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Nights at the temple were mostly always quiet, most noises being from nature.
Wise liked this, it is right up his alley of free white noise. Sometimes he would be Belion making small bangboo noises so it almost felt like home with Belle and Eous.
As of now, he is sitting on the steps of the front building. The sun was starting to set of orange of purple colors scattered the sky.
His arm propped up on his knee as his chin rested on his palm. His thoughts paced to everything. Their teacher, how his friends are holding up, what duties he would need to tackle later-
“Hey, junior wise!” a deep but friendly voice cuts the silence.
Wise stumbles and he snaps his head up. Tense and shocked. But it faded as he recognized the features of Pan Yinhu.
The panda's face morphs into one of guilt his left arm reaching up to rub the back of his head apologetically eyes deciding to focus on a stray leaf on the ground.
“Didn't mean to startle you, I thought you heard me approaching”
Wise gives a short smile and waves his hand in an ‘it no big deal’
Turning back to looking forward, Pan Yinhu watches him, he lets his arm drop resting it on a pillar now.
Studying Wise quietly, he is not sure how to approach Wise, it is noticeable that Wise is stressed or at the least has a flooded head right now.
He means hell! He would be stressed if he was going through the same emotional turmoil as him.
He sighs, it's best to get straight to the point. “Something is troubling you, good old me could help, or at the least lend an ear to” Pan yinhu ear twitches in emphasis to his own “Im your senior after all”
Wise played with the tips of his fingers, he couldn't work up the courage to look up at the Theiran.
It's not like Wise is bad at expressing his feelings, well he doesn't think he is.
It's just telling someone who he is still warming up to about his worries felt strange.
Finally looking up to Pan Yinhu who still has a gentle smile on his face, his canines showing, the other is being so patient with him, he could at the least tell him just a little.
“I just have some worries” putting his hands on his knees and pushing himself up so now he stood, wise facing him “I just…ugh- you know” his explanation was unbelievably vague.
He could tell by the way Yinhu blinked and took his paw off the pillar so he could rub his chin, turning and twisting wise few words in his head.
His smile then returns his eyes reaching wise “I understand how you feel, so many things coming all at once can cause some stress…you need some rest, how about I cook while you go take a bath.” wise is stunned for a moment.
Rest.
Something Belle would say.
Wise covers his mouth and laughs at Yinhu, who gives an amused grin before chuckling himself.
“What so funny Junior?”
“Oh, nothing. You just sound like my sister”
Yinfu hums “Go rest now I will bring your food to you….and please I mean what I said you need to ease your mind” Yinfu's paw then rests on Wise head as he gives a close-eyed smile.
Wise blushes lightly “I- yes of course senior”
He quickly hurries away from him, the last thing he wanting was for Yinfu to question why his usually pale face is all red.
The first thing wise does is go to the showers, he isn't too used to the way the bathroom is, it's quite leaning on the older side.
Like…having to sit on a stool and bathe.
Well, you only live once anyway.
Wise just got back into his room, he did so as quickly and discreetly as possible, not ready for someone to see him with just his chest exposed.
Once safely in his room without any embarrassing encounters. He began to reach down to take the towel off when the doors were opened.
“So I got you some-” Yinhu cut his sentence short as his eyes lay on the shorter bare skin. Wise stammers, and immediately covers his chest. It was Yinhu's turn to panic as the scene finally settled in.
“My apologies junior! There's your food- next time I'll knock, goodnight!” Yinhu covers his eyes with his palm blindly settling the food near the entrance and making his heavy feet turn his body to the door and leave shutting the doors tight.
Yinhu felt his breaths become heavy as his mind paced back to what had occurred.
Have mercy on both of them after that.
Now to wise who crouches covering his face that's way too warm. So hot it could cause a nosebleed, yinhu stood there for so long. Long being 15 seconds.
Still, that was too much, how much did he see? What if…no he shouldn't think too much, it's not good for his heart or mind right now.
Wise raises his head to the food by the door.
The panda was so…considerent even a little modest. Shielding his eyes at the least to save Wise from any more shame, and still left his food.
Wise groans and stands taking the plate off the floor and settling it over to the desk to eat once he's dressed.
Well, at least he didn't take the towel off before Yinhu had barged in like that.
Wise is in no mood to come out to the fact that he's trans. Not now and not anytime soon.
Though there's a chance Yinhu caught a glance, wise just hope he won't treat him any differently now.
The next day there was heavy rain, and mostly everyone stayed indoors, Yixuan visited Wise and Belle in their separate rooms to say training could be continued tomorrow.
