Hard of Hearing, but Streaming ASMR

Fang Chengxi's world is blank, veiled in a layer of gloom.

He can't hear or speak. Even with hearing aids, all he can make out amid the noisy din is a little of reality, blurred and indistinct.

But that's okay!

Though his parents don't love him, his family doesn't care for him, and he has few friends, Fang Chengxi still amuses himself with a cold, lifeless phone.

At first, his livestream had very few viewers, with only a handful of comments, until he was automatically assigned to the sleep-aid channel.

He became a one-of-a-kind ASMR home-and-lifestyle blogger.

Fang Chengxi's livestream is always the brightest and easiest to spot.

As soon as you open it, you can see him running around on the wooden floor, clomping noisily as he shows everyone the little furniture he's found: a fairy-wand salt shaker, a bath gadget that whips up bubbles like ice cream...

He can never control how loud he is, and he often holds up hand-drawn signs in the livestream to say "Sorry" to the comments.

Fang Chengxi is troubled by it, too.

As someone with hearing loss and a speech impediment, doing sleep-aid livestreams really is strange.

He opens his phone and types to his viewers: [Do you like watching me sleep? Please answer!]

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She Henian returns from Hong Kong to the mainland. As he takes the first step toward expanding the family business, he is overwhelmed by the social engagements everyone eagerly pursues.

Back in the day, in the business world of Kowloon and Hong Kong Island, where people fought and killed and would dump someone in the sea over the slightest disagreement, there was no need for all these twists and turns.

She Henian is ruthless, too, and has a reputation for giving people no way out.

Now, with his hands tied and his nerves frayed, he accidentally wanders into an occupied room at a banquet.

The young man doesn't turn around once. She Henian gets a moment to catch his breath. Though he makes no effort to be quiet and his gaze is sharp as an eagle's, he sees Fang Chengxi's bright clothes and beautiful, quiet eyes. The boy sits forgotten in a corner, out of place amid the clinking glasses and lively chatter outside.

The next time they meet is at the private hospital She Henian is planning to work with.

He sees the familiar young man sitting outside a psychology clinic, repeatedly practicing how to speak but unable to make a sound.

The third time they meet is through a screen.

On the screen, the beautiful young man fusses over his new papier-mache moon lamp, happily making a clatter as he uses colorful drawing boards to show everyone how big and beautiful it is, and how he plans to put it beside the sofa at home.

Outside the screen, She Henian seems to have entered his world, watching his every move and, in a way, living alongside him.

This longtime top supporter of the livestream sees a message and replies in a voice so incongruously different from the one he uses in person.

He uses the same nickname Fang Chengxi's fans use for him.

"Because Xixi makes us, makes me, feel as if you and I are sleeping in the same home, in the same bed."

Every night, She Henian sleeps very well.

[Reading Guide]

1. A vibrant, dopamine-filled pretty bottom x a wealthy businessman top

2. An age gap of 13+

3. They heal each other, and neither of them is perfect

Please don't say it's unrealistic for someone with hearing loss to do sleep-aid livestreams. In this story's world, Fang Chengxi's fans all enjoy watching him. Comments that nitpick the logic and settings in bad faith will be deleted.