𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐘.

𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧, YUWIN

in which sicheng meets a handsome stranger at the club.

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"1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, drink."

as if on cue, sicheng drowned the drink in front of him. he let out a hiss as the bitter liquid slid down his throat and slammed the shot glass down to the chipped, wooden bar.

it had been the umpteenth time this week that his friends dragged him out to the club. he agreed every time they had asked, not wanting to ruin their plans, but he ultimately ended up at the bar, drinking by himself. sure, there were always a few drunk (and sober) people who offered to keep him company through the night, but he had always turned them down and, in turn, downed a drink instead.

no strings attached relations never irked sicheng's interest; he found it pretty dumb. that's why he never partook in it.

but this night in particular took an interesting turn for him.

as he was about to throw back another drink, someone slid into the seat next to him. "a gin and tonic, please."

it was a male voice, still oh so rich and smooth through the blasting music behind them. usually, his introverted ass would never be bold enough to do anything, but that day was a different story. he slapped on his best smile on and turned to the male. "hey."

and boy, were his eyes blessed.

though the room was dark and the only light sourced that illuminated his face was the dim light from the stranger's phone and the flashing club lights, sicheng made out some features of his face and he couldn't help thinking that the man was created by god himself. a whole angel.

the male looked up from his phone and their eyes met.

"i, uh..." stuttered the drunk sicheng.

his eyebrows pulled together in confusion. "...yes?"

"you could never be ice cream because you're so hot...and a person."

there was a moment of silence between them before they both began laughing. though sicheng was beyond embarrassed, but he took notice to the stranger's laugh. it wasn't just any ol' laugh; it was a hearty and soulful loud yodel that shook his entire body, and it could make anyone laugh too.

and maybe it was the alcohol talking, but sicheng believed with all of his heart that this was the most beautiful person he had ever laid eyes on.

"i think that was the best pickup line i've heard my entire life," the stranger said after his laughter, or yodeling, died down. a smile was ever so slightly present on his handsome face, which made sicheng swoon.

"really? that wasn't even the best one i've got," sicheng said, flashing the best flirtatious smile he could muster before downing his drink once again.

"i mean, it could've have been so because it came from a cute guy."

sicheng slammed the shot glass down onto the bar and swallowed harshly. "pull that one more time and i'm going to choke on my drink."

the male tilted his head innocently as a not so innocent smile played on his glossed lips. "i don't know what you're talking about."

"that-- that thing you just did," sicheng stuttered out.

the stranger laughed as he saw that the clearly drunk male was flustered as a response to his flirtatious comment from earlier, so he decided to change the subject. "i didn't catch your name earlier angel. mind sharing?"

sicheng scoffed. "i don't like sharing."

before the stranger could reply with something witty, sicheng grabbed the man's hands and pulled him to the dance floor. they weaved through the crowd of sweaty bodies pressed up against one another until they got to a clearing near the center of the chaos. the upbeat, bass booted music from earlier was gone and 'dancing with a stranger' by sam smith began playing over the speakers.

"i don't want to be alone tonight. it's pretty clear that i'm not over you."

the bunches of drunk and/or high people around the two dispersed, leaving only couples left to dance to the slow song. sicheng boldly stepped closer to the stranger, leaving whatever space between them up in the air, and placed his arms on the man's shoulders.

"dance with me," said sicheng boldly.

"can you light the fire? i need somebody who can take control."

the man in front of him smiled challengingly and snaked his hands around his waist. the two began to sway together to the beat of the song.

"look what you made me do, i'm with somebody new."

as the song went on, sicheng couldn't help but feel at ease around the stranger. he was like hot chocolate on a winter's day, or a blanket straight out of the drying machine. it was the aura around him and just being in his arms... it made sicheng feel like he was at home. he laid his head onto the man's should, and he rested his chin onto sicheng's head of angel locks.

"ooh, baby, baby, i'm dancing with a stranger."

though no words were spoken, a million thoughts were running through both mens' heads. the longer they were near each other the more the sparks between them began to develop. it was probably the most magic sicheng felt for someone.

as the song was coming to an end, the stranger gently nudged sicheng, who was in his own little fairy tale at this point. "my name is yuta, by the way. yuta nakamoto."

sicheng smiled subconsciously as he thought back to the beginning of the night; he was all alone at the bar, drinking his world away, until he met the strange, handsome man.

but now, he was no longer dancing with a stranger.