My Roommate Just Wants to Cuddle Up to You

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A free short story. It won't be paywalled while ongoing, so just wait until it's complete, haha!

● Height and build difference / The shou has mild skin hunger / Mostly set at school / Mutual pining / Getting back together after a breakup

Ji Nan has skin hunger. From the first moment he sees his roommate, he can't help wanting to snuggle up to him. Those clearly defined biceps, even the veins are visible! He really wants to reach out and touch them! Especially at night, he always wants to sleep with his roommate.

But his roommate seems to be straight and doesn't like same-sex contact.

How can he find a perfectly legitimate excuse to sleep with him?

Lu Bei is gay. He fell for his roommate at first sight and wants him to sleep with him every day.

But his roommate seems to be a germaphobe and doesn't like being touched by other men. If he finds out Lu Bei is gay, won't he be even more uncomfortable around him?

How can he find a perfectly legitimate excuse to get close to him?

Ji Nan (playing dumb): "Lu Bei, my bed's dirty. Can I sleep in yours?"

Lu Bei (frowning on purpose): "I'm not really into sharing a bed with someone... unless they're clean."

Ji Nan (moving right up to him, raising an arm beneath Lu Bei's nose): "I just showered. Give me a sniff. Don't I smell great?"

Lu Bei (swallowing): Help, don't come any closer! I won't be able to control myself!

In their second year of high school, they choose different academic tracks and end up in separate classes, but they still share a dorm room.

After a year together, Ji Nan has gotten a pretty good feel for Lu Bei's temperament.

It's just that lately, Lu Bei has been looking at him more and more strangely!

Could it be that Ji Nan has turned Lu Bei gay?!

For Ji Nan's eighteenth birthday, his older cousin video-calls him. Ji Nan hangs up after just one second.

Soon, his cousin sends a voice message: "Nan Nan, what are you doing? You won't even answer my video call. Do you still want your present?"

Ji Nan's hands shake uncontrollably. He tries to type with trembling fingers, but the person behind him only moves more roughly.

"Sleeping," Ji Nan finally manages to type and send.

A sweat-slick chest presses against his back, and a hoarse voice sounds by his ear: "That's right, sleeping..."

Later, the two unexpectedly break up. When they meet again, they find themselves in the same bed once more...

[Reading Guide]

1. Both are physically and emotionally pure, and this is definitely a one-on-one romance.

2. The story begins in high school, continues at university, and may move to the city later on.

3. The college entrance exam is set in the final year of the provincial exam format, with a maximum score of 480. The story also includes the mask-wearing period. Other details are fictionalized, so don't scrutinize them too closely.

4. The blurb may be revised slightly, but the general direction won't change.

5! Important! Minors should not date!

Theme: Love is right beside you