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Shen Qingqiu reached his limits. He had enough .
Every single time, they two of them shared a kiss, Luo Binghe would very naturally proceed to chew off his face.
Every. Single. Damn. Time.
Enough was enough. Shen Qingqiu wasn’t a very affectionate person but maybe, just maybe sometimes he craved a soft and slow kiss instead of all the teeth and then escalating to an act that would leave him hurting for days. Not that it mattered, by the time the pain would have faded, Luo Binghe would give him a fresh load of it. At this point, Shen Qingqiu was used to the feeling of weird pleasure and although he would never admit it, he would miss it if it were to disappear.
Still! Things could not go on like this anymore.
He was going to get his gentle and long and slow kiss even if it’s the last thing he would do!
Mark his words.
The question was, how to discuss this with Luo Binghe and how to make him change his ways.
This, indeed, was a tough question because criticizing his glass-hearted Bing- mei had never ended well. The boy would most likely burst into tears and rather offer never to touch Shizun again then think logically and learn how to do as requested.
Patience , Shen Qingqiu mentally chanted. Patience is what he needed, lots of it. How could he expect a patient and long and sweet kiss from Luo Binghe , if he, himself wasn’t able to show how patience and taking things slow instead of rushing could bring very satisfactory results.
Anyways, the two of them were in a romantic relationship even if the expression still sounded somewhat awkward for Shen Qingqiu . There needed to be honesty and communication in a romantic relationship. Using this very convenient excuse as a wall of defense against his conscience, Shen Qinqiu decided to just bluntly state the facts. Instead of thinking of ways to avoid breaking Luo Binghe’s precious glass heart, it would do him better to think of ways to mend the broken pieces.
This led to another problem. Shen Qingqiu wanted a long and sweet, shoujou manga-like kiss and Luo Binghe obviously didn’t have the right idea about how to do that. Which meant that Shen Qingqiu , Shizun of Luo Binghe would have to take the lead and teach his disciple just like a cultivation technique. Well, Shen Qingqiu obviously didn’t have any experience in kissing nor could he teach someone how to do it properly. Hell, his first kiss was with Luo Binghe in the Dream Realm!
After a few hours of overthinking, Shen Qingqiu felt too exhausted to care anymore. Once again, he realized a big truth in their relationship: usually neither of them knew what they were supposed to do but if Shen Qingqiu took the lead, it would certainly be the less painful and closer to successful way.
Thus, Shen Qingqiu turned to Luo Binghe at night when it was just the two of them in the bamboo house. Luo Binghe just arrived home from dealing with his demon business and was all too eager to get his hands on his Shizun . For a moment, Shen Qingqiu considered just backing out of his carefully crafted plan and going with Luo Binghe’s flow. He mentally slapped himself. No, he couldn’t just give up like this. If he were to give up now, he would never gather the courage to even attempt something similar again.
“ Binghe , wait a second,” he said, struggling out of the pair of strong arms holding him. Luo Binghe reluctantly let go, confusion clouding his bright eyes and a pout on his lips.
Here goes nothing.
“You suck at kissing,” Shen Qingqiu blurted out and not even a second later, he could see tears well up in Luo Binghe’s eyes. Now he’d really done it! “No- I mean, kinda yes but...”
“It’s okay,” Luo Binghe muttered, head hung low and walking off towards the bed. “I wouldn’t dare to make Shizun uncomfortable knowingly. I apologize...”
There was a very awkward moment of silence. Shen Qingqiu inwardly groaned, rolling his eyes. He just knew this was going to happen but somehow, he had a sliver of foolish hope that Luo Binghe wouldn’t immediately fall into the deepest pit of depression. Well, maybe he should have worded it a bit kindlier but in his defense, it’s better to rip off the band aid than slowly and painfully dragging it. Oh well...
Shen Qingqiu made a step towards the bed when he heard Luo Binghe sniff, “May I still sleep beside you tonight, though?”
This kid – even if he’s technically not a kid anymore – is going to frustrate him to death one of these days. Why is he even so in love with him, anyways? Now, he couldn’t even decide if he wanted to yell at him or hug him. Fuck.
“Now, listen up, you crybaby,” he started, voice firm and Luo Binghe straightened up, a reflex to being scolded and somehow it hadn’t died with time. “Would it kill you to wait until I finish what I have to say?”
“But Shizun -” Luo Binghe raised his head just in time to see Shen Qingqiu standing right in front of him and grabbed his face squeezing his cheeks together.
“If you dare to move, you can forget about sleeping in this bed tonight, do you understand this master?”
Luo Binghe couldn’t even nod before Shen Qingqiu pressed their lips together. Luo Binghe was sitting completely still, both from surprise and from the previously mentioned threat. He just stayed there as he let Shen Qingqiu kiss him. His eyes closed in relief, slowly losing himself in the presence of his lover. Shen Qingqiu’s lips took Luo Binghe’s lower lip and pulled, deepening their sweet kiss. It felt slow and magical, nothing like he has ever experienced. He felt as if time had frozen and the world stopped existing around them. It was simply indescribable. When Shen Qingqiu pulled away, only then did he notice that he’s breathless, his face flushed and his entire body is filled with a warmth he had no idea he was capable of feeling.
“Th-That’s how you kiss properly!” Shen Qingqiu laughed breathlessly. It was somewhat awkward but Luo Binghe didn’t mind. He stared at him with wonder, taking in the way his face was completely scarlet and his chest rose and fell as he panted. He wanted more. Why had they never kissed like this before? Oh. It was because of him. Had he known that there’s such a fascinating way to kiss, it would be all he wanted to be doing from sunrise to sunset, every day.
He looked into Shen Qingqiu’s eyes, “I have inconvenienced Shizun with my ignorance.”
Seeing that Luo Binghe was back to normal, Shen Qingqiu breathed a sigh of relief and took a seat beside him on the bed.
“I just... realized we’ve never had a slow kiss so, wanted to try,” he said. “Did you like it?”
“Very much! I love everything Shizun gives me.”
Shen Qingqiu shook his head but a fond smile appeared on his face, “I see.”
“But,” Luo Binghe started and Shen Qingqiu yelped because suddenly he was pushed down on the bed, Luo Binghe hovering over him with a playful, ominous glint in his beautiful eyes.
“B-but?”
“Now that I know there’s this other way of kissing, I have to make up to Shizun for all the times we could have shared one, don’t I?”
“Not really...”
But of course, Luo Binghe was already kissing him. Instead of fighting it, Shen Qingqiu just wrapped his arms around Luo Binghe’s neck, fingers threading through his hair and pulling him closer. He couldn’t complain at all, he got his slow and soft and heart fluttering kisses, and an infinite amount of it!