~My take on what could happen in the next chapter...~
One Day
He had been a kid at that time. Naive. Alone.
She li had been the only person who took his hand and led him.
"Why are you crying?" He had asked him.
Guan Shan was crouching down at a corner, hands buried onto his face, shielding his teary eyes.
He sniffs.
"Mm not."
She li stared at the redhead as he reached out, only to have guan Shan flinch at his touch.
"You are crying." He says again. Amused.
The redhead looked down shamefully.
"Did something happen?"
Guan Shan opened his mouth to say something, anything, only to have nothing come out.
"She li! What are you doing with him? His daddy's a criminal!"
She li turned towards the kid who had yelled.
"A criminal..?" He says slowly as he turned back to the redhead.
"Come on! He's only bad news! Play with us!" Another kid yells.
She li looked towards his classmates, then back to the redhead.
"You guys go on. I want to talk to this one" she li said blankly.
"B-but! His daddy's a-"
"I heard you the first time."
Shocked and speechless, the group of kids slowly backed away.
"Hey, stop crying" she li nudged at the redhead.
"You shouldn't be here, they'll make fun of you too."
She li blankly stared.
"I don't care" he shrugged. "I'm she li by the way."
Guan Shan looked up, wide eyed at the white haired boy.
"I'm mo guan Shan!"
She li smiled as he offered his hand to lift the redhead up.
"Nice to meet you mo guan Shan. I'll be your friend."
Guan Shan's eyes sparkled at the thought of a friend.
Finally someone who he can be with, who he can talk to.
"I saved you mo guan Shan, don't forget"
"Ok. I won't!"
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Guan Shan glanced up towards the ravenette, who had been towering over him for a while now.
"That's- that's it. How we met." He mutters.
He tian grabs him by his shoulders.
"Eh?!" He barley manages to get out as he tian pulls him into another hug.
"I'm sorry" he tian whispers.
Guan Shan sighed.
"You have nothing to apologize for, he tian. It already happened."
"It shouldn't- you shouldn't have gone through that." The ravenette stutters.
Guan Shan soon relaxed onto the touch of the other as he returned the hug.
It was safe.
"Guess I owe you now too." Guan shan sighed.
"No." He tians whispers "you being here is more than enough for me."
Guan Shan clicks his tongue, "bastard, don't start getting all soft on me now"
The redhead finally pulls away from the taller.
"Oh? You want me to be rough with you, little mo~" he tian smirked.
"Eh?!" He flushed red "s-shit up, pervert! Fuck!"
He tian chuckled as he through his arm over the redheads shoulder.
"Come on, little mo" he smiles, "lets get with the others or Jian yi might cry~"
Guan Shan sneaked a glance onto the smiling ravenette.
"Thank you." He whispers, quietly, not meant to be heard.
"No problem" he hears he tians whisper back.
He was heard.
He's not alone anymore.
And that's more than he could ever ask for.
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Art credit - @_marmalalde_ - on Instagram
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