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It was the summer of 2018. Produce 101 China was almost done. There were only 3 episodes left to be filmed and the debut of China’s top girl group would be well-known.
So, it was episode 8 and the girls’ task was to perform with famous idols. One of them (surprise, surprise) happened to be Xiao Zhan. Of course, no one had to know that Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo knew each other, and least of all that they were filming The Untamed at that same time.
Wang Yibo was the risk factor. He rarely followed any “advices” that his managers were giving him. We’d usually say and do whatever he felt like doing. So, Xiao Zhan was the one who was extra warned to prevent Wang Yibo from spilling beans. But unfortunately, how could someone as calm and easy-going as Xiao Zhan do anything to stop someone like Wang Yibo from doing what he wanted, considering the said someone was a constantly running machine, a headstrong and impulsive kid full of energy that succeeded in everything he set his mind on doing.
“Lao Wang,” It was Xiao Zhan leaning against the wall in one of the practice rooms. “You know we can’t be seen together.”
“We are not seen,” Wang Yibo demonstratively looked around the room. “It’s just the two of us here.”
“You know what I mean. If someone walks in right now….”
“Zhan-ge. If someone walks in right now will see two people practicing,“ Yibo smiled.
This smile was rare. All of Yibo”s smiles were rare and Xiao Zhan couldn’t help but smile in return when he happened to witness one.
“Plus, I thought you needed help with your part,” Yibo added searching for the right song on the playlist.
“Well, yeah,” Xiao Zhan sighed.
“Ok, we only have time until the lunch break is over,” Yibo would become very serious when he got into professional teaching mode. “Let’s start from where we left off on the set.”
“Okay,” Xiao Zhan nodded.
“Just follow my lead.”
About twenty minutes had passed since they started. Xiao Zhan was kind of desperate but was still diligently following the younger boy’s instructions.
“You need to lift your arms higher, Zhan-ge,” Yibo have been swirling and twirling for a good ten minutes now while Xiao Zhan was trying to mirror him helplessly.
“Like this?”
“Wait. Just…Just a bit sharper. From the elbows all the way up. Zhan-ge…”
Xiao Zhan leaned on his knees exasperated. This kid was definitely overestimating him.
“Yibo! It’s not working.”
“Of course, it is. Zhan-ge.”
WYB walked right behind Xiao Zhan and put his hand on his shoulder.
“Zhan-ge. Come on. I’ll show you.”
Xiao Zhan was startled at first but then slowly relaxed. He stood up and let Yibo fix his posture and then he wrapped his arms around Xiao Zhan’s chest to show him how to lift his arms. Xiao Zhan was trying very hard to concentrate despite Yibo’s breath on his neck.
“Just like that. You’re doing it,” Yibo’s words were so soft against Xiao Zhan’s ear.
He didn’t know what he was doing right but knew everything that could go wrong at this very moment. Speaking of, at the same time the door opened and the two of them jumped from each other like they’ve been burned. A few girls came in.
“Wang-laoshi?” they began looking at each other.
“Xiao-laoshi?”
Xiao Zhan was the first to try to get a hold of the situation.
“Hello, girls,” he flashed a smile.
Xiao Zhan was almost sure he heard Yibo murmuring and pouting. He almost scolded him right there.
“Hello, laoshi. We were looking for you,” one of the girls said.
“Can we take a picture together, laoshi?” some other girl said.
Xiao Zhan was about to smile again and take a picture with them when Yibo spoke first.
“It’s lunch break,” he only said. Hands crossed in front of him; he was looking at them as if they snatched his sandwich right before his mouth.
Xiao Zhan’s eyes widened. Here it was Wang Yibo being Wang Yibo again.
“Umm, Wang-laoshi…”
“Is it really okay to intrude on your teachers when they’re having lunch?” he said with an icy tone.
The girls looked around the room but didn’t find anything resembling lunch. They looked at each other confused.
“Oy, It’s fine,” Xiao Zhan tried to fix the situation. He threw a deadly look at WYB. ”Let’s take the picture, yeah?”
Yibo tried not to pay attention to them so he started practicing his own dance at the other end of the studio. At las,t the girls were done with the pictures and headed for the door where they had to go past Yibo.
“Wang-laoshi,” they bowed down. “We’re sorry if we intruded on…”
“You didn’t,” he cut them off, not stopping his dance.
The girls bowed again and left.
“Wang Yibo!” Xiao Zhan barely waited for them to close the door before turning to Yibo with a wild expression.
