Feiyu x Yunxi

@☭ Luo Yunxi A look of confusion flashed across Yuang's face when Yunxi defended Feiyu. Once he realized what Yunxi was talking about though, his demeanor quickly shifted from one of abrasiveness to a look of pity. "Oh no...my brother's got you with his sob story huh? The one where he gets taken hostage right?" Yuang reached a hand out and patted Yunxi on his shoulder, shaking his head, "That's all made up. He's told every omega he's ever tried to hook up with some version of that story. But of course, since it didn't happen, there is never one clear version." Yuang sighed and clicked his tongue, "What a scumbag he really is. And you genuinely seem like a nice person too." His eyes flicked upwards at Yunxi's face, gauging what the older was feeling. Then, when he saw what he wanted, he gave Yunxi a little smile, reassuringly, "That's why I want to help you. What do you say?"

@☭ Chen Feiyu The right thing to do in that moment was to push through and leave the room, but Yunxi froze in his spot when Chen Yuang blocked off his path. The other was too calm, mostly collected, as if he would offer his advice but he didn’t care if Yunxi took it or not. It wasn’t as if Chen Yuang was a competing omega—he was literally Feiyu’s brother, and there was probably no one else who knew Feiyu better, even if Chen Yuang was observing from within the house. Yet, what Feiyu had shown Yunxi over the past few months seemed natural. Yunxi had come to believe that was Feiyu, truly, and not what Chen Yuang claimed. At any rate, Feiyu was losing more when they were together than Yunxi was. “I’m not suffering,” Yunxi said, although it didn’t sound very convincing, even to himself. “Cut him some slack. I’m sure you know what he’s been through.”

@☭ Luo Yunxi "Stand still," Yuang demanded when Yunxi began to walk away from him. He scoffed, playing with his fingernails as he ambled up to Yunxi again, "I'm telling you this for your own good. You shouldn't be with my sorry excuse of a brother." he said, looking at Yunxi up and down before shaking his head, "He's got you wrapped around his little finger right? That's normal of him." Stepping closer to Yunxi, Yuang lowered his voice as he continued, "As a fellow omega, I want to help you. You don't deserve to suffer with him." Yuang's expression looked calm, but every word out of his mouth towards was scathing, as he had no intention to hide his opposition towards his brother.

@☭ Chen Feiyu Feiyu ignoring pleasantries was one thing, but Yunxi was a little startled Chen Yuang could just talk to him like that, without even bothering to ask for his name or to introduce himself properly. It must run in the family, really, but that kind of tone, but while Feiyu’s was out of genuine ignorance, there was something scathing beneath Chen Yuang’s voice that didn’t sit right with Yunxi at all. While Yunxi often avoided conflict where he could, he didn’t fully appreciate the way Chen Yuang insinuated Yunxi was here because Feiyu was giving him things in return, or that Yunxi was some kept man that Feiyu could tire of at any moment—Yunxi wanted to see Feiyu try after putting him through everything that had transpired in the past half a year. Yunxi gathered his coat and his work bag, figuring he’d wait for Feiyu upstairs rather than hang out with Chen Yuang. “You shouldn’t speak about things you’re not familiar with.”

@☭ Luo Yunxi "Precisely. It is because I'm doing something in my office that you shouldn't just show up randomly," Feiyu said with a roll of his eyes, squaring up with his annoying younger brother. Chen Yuang liked to lord over Feiyu, acting as if he were the older one between them, acting as if he were the alpha. He settled down besides Yunxi again, hissing when he received a sudden kick to his shin. It had been a while since he'd experienced any sort of violence from the older, which only meant one thing: Yuang was always going around causing him additional troubles. He groaned as Yuang relayed his message to Feiyu. "Oh our old man has finally found some time to come visit me? Great timing, right when I'm busy too," he grumbled, standing up and shoving his hands into his pockets. He turned back to Yunxi, throwing him a wink, "Xixi, wait here. I'll be right back." He stalked past Yuang out the door, brushing shoulders with his brother, though not acknowledging him any further.

Once Feiyu had left the room, it was just Feiyu and Yuang: two omegas. "If you haven't realized it yet," Yuang said, fixing his coat and brushing some invisible dust off his shoulder, "That brother of mine is an . I wouldn't get too attached to him if I were you."

