🌸 • QinXiao • 🌸

🌸 ~ A Refresher

💕 a generic morning fic to get me going again 💕

• Cloudcrest ~ Yexiao's Home •

Qin Yi had been awake for quite some time now. Nature was calling, but nature could wait just a few moments longer. Just until Yexiao woke up too.

He was delighted to find out that she wore casual, apple-type sleep apparel at home, like he did. Maybe it was because he got to see her in short-shorts and a tank top. Maybe it was because he was enraptured by her smooth, soft skin.

He'd never admit that, though.

Even now, he fought against his demons for control against his decidedly perverted mind. For as much as he tried to convince himself otherwise, he was a man at heart.

Her bed was small, and they were cramped so close together, and they were facing eachother...well, not facing eachother really, as the height difference kept her head buried in his chest.

His hand was looped around her waist, resting on her lower back...her warm body laid on his arm, and he was shocked by the wretched mix of both numbness and painfulness.

His unoccupied hand reached to curl that longer wick of hair framing her face...he never understood why she chose this hairstyle, but he couldn't complain, as it somehow added to her charm.

Qin Yi was smitten.

Absolutely whipped.

He buried his nose into her hair and inhaled deeply. Totally not creepy. Not creepy at all.

The smell of her shampoo was so...comforting.

Not the smell of her, mind you, the smell of her shampoo. Qin Yi had started associating the two long ago.

A floral scent with highlights of fruit, very generic. Very popular, as well.

Almost too popular, he noticed.

At varying types of events he'd catch a whiff of that enchanting soap and dart around, desperately searching for Yexiao amongst the crowd.

...it was foolish to think that she'd surprise him at an event, yet he fell for it every time.

He'd considered asking her to switch soaps, but worried that he'd prefer the current scent as opposed to a new, yet more unique one.

...boyfriend troubles.

Boyfriend.

Boyfriend.

He never thought he'd ever have that title. Never thought that he'd genuinely love someone as much as they loved him. Never thought anyone would love him.

He sighed into her scalp, he knew thoughts like these would spiral him back down into his depths, but at least he had Yexiao to pull him out.

He was grateful for her presence, being irrevocably in love was just a bonus.

He loved Yexiao.

He loved the person he became because of Yexiao.

He loved looking at his adoring fans and beaming after each stageplay.

He loved unwinding and laughing once the director yelled "Cut!" and the cameras were finally put down.

And without Yexiao, the scatterbrained artist he met on a whim, none of that would've been possible.

Life would be unliv—

She stirred in his arms, groaning lowly.

Noticing his arm around her waist, she felt compelled to wrap her around around his neck.

He smiled, giving her a quick peck on the lips, "Morning, Sleepyhead."

Qin Yi was determined to stay composed in the face of his groggy lover, no lovesick behavior this time.

And yet, when she smiled at him, eyes adjusting to the light, he felt his heart explode in his chest.

Everything he'd pondered on that morning suddenly ricocheted off the walls of his skull, leaving him almost braindead.

He opened his mouth to speak again, a foolish decision, really.

"Idontlikeyourshampoo. Putmoreclothesonatnight. Iloveyou." he babbled, face heating with each word.

Before she could even process what he'd said, he rolled himself off the bed and onto the floor with a *thunk*, somehow having already removed himself from their entanglements already.

...time to respond to that call.

💕 fin 💕

A/N: ughhhhhhh writers block is back in full force I'm sorry about my double-delayed mermay fic I just can't seem to get Qin Yi right!!!! (｡ ˇ‸ˇ ｡)

Also how do you write lovedrunk rambles I really don't know.

I rly love how my writing style is "I have a premise but then I get distracted" bcuz that rly shows in this fic (＞人＜;)

(mental illness)

I tried my best to tie it all together at the end tho lol