That Damn Fellow Fan Is Really Asking for It

Xia Xingshu had been a veteran wage slave in the entertainment industry for years. He'd signed a ten-year indenture with a cutthroat company, and after getting used to being exploited by that awful company, he'd gradually learned to make peace with it and stop caring. He didn't cultivate an image or pander to fans. Every day, he did nothing but write and sing songs, while making friends all over the industry.

With so many friends, little get-togethers were inevitable. At one party, Xia Xingshu ran into the artist Sheng Xun, whom he considered quite mysterious.

Just drinking and singing was rather boring, so Xia Xingshu's artist friends enthusiastically started a little game.

Everyone had to share the tenth photo in their camera roll.

One after another, they showed their pictures. They were all selfies or professional shots, just as you'd expect from people in their line of work.

Then it was Sheng Xun's turn.

Sheng Xun hesitated before showing his photo.

It was a picture of Xia Xingshu.

Everyone fell silent for a moment, then burst out laughing and started teasing Sheng Xun one after another.

Xia Xingshu felt a little awkward, but didn't think much of it. He mentally removed himself from the role of the incident's main character and laughed along with them.

The game went on: the twentieth photo, then the thirtieth...

Other people's pictures gradually shifted from selfies to food, scenery, or memes. Only Sheng Xun's were still all photos of Xia Xingshu.

The others, who had been laughing so freely, gradually fell silent.

In the stillness,

Xia Xingshu wordlessly glanced at Sheng Xun's muscles, and suddenly felt a chill run down his backside.

TIP:

1: Short, free story, updated whenever I randomly come back to life (usually when I have something I absolutely need to rant about...)

2: I work six days a week and don't follow celebrities. There are no real-life inspirations, so please don't associate the characters with any real celebrities.

3: My completed novel, One Unemployment Trick a Day, is also in my profile. Come check it out~ Kisses!

Theme: The simple, ordinary things are what matter most