“Zhan-ge, I…” the fierce Wang-laoshi from a minute ago had vanished.
“What the hell was that?! You should be nicer!”
“But they…”
“They are fans! We do this for them!”
Yibo had rarely seen Xiao Zhan so angry.
“I knew it wasn’t a good idea,” he shook his head. He also headed towards the door.
“Zhan-ge, wait!” Yibo wrapped his hand around Xiao Zhan’s wrist.
Xiao Zhan knew he should just walk out and not listen to him but…he didn’t move. His pulse was pressed against Yibo’s thumb.
“Zhan-ge. I am sorry,” the crazy kid’s voice was just as soft again.
Xiao Zhan sighed. He tried to stay angry but just couldn’t. Then Yibo did something unexpected for both of them. He lifted the hand that was holding Xiao Zhan’s wrist to his face and put his lips on the spot where he could feel Xiao Zhan’s pulse. Xiao Zhan was so smitten that he couldn’t say a word. Nor did he pull away.
“Zhan-ge, your pulse is going crazy. Are you feeling okay?” Yibo spoke, his breathe tickling Xiao Zhan’s skin.
“You, crazy kid!” Xiao Zhan finally exclaimed, his cheeks flushed.
The autumn of 2019.
It was right after the Thai fan-meeting when they were suddenly offered a free holiday on one of the most beautiful islands in the Pacific. It was a gift for the whole cast from two sisters, big fans of the show. The catch was that the two male leads had to personally accompany the sisters throughout the holiday and satisfy their every whim.
“No way,” Yibo said, straight-forward as always, and left the room where Xiao Zhan, his manager and Yibo’s manager were.
“Wang Yibo!” Xiao Zhan went out after him. This kid was more sprinting than walking. “Wait!”
Wang Yibo stopped abruptly and Xiao Zhan almost bumped into him.
“Wang Yibo! You can’t just decline this offer! How will this affect our careers and reputations?”
“Zhan-ge…”
“And think about the cast! They are looking forward to this holiday!”
“Zhan-ge…”
“They deserve a holiday! We all do. And what if we should spend some time with the sisters? It will still be a holiday.”
“But, Zhan-ge…Satisfy their every whim? What are we? Some kind of clowns?”
“Wang Yibo! Watch it! If someone hears this, we’re done for.”
“But I am right. I wanted to go on a holiday with you! Not with all these people! We should have just gone on that ski holiday!”
“Wang Yibo! You need to grow up! The world is not a wish-granting factory! Adults do things that they are not always happy with. It’s called being responsible!”
“Zhan-ge, don’t talk to me as if you’re some grandpa! You’re not much older than me.”
“6 years are 6 years! And all you’ve ever been doing is being childish.”
“Zhan-ge.” Yibo’s voice became soft again and he reached for Xiao Zhan’s hand.
“Wang Yibo, don’t. We’re standing in the hallway.” Xiao Zhan sighed but didn’t pull away.
“I don’t care.”
“I do,” This time he pulled away and made a few steps backwards.
“Zhan-ge.”
“Show me, you’ve grown up, Lao Wang,” He said and went back into the room.
The holiday happened to be not so terrible after all. The sisters turned out to be two creepy twins called Li Zi and Li She. They didn’t go out often, they didn’t like the sun very much. But every time they would go out, Wang Yibo and Xiao Zhan were supposed to accompany them. That was the deal.
They would make them walk around the town pretending to be on a double date. Wang Yibo had to remind himself constantly that he was doing this for his Zhan-ge. If the older boy hadn’t been there, he’d already have said a few very blunt things to the girls and then would have disappeared. But, of course, this is Wang Yibo we’re talking about so he’d still say something not so nice every now and then. The times Xiao Zhan had to nudge him with his elbow or kick his foot under the table were countless.
It was one of these lazy afternoons when most of the cast were napping in their rooms and it was only Wang Yibo and Xiao Zhan left on the beach.
Xiao Zhan would usually just lie on his sun chair, his sunglasses on, listen to music with his headphones on or read a book. It was a real holiday for him, so he made sure to be well-rested when going back to work.
Wang Yibo was something completely different. He would try each and every extreme water sport possible. He wouldn’t stop running around playing beach volleyball, most of the time alone because he didn’t like to deal with people. He’d swim and learn how to surf. Xiao Zhan was getting dizzy only watching him.
