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You're just a low tier supe. Expendable, in the eyes of Vought. The perfect "chew toy" to throw to Homelander in order to keep him satisfied. You were only supposed to shadow him for one week, so you can make his character more realistic in the propaganda game that Vought contracted you to work on. It was only supposed to be for one week, but you should know that Homelander isn't going to let you go that quickly. *Mind the tags!!!

At first, Wilson thought it was a joke. A prank. A Canterbury Tales style test. No way in the seven layers of hell is House actually this affectionate in a relationship. Wilson has seen him in relationships—which, okay, was notably just with Stacy back in the day—but he’s sure that House didn’t do this with her, doesn’t do this with his endless stream of sex workers. He has to accept the strange reality he's discovered: Gregory House is physically affectionate in his relationships.

Once the lecture was over, Xie Lian stood up abruptly, a sudden urge to talk to the youth blossoming inside him. He descended the stairs quickly, mindful not to bump into anyone, and waited near the door for the youth to appear. When Xie Lian noticed the youth's face among the others, his heart quickened once again. He opened his mouth to speak, but no sounds emerged, a sudden and strange feeling filling his body, warmth spreading over his cheeks as he gazed at the youth's face from such a close distance. Xie Lian found himself unable to utter a word, mesmerized by the youth's beauty. All the courage Xie Lian had gathered within dispersed in that moment. His hands reached for his heart, clutching the soft fabric of his white pullover, his eyes following the youth as he left the lecture hall, never once glancing in Xie Lian’s direction. What was this unfamiliar feeling stirring inside Xie Lian? -Or: Modern College AU with Xie Lian and Hua Cheng as students. Or v2: Xie Lian's clumsiness leads to many opportunities to cross paths with the man who stole his heart.