The two returned to their dormitory building in the silent golden glow of the setting sun.
Along the way, the noisy and chaotic thoughts in Yun Wei's mind did not calm down with his increasingly faster pace; on the contrary, they became more turbulent and surging.
Scenes from the moment the two met rise one after another from the silent seabed, surging into waves amidst the radiant glow of the sunset. In the turbulent waters, each frame seems capable of freezing time itself.
But the moment he arrived in front of the dormitory building, his mood suddenly calmed down. It was as if the final bell had rung in the examination hall, and everything had been settled.
He gazed at the greyish-white dormitory lintel before him, its original carvings now blurred, appearing like unpolished jade bathed in the glow of the setting sun. But what he was thinking was:
Great, they made it back to the cave before sunset.
As they ascended the stairs, even the winding staircase seemed to be imbued with a vibrant poetic quality. Yun Wei walked ahead, but always secretly glanced at the follower on the other side through the bas-relief railing, quickly averting his gaze before the other party noticed.
When Isaac closed the door, the two looked at each other in the doorway.
In the quiet silence, their gazes probed and lingered on each other, yet they both concealed their true thoughts.
In the end, the righteous knight was defeated.
Isaac was the first to look away. He stepped inside and casually asked, "Claude, what...would you like to eat?"
But before he could take a step, he was stopped by his master.
The other person raised their forearm horizontally, lifting the loose sleeves of their school uniform, like a battle flag waving in the wind. The wrist exposed at the cuff was as smooth as jade, or like exquisite porcelain.
Isaac had no choice but to lower his head and meet his master's gaze once more. He heard the other's lips move and command, "Call me Cloud."
The other person's voice was as hoarse as when they first met, like lava flowing beneath an icy spring, revealing a suppressed repression in the contrast between ice and fire.
Under the relentless, piercing gaze of the other's dark eyes, Isaac spoke: "Cloud..."
His voice was out of tune. His throat was so dry it felt like it was on fire, and he immediately shut his mouth after uttering that short syllable.
Not just his mouth, his entire body was tense, like a bowstring about to snap. The drafts he had mentally rehearsed countless times vanished in the face of the other man's all-seeing black eyes.
Isaac was somewhat taken aback to be allowed to use such an affectionate term of endearment again. It was as if he had thought he would have to endure a long journey to reach his destination, but as soon as he set off, he found the Demon King standing before him at the finish line.
The master seemed extremely dissatisfied with his performance, and bent his outstretched arm, placing his palm on his chest once again.
He couldn't help but recall that night when Yun's left hand was pressed against his chest in the same way, her little finger wandering restlessly.
Isaac felt his legs trembling, but thankfully the oak door behind him supported him and prevented him from making a fool of himself.
The slanting sunlight streaming in through the window shone directly on his face, adding a touch of blushing warmth to his pale complexion.
Yun Wei was indeed a little impatient, but the innocence the other person displayed also stirred a secret joy within him. He couldn't help but have a mischievous thought, hooking the tie under the other person's school uniform and somewhat ambiguously pulling the other person down to look down.
He leaned close to Isaac's ear and whispered, "I want to eat you."
After the other person froze for a moment, he slowly added, "If you don't satisfy me soon, I'll eat you up."
After the War of the Dead broke out, adults would always scare children who cried in the middle of the night by saying that if they cried any more, the necromancers would come and capture and eat them. But now, Isaac, who is so tall and strong, was actually scared like a child.
The stark contrast was so comical that Yun Wei couldn't help but chuckle softly.
The next moment, he felt a slight dull pain in his shoulder, and in the blink of an eye, he was pinned against the door by Isaac.
The other person looked down at him from above, their smoky gray eyes dark and carrying a somewhat dangerous glint.
Under such a clear gaze that proclaimed the identities of predator and prey, Yun Wei belatedly realized that what he had just said seemed somewhat ambiguous.
He immediately blushed with embarrassment again.
