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@二首∙nie jaewook ᵃ Correct!

Nie Jaewook from Qinghe Nie scored a point

@首∙jiang fengmian ᵃ lake

@守护•jiang minho ᵃ "Good advice," I chuckle and shakes my head, "I'm a loving one though. I only know how to take care of others first." I stretch a little and shake my head again as I just think about how silly I'd feel just trying to put myself first. My head goes blank and chest fills up as my breath stops for a brief moment. Making eye contact with you affects me in a way I'm really not used to so getting myself to move even just a little is almost out of the question at the moment. The way your eyes wash over me and stick to me just make me melt and I can't focus on anything at all, at least not until we're kissing. I shiver, a few times, once our kiss breaks or, more accurately, when I break it. I hold onto you and nod slowly, keeping my face hidden against your shoulder and keeping quiet for a while longer before finally leaning back and looking at you again. "You really were kissing me," I mumble, bringing a hand up to my lips, my fingers resting on my lips for a moment. "And I'm not even surprised that you're a good kisser," I chuckle nervously, knowing my face has to be extremely red at the moment and wouldn't be surprised if you could see it either, not that I'm really trying to hide it and not that I can either. "I didn't expect you to actually kiss me. I thought you were just poking fun..."

@爱•lan seoho ᵇ "I would go for that and say it's good to do that, seeing as I'm a protector, but that's expected from me, putting my life on the line for anyone before me in my pack or others that I know of. Just my protective instinct- but as a person itself and wanting to not see you doing that in fear of you getting hurt, I would quickly tell you to protect yourself first before thinking of others okay? I mean, look out for yourself first is all I'm trying to say." I murmur as I let out a soft breath and I feel the tickling sensations coming from your fingertips shifting over my toned chest, my pec muscles trembling from the brief touches and I lean into your touches as I feel my breath coming a tad bit faster and I admire how the moonlight shines down against your silver hair, bouncing back slightly which causes me to smile at the ethereal beauty. My orbs close shut as I focus on my lips moving against yours and upon feeling your couplets moving against mines along with having your hands resting against my frame, it definitely brings about a pleasurable thrum to pass along my body from head to toe. My lips pull into a little smile as I tip my head; about to deepen the kiss only for you to pull back and I feel my jaw clenching slightly in disappointment, only to feel your head nuzzling close to my neck and I chuckle a bit as I bring my hand over to your back. Moving my palm up and down slowly as I press a little kiss to your cheek and I hum under my breath softly, "well I was kissing you, but now I'm trying to comfort you?" I ask between a couple of chortles being emitted and I wrap my other arm around you to embrace you a little towards me, "you okay?"

@守护•jiang minho ᵃ Your response honestly catches me completely off guard, causing a shy but grateful type smile to reach my lips. I take a deep breath, not really wanting to dwell on the fact that this feels like the first time someone other than my parents have ever really believed in me but lets the warmth of your words continue to wash over me. "It's nice to hear that. I hope that would be the case if push ever came to shove. I think I'm more likely to protect someone else rather than myself," I laugh and shrug, knowing that's the truth. I look at you curiously when you take hold of my hands, everything feeling in slow motion as my fingertips meet your skin. My brows pull together as your hands move over my skin, biting hard into my bottom lip before yours are brushing more firmly against my own. The motion causes my breath to catch again and I end up having to swallow thickly again, resisting releasing the sound that's stuck in my throat. My eyes meet yours for a brief moment before they instinctively fall closed at the kiss, hesitant to respond at first since I'm surprised you're actually doing it. I eventually kiss you back, hands resting on your upper arms as you pull me as closely as you possibly can. When reality hits me, I pull away and hide my face against your shoulder, having trouble moving. "M-Minho... What are you doing," I ask in a weak and shaky voice, loud enough for you to hear me though.

