They had spent over a year by each other's side, and both had more or less seen it coming that they would get together.
After returning to Jiang Lan's home, Su Fengzi complained about the heat, his hands wandering restlessly while he mumbled and whined.
Jiang Lan helped him sit down on the sofa, suppressed the wild joy in his heart, and walked into the kitchen with a show of composure to make some honey water to sober him up.
"Jiang Lan? Jiang Lan?" As soon as Su Fengzi opened his eyes and found him gone, he stood up and started looking everywhere.
"I'm here." Jiang Lan came out of the kitchen to find Su Fengzi crouching beside the sofa, craning his head to peer underneath it. "Jiang Lan, where are you?"
Jiang Lan sighed with a smile. Holding the honey water, he supported Su Fengzi by the waist and settled him back onto the sofa. "Drink some. It'll help sober you up."
Su Fengzi opened his mouth to drink, then looked up at Jiang Lan and suddenly froze.
"What is it?"
Su Fengzi's eyes curved into a smile. "Big brother, you're so handsome."
Jiang Lan felt the taut string in his mind snap. He picked Su Fengzi up, slung him over his shoulder, and headed upstairs.
"Woohoo, I can fly!" Su Fengzi cried. "Big brother, where are we going?"
Jiang Lan's voice was a little hoarse. "To bed."
"What are we going to do in bed?"
"Fuck you."
When Su Fengzi woke the next morning, he rubbed his aching lower back. Remembering everything that had happened the night before, he blushed and burrowed back under the covers.
Jiang Lan knew he was afraid of the dark, so he had left the lights on all night. Everything had been