Wise didn't mind, belle was a bit disappointed though, texting him all about how excited she was.
The older could only laugh and remind Belle she would be fine without a day of enhancing her powers.
Wise was just getting ready to take a nap when a soft knock rumbled.
Blinking slowly debating if he should just ignore it. He doesn't though, reluctantly sitting up bare feet hitting the cold floor as he steps to the door and opens it.
He is faced with a belly, head tilting up he now faces up to Yinhu whose expression is remorseful.
Before wise can question why he is here Yinhu hands out a meat bun wrapped neatly, homemade as it seems.
“About yesterday…I didn't me to intrude on you like that. I was just over-excited to share my food with you. It's no excuse for me not knocking though, I made this for you Junior”
Yinhu's gaze never left Wise. The apology is genuine.
Wise takes it carefully, he looks down at observes it once again but now closer, it smells delicious, still steaming with warm heat.
He glances up at Yinhu who is still anticipating his response.
Wise closed his eyes and smiled. Yinhu is truly too kind.
“You forgiven, come on in”
Yinhu pauses, wise is already turning and walking further into the room, turning his slightly back to Yinhu wondering what taking him so long.
“Really but I can just-”
Wise interjects “Nope! Were sharing this meat bun and watching some movies. I'm feeling bored anyway”
Yinhu doesn't protest and glides on in not without closing the doors.
There wasn't much room on the bed,
Wise urges Yinhu to sit on the bedboard of the mattress while Wise settles in front of him, leaning back subtly.
Gripping the meat bun thoroughly ripping the soft bread in half, his eyes squinting proudly as he offers the other half to Yinhu.
Yinhu beams taking it without hesitation and gulping it down whole, wise fitters before turning back to the TV, he already had a tape in. So all he had to do was click the Start button.
It's been a while since Wise was this close to another other than Belle, but even then it was a bit different since they were siblings.
Wise face heats as he feels the breathing of Yinhu behind him, his stomach being a gentle pressure on him.
Feels good… such a shameful confession.
“This is pretty good”
Wise is pulled out of his thoughts by Yinhu's comment, he focuses back on the screen.
“Ah, I'm glad you enjoy it” he ignores the tremble in his voice at the end of that sentence.
Yinhu is equally as flustered as Wise.
Having such a small body lean on him like this does stir feelings inside him.
He couldn't help but think back to when he saw Wise without his shirt or pants just a towel.
The image of his muscles but also slender form in full view, with some subtle pimples and dark spots on his shoulders.
Yinhu feels like such a weirdo now, who thinks of their junior like that when he's sitting right in front of him.
40 minutes into the movie Wise started to get sleepy, his eyes drooping, the soft patter of rain aiding with the movie to lure him into the depths of his sleep.
He doesn’t fight it as his body starts to go lax into Yinhu, the panda watches as Wise head leans to the side on him.
Wise face features are so…gentle and soft, Yinhu reaches to the turf of hair covering wise eyes, the tips of his fingers moving the hair to the side to reveal more of his head.
‘How can a being be this pretty’
Yinhu shakes his head. Wise looks like any other person, but…
That's enough thinking for Yinhu, he lets himself get a bit more comfortable before letting his own eyes welcome darkness.
A nap wouldn’t hurt.
A month goes by, a whole month, and Wise still hasn’t confessed his feelings to his senior.
He’s no more than a coward.
It’s not like he didn’t have time, he even recognized and acknowledged to himself that he had feelings for Yinhu.
Going as far as to go to Belle and sit with her and tell her how he feels about him.
She squealed like a little girl, a grown-ass woman by the way screaming like Wise said something insane.
She encouraged Wise to start getting closer to Yinhu, which he did.
Belle tells him of how she noticed the glances Yinhu gives him, and how he became more touchy.
Protective.
Like he wants wise to himself.
He flicked her head at that over-exaggeration.
But he couldn’t help but wonder if that’s true, if so wise doesn’t think he would be able to take be wanted like that.
Love is way too difficult. He’s better off alone, Belle and Eous are all he needs.
That’s what Wise tries to convince himself of. But the deepest depths of his heart would like to differ, listening to the beating organ made him keep going for Yinhu even when he began to spiral and clench his head and want to push it away.
Besides all that deep emotional stuff, Belle and wise training began getting harder. Yixuan wanted them to try fighting, yeah fighting.
Belle and Wise weren't the strongest physically, Belle would follow stretching workouts on Bangtube, but that doesn't do much with physical urtication.