@☭ Chen Feiyu "You're doing this again?" Chen Yuang ranted. "In the office, with the door open. Really? And you're asking what I'm doing here?"

Of course, Yunxi's worst nightmare had to come true. It was only by a of some miracle that he was still fully clothed when someone else walked in. The thing was, it was not /just/ 'someone else'—it had to be Feiyu's brother. Feiyu had mentioned him before, that his brother was an unconforming omega. It sounded something like a subtle insult toward Yunxi at the time, but now, he could see what Feiyu was talking about. What kind of omega, brother or not, dared talk to an alpha that way? Yunxi gathered himself quickly, shoving Feiyu's hand off his sides. He cleared his throat, waiting for Feiyu to introduce him, and when Feiyu said nothing, Yunxi kicked him in the shin. "Sit up properly, you have a guest."

Chen Yuang narrowed his eyes. "Hardly a guest," he said, before turning his attention back to Feiyu. "Father is looking for you. Now."

@☭ Luo Yunxi Feiyu didn't care for any of Yunxi's excuses, since any delay to getting what he desperately wanted from Yunxi right now was plainly unacceptable. "Oh come on baby," he mumbled, leaning in close to a stripe down Yunxi's jawline, teasing his very prudent omega. "I always behave myself, why can't we just-"

"Chen. Fei. Yu. Get off him!" a curt voice from behind Feiyu suddenly demanded. Before he even turned his head, Feiyu's brow already twitched in annoyance when he realized who had come to pay him a visit. This was exactly the type of distraction that he didn't need when he was trying to spend his precious time with Yunxi.

He whipped around, standing up just enough to face his younger brother. "What are you doing here?" he asked, "This apartment complex belongs to me, Chen Feiyu, not you, Chen Yuang."

@☭ Chen Feiyu "Here?" Yunxi glanced at the open office door. Near five or six o'clock was the prime hour for the residents of the block to pay Feiyu a visit with their tributes to the building manager, vying for his attention, and Yunxi really didn't need this group of people especially to walk in on him without clothing. While he was distracted, Feiyu had managed to wrangle his coat off. Yunxi batted at his hands, fighting to keep them down and away from his clothes. "Behave yourself. You only have half an hour until the office closes." He didn't add the last part, but it was implied that once they were in the privacy of his apartment, Feiyu was free to do what he liked.

@☭ Luo Yunxi Yunxi's torso and legs were slender, almost akin to a snake if Feiyu had to make a comparison. The way the older turned his body and flipped over on the couch had an alluring effect like he was going to wrap himself around Feiyu and seduce him. "What? Why would we waste time?" Feiyu asked, clearly getting some other thoughts in his mind with his darkened expression and the bob of his adam's apple as he swallowed his want. "Take this off," Feiyu said, referring to Yunxi's outer jacket that blocked his view of everything underneath. He wrestled it off the older, not hearing any other words from Yunxi as he aimed for what he wanted. "I can give you a whole-body massage," Feiyu offered (uncharacteristically), but not with your clothes in the way-"

@☭ Chen Feiyu The chocolate slice smelled decadent in the store when Yunxi bought it, and he had been planning on holding back, but the moment it was offered to him, he folded. "Maybe just a bite," he said, turning back to eye the box again. "So much sugar-" Yunxi yelped when he was suddenly and unceremoniously picked up, his hands flying to grip the tops of Feiyu's broad shoulders in fear of being dropped. "Here? It's so cramped here. How can I get comfortable?" He didn't really want to put his face down on a communal couch that had seen plenty of behinds before, so he twisted to sit before Feiyu could push his face down. "How about we just go back up?"

