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Mo Xuanyu groans as he flops down on Nie Huaisang’s bed.
“What has you in such a mood?” Nie Huaisang wants to know and lightly kicks Mo Xuanyu’s shin.
“You,” he gives back. “It’s all your fault that I had to witness the most disgustingly sweet love confession, followed by the most disgustingly graphic make-out session,” he complains and suddenly Nie Huaisang is leaning over him.
“Who?” he demands to know and Mo Xuanyu knows that glint in his eyes by now.
“How many people are you plotting to get together?” Mo Xuanyu wants to know and pushes Nie Huaisang away from him before he can do something stupid, like lean in and kiss that manic smile right off his damn kissable lips.
“My brother and Lan Xichen,” Nie Huaisang starts listing off and Mo Xuanyu nods.
“Obviously,” he agrees, because Nie Huaisang would never allow his brother to be anything less than completely happy and Lan Xichen makes him even more so.
As was witnessed by half the university today, not that Mo Xuanyu will immediately tell him that.
“Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji,” Nie Huaisang goes on and Mo Xuanyu groans.
“Can you please work on that faster? Their UST is killing everyone in their vicinity.”
“I am working on it, but they are exceptionally thickheaded,” Nie Huaisang replies and Mo Xuanyu has to agree that he has a point there.
They are. Mo Xuanyu has never seen two people so obviously, obviously in love and yet think the other doesn’t feel that way.
Well, maybe Song Lan and Xiao Xingchen come close.
“Song Lan and Xiao Xingchen,” Nie Huaisang says next as if he can read Mo Xuanyu’s mind. “Just as difficult as Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian for some reason. I thought at least they would have some common sense.”
“Not,” Mo Xuanyu tells him because he is so sick of Xiao Xingchen making eyes at Song Lan.
He always has this sad aura around him, as if he already knows Song Lan will reject him, when Song Lan clearly wants to do nothing more than just sweep Xiao Xingchen off his feet.
Mo Xuanyu promised months ago that he would never be as oblivious as them. Not that he has yet managed to tell Nie Huaisang about his feelings.
“Xue Yang?” Mo Xuanyu asks, but Nie Huaisang shakes his head.
“Too psychopathic to ever be matched with anyone. I might have a plan for Meng Yao, but we’ll have to wait and see,” he cryptically says and Mo Xuanyu rolls his eyes.
“But that’s not all,” he says because he knows Nie Huaisang.
“Jiang Cheng and Wen Qing,” Nie Huaisang says with a shrug.
“What? Wen Qing is going to eat him alive!”
“Yes, but it will give Mianmian the push she needs to finally go after her girl,” Nie Huaisang says with a broad smile, and okay, yes, Mo Xuanyu can see that.
“And that’s it?” he wants to know and Nie Huaisang nods, but there is the barest fraction of hesitation, so Mo Xuanyu knows he’s lying, but trying his best to hide it.
“So, tell me, who can I cross off now?” Nie Huaisang asks, suddenly all eager anticipation again and Mo Xuanyu smiles, relishes in the feeling of knowing something Nie Huaisang doesn’t yet.
“Tell me,” Nie Huaisang whines when Mo Xuanyu stays silent, and Mo Xuanyu has to admit that he loves that he’s the only one who gets to see Nie Huaisang like this, even if it is just because they are friends.
“Your brother and Lan Xichen,” Mo Xuanyu finally admits and then shakes himself when his mind flashes back to just how shamelessly they had been in the hallway.
“Yes,” Nie Huaisang hisses in glee, but he immediately gets that calculating look back in his eyes.
“What is it now?” Mo Xuanyu asks with trepidation.
“Time to start part two of the plan,” Nie Huaisang declares and suddenly it all falls into place for Mo Xuanyu.
“Meng Yao,” he breathes out and Nie Huaisang nods. “God, you’re so weird. Isn’t it enough that your brother has one person that makes him happy?”
“He deserves all the people who make him happy,” Nie Huaisang declares.”And besides. I’m not weird. You’re just basic.”
“Basically in love with you, maybe,” Mo Xuanyu mutters and then slaps a hand over his mouth, but it’s too late, he knows.
Nie Huaisang definitely heard him.
“You’re what?” Nie Huaisang asks and he sounds so completely caught off guard that Mo Xuanyu decides that maybe now is the time to just confess his feelings.
“I’m in love with you,” he admits, though he’s unable to meet Nie Huaisang’s eyes. “Have been for a while, actually, not that you’d have noticed,” he goes on, with a small self-deprecating smile, because he knows he will never be enough to catch Nie Huaisang’s eyes.
He has made his peace with that.
“It’s not time yet,” Nie Huaisang blurts out and frantically checks the calendar.
“What?” Mo Xuanyu asks with a frown.
“You were supposed to ask me out at my brother’s graduation party!”
“But that’s weeks away!” Mo Xuanyu complains, heart racing with the knowledge that Nie Huaisang wants this, wants him, and aches to pull Nie Huaisang into his arms.
“This is not the plan!” Nie Huaisang says again and he sounds so completely upset that one of his plans fell through that Mo Xuanyu just has to laugh.
“If it upsets you that much we can just pretend nothing happened and you get to stick to your devious little plan,” Mo Xuanyu suggests and Nie Huaisang’s eyes go wide.
“Absolutely not! You’re gonna say it again and this time I’ll react properly.”
“Okay,” Mo Xuanyu agrees with a small smile and pulls Nie Huaisang closer, until he can rest his hands on his waist. “Nie Huaisang, you little devil, I’m in love with you.”
“I’m in love with you, too,” Nie Huaisang replies and leans down to brush a kiss over Mo Xuanyu’s lips.
“Good. And next time maybe just talk about your feelings instead of making a month-long plan,” Mo Xuanyu advises and then promptly blushes when Nie Huaisang exclaims “Months? Try years!”
Maybe he is just as bad as Lan Zhan and Wei Wuxian and Song Lan and Xiao Xingchen, after all.