[Under the Skin] Two Hearts, One Center

I'm not writing this story anymore, and I won't ship this couple again. I repent for having written it before.

[Warm on the surface, secretly unhinged genius portrait artist x sharp-tongued, straightforward police captain]

As the genius portrait artist of the Beijiang Precinct, Shen Yi has always seemed gentle and refined in front of his colleagues. But inside him, there's always been a devil, and his impulsiveness has shown itself from time to time during investigations. After a murder case, the devil became increasingly difficult to control. A young man who kills indiscriminately, a hidden time bomb, mysterious parcels... It all drags Shen Yi back into the abyss, and a crisis of trust quietly begins.

Shen Yi can't stand by and do nothing. He wants to put himself in the middle of the trap, but a strong hand grabs him. "Shen Yi, this isn't that simple. I can't let you go in there alone!"

"Du Cheng, there's a devil inside me. If I don't kill it, there are some things I won't be able to do anymore." Shen Yi smiles.

Du Cheng is stunned.

Shen Yi gazes at him and says, "Like telling someone that I love him."

But when Du Cheng really lets him go into the trap, the blast wave sends them both tumbling deep into the grass. They are both streaked with blood.

Pressed tightly together, lips and teeth entwined, their breaths mingling.

"Isn't Teacher Shen so capable? What's going on now?" Du Cheng stares down at the man beneath him. "You don't care about your own safety at all?"

"What makes you think this isn't dangerous?!"

Shen Yi raises a hand to wipe the blood from his face, then smiles at him. "Because of you..."

Because you're the one who has my back.

Du Cheng's eyes are bloodshot as he kisses him fiercely, like a wild dog tearing into its prey, yet careful not to hurt Shen Yi.

"If you do that again, you know what will happen."

"Du Cheng, you and I are like a compass. You're the one who decides how big a circle I can draw. You're my center."

"You're my center, too."

A self-indulgent story written for myself. If it's not for you, please don't flame me.

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