Wang Yibo, probably already bored of everything, came back to his own sun chair which was right next to Xiao Zhan’s. Xiao Zhan was resting, probably sleeping while listening to music (he had his sun glasses on so Yibo couldn’t tell immediately). After watching him for a while, he noticed how deeply the other person was breathing. There was something very relaxing in his pose. His skin was still pale, even though he’d been sitting under the sun for hours. His white shirt had only three buttons holding it together. One of his hands was casually propped under his head and the other rested on his stomach. Yibo shifted his eyes to Xiao Zhan’s face. His gege’s lips were slightly parted and from time to time they were moving as if ready to smile. Yibo swallowed hard. He leaned over Xiao Zhan’s sleeping face and stared. A few drops of water from WYB’s hair fell on Xiao Zhan’s face and woke him up with a start.
“What the…”he brushed the water from his cheek and tried to adjust his eyes because of the brightness. “Wang Yibo! What are you doing?! Standing like this…”
His voice faded somewhere when he could fully comprehend the view of wet and half naked Wang Yibo before him.
“I was about to make a video of Zhan-ge snoring,” Yibo said casually moving away from Xiao Zhan. “Zhan-ge would lose most of his fans with just one such video.”
“Wang Yibo! Why aren’t you nicer to your gege?” Xiao Zhan’s words weren’t actually said with anger.
“Zhan-ge, seriously. You’re going to sleep through your whole youth? Come and play something with me.”
“Did you get bored playing with yourself?” Xiao Zhan said and regretted his choice of words immediately.
“Of course not,” Yibo didn’t seem to have picked up on the joke (or did he?).”But I want Zhan-ge to play with me. It’s more fun.”
Xiao Zhan felt lightheaded. He was trying very hard not to stare at Yibo’s abs every three seconds. He was grateful that he was wearing glasses.
“At least come swim with me,” Yibo insisted again.
“I can’t. I’m too sleepy right now.”
“Then I’ll carry you.”
“What?”
“I said I’ll carry you. Zhan-ge. It’s not like I haven’t done it before.”
“Wang Yibo, what are you even…”
“Come on!” Yibo squatted down in front of Xiao Zhan with his back turned to him. ”I’ll give you a piggy ride.”
“Hell, no…” Xiao Zhan started looking around for other people but it was only Yibo and him at the beach.
“Hell, yeah,” Yibo grabbed Xiao Zhan’s arms and hooked them around his own neck.
Xiao Zhan barely had time to pull out his phone, headphones and glasses and throw them on the chair before Yibo grabbed his thighs and wrapped them around his own waist.
“WANG YIBO!” Xiao Zhan was screaming while Yibo was running towards the water. “ You are crazy!”
Yibo was wearing his smug face and didn’t even say a word, except:
“Hold on tight, Zhan-ge!”
He jumped in the water and plashed everything around him. Xiao Zhan was still holding onto him when a wave hit him and dragged him underwater. Yibo waited for him to swim up to the surface but Xiao Zhan was nowhere to be found.
“Zhan-ge!” he yelled a few times.
No response. He immediately got worried and started looking for him. The water was clear enough to see through it but there was no Zhan-ge. Suddenly someone locked his torso in a deadly hug from behind. Yibo got his head above the water and heard Zhan-ge’s voice into his ear.
“I got you this time, Lao Wang,” Xiao Zhan was smirking.
Then Wang Yibo sunk his head underwater again and when he swam up, he was facing Xiao Zhan, the latter’s hand around his neck. This time the smirk was on Yibo’s face. He couldn’t unsee how beautiful Xiao Zhan was with his gorgeous wet dark hair in contrast with his wet white shirt that had become transparent.
“So, Zhan-ge finally wants to play?” his voice was like a whisper but it was heard because their faces were just few inches away from each other.
“Is everything a game to you?” Xiao Zhan said without even realizing. Yet, his hands were still around Wang Yibo.
“Not when it comes to Zhan-ge,” Yibo said sincerely.
They were looking into each other’s eyes without losing contact, without moving an inch. It was Yibo who suddenly moved and crashed his lips onto Xiao Zhan’s. It was messy and wet, salty because of the water. Xiao Zhan didn’t react at all, but this didn’t stop Yibo from trying. One kiss, a second, a third….One after the other.
Yibo kept on kissing those lips until they started to move as well. It was so sudden that Yibo almost lost his balance. Xiao Zhan’s legs tightly wrapped around Yibo’s waist. Xiao Zhan’s lips were crashing into Yibo’s this time, and he, of course, had to react immediately.
