My Archnemesis Is Acting Strange

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Blurb:

[Shrewd, gentle, considerate, and amazing at fighting seme x Lazy, sweet, little sunshine uke]

[Reader's Guide:

1. One-on-one romance, childhood sweethearts, happy ending, sweet fluff.

2. There are both male-male and male-female secondary couples.

3. The setting is fictional, with no real-world basis.

4. If you find any plot holes, feel free to point them out in the comments. I’m very receptive and easy to talk to.

5. Hope you enjoy the story and have a happy day.]

The Cheng and Duan families were neighbors, living across the hall from each other. When their parents were busy with work, the two little boys often played together.

“Xiao Ze, I want ice cream,” Duan Lingyu said, throwing himself into the arms of the boy his age, his eyes sparkling.

Cheng Yize hurriedly took his chubby wrist. “Come on, I’ll take you to buy some.”

Luckily, the two sweet boys ended up at the same school and in the same class all the way from kindergarten to high school. But competitive Duan Lingyu always came in second to Cheng Yize, and it gradually began to really get on his nerves.

Cheng Yize always came first in every competition and contest, while he was forever the runner-up. No way. After all these years of competing, Duan Lingyu had to win at least once.

*

“Xiao Ze, we got into a top school, and your younger sister Ningning is there, too. Why do you insist on going to No. 3 High School?” That night, Cheng Yuhuai pulled his son into the bedroom, hoping to talk him around.

“I just want to go to No. 3 High School. I don’t want to go to No. 1. Dad, don’t worry. My grades won’t be bad.”

*

But for some reason, one day Duan Lingyu noticed Cheng Yize had received a love letter, and seemed to treasure it. He’d turned down so many confessions before. Why? Could he really have someone he liked?

“Hmph, does he really like a girl?”

“Who does he like, anyway? This is so annoying.”

*

One evening after school, Cheng Yize pinned Duan Lingyu against the wall in a secluded alley. Duan Lingyu’s gaze traveled down from his deep eyes, catching the fine hairs at his Adam’s apple in the light and shadow, and his chest heaving violently. He’s ridiculously sexy, Duan Lingyu thought.

At last, Cheng Yize spoke. “You said it yourself. You want me to pursue them?”

Duan Lingyu’s temper flared again. His voice rose, his chest heaving with emotion. “Yeah, go pursue them! You have someone you secretly like, maybe even a girlfriend, and you haven’t told me a thing. You’re still hanging around me every day. What kind of friend does that?”

Cheng Yize stepped closer, holding him more tightly. He looked down at him, his voice firm.

“Yes, you’re right. I’ve never thought of you as a friend. The person I like... is you.”

From the moment Cheng Yize said, “The person I like is you,” Duan Lingyu’s mind went blank and stayed that way.

He likes me?

I’m the one he likes?

Cheng Yize pulled him closer and met his bewildered, light-colored eyes. “Kiss me, boyfriend.”

Theme: Love is a gentle stream that flows on, and a devotion that never wavers.