And well…daily walks are his go-to and all that does but build strength in his calves, his walks don't even improve his stamina.
Yixuan had them doing workouts daily, running up and down around the Waifei peninsula, over and over.
Sometimes fufu would join them, and Yinhu would time them, it always took them 40 + minutes to finish their 3 laps around the peninsula.
Like now they just got back Belle falls to the ground following suit, their panting filling the air.
“That's a new record juniors!” Yinhu cheers for them. They couldn't even register it, too exhausted.
Yixuan stands over them shaking her head
“Let us try some more easy workouts for you too” she suggested, belle lifted her head “Thank goodness, I really don't think I can do that again!” she whined.
Yixuan pitied the two siblings, but she was proud, even with all the hard times they had not once said they wanted to give up.
Yinfu comes over to Wise who still hasn't spoken, concerned building “Junior wise? Is everything alright, you have been quiet”
Belle sits up, sensing the unease in the air, she makes her way to her brother and bends down to him.
Poking his head a few times before reaching under his chin to pick his head up, and load and surprise wise eyes were closed, he had passed out.
Belle panics and tries to get her brother to wake up.
Yixuan orders Yinhu to carry him to his room, he doesn't stagger, already moving him to his back and reaching his arms under his knees and upper back.
“I didn't even notice he was out like a light, jeez” Belle puts a hand to her head as if she will faint next as she follows Yinhu who is nodding his head in agreement with her statement. “Me neither, your brother sure hides his struggles well, it's scary”
Yinhu has no idea the number of times Belle has had to make Wise tell her what’s wrong with him, urging Belle he is fine when he’s not.
Once they get to Wise's room Yinhu has him on the bed, turning away as Belle changes him into more comfortable clothing.
They both stay for a while going back and forth with each other about anything until Belle ultimately starts to get tired herself and excuse herself for the night.
Yinhu waited patiently for Wise to wake, it didn’t take long cause roughly 10 minutes later his eyes were twitching open.
He takes in his surroundings his eyes landing on Yinhu “What happened?” He questions while sitting up.
“You fainted Junior”
A pause.
“Oh…”
Yinhu looks away, watching him for a bit.
The silence was peaceful but also a little awkward.
Yinhu is right there, even with his slow thoughts from just waking up, all wise could think about was confessing, what if he comes off as too fast or desperate?
But at least he would have let his feelings known, worst comes to worst he could be rejected in the most horrid way other than just ‘I don’t feel the same for you junior’ in that stupid(not really) gruff voice.
He takes in a deep breath, pulling his legs up to his chest and stuffing his face into them.
“Yinhu..”
“Huh?”
He knows Yinhu is looking at him now. Confused as to why Wise is now retreating into himself.
“I…like you, a lot, more than I think I should. You..nice, and my sister thinks you’re a swell guy- I want to be closer with you, but I understand if you don’t feel the same. Maybe I’m mistaking your gestures with me. I’m a lot to deal with-“
“That’s enough Wise”
This caused Wise to clench his legs tighter. Expecting the worst.
“Well I like you too, well that like should be replaced with…love”
Suddenly his oddly fast beating heart slowly began to return to a steady beat, was Pan Yinhu confessing back to wise. Maybe he’s just pulling his leg.
He guessed it was evident how uneasy Wise was cause Yinhu reached over with his arm and his hand rested on his cheek, mostly covering the whole side of his face.
Yinhu smiles with his eyes yet his mouth is frowned.
The air felt suffocating, he just wanted Yinhu to come out with it already which he does “I’m not joking or just saying I like you back to save you some sympathy” Wise tilts his head away but is drawn back by Yinhu's hand moving to his chin to bring his attention back onto him. “I have feelings for you to”
His shoulders shook “Okay…” Yinhu leans his head down, fur brushing against Wise skin, the fluffy face close to Wise's, he stops right where their lips would meet. Waiting for wise permission.
Wise responds swiftly by meeting Yinhu's lips himself, a hand reaches behind Wise taking place on his lower back, he tenses but relaxes not a second later.
Yinhu was so gentle the kiss wasn’t too long just 10 seconds, but it felt external, Yinhu pulled away, pupils looking to wise mouth that hung open as if this wasn't real.
“Junior you really have lured me in”
Wise pushes on his chest. Scowling at the use of ‘junior’
“Please don't call me junior with the position we are in…wait so aren't we like-…dating now?”
Yinhu blinks “I thought that was obvious” Wise squirms.
“I..love you Yinhu”
“I love you to Wise”