@☭ Luo Yunxi "A massage?" Feiyu repeated, vaguely remembering that there was another unwatched video waiting for him to watch in his DMs. "Well sure, if that's what Xixi wants, that's what Xixi gets," he agreed readily, having put off the request quite a few times already. It wasn't that he didn't understand how to give a massage, but it was hard to get over the idea that alphas didn't usually provide services for omegas, and here he was, breaking that very major rule. Still, Feiyu had come to learn that having a pleased omega made his life significantly easier too, so the trade-off was somewhat fair in his eyes. That idea was solidified by the kiss that Yunxi had voluntarily given him right after. Feiyu's hand rested against the small of the older's back, squeezing gently in acknowledgement that he would meet Yunxi's request right away. After their lingering kiss, he eyed the small dessert box that Yunxi brought for him, chuckling, "Really? Let's share it tonight after dinner okay?" he suggested. He grinned as he leaned in to steal another kiss from Yunxi, "You're so sweet to me. Come here...let me massage you right now," he insisted, sweeping Yunxi off his feet and onto the couch in his office.

@☭ Chen Feiyu "If I'm tired, are you going to give me a massage?" Yunxi had been asking several days in a row now, and he hoped Feiyu had made good use of the tutorial videos Yunxi sent him during the workday so he would finally learn how to do something useful. While Feiyu was working on that, Yunxi had been practicing something else on his own lately, too. He settled his hands lightly over Feiyu's shoulders for balance, leaning forward to kiss Feiyu back gently, his lips lingering for longer and longer with each passing day. "I bought cake for you," Yunxi said, reaching back to touch the small box he left on the table. "Chocolate. It's been really popular with the interns at my office."

@☭ Luo Yunxi Oddly enough, it seemed that releasing some information about his childhood had the opposite effect on Yunxi that Feiyu expected it to. It was almost like the omega had naturally felt closer to him, developing a bond that they didn't have prior to that moment. As the days passed by, Feiyu continued to attach himself to Yunxi like a koala would its favorite tree, but this time, he was more often welcomed into Yunxi's arms than not, much different than before. Even though Yunxi lived in the smaller flat, they spent most of their time together there, only separating when the omega had to report to work. Feiyu was 'working' too, which meant manning the office during its business hours. Of course, the moment Yunxi returned from his job was the moment Feiyu was off the clock too. Beaming as he heard the older's voice, Feiyu paused his game and got up, opening his arms to pull Yunxi into a hug, "Xixi~" he greeted his omega, leaning in to kiss him on the lips, "How was your day? Are you tired?" he asked, whisking Yunxi into the office and sitting him down on top of Feiyu's desk.

@☭ Chen Feiyu For some reason, now that Yunxi was sharing Feiyu's burden, Feiyu mellowed out—not completely, just a fraction. Still, it allowed Yunxi to see another side of him, and... Yunxi liked it. He fell for the softer part of Feiyu, and then he ended up liking more and more of him, until one day, he just started seeking Feiyu out of his own volition. Usually, it was after his work day, since he often left the apartment before Feiyu woke. Over the days that turned into weeks and then months, they managed to build a routine together—one that Yunxi looked forward to every day. On this particular day, he picked up a slice of cake for Feiyu. It wasn't any special occasion, but sometimes, even the most random things could bring a smile to Feiyu's face. Yunxi made his way into the management office, unsurprised to see Feiyu was the only one in there with his feet propped up, playing a game on his phone. "Hey."

@☭ Luo Yunxi "It's not your fault, don't be sorry," Feiyu said, getting a little apprehensive on if Yunxi was starting to see him as a charity case now. He scoffed at the older's rather obvious statement, "Of course. I'm an alpha, who's going to touch me now?" he asked. He leaned forward, a little surprised to see the first bowl of noodles offered to him. "Thanks," he grunted, picking up a pair of wooden chopsticks. He took bigger bites of the noodles than he normally would've, as the memories of being stowed away in the empty chest with nothing but the bare minimum of food and water to keep him alive resurfaced in his mind. Feiyu had experienced true hunger before, and he didn't need to go through that kind of experience ever again. He finished his noodles in record time before reaching for the skewers, biting into a big chunk of beef almost rabidly, "Have some," he said, holding out another one to Yunxi, "Before it dries out."

@☭ Chen Feiyu Relieved that nothing too insane happened, Yunxi stopped his pat-down, though he continued to let Feiyu hold his hand. "Still, I'm sorry," he said, not knowing what else he could do to make Feiyu feel better about it. At the very least, he supposed, he would have to cease putting Feiyu in those situations on purpose. "At least you're too big to be kidnapped now." He patted Feiyu over his chest once more before pulling them away, hoping dinner would lift the mood. Halfway through mixing the sauce into a bowl of noodles, Yunxi realized what he had just done—he had cared about Feiyu's feelings, which... wasn't as dramatic as he made it out to be. He handed the mixed bowl to Feiyu. "Here you go."

