The Winter Boy's Novel (Xingyun FanFic)

Chapter 15

Xingqiu's POV

"W-What...?" I didn't realize I'd even said anything until Chongyun was hovering over me. I didn't realize that I was crying. "Xingqiu? Are you okay?" He asked. I felt lightheaded. This had to be a dream. My father would never write to me like this. He would never write to me at all. "Qiu?" Chongyun rescued me from my own thoughts. "I... He... it..." I couldn't even talk properly. Chongyun snatched the letter from me. "You have got to be kidding me..." he said through gritted teeth. "Did... He..." I tried to calm myself down before trying to talk again. "He really wrote. And... he's... sorry." The last word came out small. Small and confused and scared at the same time. "Xingqiu... He's sorry."

I was overwhelmed. I didn't know what to think. In fact, I couldn't think at all. "Hey. Calm down. This is good, right?" Chongyun asked. "Y-Yeah... I guess I'm just a bit... ah... stunned." I whispered, reading the letter over and over again. It was real. This was actually happening. He was sorry. He repented. Regretted. "I get it. Do you... w-would it be weird if I... kissed you right now? On the cheek... I mean." I was surprised by Chongyun's sudden request. But not in a bad way. "No. I mean, yes, er... It wouldn't be weird." And he did it without answering.

I eventually did write back to my father, though it took some time to figure out what to say and how to write it down. Winter slowly faded into spring, snow melted into clear water. A popsicle in his mouth, Chongyun sat next to me in the sun. "I'm happy," he said quietly. I turned to face him, my book resting in my lap. "Why is that, Yun?" "Cause you're happy now." He smiled at himself, then at me, then turned and kissed me. Actually kissed me. And I kissed him back. Because he was Chongyun. And he was special.