The first couple of minutes it was just that – crashing of lips and teeth and it was almost as painful as it was pleasurable. As if they didn’t know where to put all the sexual tension that have been slowly building up so far. Then they adjusted to a rhythm and it was no longer messy and hurried and awkward. It was the two of them slowly opening their mouths, inviting the other. It was gently licking into each other’s mouths as if searching for something to hold on to.
Then it was tongues. Yibo was the first to enter Xiao Zhan’s mouth. At first, it was with hesitation from both sides but then it became desperate. Twisting and intertwining. Yibo’s hands were on Xiao Zhan’s waist under the shirt, wandering against the skin on his back. Xiao Zhan’s hands were entangled in Yibo’s hair. Sweet moans filled the silence between them which turned into groans.
They were slowly moving towards the shore, not breaking away from each other. It was the sunset and the sky was filled with multiple colors and the sun was half way behind the horizon. Wang Yibo and Xiao Zhan didn’t separate even for a second until they were mostly out of the water. There were just waves crashing in their feet. They were rolling on the wet sand, tasting and hugging and kissing. It was Xiao Zhan who tried to push Yibo away after the latter moved his hand on Xiao Zhan crotch.
“Wang Yibo…” he muttered in the other’s mouth, while catching his hand. “Don’t!”
The younger man was as if in a trance, not realizing Xiao Zhan’s hesitation, only to continue kissing him.
“Stop!” Xiao Zhan pushed him off of him and sat up.
“Zhan-ge…” Yibo’s eyes were darker than usual.
Both of them were breathing heavily, eyes fixed on the other. Yibo was annoyed but didn’t reach for Xiao Zhan again.
“It’s a public beach,” Xiao Zhan said, eyes not letting Yibo off his sight. “We need to cool off.”
Yibo nodded slowly, trying to ignore the tightness in his swim trunks. They stood like this for awhile, looking around then locking eyes with each other again. The beach was still empty. The sun had almost set and the tide was coming.
“Zhan-ge, did you cool off?” Yibo asked, licking his lips.
Xiao ZHan grabbed a handful of wet sand in both of his hands. He noticed Yibo was covering his front and suddenly a realization occurred. His eyes were just as dark as Yibo’s. In one clumsy movement, Xiao Zhan stood up and started walking. Then he stopped a few steps after walking past Yibo and turned to him. His expression sent fire into Yibo’s loins.
“You coming?” he only said and continued walking.
Yibo jumped from the sand and started walking after Xiao Zhan.
The sky was getting darker and darker with grayish clouds. A light drizzle began. Xiao ZHan was not sure where they were going but his steps never seemed to hesitate. It was when he saw a shed that they began to speed up.
The drizzle turned into pouring rain in just a couple of minutes. They quickly entered the shed and slammed the door. It was dark and dusty inside. Probably someone used to keep surfing equipment and swimsuits but now it seemed abandoned. There was only a ruffled old couch in the corner, covered with a sheet.
Xiao Zhan’s back was pressed against the door, the handle still in his hand. Yibo was standing just across from him. The two of them were staring at each other, chests rising with heavy breaths.
“Zhan-ge,” Yibo swallowed hard and started to make a step forward.
“Don’t,” Xiao Zhan warned him.
He couldn’t make up his mind. If they crossed this line, nothing would ever be the same. But didn’t they already cross it on the beach?
“Just stay there,” Xiao Zhan said quietly.
He couldn’t stop looking at Yibo. His messy hair where his own hands were just minutes ago. His slightly open lips where his own were just minutes ago. His dark eyes with the bizarre shining he every time he looked.
Yibo took a few steps forward, after all. His beautiful hands with long fingers found Xiao Zhan’s skin. The touch was electrifying, it made Xiao Zhan’s mind spin. One hand was on Xiao Zhan’s face, thumb rubbing against his chin and then finding its way slowly and tentatively towards his bottom lip. The other hand was intertwined with Xiao Zhan’s fingers.
“I won’t do anything Zhan-ge doesn’t want me to,” he tried to let go of Xiao Zhan’s hand. “I’ll just stay there watching you. Everything about Zhan-ge is beautiful. His messy hair when he gets off the plane, his sleepy eyes when he’s been on set until very late. His serious face when he’s busy preparing for a role or for going out on the stage. His dazzling smile….”
Xiao Zhan swallowed hard.
“If Zhan-ge wants me to get away, I will. Not because I want to. But I will,” Yibo’s face was not as innocent as he sounded, especially when Xiao Zhan caught his hand, placing his fingers between the other’s.
