woh oneshots / short stories

wenzhou

it was a beautiful night. yeah, a beautiful night indeed. wen kexing had a bottle of wine in his right hand, with his left changing channels on the tv as the droplets of rain fell on the window with a chatter.

wen kexing heaved a small sigh as his gaze left the tv screen and landed upon the window, which was slightly fogged up, mainly because of the rain and the humidity it brought with itself. closing his eyes, his mind darted back to the man who left him eleven years ago.

it wasn't a beautiful goodbye. not at all. the man, whom he loved to call ah xu, one day, left him out of nowhere. no message, nothing. it was very hard for wen kexing to accept the fact that he really was gone, forever.

they weren't best friends, neither were they lovers. they were enemies. sworn enemies, you could say. they loved to bicker and fight about anything and everything.

another sigh left his mouth as he gulped down the remaining wine in one go. he stood up and walked towards the kitchen, placing the empty bottle of wine on the shelf.

he was pretty startled when the doorbell rang, wondering who'd come to his house at almost midnight. nevertheless, he made his way towards the main door and opened it, only to get another shock.

the man who ' died ' eleven years ago, was standing in front of him. he was shivering, bleeding, and looked scared. there was a dazed look in his eyes, almost as if he was drugged. he looked as if he was assaulted.

ah xu swayed from side-to-side as he looked up and locked his eyes with wen kexing's, while mumbling, ' didn't know where else to go ', as he proceeded to pass out and collapse into wen kexing's arms.

with utter confusion, he brought the male inside the house, carrying him in his arms and closing the door with his leg. he proceeded to walk further into the house, till he reached his room. yes, he was confusion as fuck, but just because of that, he wouldn't let someone whom he secretly treasured look so utterly devastated.

the man was dripping from head to toe, and wen kexing was debating whether or not to change his clothes, but his mind said fuck it and he did change the latter's clothes. he felt really sorry for the latter.

though, he had no clue where the man was for the past eleven years, he still cared for him deeply. he never showed it, though. and he was convinced he wasn't gonna show it whenever the latter wakes up, either. he's gonna give him a cold shoulder, mostly for leaving him for such a long time.

he took one last glance at the latter male before leaving the room. he didn't want to hear screams the next morning, just in case zzs woke up, and so, he decided to just sleep in the living room as he had only one room in his house. it was pretty small, yeah.

morning came pretty fast, as wen kexing's alarm blared through the whole house. he furrowed his brows and groaned, with his hand reaching out to turn of the alarm. once he did so, he smiled tiredly in victory.

though, his tiredness immediately got washed away as he saw a very, VERY tired and sleepy zzs walk into the living room, amost making wkx fall from the couch.

he thought what happened last night was just a dream, but apparently not. indeed, it wasn't a dream. ah-xu, his ah-xu, was standing right in front of him with the cutest confused expression he has ever seen in his whole life.

with a heavy sigh, he contemplated whether or not to approach the man, but it was too late. zzs had already made his way towards him and scan his whole face. zzs's calm expression immediately turned into a horrified one as he let out a scream. a very loud one.

it was then when zzs knew he had fucked up real bad and there was no going back now. after eleven years, he'd finally have to explain himself.

" explain. now.", was all wen kexing said. nothing more, nothing less.

" i- i can explain-" , zzs stuttered out.

with a stern expression on his face and almost rage filled eyes, wkx smiled maniacaly and nodded, " you conned me into thinking you were dead for eleven years. i have time. all the time "

zzs sighed before taking a deep breath as he spoke, " i ... i had no other choice. "

" oh yeah ?? care to explain why the fuck ? "

" i would've died anyway if i didn't fake my death, wen kexing. you're fully aware of how things were at that time. yes, we were enemies, but you're the only person who knew me the best. my father, as you know, was a mafia leader. and he deeply hated me with all he had. he couldn't stand me. he hated that i breathed. one day, i got to know he had plans to kill me because that would be beneficial for him, and i have no idea how. and so, i decided to run away. i was in a rush, and i couldn't tell anyone i was going, not even you. i'm not sorry for not telling you or something— well, okay, fine, i'm sorry. i know i should've told you, but it reached to the point that if i stayed one more minute in here, he'd have killed me. and i didn't want to get killed when i was only 18, and hence, i escaped. and now you might be wondering why i came back, right ? well, i waited till he died and it was time for me to take over the mafia gang. but i had other intentions, i wanted to completely destroy the gang. and i was gonna do that yesterday, but my dad's oh so very loyal workers found me on my way, and pretty much .. assaulted me. i was kicked, punched and ... ", zzs trailed off. he couldn't bear to speak next, it was too much for him. the memories of last night flooded his mind.

" ah xu ", that was the first time wen kexing called him that. and in the sweetest, softest, and the most calming way ever.

wkx believed he wasn't capable of showing affection to anyone, until he saw his ah xu so vulnerable, on the verge of tears. he slowly embraced the latter and gently patted his head.

" you don't have to say it, ah xu. you don't have to. i understand you, yeah ?? it was really hard without you for eleven years, but i'm so glad you're back. i'm never ever going to let you go. i won't let anyone hurt you, i won't ever hurt you myself. you're safe with me, ah xu. i promise. "

wkx might've promised to himself that he'll give the latter a cold shoulder, but promises are meant to be broken, right ?? and so, he broke his own promise to himself.

a smile spreaded on zzs's lips upon hearing wkx's words as he slowly nodded his head, making wkx smile as well.

both of them believed they were the safest in each other's arms, embraced in each other's warmth. they wanted to stay like that forever, and they did.

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i haven't proof read this yet. if you find any mistakes, do comment <3