[cw: forgot to mention sex swapping in this thread]
[Last time, Xiao Xingchen could not look Xue Yang in the eye and feel he could control his response. Now the wound is not as fresh, and after a moment of turning away to compose himself from the initial shock, he turns back to face Xue Yang with a mostly impassive expression. At least he can speak with a sense of calm when they can keep the subject about food.
He places the menu on the table and slides it over to Xue Yang, then points to a section framed by hand-drawn orange pumpkins. The list shows a version of nearly everything that already existed in the cafe—now with pumpkin in it.]
I've made many new recipes with the large fruit that have appeared around the island. We have cake, parfaits, crepes... pick whichever you like.
[So Xue Yang wants to continue this charade - both of them in disguises of a sort - to see when he'll give in? The longer Xiao Xingchen has to endure through a trial, the easier it becomes to keep pushing through. Soon enough, Xue Yang will realize he isn't getting the reaction he's searching for.]
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[Last time, Xiao Xingchen could not look Xue Yang in the eye and feel he could control his response. Now the wound is not as fresh, and after a moment of turning away to compose himself from the initial shock, he turns back to face Xue Yang with a mostly impassive expression. At least he can speak with a sense of calm when they can keep the subject about food.
He places the menu on the table and slides it over to Xue Yang, then points to a section framed by hand-drawn orange pumpkins. The list shows a version of nearly everything that already existed in the cafe—now with pumpkin in it.]
I've made many new recipes with the large fruit that have appeared around the island. We have cake, parfaits, crepes... pick whichever you like.
[So Xue Yang wants to continue this charade - both of them in disguises of a sort - to see when he'll give in? The longer Xiao Xingchen has to endure through a trial, the easier it becomes to keep pushing through. Soon enough, Xue Yang will realize he isn't getting the reaction he's searching for.]