Xingqiu opened the door of his bedroom and stepped inside, dragging his friend in as well.

Chongyun cleared his throat. "Um, you can let go of my hand now."

"Oh- sorry." Xingqiu dropped his hand and walked over to the bookshelf, sifting through the titles to find the one he was looking for.

Chongyun flopped down on the other boy's bed, looking up at the ceiling.

"Found it!" The exorcist sat up and took the book from Xingqiu.

"Thank you for letting me borrow this; I know how much you love your books."

The bookworm smiled. "It's no big deal. I'm surprised you took interest in a romance novel."

"Well, you seem to enjoy it, so I thought I'd give it a try."

Xingqiu sat down next to his friend and laid his head on his shoulder. "Will you read to me? I enjoy listening to your voice."

Chongyun's face flushed. "Alright, I suppose."

About twenty minutes later, Xingqiu had fallen asleep. Chongyun put the book aside and sat quietly, making sure not to do anything that could possibly wake the boy sleeping soundly on his shoulder.

Chongyun smiled lightly to himself, watching his friend's chest slowly rise up and down, his lips slightly parted, his hair a bit messed up.

Before he knew it, Chongyun was playing with Xingqiu's uneven turquoise hair.

Wait, he stopped. I shouldn't be doing this. We're just friends, right? Right. I should stop, I don't want him to think badly of me...

Chongyun closed his eyes and soon he, too, had fallen asleep.

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