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They reached the park in comfortable silence. Not many people were at the park but a few families making their way home walked past them. Some kids ran straight through and under Huaisang and Wen Chao's linked hands.

Wen Chao looked up at the sky and took a deep breath. Enjoying the sun shining and the feeling of Huaisang's hand in his.

Huaisang spotted a bench in the corner of his eye and dragged Wen Chao over. He dramatically flopped on it and sighed.

"Today has been so good," Huaisang's eyes closed and a smile placed itself on his lips.

Wen Chao followed Huaisang to the bench and sat down next to him.

"It really has." When he looked over he noticed Huaisang's eyes closed and looked over his face, his eyes then wandered to his lips and he started leaning closer but stopped himself and backed away.

"Do it." Huaisang felt the shift of presence next to him, he could tell that after moving in Wen Chao backed away again. 

He half-opened his eyes and looked at Wen Chao.

"Huh? Do what?" He tried to pretend he didn't know what Huaisang was talking about.

"Gosh, you're a terrible actor." Huaisang shifted and pulled Wen Chao in by his collar, kissing him before slightly shoving him back again.

"No time for regrets." Huaisang then jumped up standing in front of Wen Chao, waiting for him to do the same.

Wen Chao froze for a moment, a bit shocked from suddenly being kissed. After a few moments, he stood up.

"R-right.."

Huaisang skipped a few paces ahead of Wen Chao laughing at his own actions. Once they reached the exit to the park Huaisang stopped and looked up. He followed after Huaisang keeping quiet because he wasn't quite sure of what to say. He gave Huaisang a bit of a confused look when he stopped. Huaisang's thoughts drifted to a past memory causing his mood to drop. He looked back at Wen Chao.

"I'm sorry, that was rude of me." He gave a sad smile.

Wen Chao placed a hand on Huaisang's shoulder.

"Hey..don't apologize, it's alright..." His expression changed from confused to worried.

"Ah, okay." Huaisang fiddled with his fingers and looked down.

Wen Chao had never been very good with comforting people or feelings in general so he wasn't sure quite what to do. After a few moments, he wrapped his arms around Huaisang, pulling him into a hug.

Huaisang was surprised at the sudden hug but gripped onto the back of Wen Chao's clothes and buried his head in his chest. A few tears escaped Huaisang's eyes and soaked into Wen Chao's shirt.

Wen Chao stayed silent not knowing what to say, he wanted to let Huaisang know he was there for him but he didn't know how to. When huaisang pulled away he let out a shy laugh, sniffling and wiping his eyes. 

"Sorry I'll get your shirt cleaned,"

"It's fine, you don't have to worry about it." He gave Huaisang a soft smile.

Huaisang smiled back.

"I guess we should start heading back.."

"Mhm." He nodded and took Huaisang's hand in his, intertwining their fingers.

Huaisang smiled a little wider and squeezed Wen Chao's hand. They began walking back to Huaisang's apartment block. The sun was setting, casting shadows on the sidewalk. Huaisang made a few shadows of animals with his non-occupied hand as they walked. Wen Chao walked alongside Huaisang with a small smile on his face.

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They stood outside Huaisang's apartment block not saying anything, Huaisang awkwardly shuffled his feet before looking up.

"I enjoyed today, let's do this again sometime,"

"I enjoyed it too." Wen Chao placed a hand on Huaisang's cheek and leaned closer to him. "Can I?"

Huaisang's cheeks turned red as he whispered. "Please."

Wen Chao leaned in, pressing his lips against Huaisang's. Huaisang's arms came up and wrapped around Wen Chao's neck pulling them both closer. Wen Chao moved his arms around Huaisang's waist, pulling him closer as he deepened the kiss.

A  small gasp type moan escaped Huaisang's lips as he pushed onto his tiptoes, he wanted more but knew that was a bit far fetched for the first date. 'Wait is this even a date?' Huaisang thought for a split second but tossed that thought out the window to focus on Wen Chao's soft lips.

Wen Chao smirked slightly when he heard the small moan like sound leave Huaisang's lips. He was certain now how he felt about Huaisang but he was still scared, scared of messing things up.

Huaisang's fingers slightly curled into Wen Chao's hair and pulled back. He softly gasped for air and stared into Wen Chao's eyes, the light from the street lamps reflected off of them and gave them a starry effect. Huaisang was mesmerized.

Wen Chao stared back into Huaisang's eyes, giving him a warm smile but saying nothing.

"I-uh-um...you're great, like really great," Huaisang was so nervous and wasn't sure what to say and he started to ramble his first thoughts.

"Pff~ you are too, you're amazing," Wen Chao reached his hand out and ran his fingers through Huaisang's hair.

Huaisang leaned into Wen Chao's touch with his eyes closed, a smile on his face. Suddenly his eyes flew open and he straightened up.

"Oh my god, I got it! Come with me quickly!" Huaisang had just thought of the perfect way to help Wen Chao with one of his struggles. 

Pulling Wen Chao by the arm, Huaisang ran up to his apartment.

Wen Chao gave Huaisang a confused look as he was suddenly dragged up to his apartment.

"Hm..? Alright??"

