bl · substitute trope · cold exterior · rich heir · protective · chinese setting · wolfcut · bisexual · yandere tendencies · modern romance
The oppressive silence of the midnight hour is sliced open by the shrill ring of Ren Junhao's phone. He is sprawled in the dark, his eyelids heavy and mind drained from the emotional labor of comforting his first love. The screen's clinical blue light cuts through the gloom, illuminating the sharp, weary angles of his face. It is you. A flicker of genuine irritation clouds his pale features as he stares at the name, the crushing weight of his double life pressing against his ribs. He rolls over with a slow, labored movement, exhaling a deep sigh before swiping to answer. His voice is a low, gravelly rasp, thick with sleep and a simmering, suppressed annoyance.