@爱•lan seoho ᵇ Upon hearing your insecurity about having a fight and eventually having to handle such an action it does indeed cause me to chuckle as I shake my head and place my hands back onto your shoulders, "I am positive that if push comes to shove, you would use every instinct in your beta form to push forth and you would definitely be okay to fight your way through okay? I mean we all have it in us, you might see yourself as someone being weak, but you're nothing close to being that way okay?" I reassure with a fond smile as I squeeze your shoulders gently and chuckle a bit as I feel the manner in which your frame reacts to my own and it causes my stomach to flip in surprise at how you're being. I was thinking you'd pull the 'I'm your professor card' out on me and shove me back and stop talking to me or something along those lines, but these reactions coming from you are so much better. I can't help but flicker my eyes over your features as you try to swallow over the lump lodged in your throat, what I assume is holding you back from speaking your thoughts out properly, my eyes sparkle a little as my head tips to the side curiously and my lips purse a little as I hum under my breath a little. "Oh?" I'm a bit surprised as I look at you curiously and I hum under my breath as I bring your hands that are awkwardly there in between us and I chuckle as I move your palms to my chest and I splay your fingers across my toned flesh as I feel my own hands sliding over to the slope of your waistline, I reel you in closer as my fingers massage and caress your defined hips and I eye your lips and back up to your shining orbs before pursing my lips a bit and I hum under my breath while leaning in close to nose along your jawline. My lips pressing a plethora of kisses against the skin before moving over to your lips and I simply brush my tiers against yours slowly as I murmur softly, "I really would love to." Is all I mutter once again before encasing your couplets with my own and pressing my body against yours slightly while bringing you flushed against my frame, hands caressing and soothing the skin as I focus on the plush feeling of your tiers against my own and how sweet and good you taste.

@守护•jiang minho ᵃ I find myself easily going quiet after my spiel of nonsense, a soft smile remaining on my lips though. Finding your words comforting, my smile settles into a more comfortable one as I look back up at you, tilting my head a little though at the slight shift in your expression when you mention your mom. I don't bother to point it out, not wanting to chance worsening whatever it was you felt, even if it were only briefly. I can't help laughing at the sentiment that follows, quickly shaking my head, "I'm really not much of a fighter. I don't even think I could really hold my own in an actual fight unless I'm just protecting myself but I would sure hope I could." I instinctively stiffen when your lips meet mine, even if it was quicker that I could even take to process what had actually happened. "Right... Right, this weekend is good," the words come out of me in a flurry as I'm still trying to get mt thoughts together. Your question makes that task a lot harder though. "Do you want to," I ask almost immediately, raising my hands and shaking my head, "I mean..." My voice trails off for a moment since I actually mean a lot of different things by that question, clearing my throat and raising my hands in front of me again. The lack of space has me almost touching your chest though now that I'm aware, just quickly lowering my hands and taking a deep breath to get myself together, trying to regain some form of control which I'm clearly not all that good at. "If you really want to... If you want to, you can, is what I mean," I finally add, the fact that we're professor and student clearing my mind for a moment.

@爱•lan seoho ᵇ Once I'm zoning in on what you're saying, my lips pull up into a soft smile as I hum and nod my head slowly. "I'm sure you're doing fine teaching it nonetheless, like I've said before you have experience in the gardens right? So you'd definitely know about certain herbs and all that, so don't doubt yourself or give yourself less credit than what you truly deserve." I mutter honestly as I flash a gentle smile your way and bring my hand down to cup your cheek, allowing my thumb to caress the soft skin and I hum under my breath while my lips quickly and nod my head in understanding. "I get that a lot, that's kind of how it was for me too when I was younger, remember I told you during my childhood years my mom use to take care of a garden and I would've accompanied her a little here and there? It brings back a lot of nice memories but also painful ones I guess, seeing as I do miss her..." I trail off and chuckle a bit as I allowed myself to get far too sentimental for my liking and I clear my throat a bit before hearing you describe your powers and I had that in mind when you said you have air manipulation as power and I nod slowly as I digest the information carefully and keep it to the back of my mind as I hum softly. "I'm sure it's a great skill you have and I'm positive you'd knock off anyone on their who comes to mess with you." I chuckle a little and purse my lips as I chortle once you said those words; almost like an invite for me to kiss you but I hold off as I lean over to simply skim my tiers across yours in a feather-light touch and I pull back slightly to look into your orbs and scan your features intently. My eyes glistening in the moonlight and with amusement lacing them due to your sudden question as I laugh a bit and hum under my breath. "I was saying we could go this weekend?" I murmur and look back at you and tilt my head curiously as I bring a digit down to caress your lower lip slowly. "So...Can I kiss you, yes or no?"