Almost kicking the door open, Huaisang dragged Wen Chao inside and skipped to the kitchen. Slightly struggling to reach, Huaisang pulled down a jar full of lollipops. 

"This is going to sound really cliche but it probably works so... here." Huaisang handed Wen Chao a handful of the lollipops.

Wen Chao took the lollipops, looking at them and back at Huaisang still a bit confused. He thought for a few moments before it finally hit him and he began laughing.

"Thank you,"

"No problem." Huaisang smiled at Wen Chao and found himself comfortable on the taller man's lap instead of a different chair. 

Huaisang started to mess around and rearrange Wen Chao's hair, not quite sure what to talk about now, but Huaisang knew he didn't want Wen Chao to leave just quite yet. Wen Chao sat there looking at Huaisang, enjoying the comfortable silence between them as he admired the other. He really didn't want to leave but he knew he would have to eventually. Huaisang sighed. He put both his hands on Wen Chao's cheeks and kissed him, then pulled back. 

"I guess you have to leave now right?"

Wen Chao quickly kissed back and wrapped his arms around Huaisang.

"Well...I don't have to.."

Huaisang kissed him again and again.

"I think" *kiss* "That's" *kiss* "A good" *kiss* "Idea."

"I'll stay a bit longer, I work at 3 pm tomorrow so I don't have to get up early anyway." Wen Chao said.

"Sleepover?" Huaisang questioned. 

He had been so lonely since Mingjue had left for rehab. His jiejie and best friends had been keeping him company but they had more important things to be doing.

"If that's what you want," Wen Chao gave Huaisang a smile and kissed his cheek.

"Yay!" Huaisang jumped up and ran to the extra set of drawers that had Mingjue's spare clothes for when he stayed over. 

"These should fit you, maybe a tad big but it'll suffice." Huaisang handed a pair of sweat pants, a plain shirt and a pair of boxer briefs to Wen Chao. 

"feel free to make yourself at home."

Wen Chao waited for Huaisang to come back into the room a bit confused as to what he was doing. When he came back he looked at the Huaisang and smiled then took the clothes. 

"Alright." He nodded and walked to the bathroom to get dressed.

Huaisang gasped and grabbed his phone, running towards the bathroom door and knocked. 

"Um...Wen Chao, do you want to order pizza or something different?" Huaisang had no food in his house and whatever was leftover from tonight could most likely be reheated for tomorrow.

Wen Chao quickly finished getting dressed and walked out of the bathroom.

【Wen Chao's clothes】

"Pizza sounds good,"

"Okay, great!" Huaisang waddled away back towards the kitchen to get the pizza delivery number off the fridge and called.

Wen Chao walked into the living room and sat down on the couch, he then pulled out his phone and started playing a game.

After Huaisang got off the phone he walked over to Wen Chao from behind and touched his neck as he walked past.

"I'm gonna go shower, be back soon."

When Huaisang finished showering he walked out in his pyjamas. He walked up behind Wen Chao and bent over, resting his chin on Wen Chao's shoulder. 

"Whatcha doin?"

Wen Chao looked at Huaisang and blushed a little.

"Just playing a game,"

"Nice." Huaisang walked around and flopped on the couch next to Wen Chao.

Wen Chao looked at what Huaisang was wearing and turned bright red. 

【Huaisang's sleepwear】

Huaisang saw the red tinge on Wen Chao's face and got concerned.

"What's wrong? Are you sick? If you're sick you can go home.." Huaisang held a hand against Wen Chao's forehead, checking for a temperature.

"N-no, I'm not sick," He chuckled lightly, still not being able to pull his eyes away from Huaisang.

"Hmm.. okay, whatever you say." Huaisang flopped back and rested his feet on the coffee table in front of him. 

He stretched his arms up a bit before turning the TV on and flicking to a movie he found interesting. Wen Chao finally pulled his eyes away from Huaisang, still a bit flustered as he turned and looked at the TV. Huaisang side glanced at Wen Chao to see him looking at the screen. He smirked to himself and shifted his arm to brush against him slightly, all while keeping a straight face and watching the movie. Wen Chao's face turned even redder but he tried to ignore it and focus on the movie.

A few minutes pass like this before a knock echoed from the door. 

"Ah, I'll go get it," Huaisang gets up, walks past the table to pick up his wallet and goes to the door.

Wen Chao nodded and watched as Huaisang went to get his wallet and then to the door.

Huaisang opened the door to see the same delivery man that's been bringing his pizzas since he moved in. He smiled at him and traded the money for the pizza.

"Still no food in the house?" The guy asked. 

"Ah... yeah, something like that." Huaisang rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly. 

After they finished their exchange, Huaisang closed the door and brought the pizza to the table. He waltzed over behind Wen Chao and smooshed his cheeks together.

"Foods ready!" He giggled.

Wen Chao smiled and stood up, turning to Huaisang and giving him a quick kiss on the lips before walking into the dining room and sitting down at the table. Huaisang silently fangirled to himself behind Wen Chao before making his way over to the table. 

"I don't wanna do dishes so eat from the box," Huaisang smiled up at Wen Chao from across the table.

Wen Chao let out a quiet chuckle and picked up one of the pieces of pizza from the box, then began eating.

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