The Rumors Are Swirling

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From the day He Youwan met Liu Wo in eighth grade, he just couldn't shake the kid.

To everyone else, Liu Wo had changed He Youwan from a rebellious school bully into a... rebellious top student.

However you put it, Liu Wo had pulled He Youwan out of the abyss.

In He Youwan's eyes, Liu Wo had always been like a younger brother.

That was until Liu Wo came back from an English competition during the summer break before his sophomore year of high school. He Youwan realized something was off: this kid was starting to have a generation gap with him!

Liu Wo: "Big brother~"

He Youwan: "...Don't flirt with me."

Liu Wo: "Right, I've had a crush on your kitchen since we first met."

He Youwan: "...Are you crazy?!"

And of course, there was all that clinging and cuddling. Someone was about to lose control of his possessiveness.

Liu Wo: "You can't get too close to him. Don't go, he has a boyfriend."

He Youwan: "...What are you trying to say?"

Don't worry, our classmate Liu Wo still has a trump card.

Liu Wo: "He Youwan, do you want to hear me sing?"

He Youwan: "Sure!"

In the end, he sang "Happy Birthday" downstairs.

He Youwan: "...Get lost!"

It's fine. You can't scare your boyfriend off.

Wrong! Classmate Liu Wo is about to use his secret weapon.

Liu Wo: "He Youwan, I don't want to see you sad."

Liu Wo: "So, do you like me?"

Liu Wo: "You said you like me, so if this blue hibiscus was planted by me, would you like it?"

Liu Wo: "Big brother, I'm going to kiss you."

He Youwan gradually gets led astray, too...

Hey!

Falling-for-a-guy warning!

Oh, wait, they already like each other!

A gentle and considerate, perhaps aloof, secretly devoted ninja (gong) x a sharp-tongued but soft-hearted tsundere who's determined to be the big brother (shou)

One-on-one, happy ending

1. The story opens when the gong and shou are in their sophomore year of high school. The story moves forward, with flashbacks interspersed.

2. The shou has congenital heart disease. This isn't pure fluff.

3. All locations and characters are entirely fictional, with no real-life inspirations. Please don't read anything into them.

Message: I love your brokenness more than your perfection.