Eternal Bloom (BL)

Chapter 6

Unperturbed by the chaos in Heaven, Shenyuan was occupied appreciating Cinian's fascinating charm in relish. His white robe was embroidered with the patterns of golden phoenix complementing Cinian's bright complexion. The dark glazing jade was firmly hung around his slender waist and an osthamus hairpin in his half bunned peachy hair exuding an air of elegance. Shenyuan was both reluctant and agitated thinking how others’ would later witness the enchanting view.

He embraced the enthralling man in front of the mirror, reclining his chin on the other's comfy little head, “Niannian, you must be responsible”. Must be responsible for intruding into his dungeon. You will be forever imprisoned.

Shenyuan buried his head in Cinian's neck, engrossing himself in the fragrance while sipping some kisses to pacify the paranoid beast lurking in the abyss of his heart.

Cinian’s body was stiff as a log. In the bronze mirror, he was utterly shrouded in the embrace of the willowy man. His gorgeous neck was being constantly sucked and kissed by Shenyuan as if he yearned to swallow him. His heart kept racing, igniting the blazing blush on his cheeks.

This Shenyuan was familiar yet too foreign luring his obsession to escalate, “What should I be responsible for, Your Majesty?”. His shy voice was soft and intriguing.

“Of course for taming me dump”. Shenyuan tightened his embrace, “Are you nervous?”.

Cinian was soundless before letting out an indecisive hum. He tacitly avoided the first sentence.

They were reveling in their warm cuddle when the Imperial summon was notified. The ignorant Cinian was informed of the feasible reason they were called for by Shenyuan so as to relieve his astonishment beforehand. But hearing the meowing hum, Shenyuan felt guilty.

He wasn't oblivious and knew what that indecisive hum inferred. In the realm of Heaven, his Cinian had suffered humiliating discrimination, trampling his self esteem and not even his only relative came to defend him. Now that Cinian has become his person, he will shield him; those people will taste the despair of terror.

Shenyuan turned Cinian around to confront him, caressing his flushed cheeks in comfort, “You must engrave this in your mind that I'll stand before you always. Niannian, I'll guard your past and you must give us your present”.

Cinian was stunned, draining him of words. Shenyuan’s stern look was still cold but he felt the fiery warmth hasting through his cheeks until it blazed his desolate memories into ashes. His wounded plumage molted and he saw the first ray of illumination resurrecting him from the ashes. Shenyuan, the name possessed his mind.

In the past, when he was shut in the darkness, when he was drenched in humiliation, when he was wounded in agony, his heart roared to be saved. His years were spent in horror and he became dubious of his life's worth. Everyone stood before him to trample on his life.

But Shenyuan was different. For the ‘us’, Cinian was desperate and disposed to exhaust his whole life. Shenyuan told him to live their present and he was in bliss to do so.

Cinian’s gorgeous eyes shed tears of joy and he fiercely nodded, manifesting a dump look. “Shenyuan”, He whispered, enveloping his short arms around the other's sturdy waist. He whispered his name like chanting a mantra.

Shenyuan was stagnant on his breath the moment he heard Cinian whispering his name and the hot breath on his chest was flirting with his conscience. His gloomy and dingy name seems to glow in light when muttered from the pumpy lips of his beloved. He chuckled, wrapping the tangible warmth in his broad embrace.

The couple stood luxuriating the presence of each other for several minutes. It wasn't until a poke in his waist that Cinian pulled away. After he regained his composure, he felt shy recollecting how he called the other by name.