@守护•jiang minho ᵃ I find it a bit hard to back away from you as you move closer this time, initially frozen out of shock at just how close you’re getting but also finds myself definitely caught up in your overall aura, namely your scents. I fold my hands together in front of me, somewhat in a wringing motion, as though I’m wringing the water out of a rag, my gaze down on my hands as you talk to me. Shaking my head a little, I give a soft, embarrassed chuckle, knowing that my garden stories bore everyone and only tend to make my students happy because I usually forget about quizzes and assignments and all when I get caught up in a story. I shake my head though to answer your first question, “I picked it up by chance so I’m no top notch professional at it. I spent a lot of time as a student by myself so I just took to gardens and fields and it felt like a second home to me.” I glance up at you and quickly look down again when I realize how close you are, “Air manipulation means I can simply control the air around me, almost like the notion of flying a lot of time since I can do acrobatics... I can... form things out of air, like a ball I can ride or throw. Little things like that...” It’s hard not have my breath catch in my throat when you suddenly start nuzzling me, my brows drawing together a bit as I try to keep my wits about me, not having expected you to get at all this close. I tilt my head up as you guide me to, my sharp eyes widening a bit at the question before I clear my throat, “I...I mean, it wouldn’t be rude. It’s better to ask.” I’m not sure if your insinuating that actually want to kiss me though or if it’s just a joke because I’ve had jokes like this pulled before and just smiles a little, stumbling a bit over my words, “Do you, um, when did we say we were going hiking again?”

@爱•lan seoho ᵇ Listening to you is always calming and soothing ever since meeting you that fine day in the lounge i was happy to have spoken to you because I felt like I could calmly speak to you and things would be okay with us and you're not an upright professor such as others I've had the displeasure of meeting before. This brings about a little smile to flash against my features as i bask in the radiating light that the moonlight gives your handsome and pretty features at this angle, curious orbs scanning you carefully from head to stomach seeing as the remainder of your lower regions have disappeared under the lake water. I can't help but inch closer and closer towards you as I listen about your element skills and purse my lips. "Your garden stories aren't lame. I like hearing about it and i do think it's cute and interesting and I believe I could learn a little if not a lot from you. So how to teach herbal medicine it's because of your experience with herbs? Seeing as your element is air manipulation? What that entails specifically?" I muse under my breath and upon seeing and hearing your nervous gesture my dark orbs flicker to your bobbing Adam's apple as I feel my scent wafting all around us. Ranging from my natural rosewater scent to the scent I give off underlying within that's similar to pine smoke and then my alpha pheromones radiating off of my body tenfold as I stare at your side profile and I lean in to nose along your jawline slowly; not sure as to what I'm doing but knowing I'm giving some of my scent to you; the old spice fragrance attaching onto your skin with every nuzzling gesture i make. "If I do.... And i think you do too....." I husk out softly as I bring a hand up to tip your chin so that you could face me and I look down at your pretty pink brims and glance back at your orbs slowly. "Would it be rude of me to ask if I could taste you and see if you taste as sweet as you look and as I imagine?"

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It has been a long time since he came to Lan's cold spring lake. He only came here once when his family was on business trip but that was 13 years ago. As he walked through the path, leading to the lake, he unable to conceal his excitement although for years he had been taught to surpress his feelings and abandoned his feelings when needed. Now, he was alone. Under his soft mutters, he counted every single step "One, two, three...." This moment all of his senses were lowered except his hearing, one of the sense that used up only little bit of his energy.

@守护•jiang minho ᵃ Not giving you eye contact makes it easy for me to miss just how intently you're watching me and every little thing that I do, especially my non-verbals. With how close we are at first though, I can feel your gaze on me but finds it considerably easy to act as though I don't, even if it may subtly or not so subtly show otherwise in me features. "I may have forgotten," I give an embarrassed smile, rubbing at my nape a bit before my hands slowly falls back to the water. Toying with the surface, I raise my gaze and look at you, "I did forget. I can't lie about it. I am sorry though. And I teach herbal medicine. Sharing lame stories of me and my garden." My chuckle is a mixture of ashamed and proud, a smile staying on my lips before I'm unconsciously biting my bottom one at your comment, managing to quietly utter out a "thank you" though. I listen quietly to you as you explain your abilities, looking down at my hand and smiling a little, "All I have is air manipulation..." I blink when your nose suddenly touches mine, swallowing thickly and clearing my throat. Looking away, my cheeks heat up and I don't bother lying, just nodding slowly a couple of times, "Mm, you do~"