But at that moment, he heard Isaac speak:
"Yunwei, I... eat porridge... you! I... Xinyue... you! Please... let's... grow together!"
His smoky gray eyes, as always, reflected only his own image. At this moment, Isaac was both firm and gentle, and his resolute expression hit the bullseye once again.
The other person's tone was unusual, but Yun Wei could tell that the other person was confessing to him in a very broken Bili language: the other person liked him, was in love with him, and wanted to be with him.
Humans are such strange creatures. After finally hearing the answer that had troubled him all day, Yun Wei felt quite calm.
His reason regained control of his body before he completely abdicated.
He heard himself ask in an almost indifferent tone, "But I remember you said you didn't like men."
Upon hearing this, Isaac immediately explained, "But I love you, Yun. My orientation is only for you; I can't live without you, I'll take no other than you!"
After uttering the word "like," the valiant warrior finally gripped his weapon tightly, reigniting his fighting spirit.
He recklessly confessed his thoughts to his beloved, and his heartfelt words flowed without warning, completely detached from his carefully prepared speech. They came out almost without thinking, just like the continuous sword intent in his hand, passionate and straightforward.
"I was so nervous that day, my mind went completely blank. I heard you say that you like men."
"In that instant, I realized that you may have many other choices, and I am just one of them."
"So I fled in a sorry state, leaving you with a terrible impression. Yun, I'm sorry."
"But I still hope you can give me a chance... I will try my best to prove that I am definitely your best choice." I will try my best to make myself your only choice.
Although his final thought was true, it seemed a bit too dark. Isaac was afraid of scaring Yun Wei, so he hesitated for a moment and still didn't say it.
Yun Wei then realized that he had misunderstood.
If we set aside all reason, from the moment he sensed the crackling "electricity" in Isaac's eyes, he actually understood the other's intentions, but he just couldn't believe it.
But just now, the other party finally spoke to him personally.
His heart began to pound involuntarily in his chest. But the happiness had come so suddenly, it was hard to believe, and he was forced to look up, asking persistently, "But what exactly do you like about me?"
In his eyes, he was just an ordinary man, far from perfect, fragile, sensitive, and insecure. Isaac, on the other hand, was of noble birth and exceptionally intelligent, so perfect in both appearance and inner character, which made him somewhat uneasy.
“Not just a little, but everything.” The other person frowned and corrected him very seriously, “I like every aspect of you very much. If I had to talk about it, I could go on for seven days and seven nights and still not finish.”
"No, Yun, I misspoke again. It's that I can never finish talking about it, because every moment I find myself liking you a little bit more. If you don't believe me, let me just list a few examples—"
"I like your calm and rationality, but I also like your insincerity; I like your kindness and gentleness, but I also like your decisiveness. Even the way you cruelly shoved me away before made me feel like I was broken, unable to forget it, and I can't stop thinking about it..."
"I love the flame you ignited the moment the light faded, I love the rainbow you gave me the moment I left the forest..."
"I love the powerful heartbeat in your small body, I love your nose, eyebrows, eyes and lips, and I love your fingers. When they gently brush against my chest, I only have one thought in my mind: Oh, I am yours."
“Isaac, you will always belong to Yunwei. I am your loyal servant, your sword, and your seeker.”
"Even so, I still greedily yearn for an opportunity to stand openly beside you."
"I want to officially date you and become your boyfriend, is that okay?"
Yun Wei's mind went completely blank under the barrage of "I like you" that the other person blurted out. In all three lifetimes combined, he had never been praised so intensively.
So when he heard Isaac ask if the other person could be his boyfriend, his face turned so red it was almost bleeding.
The slumped rationality was locked in a dark room by the still boundless energy of emotion after a day of arrogance. Yun Wei opened his mouth, met the other's focused gaze, and slowly said:
"Wait, Isaac, I... let me think about it for a few more days."
"I'm the one who should apologize. I lied to you that day."
"I...actually like you too."
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