“Get this smug smile away from this pretty face, Yibo!” Xiao Zhan caught Yibo’s face with his hands and kissed him. The kiss was nothing like before. It was contained – not desperate, but inviting. It was tempting and seducing. It was Xiao Zhan opening his mouth first and sucking onto Yibo’s lower lip. It was Yibo’s hot moans escaping his mouth and his tongue licking Xiao Zhan’s lips first and then finding his tongue. It was Yibo pressing hard against Xiao Zhan’s body.
“Zhan-ge is so hot when he’s all wet like that,” Yibo whispered into his ear.
“Yeah?” Xiao Zhan smirked and licked Yibo’s neck which made the younger quiver in surprise. “You should take this off. “
Xiao Zhan nodded to his own shirt which was soaking wet.
“I thought older people were more patient,” Yibo mocked but his hands moved towards the buttons.
“Says the boy who got hard just from making out,” Xiao Zhan mocked him back.
“Shut up!” Yibo said but he was smiling from ear to ear.
Xiao Zhan couldn’t stop thinking how ridiculously stupid it would be if they got caught here of all places. For the past two years he’s been repetitively warned by his manager to stop full around with Yibo. And after each interview they give together, there was always something to be scolded about. And it’s not even his fault. This goddamn kid! He knew quite well how and where to push his buttons so that he lost face in front of the cameras.
No matter how hard Xiao Zhan tried to keep their flirting away from the curious eyes of almost everyone, Wang Yibo didn’t seem to care at all. Why else would he always say what’s on his mind – the most obscene things – without any filter? Xiao Zhan knew very well what game the kid was playing. Unfortunately, when Wang Yibo got on his nerves he couldn’t control himself.
“Make me, ”Xiao Zhan whispered to him as a challenge. And Wang Yibo loved a challenge.
Yibo grabbed Xiao Zhan by the collar and pressed his mouth on his. Hard. It was almost painful (if it wasn’t so hot). In the next moment, Xiao Zhan surprised him and shifted their positions. Xiao Zhan was pressing Yibo to the door, kissing his neck, biting his ear, leaving pretty purple marks on his skin. Xiao Zhan smirked hearing Yibo’s broken moans and then muffled them with his mouth again.
Yibo’s hands were under Xiao Zhan’s shirt, exploring and gently caressing. Xiao Zhan pressed his hips against Yibo’s and started grinding. Yibo moaned desperately.
“Zhan-ge…Please.”
“Please what?” XZ bit his lower lip, clearly enjoying this situation.
“Touch me,” Yibo said exasperated.
“Okay,” Xiao Zhan licked Yibo’s neck, his hand reached for WYB’s trunks. “You’ve been behaving so well recently. How can I not oblige?”
Xiao Zhan pulled at the waistband of Yibo’s trunks at once and shoved his hand in.
“Fuck,” Yibo exhaled sharply. His breath touching XZ’s smirking lips.
Xiao Zhan’s fingers started moving around Yibo’s cock. Before he realized it, Yibo himself was eagerly pumping into his palm. And it was so hot that Xiao Zhan could hardly bare his own hardness in his pants. As if having read his mind, Yibo pulled both of their shorts down and grabbed them both. Xiao Zhan let him continue with this activity while he stumbled to keep his balance, palms pressed on the door, on both sides of Yibo. Yibo’s rhythm quickened, just as his moans. Xiao Zhan buried his fingers in Yibo’s wet hair and kissed him hard and sucking the breath out of him.
“Zhan-ge, I’m so close…”
“Do it,” Xiao Zhan deepened the kiss so much that saliva was dripping from both of their lips, down their chins.
Wang Yibo put one of his hands on Xiao Zhan’s naked butt cheek and squeezed hard while riding his orgasm. Caught by surprise by this action, XZ followed soon after, both screaming into each other’s lips.
They waited for the rain to stop before they got back to the hotel and assured everyone that they were okay.
Xiao Zhan pulled Yibo to the side before they got into their respective rooms.
“The next time you misbehave, I’m gonna…” Xiao Zhan whispered into his ear, tone dead-serious.
“What? You’re gonna spank me, Zhan-ge?” Yibo smirked, his cock suddenly coming to life again.
“No,” Xiao Zhan exhaled slowly. “I’m gonna fuck you.”
For a second, Yibo forgot how to breathe. Thank gods, he was the brat that he was.