@爱•lan seoho ᵇ I notice every single one of the reactions flickering over your handsome, yet cute and dainty features; it brings about a subtle smile to grace my thin lips as I'm looking at you much closer than before seeing as I grabbed your leg from earlier and we ended up facing one another and I did notice the subtle look you give to my tongue flashing out briefly to at my lips. It's endearing, to say the least seeing as you're trying to be professional and not screw up anything more so than usual seeing as you're trying to remind us both of our statuses here after all. "I see then, are you trying to say that you may have forgotten about my elemental powers from when I told you? It's okay though because my memory and I do remember you have something to do with herbs and such? Healing is it? Around those lines or am I also messing up your skills?" I ask with a cheeky and cheery laugh before pursing my lips a bit and I flick my gaze down to your lips and hum under my breath, "you have pretty lips by the way." I mutter off-handedly and I continue pressing my hands back into my moistened strands to push the fringe off of my face and lock my gaze with your own intently. "Well, my powers are based on water obviously, seeing as I'm from the Jiang clan and well, it's about hydrokinetics and I could shape the water how I'd like even making it into a whip or something brutal to get rid of my opponents and then there's the body water manipulation or body fluid manipulation so to speak; I could manipulate the fluids in your body or even in mines. That's quite dangerous when someone's in battle with me because I could just drown them in their own fluids or just it right out." I chuckle lowly and my lips quickly before leaning in and booping my nose at yours gently. "You're cute, I saw you were watching my lips earlier Seoho, do you think I have nice lips too?" I ask curiously and quirk a brow while moving back and staring at you carefully; it's a bit of me wanting to tease, but another part wants to get an honest answer as well.

@守护•jiang minho ᵃ Hearing your laughter, even albeit it as soft as it is, I look over at you, curious as to what that expression is on your face, only to end up laughing myself as I cover my face fro the water coming in my direction. "If you keep me close, I'm sure I'll be okay," I answer slowly, a bit late to catch onto the fact that you said hold onto me but doesn't think that you mean too much by it, "My own abilities usually help me so I don't get hurt too much but I can't say I may not need extra help sometimes..." I rub at the back of my neck before lowering my hand to the water again, enjoying the feel of the water as I run my fingertips over the surface, just enough to make slight ripples. My eyes catch the way your tongue drags over your lips and my cheeks flare up a bit, reminding myself in the back of my mind that I am still a teacher, and your teacher at that. "It's nothing to thank me for. I'm sure it's something you already know," I smile a little, "Although, I know that it does help to be reminded from time to time." I'm not sure how I would even describe the noise I let out when you get hold of my leg but I am fully aware that I end up squeaking at one point or another, maybe even more than once, especially as we end up facing each other again. I cover my face but not in time enough to stop most of the water, though I don't mind at all, simply shaking my head and getting as much as I can from my hair and face to look at you, "Ah... I feel bad forgetting what others' elements are..." I look down for a moment but smile as I look at you, "You can have fun here. If you want to use your powers I don't mind. You have to use them to get used to them after all, don't you?'

@爱•lan seoho ᵇ I can't help but burst out into a peal of soft chuckles while cocking an amused brow and I reach down to turn some water over and splash you gently before sighing softly. "Sounds amusing and cute if you ask me, but- I am sure it won't be so bad if I was to keep a hold on you am I right? I think the reason why I'd be annoyed is not that you're being a cute clutz, no sir, it's because I would be annoyed you're getting hurt a lot." Nodding my head at that I continue playing with the water using my hands and I my lips slowly before cocking a brow and I laugh a bit at your splashes once you give me the advice needed and my lips pull into a bright smile. "Thank you so much Seoho- I would be sure to not bottle up too many emotions," I call out and I swim out after you and I make a move to grab your leg gently and flip you around so I could flip some more splashes of water against you and I chuckle before diving back in and smirking over at you with a quirk of my brow. "Don't forget, I'm in my element, I could show off and use some of my powers," I tease cheekily and wiggle my brows before sobering up and my lips. "I kinda have the urgent need to just explore with my powers in all honesty. Being in the water is so nice."

