His Obsessions ~ Dislyte

Chapter 1: Garden

"I've got a cold today..." Leon said over the phone, "you've gotta go with Tang Yun on your own."

"W-what?!" Hall hissed. "You did this on purpose!"

"You're not gonna get anywhere with him while I'm around. Besides, he likes you enough as a friend already, it's not like it'll be awkward."

"What if I invite-"

"Don't you want it to be obvious to Xie Yuzhi what you're doing?"

"...yes. Ok, fine! I see him, I'll talk to you later."

Hanging up quickly, he smiled at Yun.

"Thanks for inviting me." Yun said, smiling back.

"Of course," Hall replied, "Leon got sick, so it's just us."

"Okay."

Hall silently grabbed his bag and said, "Let's go now, it's in walking distance."

"What is it, exactly?" Yun asked as they started walking.

"A-a garden, it's one of the few that lets Espers roam it."

"They don't let Espers into gardens? I need to get out more..."

"The owners usually don't like the larger and more disruptive Esper in their precious gardens, but this one is run by an Esper so that's why we can go in."

"Huh, how sweet..."

Hall smiled. Oh god, Yun was so adorable.

He had a crush on Yun since the moment he met him, all the way back when neither of them were Shadow Guards. Although he was glad that meeting happened, he still hated thinking of his past.

"Is that it?" Yun asked, "it's called Archway Garden." Hall nodded.

"See? Told you it was close."

Walking into the garden was like entering a dream. Archways covered in all kinds of flowers welcomed them with the sweet scent of flora. Their feet splashed on the damp sidewalk.

"Wow..." Yun breathed.

"It's just the entryway and you're breathless already?"

"It's gorgeous."

Yun ran his hand above the delicate flowers, amazed that something so calm and beautiful could exist in a world like this.

"There's a lot more to see and smell!" Hall tugged at Yun's sleeve. "If you like these, you'll love the river."

Yun gave a small nod and followed Hall deeper into the dream.

Hall's vision was never the greatest. Despite that, coming to this garden was wonderful. The flowers were so strong, and the river powerful, that he never felt like he was missing anything.

The river was coming up. The powerful river didn't go by quickly, it was actually quite calm. Despite that, the splashing of fish and the drifting of lilies was the kind of power that Hall liked.

Yun knelt by the bank and stared at his reflection. A wiggly blob stared back, and suddenly it was a lily pad.

"Can you smell the lily pads?" Yun asked.

"I've never tried," Hall admitted, "I assumed the river would stink more."

Yun went silent, then knelt down deeper to smell the lily pad.

"Mmm..." he sighed, smiling. "Come smell them, they're great!"

Hall knelt down and took a whiff of the flower. His eyes widening, he gave a big sniff.