trusted each other with every secret.

Growing up, Jing Shengsheng kept only one thing from Wu Yu: he was dating a man.

Jing Shengsheng was naturally gay, while Wu Yu was homophobic. More than once, Wu Yu had complained to him, "Men liking men gives me the creeps. I'd die before becoming gay... and you can't go down that road either!"

Jing Shengsheng obediently agreed, cultivating an image of chastity and untouchable perfection in front of Wu Yu. In private, he'd lost count of how many boyfriends he'd had.

After wearing the mask for so long, Jing Shengsheng got used to acting innocent in front of Wu Yu. Every so often, under the pretext of going out to sketch, he'd slip away from Wu Yu and go on dates with his boyfriend.

He loved having the best of both worlds.

But if you keep walking by the river, sooner or later you'll get your shoes wet. One day, when Jing Shengsheng went out, an ex-boyfriend stopped his car in the middle of the street.

The ex-boyfriend tore into Jing Shengsheng for being fickle and irresponsible, then treated Wu Yu, sitting in the passenger seat, like another victim just like himself and exposed Jing Shengsheng's true nature as a flirt who loved to play around.

Jing Shengsheng didn't explain or try to hide anything.

He was tired of pretending anyway, and genuinely curious to know what his dear childhood friend would think of the real him.

To his surprise, Wu Yu silently helped him sort everything out. Then he pinned him to the bed. "You like men? Why didn't you choose me? Why did you have to look elsewhere?"

Jing Shengsheng laughed. "Cut it out, Brother Yu. You can't get it up for a man. Do you think I'm some kind of Platonic ideal?"

Wu Yu grabbed Jing Shengsheng's hand and guided it down. "I can. If you dare look for anyone else, I'll f*ck you."

Jing Shengsheng: "(O_o) Huh?"

Highlights:

1. A love story between a student athlete and an art student, one oblivious and the other sly.

2. The bottom has that, um, um, addiction. He only dates one person at a time, but the relationships end quickly.

3. The bottom isn't a virgin, but the top is. A friendship turns into something more.

--- February 11

Theme: Keep striving.