@☭ Luo Yunxi Yunxi was the one-worded king and the retort champion, but when did he become so eloquent at making normal conversation? Or maybe Feiyu was the odd one for thinking that this was a normal conversation. Regardless, he didn't quite mind having Yunxi's hands roaming his body the way they were, and the amount of attention he was suddenly receiving from the older. It really sounded like Yunxi genuinely cared for him, and Feiyu wanted to continue experiencing that. "No...no, I wasn't physically hurt," he reassured the older, "Maybe a cut here or there, but you won't find anything. I'm all healed now." Feiyu said, reaching out to grab Yunxi's wrist, holding it over his chest. "They threatened me...but nothing ever happened."

@☭ Chen Feiyu It didn't even feel right to enjoy food anymore after Feiyu dropped that bomb. Yunxi glanced at the boxed food on the coffee table, suddenly not very hungry at all. A childhood trauma would definitely alter Feiyu's brain chemistry, thus explaining his weird behaviour. "What happened?" Yunxi insisted on asking, morbidly curious about the fine details all of a sudden. He pressed his hands over Feiyu's shoulders and chest, patting as if he could sense anything beneath his shirt and probably long-healed skin, if there was anything in the first place. "Did they hurt you?"

@☭ Luo Yunxi "It's not a big deal," Feiyu shrugged, himself not eager to delve back into such a terrifying part of his past either. He didn't need Yunxi to think that he was some big wuss with a little bit of a troubled past, and that certainly wouldn't affect how he was able to provide for the older as an alpha. "There isn't much to say...I'm living with all my limbs and organs intact right here in front of you," he said as reassurance, though it was a little unclear whether that was for himself or for Yunxi to hear. Feeling how the older's hand was still holding onto his though, Feiyu wondered why he could never get this out of Yunxi before, but a little snippet of a sob story seemed to have won over the older's heart. "Don't feel bad for me," he said decisively, "Go on, eat. I don't want your food to get cold," he said, his voice gentler when he realized that Yunxi seemed to be a little lost in his own thoughts too.

@☭ Chen Feiyu Oh. It was a lot worse than Yunxi was expecting at first when he started being so nosy and prying, but he didn't think it would be 'kidnapped as a child' bad. His heart was stiff, sinking to the bottom of his stomach as he processed the weight of what Feiyu was telling him. "I... I'm sorry," Yunxi finally managed to say, his hand still curled loosely over Feiyu's hand. "If I knew, I wouldn't have. I didn't mean to..." Didn't mean to pry? That sounded insensitive—like he was okay with being nosy if it was a lighthearted story instead of such a heavy topic. "I just... I never would've guessed. If you want to tell me..."

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@☭ Luo Yunxi Yunxi sounded a little dramatic with his recounts of Feiyu's reactions in the dark, but the younger had to admit that it did happen. He didn't like to present himself in such a negative light, but Yunxi had already seen what he'd seen. There was no changing that now. The older's sincerity in wanting to know him better had Feiyu rethinking the promise he'd made about trying to be genuine in his courtship of Yunxi. Perhaps this was part of it too. "When I was younger...someone tried to...threaten my parents by...kidnapping me," he finally relented, though he didn't voluntarily give any more details beyond that.

@☭ Chen Feiyu Yunxi promised not to laugh, but it was extremely difficult still, since he figured Feiyu would get past something as silly and trivial as a fear of the dark from his younger years. Rationally, every grown person knew there was nothing that could be lurking in the dark, especially things like ghosts and vampires or whatever Feiyu was thinking of. "You don't seem like it's simply 'don't like it'. You freaked out on that hiking trail. You nearly died in my closet. What happened?" And, to not seem like he was asking out of pure nosiness, Yunxi added hastily, "I just want to understand you."