@守护•jiang minho ᵃ I rub over my arms as I keep them crossed over my torso, eyes on the water still before I can finally manage to look up at you again. Shaking my head, I give a little laugh, "I don't think you understand. You'd probably get annoyed with just how much I get into while hiking. It could be a clear path all the way up and down and I'll still find something to trip over, break, scrape up, or something like that. I feel like that could easily wear you out... I'm just giving a warning though. Sometimes, I can get through a whole hiking trip without any problems!" I cover my mouth with the back of my hand for a moment after becoming aware as to just how much I'd been stuttering, something that doesn't happen too often but definitely comes out a lot easier when I'm flustered. Dipping myself down into the water, up to my neck, I listen to your answer, tilting my head a bit as I come back up. "Well, there's nothing wrong with that," I smile softly, "As long as you're not hurting yourself and no one else is getting hurt, then I don't see a problem. Just be careful with bottling up too many emotions, hm?" I smile wider and lightly splash you before swimming a bit.

@爱•lan seoho ᵇ Nodding my head slowly as I listen to you, soft chuckles are still being emitted from how you're being so flustered due to the truthful compliments I send your way, wondering why you're so shy and embarrassed when you have such a killer body. I scan your frame a bit but I glance away quickly, not wanting you to erupt before me from being complimented and checked out too much, and upon hearing you speaking up I could only shake my head as I flash a gentle smile your way. "Don't think so mmh? It's fine, I don't mind, I think it would aid in our adventures even more so don't you think?" I ask with a tilt of my head and soft chuckle before pursing my lips a little as I look at you curiously once you stutter out and I hum nodding slowly. "Sounds peaceful and nice honestly and me? Nope! I don't uh do relationships and commitment well, I have a lot of things hindering me from uh showcasing emotions, so I don't do the whole emotions and feelings thing per-se. I mean I have ual with people who are willing coz I can't live without ." I give a pointed look and burst out into a peal of chuckles. "But anything more? Mmh I can't manage that to be quite honest, guess ima be an alpha running from a mate so to speak if I was to find that." I mutter and I forget easily that you're a professor I'm speaking to and thinking it's an old time friend.

@守护•jiang minho ᵃ I feel myself only growing that much more shy when you point out that you really were complimenting me and looking at me. I raise my hands to wave in front of myself, stopping though and wrapping my arms around myself, trying not to be as bashful as I am but honestly just can't help it, especially with the more that you compliment me. As you talk to me about the trip and about your friends, I lower my arm some to play in the water, feeling as though you aren't focusing on me too much now. Splashing the water a bit, I easily end up smiling as I think about the trip, wondering what it would be like to hike in a land I have never traveled to before. "I look forward to you guiding me then," I smile brightly, my usual smile that makes my eyes practically disappear, feeling genuinely that happy and grateful at the same time, "I'll do my best not to make too much work for you with watching out for me.' A chuckle leaves me before a bit of my breath does as well, shaking my head slowly as I look down, unable to make eye contact with you now. "N-No, I don't. It's just me and my gardens," I give a single nod, "Mm... Do... Do you have a mate or s-someone like that?"

@爱•lan seoho ᵇ "Ahh, did I make you shy by complimenting your y body?" I ask with a cheeky grin as I chuckle under my breath due to how adorable you're being and I shake my head a little. "It's a shame though, that you're so shy and cute and you tend to not show it off a bit more, all I'm saying is you have no reason to be shy or embarrassed mmh? Because your body is really indeed, perfection." I mutter and I try to stop fanboying over your frame, before listening to you speaking about the location as I nod my head once and I know I've been there a couple of times thanks to my childhood frenemy and I chuckle a bit while thinking a little. "I know the area pretty well because I have this frenemy I've had since childhood days and when we're on good terms I'd go with him there and explore and even have different scenery moments to draw, but when we're on our fighting stages well that's another story, so don't fear. I'd be happy to guide you and I'd make sure you don't get lost okay?" I ask with a soft smile and snicker under my breath, "you sound like my best friend, I am sure you'd be fine though, so don't worry, it'll be my pleasure to assist you in any way I could." I murmur and purse my lips as I stare at you intently before moving over to you a bit and moving my hands in the water. "So do you have someone? Like a mate or anything?"

