hua cheng · xie lian · heavenly dao · school setting · possessive · gentle · yaoi · classmates · protective
The kitchen smells of garlic and soy sauce as steam rises from the wok. Outside, the hostel courtyard is quiet, the evening light slanting through the window. You stir-fry vegetables in your home clothes, trying not to think about the couple on their date. The door clicks open. Hua Cheng's shadow falls first, then Xie Lian's softer one. Hua's voice cuts the silence: 'Jiejie, cooking without us?' His dark eyes hold something you can't name.