Secrets Hidden Within The Bamboo Forest

🎍Chapter Twenty-Eight🎍

     Once he left Shen Qingqiu groaned and pulled himself under his covers and sighed. But he was just about to get up, when he removed the covers over his head, he bonked his head with someone else.

     "Shizun-"

     "Ow motherfucker!" Shen Qingqiu laid on the bed again and rubbed his head where it now throbbed in pain.

     Opening his eyes, he saw it was just Luo Binghe.

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    Shen Qingqiu stared at the Luo Binghe that was leaning slightly over him, there was a faint red mark on his forehead where he slammed his forehead against his. 

     "Binghe-" Shen Qingqiu started off "-What are you doing?"

     "It's been many days since this Disciple last saw Shizun, so I came by-did Shizun miss me?" He asked, a smile tugging at his lips.

    Shen Qingqiu didn't know if he's always been like this or if he was getting bolder. He wanted to kick him off his bed and say "have some manners"...But...

    Just remembering that other Binghe-how tormented and desperate he looked. 
   How hurt and scared.
   How sad and angry he looked.
   How...
    Abandoned
   He remembered how he trembled and laid peacefully on him.

    Shen Qingqiu's heart pained just remembering. How is he now? Luo Binghe noticed the look of hurt and guilt in his eyes.

    "Shizun?" He asked.

   Shen Qingqiu sighed, and slowly sat up, Luo Binghe backed up but was still on his bed. Shen Qingqiu's hair was draped over his shoulders-normally Luo Binghe would think it to be a lovely sight to see his hair undone. But the look on his face? It only amplified how guilty and hurt he looked.

   "Shi-" Luo Binghe was just about to ask if he really was okay-but was stunned when Shen Qingqiu got on his knees and went in for a hug. 

    Shen Qingqiu held on tight. Just remembering that other Luo Binghe only reminded Shen Qingqiu how the Binghe in his arms right now could've turned out had he not come when he did. Luo Binghe was stunned, but he didn't reject the hug. He became worried.

    "Shizun?-"

    "Don't speak.. Just.. Let me" Shen Qingqiu said. 

    Luo Binghe shut his mouth, knowing that he was distressed at the moment. He only wrapped one arm around him as a form of comfort. Did he have a nightmare? Luo Binghe didn't know, but it was maybe the most logical reason for his distress. 
   Shen Qingqiu remained like that for a while, the arms wrapping around him were careful and comforting. 
   The arms that were just once around him were possessive and scared. So...
    Why was it that he was preferring the one that was hurt over the ones around him now?
    Was it because one of them would be okay where unlike the other one wouldn't be?
    Was it because... The original Binghe didn't have no one where this one here had someone?
    Now that he thought about it....

    It.. Sort of wasn't fair...

   After a while, Shen Qingqiu needed some more comfort after the situation with the Original Binghe. He laid on his back and he had Luo Binghe atop him, Luo Binghe was worried he'd crush him under his weight, but Shen Qingqiu didn't care.
    And now, Shen Qingqiu laid under Binghe, his arms still around him as he was buried completely under him. The weight was surprisingly comfortable and did ease his distress.