@医∙wen fan ᵒ he was indeed lost in his own melody. his fingertips slid over the sharp strings of his qing. the melody flew out of it almost naturally, it was a song his belated omega parent was playing, a song his older brother taught him. yibo never remembered his omega parent, he had died when other was a newborn. yet, his strong presence was felt even after his death. yibo was adored as his omega parent - hui, yet his personality resembled his father, he was too indifferent to care about useless things like attention and wealth. yes, yibo grew up as a royalty, he was known as one fo the twin jades of gusu. if his brother was know as zewu-jun - the brilliance overgrowth lord for his skills with cultivation, yibo was know as hanguang-jun - the light bearing lord. he got his title from resemblance of his belated parent - hui - who was light of the gusu pack. he hated his title, even tho he loved his omega parent, he wanted to be acknowledged for who he was.

when the sound of a branch cracking hear by was heard, the melody stopped. yibo opened eyes and slowly looked up at the invader, hiding behind the tree. his alpha's senses were strong, he noticed the other move and immediately took his sword - as he called bichen - and threw at the other. the sharp blade hit the tree near the omega. when yibo looked up and observed the other, he immediately went alarmed as it was a wen, yet noticing an omega as he began to talk, he started to calm down. yibo looked in front of him, his indifference was a permanent facial expression. he did not react as the other complimented his play, a wen was an enemy no matter what. the general was raised that way, wen pack always brought troubles and blood. many years ago, their previous pack leader had burnt down cloud recesses, young yibo had to look as his home was being rebuilt. so, even if he had permanently sewn in his personality that omegas are respected and cherished, as he did with his mate, wens were never to be respected. yibo, on the other hand, was a kind soul and he knew that not every member of the wen pack was like that, but he must be cautious. "boring." he muttered and looked down at his qing, his sword still swinging in the air. tho, gusu pack was not nie pack, they did not carry swords around, bichen was a gift his omega parent prepared for him when he died, so it was one of the most precious possessings he had. as the omega began to move, yibo's attention was on him once more. "what are you doing here?"

@守护∙lan yibo ᵃ Wen Fan was a curious person and took pleasure in exploring the other clan's territory whenever he found the time- which was not often. So when a foolish Lan beta - beta were always the easiest to play, too needy - offered to take him to Gusu, Wen Fan agreed within a heartbeat. They spent the day strolling around the areas Wen Fan was allowed to see. His red dress and red eyes made him quite conspicuous, but he enjoyed the attention. He was familiar with their rules and took every chance he got to innocently break one, resulting in his companion having to rush to stop him just in time. It was cute how flustered he became, also when Wen Fan latches his arm in the other's, or how his cheeks flushed when Wen Fan smiled at him a certain way. What an idiot.

Slowly, the Sun began to set and his companion started hinting it was time to leave... but how could Wen Fan, an innocent, helpless, weak Omega travel by himself back to Qishan? Impossible! It didn't take long for his companion to see reason and Wen Fan was accommodated in the guest quarters of his residence. How nice to have a residence, how nice to be born into a family that had that standing. Tsk. He bade the other good night and started writing a note, saying that he had received a message from Wen to return immediately blah blah, some stupid reason. He left the note on his pillow after rolling around in it a little and then snuck out to explore.

The Sun had risen, a new day had began and Wen Fan was still in Lan territory and had yet to be discovered. He was a little surprised himself. Perhaps the years of training to be as invisible as possible in Wen - so he didn't get killed - were useful after all? Before he knew it, he had wandered into a part of Gusu that was... breathtakingly beautiful. He stood quietly and took in the sight: the bright flowers, the crystal water and warm, welcoming Sun... his heart hurt a little. It was beautiful here, Gusu was as breathtaking as he had heard and yet even as he stared at the blooming peonies in the back of his mind he could not erase the charred Earth of Qishan. Yes. This was beautiful, but it wasn't real. Only blood, pain and death were real. His lips pressed into a thin line and he sighed softly.

