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Li Ming stirred, his head resting on something soft and warm, the faint sound of a movie playing in the background. He smiled to himself, remembering coming over to Heart’s house after a long day at school. After his chores were done, he had made noodles. Heart had watched and been pressed into clumsy but willing service, and then they had collapsed against each other on the couch.
Li Ming felt Heart’s shoulder under his cheek and the soft line of his body against his side. He opened his eyes and realized that he had woken because Heart had taken one of his hands where it had been resting in Heart’s lap, and was playing with his fingers, gently outlining and caressing them. Li Ming felt a great stirring swell of emotion and before he knew it, he was returning the caresses, their fingers intertwining.
He looked up at Heart and caught his gaze. Heart was smiling slightly and he was looking at Li Ming in the way that he had, like Li Ming was the most precious person in the world. Li Ming couldn’t help himself. He turned his palm to capture one of Heart’s hands in his own and with the other he cupped Heart’s face, gently drawing him closer. Heart came willingly, and when their mouths touched he sighed and opened to the kiss.