Bottom's perspective
On the first day after a sudden family upheaval stripped him of his rich-kid aura and forced him to step into ordinary society,
Mu Xia felt that Zhuang Xu seemed to particularly dislike him.
The evidence:
Not only had their first meeting been like that of sworn enemies,
they had also been unable to stand each other for quite a long time.
Especially after hearing Zhuang's solemnly delivered nonsense.
Zhuang Xu: I hate the rich, and I'm homophobic. Homosexual, I mean.
Mu Xia: ???
Wait, hating the rich is one thing, but is that really how you use "homophobic"?
But when he thought of the "keep your distance" BKing attitude the other man maintained all year round, he could believe Zhuang would say he was afraid of people in general.
Until later--
Top's perspective
As a cold, aloof young man who had always focused on just one thing at a time and had basically grown used to being a loner,
Zhuang Xu had found Mu Xia annoying from the very first moment he saw him.
The reasons:
The other man was talkative, willful, and had every kind of rich-kid disease.
Especially those eyes.
They could always, for no apparent reason, throw his feelings into turmoil.
But later--
Later.
Mu Xia had pretended to be gay and flirted on purpose just to annoy people. He'd thought, You're homophobic, aren't you? Then I'll make a point of acting gay just for you to see.
But one day, unexpectedly, the other man grabbed him by the head and kissed him until his legs went weak.
Zhuang Xu: You'd better really be gay.
Mu Xia: ??????
That was... way too sudden...
[It was fun pretending to be gay, until he crashed and burned. They were strangers at first, but now they make their way toward each other.]
P.S. A sweet, everyday-life romance. Love grows over time, and it is also love at first sight.
Lonely, aloof, and impossible to shake off, a closeted top (Zhuang) x Proud, willful, and heedless of the consequences, a bottom who pretends to be gay (Mu)
*(Blurb backed up.)
Theme: Stay positive even in adversity
