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Chapter 10 // The Plan

Zitao stormed into his new apartment, relieved that the door was unlocked so he didn't have to deal with his roommate and went straight to his bedroom. He locked his door and flopped down onto his bed, mentally exhausted.

He didn't know if he would be able to survive another encounter with Kris. Every time he made a bigger fool of himself, and every time he felt himself wanting to give into the other even more. It was horrifying!

Part of him wanted to run back to Suho for comfort, but he knew that would be unfair to his friend. He already wasted enough of his previous night and he felt like Suho could use a break from his drama. Zitao wished he had other friends that wanted to help him, but it seemed like most of them were tired of his whining.

Briefly, he wondered if Kyungsoo had ever experienced something like his relationship with Kris. Maybe the two of them would finally be able to connect over something.

"Yeah right," he murmured to himself bitterly.

It seemed like Kyungsoo wanted nothing to do with Tao, other than use his money for rent. It would probably be for the best to avoid the smaller male as much as possible.

Zitao continued to lay on the bed, stressing over his love life and how hopeless his future was looking, when a startling thought crossed his mind. He had left his wallet and phone in his jeans, and he left his jeans at Kris's place.

"Shit" he cursed as he got off the bed.

He threw on sweatpants and a hoodie and stomped out of his room. He had successfully made his escape only to return back to the dragon's nest. Just once, he wanted something to go his way.

On his way out of his room, he noticed Kyungsoo's bedroom door was slightly open. Zitao, feeling curious and also wanting to stall his visit with Kris, tiptoed to the door and peeked through the crack. It would have been wiser to leave Kyungsoo alone, especially since the contract he signed told him not to disturb his roommate, especially if he was in his room, but he couldn't resist.

The brunet was sitting on his bed, with his back to Tao, looking at the laptop set in front of him. Zitao was barely able to make out what was on the screen. It appeared to be some kind of an anime. The characters on the screen were in the middle of a very intense tennis match.

Tao was mildly amused that Kyungsoo was the kind of person to watch anime in his free time, He was thrown off, however, when he noticed his roommate's shoulders lightly shaking. Zitao wasn't sure what he was witnessing until he heard a small sniffle come from the other.

'Is he crying?'

Suddenly, a timer went off in the kitchen and the show was put on pause. Zitao sprinted into the hallway, praying that his presence wasn't discovered.

He couldn't believe his eyes, He had just seen his devil of a roommate crying over an anime! It didn't even look like a sad scene!

If Kyungsoo had feelings, albeit weird ones, maybe there was hope for Tao and him to get along after all. If that was the case, Zitao would forget what he saw and try to be more open-minded when it came to his shorter acquaintance.

With that revelation sorted out, Tao turned his attention to Kris's front door. He wasn't looking forward to seeing Kris again and he was hoping he could have his belongings returned to him without much difficulty.

With a nervous intake of air, he knocked on the door.

"Come in" Kris, muffled through the door, called from within the apartment.

Zitao entered slowly, spotting Kris almost instantly. The taller male was leaning against his kitchen counter with his arms crossed smugly. He was still shirtless and Tao couldn't help but take a glance at his body. He had defined abs, toned arms, and his pants were hanging low at his waist, revealing his v line.