The year Lu Wanchen started university, he met a strange roommate, Qu Duan. With his cool expression, he was like an unmelting block of ice, standing apart from the world.
But Lu Wanchen noticed that those cool, distant eyes were always secretly watching him, following his every move. Qu Duan would often absentmindedly run his pale fingertips over the pens Lu Wanchen had used and the white T-shirts he'd taken off.
On Lu Wanchen's birthday, Qu Duan stayed behind in the dorm instead of going to the party. He furtively slipped a birthday present into Lu Wanchen's desk. The moment he turned around, he saw that the guest of honor, who should have been at the party, had appeared in the quiet dorm without him noticing.
Leaning against the doorway with distinctive, carefree ease, Lu Wanchen was devastatingly handsome. He asked with a bright smile, "How about we give this a try?"
Qu Duan only blushed and said nothing.
But Lu Wanchen gradually came to understand his predicament. When Qu Duan fell ill, Lu Wanchen took care of him, bringing medicine and water and tending to his every need. No matter how busy work got, he made time to keep him company. His friends all said Lu Wanchen had met the bane of his life.
Until one day, Lu Wanchen got drunk and, for the first time, put his hand on Qu Duan's shoulder. He felt the person beneath him tremble and shudder.
Qu Duan shut his eyes, drenched in sweat, and murmured, "Disgusting..."
Lu Wanchen sobered up in an instant. He apologized, then disappeared from Qu Duan's world for good.
*
Three months later, Lu Wanchen, still nursing a broken heart, felt a familiar gaze at a banquet. He turned around and met a pair of deep, enchanting eyes, cold and aloof.
After the banquet, Qu Duan cornered him in the restroom. His eyes were red, and he choked out, "Why did you leave without a word?"
Lu Wanchen: ????
Weren't you straight? Didn't you think I was disgusting?
[Fake break-up and reunion, no angst]
[Flirtatious tension on campus at first, then the two of them are ridiculously sweet in the city!]
Theme: Treasure the present and live well.
