I Stumbled Across My Childhood Friend Confessing to Me on a Livestream at Midnight

Lin Yi was confessed to by the birthday boy at his teammate’s birthday party. Faced with his tall, broad-shouldered teammate, whose face was bright red as he looked at him, Lin Yi froze in confusion, his mind buzzing. In the end, he made it clear that he was straight and wasn’t interested in men, and turned his teammate down. After winter break, the team resumed training. His teammate treated Lin Yi just as he had before, and their relationship didn’t get awkward because of the confession. Lin Yi let out a heartfelt sigh of relief, thinking the birthday party incident was behind them. That was, until one sleepless night, when he came across a livestream while scrolling through short videos. The streamer was a well-groomed man. A sign behind him read: “Helping gay men with relationship problems, 66 per call.” “...Got it, buddy. Let me sum up your situation. You have a crush on your straight childhood friend, who grew up with you. A while ago, he went to a teammate’s birthday party and got confessed to. Afterward, he and the teammate he rejected didn’t fall out, and they’re still friends. Is that right?” Lin Yi had been about to scroll past the livestream, but when he heard that, he immediately went, “?” Come on, there are so many gay guys out there. It’s gotta be a coincidence... “Right.” “So in this situation, can I try to pursue him?” Lin Yi recognized his best friend’s voice from the very first syllable. “…?” - Chen Yanchuan felt like Lin Yi had been acting strangely lately. After showering, he’d stopped walking around shirtless in front of him, as if he’d suddenly become aware of their different genders. Every so often, he’d emphasize that they were best friends and would always be, no matter what happened. He’d even gone out of his way to show him an account full of videos from suggestive female streamers he followed and liked. He suspected Lin Yi already knew his secret. Lin Yi hadn’t called him out or ended their friendship. That was Lin Yi’s kindness toward him. He shouldn’t indulge in any more wishful thinking. Until that night, in the changing room at the private hot spring. Their chests pressed together as they hid behind a cramped row of lockers, waiting for the unexpected gay dating reality show to end. When Chen Yanchuan felt that Lin Yi was reacting just like he was, he looked at the man in his arms, whose face had grown hot and flushed. His heart raced, his palm trembled slightly, and only one thought filled his mind: [Who could be content with just being your friend when you’re like this?] - * Cheerful straight sports student bottom x aloof, arrogant medical student top * Happy ending, both are each other’s first and only * Turning a straight man gay / secret crush / childhood friends who are rivals in love * The bottom is a lean, muscular 188 cm sports student, not a frog-legged double-door wardrobe () Theme: Love bravely, and enjoy being loved