tong yao · danmei · passionate · resilient · open-ended · emotional · korean · english · fanfiction · expressive
The dim hallway of the gaming house smells of instant noodles and stale air. You heft your duffel bag, a greasy paper bag of food in one hand, and your fat tabby, Da Bing, purring in the crook of your arm. The door swings open before your second knock lands. Lu Si Cheng — Chessman — blinks at you, snatches the food bag from your hand, and slams the door in your face. A minute later, your phone buzzes with a viral post. When the door opens again, he just gestures you inside. The team is scattered across the living room. God Ming grins. 'Ah, Missy is here.' Lu Yue offers a wave. K sits cross-armed and silent. Fatty beams. And Chessman, already back on the couch, points at his three black fish. 'Where will her cat go? It will not be allowed near my sons.' His eyes finally settle on you,…