Shen Songnian and Pei Shang studied the same major and shared a dorm room in college. They were classmates, roommates, and each other's best friends.
They were inseparable, and promised that whoever got into a relationship first would be a dog.
Pei Shang never imagined that the person who made this promise with him was secretly in love with him.
Pei Shang was a famous homophobe and straight guy who had once nearly gotten into a fight after a man confessed to him, and criticized same-sex couples cuddling on campus as "indecent." Yet he was the one who loved sticking close to Shen Songnian.
He wanted to share meals with him, sleep in the same bed, and even shower together.
His actions invited misunderstandings, so Shen Songnian planned to confess to Pei Shang under the pretext of playing Truth or Dare. If Pei Shang agreed, everyone would be happy. If he was disgusted, Shen Songnian could say it was a joke and retreat to being friends.
On the night of the confession, Pei Shang fled in a panic.
Shen Songnian was heartbroken and decided to end this one-sided love that made the other person uncomfortable.
The best way to get over someone was to start a new relationship. Shen Songnian thought that perhaps he could try getting to know some of his other admirers.
But Pei Shang, mistakenly believing he was already with someone else, pulled him into his arms one night and begged him in a low voice to break up.
Shen Songnian: So the closeted gay was right beside me all along?
The other roommates, who witnessed everything: Which one of you is secretly in love with the other?
A cool, high-achieving top who can't bring himself to say what's in his heart, and a young master bottom who's secretly gay and being pursued, but still wants to pursue him
Theme: Say what you feel
