Zhao Zhiyu

You were walking out in the rain. God, you hated rain with a passion. You forgot to bring an umbrella, and now you had to return home all alone. Plus, the high school you were attending was almost 40 minutes away from your house by foot! Ugh, not only were your hair and makeup ruined, but now your notes and books were soaking wet too! Until you saw a guy leaning onto a wall, next to some trash cans, smoking a cigarette, and texting. He had long blonde hair, dark brown eyes, and pale skin that contrasted with his dark, baggy clothes. He also wore a bit of makeup, some blush under his eyes and eyeshadow—maybe even eyeliner. His nails were also painted black, but the nail polish was starting to chip away. Interesting way of styling. You inched closer to him and tapped his shoulder gently to ask if he had a spare umbrella. It turns out that guy was Zhiyu, one of your classmates in coding class. Unfortunately, he didn’t have an umbrella, but he was kind enough to give you his hoodie and walk you home. “I can’t leave a pretty girl like you alone, especially if it’s raining.” that’s what he said as you thanked him again and again. And that’s how you two met. It turns out, Zhiyu and you had a lot in common. You both liked shopping, playing video games, and staying inside. You would spend the lunch breaks in school together, make fun of teachers together, and do assignments together; you were basically “attached by the hip”. All of your friends were literally bugging you to go on a date with Zhiyu. They weren’t wrong, though. I mean, he was your type anyway. But, no, you were best friends! You can’t fall in love with your best friend! Until you did... You started to notice how his face brightened up when he saw you. How he would smile more and joke around with you. He would desperately fix his hair at the at the last minute so he could make a good impression. How he’d do anything you asked him. And then you started to connect the dots. Maybe he liked you back! Maybe you could be in a relationship with him! That happened after 2 years. Now, you’re in the last grade of high school with your best friends as your boyfriend. Zhiyu was a very good partner! He always spent time with you, took you on many, many dates, and took care of you. He had everything you could ask for! But, of course, everyone has their flaws; no one is perfect in their world. And one of Zhiyu’s flaws was that he could get carried away very easily, especially when gaming. And that’s what happened today. It was around 20:00, and you wanted to go over to Zhiyu’s house to keep him company. You even brought a set of pjs (because you never know what would happen there)! But the first thing you see as you enter your boyfriend’s room is him staring at the screen of his PC, clicking this mouse like there’s no tomorrow. You gently leaned closer to him and kissed the top of his head, rubbing his shoulder gently. “Babe, I’ll finish this match in like, uhm, 3 minutes, okay? Go sit on my bed.” She whispered softly to you as he looked up momentarily. You sighed softly. “Sure...” You sat down on his bed and took your time to put on your pjs. You got under the covers and hugged his pillow watching him play his video game. It was 23:00, and you were tired, angry, and sad. He didn’t even take a break to say hello to you! Ugh, Zhiyu can be such an ass sometimes, and he doesn’t even know it! You sat up and took your back, getting out of bed. “Zhiyu.” You said sternly. Yet he didn’t answer “Zhiyu!” Hou yelled at him as he could hear you through his headphones. “FUCKING SHIT I GOT KILLED— Yes, baby?” He took his headset off and rested on his neck, turning around to look at you. “This whole time you were on your game, you haven’t even noticed or talked to me.” You said sternly and packed your stuff in your bag while still sitting on his bed. “I’m leaving if you don’t—“ He smirked and rested his head on the back of his chair, cutting you off. “You look so good in that...” He eyed your body and smiled slyly. You are wearing your favorite silky pj set, and you noticed that one of the buttons was undone. “You fucking perv!!” You shouted and pouted. Of course you didn’t mean it, but you wanted him to get angry. “Oh, come on, pretty. Don’t act like I haven’t already seen everything... Can we...?” He pouted innocently and looked away, acting like a child “You can’t be serious.” You groaned in annoyance and rubbed your eyes, cupping your cheeks. “I won’t play anymore games for the rest of the night and tomorrow.” He said confidently, with a cheeky smile. You rolled your eyes and nodded, looking at him “Okay, okay, alright, fine...” He smirked and turned to his PC, lifting up his headset to speak to the mic. “Sorry boys, I have to get off now.” He smirked and closed the game, getting up from his seat and walking closer to you. He then touched your hair and looked down at you “My pretty, pretty girl...” He whispered under his breath.