BL ONESHOTS No.5

⁷³⁰Wang x Tian - Pt 1

Wang stood at the edge of the backyard, gazing out at the sunset painting the sky in shades of orange and pink. It was one of those moments that made him forget about everything-school, chores, and the complicated relationship he shared with his stepbrother, Tian. He felt a familiar flutter in his chest, the kind he had tried to suppress for years.

Tian walked out onto the porch, the wooden boards creaking under his weight. "Hey, Wang!" he called, his voice warm and inviting. "What are you staring at? The sky or the neighbor's cat again?"

Wang smiled, turning to face him. "The sky, obviously. But I wouldn't say no to a daydream about that cat."

"Sure you wouldn't," Tian said, rolling his eyes but grinning. He had a way of making everything feel light, and Wang always appreciated that about him. "You know, you've been quiet lately. Everything okay?"

Wang wasn't sure how to answer. "Yeah, just... thinking, I guess. About stuff."

"Stuff can be complicated," Tian said, stepping closer. His dark hair caught the last rays of sunlight, framing his face in a warm glow. "If you want to talk about it, I'm here."

Wang swallowed hard, feeling the weight of his feelings press down on him. "It's just... sometimes I wonder what it'd be like if we weren't stepbrothers. If we could just be... us."

"Yeah," Tian replied softly, his expression becoming serious. "I think about that too."

An anxious silence hung between them, pulsing with the unsaid words that both boys feared to voice. Wang shifted his weight, trying to find the right words. "I mean, it's complicated, right? We're brothers now... but sometimes I feel like there's something more between us."

Tian stepped forward, closing the space between them. "I know what you mean. It's not just brotherly love for me either. It's different."

Wang's heart raced at Tian's admission. "So how do we make sense of that? Do we just ignore it?"

Tian's eyes locked onto Wang's, and for a moment, the world around them faded away. "I don't want to ignore it, but I don't want to mess things up either."

Wang took a deep breath, filled with a mixture of hope and fear. "What if we just... tried to figure it out together? Without any labels or expectations?"

Tian smiled, a genuine warmth that made Wang's heart swell. "I'd like that. As long as we're honest with each other, I think we can handle anything."

Wang nodded, feeling an overwhelming sense of relief. "So, where do we start?"

"Maybe we take it one day at a time," Tian suggested. "One moment at a time. And if the time feels right, we can talk more about... us."

"Yeah, I'd like that," Wang said, his voice barely above a whisper.

With the sun dipping below the horizon, they stood side by side, allowing the promise of what was to come to hang in the air. For the first time, Wang felt the weight of their secret lift slightly, allowing hope to seep in where doubt had once taken root.

"Let's head inside," Tian said, breaking the spell. "We can make popcorn and binge-watch something terrible, just like old times."

"That sounds perfect," Wang replied, a smile breaking across his face, the warmth in his heart growing as he followed Tian into the house.

In that moment, he knew they were walking into uncharted territory together-two stepbrothers united by a bond deeper than family. And perhaps, just perhaps, it was the beginning of something beautiful.

< continue to part 2 >

[No.80. Bye now.]