hide and seek with my crush
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.