Matching Xichen's intensity of kiss, Mingjue meets him pressure for pressure, gentling Xichen down. He strokes his spine again, reassuring and eager, but when Xichen grasps his hip he gasps into the kiss and bucks upwards.

Reminding himself that, right, he has made himself very, very naked. "Xichen," he warns him, sliding his hand down the curve of Xichen's ass and threatening to squeeze. "Careful."