@☭ Luo Yunxi Yunxi was persistent, but Feiyu was no walk in the park either. Even if it did sound promising to get the heaviness off his chest, he couldn't just reveal his weakness to Yunxi. As the alpha, Feiyu was supposed to be the leader, the provider. He didn't want to burden Yunxi with information that omegas didn't need to know or worry about. The loose grip on his hand pushed him to give in though, and still trying to stay within his tight-lipped limits, Feiyu mumbled, "Well...as long as you don't laugh..." he sighed, wondering how or even where to start, "When I was younger...I got trapped in a dark space. So I don't like dark, enclosed spaces, that's all."

@☭ Chen Feiyu Feiyu was going to avoid the topic no matter what, and rather than killing Yunxi's curiosity, it only ignited it even more. It wasn't that he wanted to know out of pure nosiness, he rationalized. He also wanted to soothe Feiyu, who was clearly disturbed by his dark past with the night. He paused the show so that sounds wouldn't distract Feiyu, and then it was only them and the silence. "You have unhappy things? Who would've guessed?" Yunxi leaned back into the couch, his hands still loosely gripping Feiyu's, to show the younger that he had all the time in the world to sit here and listen to it. "Come on. How can I eat if you're like this? Let it out. I won't laugh at you. Everyone's afraid of something."

@☭ Luo Yunxi Yunxi was taking a very sudden interest in Feiyu, and it threw the younger off when he was given so much additional attention. Feiyu would've lashed out any anyone who was trying to discredit his masculinity with an assumption as insulting as being 'afraid of the dark', and he almost did with Yunxi. His brows pulled together and he snapped his head in the omega's direction, though he caught himself before he said anything rude towards the older. "Psh, no of course I'm not," he said, brushing the conversation aside, "It's not a big deal. I just thought about some unhappy things. Just eat, before the food gets cold, alright?"

@☭ Chen Feiyu The more Feiyu refused to tell, the more Yunxi wanted to know. Feiyu did not seem like the type of man to have secrets, let alone burdensome ones that Yunxi was apparently not supposed to know. The only times Yunxi had seem him like this was when they came out of the dark hiking trail the first time, and then once more when Yunxi barricaded him inside the closet. Both times, Feiyu had been put in the dark, and now they were watching a documentary about kids being locked up in basements without lights or windows. Yunxi was beginning to get a better idea, and now his curiosity was killing him. After all, it wasn't every day that Yunxi had ammunition to use against Feiyu. "Don't tell me... you're afraid of the dark?"

@☭ Luo Yunxi When Yunxi came over to sit down besides him and take his hand, Feiyu looked at the older like he was a stranger. The abrupt show of good-faith and gentleness caught him off his guard, and with his senses already titillated, Feiyu thought that it was just another figment of his imagination. His pupils shook when Yunxi tried to look in him in the eyes, and he couldn't maintain the other's gaze for long before averting his gaze. "It's nothing..." he insisted the first few times that Yunxi tried to pry, but when it became clear that they weren't moving on until Feiyu spilled something, he reluctantly mumbled, "I just...I was just reminded of some bad memories, that's all."

@☭ Chen Feiyu Something was clearly wrong, and Feiyu's lack of appetite was caused by something other than just a lack of interest in the food. He was trembling like a leaf in the wind, and when Yunxi touched him, Feiyu nearly jumped away. "No, come on. There's something on your mind, I can tell." Honestly, although Feiyu was young, he was an adult, and Yunxi had no right to try and pry things out of him, but he didn't like seeing Feiyu sitting there so glum when he was usually all smiles no matter what was thrown at him. Leaving the food untouched, Yunxi picked up Feiyu's hand. It was unnatural for him to do so, but he held it in his lap. "It's weird you're like this. Just talk to me."

@☭ Luo Yunxi The verbatim, the imagery, and the whole mood of the documentary made Feiyu feel like he was being targeted. He didn't want to submit himself to such a dark, painful world again, but it was hard when that was the only thing he could see and hear. His face felt like it was drained of blood, even when Yunxi's face came into sight. Feiyu flinched upon being touched by the older, and his voice shook as he shut Yunxi down, "I'm not hungry...you eat...you eat..." His only saving grace was that it was still light out right now. It was like his instincts had all shut down and even the simplest question of 'Can you turn the TV off?' seemed like a distant request that he wasn't allowed to make.