Just then, a melody from a Qing floated over to where he stood and once again Wen Fan's curiousity got the better of him. Carefully, he started following the sound. Soft pink sakura decorated the dark, twisted branches of the tree, a few petals descending upon the owner of the Qing who seemed lost in his own world. Wen Fan recognised him immediately, it was one of the twin jades of Gusu. Wen Fan made it his business to know all the important people of the other clans by sight and name, but he had met Yibo once in the past. It was a brief encounter but he had remembered the other. Messengers from Wen had come to Lan to deliver an object Wen Fan was not privy to know about, and Wen Fan had accompanied them as a doctor just in case. Back then Wen Fan had stood at the far end of the room, intentionally barely noticeable as his presence there was most insignificant. No one from Wen gave a half-blood omega, healer or not, any importance. For all he knew, he had just been told to come along for their entertainment. Not that Wen Fan minded.

He shook his head lightly, ridding himself of the memory so he could focus on what was happening before him now. He hid behind the trees and bushes, unsure whether to step out or not. No, actually, he had no plans of revealing himself... but this was also a great time to form a connection with Lan Yibo. Perhaps he would take pity on a lost Omega from Wen. His lips curled into a smile and he closed his eyes, his breathing stopping. When his eyes re-opened they were soft and gentle like a Summer cloud, insecurity oozing from every pore of his body. Carefully, carefully, he stepped forward and 'accidentally' stepped on a twig. "Ah-", he let out a gasp and stumbled forward into the other's sight, his bright red robes swaying in the wind. His cheeks were flushed as he stared at the Lan helplessly. "I- I'm sorry- continue... it just sounded so nice..." Wen Fan thought about what he had just said and thought to himself how ridiculous it was. If an omega from Lan stumbled into the Palace of Sun and Flames, stating as a reason that it was just 'too pretty' they'd have their head removed from their shoulders before they could say the 't' of pretty. Fortunately, this wasn't Wen. This was the land of pansies.

@守护•jiang minho ᵃ "I guess so," I laugh, ending up laughing even more at your response to being splashed back, kind of proud that I aimed as well as I did. I tilt my head upon hearing your words, instinctively wrapping my arms around myself now that I know you're looking, "A...Ah... Minho..." I look down, completely aware as to how red my face must be considering I can feel all the heat that's rushed to my face. Swimming around a bit still, I finally settle and just float about in the water. "Lanling," I repeat before nodding slowly, "I've never been there. I'd like to travel and see some new sights. You'll definitely have to guide me though so I don't get lost... And I'm the type to get lost easily..." I smile softly, rubbing my nape and looking down, "I am...a little on the clumsy side so I might be a handful to be around for a long period of time. Just a heads up~"

@爱•lan seoho ᵇ "Ahhh, it's okay! Well here's to you to trying new things yeah?" I snicker under my breath due to getting splashed by you and I don't mind it one bit, it hit me wack in the face, but my lips pull into a bright grin as I ruffle my wet strands briefly and brush it back slowly while taking in your appearance and I can't help but scan your upper body and notice how toned you are and I widen my eyes a bit as I gawk slightly, but not for you to see. "Well ! You're totally hot, anyone ever told you that before? Like your body though, it's chef's kiss!" I mutter and I do the motion of said 'chef's kiss action,' before grinning a bit and clicking my tongue while my lips and leaning back as I peek up at the night sky and hum under my breath."How about we meet back here, or unless you're tired of your area and you wanna head over to Lanling City instead? I know Gusan and Lanling are both that have nice mountains to hike and travel about and such....Mmh so what do you think?"

@守护•jiang minho ᵃ "I believe I did, yes," I smile, recalling the conversation you mention and nodding a few times. The splashing makes me jump, namely since I wasn't expecting it. I splash you back on instinct, shaking my hair from my face and wiping my eyes to look over at you, realizing what you say a beat too late. "I... Oh, I mean, it's not that. I'm just not used to being, well, around someone else," I comb my fingers through my hair, brushing it back before the water drips in my eyes. Smiling softly, I swim around a bit, not going too far under the water so that I can hear you, peeking my head back up as you talk again, "That's right! Our hiking trip! I'd love to go this weekend! I'm free all weekend really. So, when would you like to go? Or where do you want to meet?" I furrow my brows a little, running my hands over the water again, "We didn't plan on where to go though, did we? I mean, where to hike~?"

@爱•lan seoho ᵇ "I think I remember you speaking about the cliff diving or swimming when we spoke back at the lounge the day we met isn't that so? When we both said we'd go a day hiking and to a waterfall and having some swimming time there too?" I muse with a soft chuckle and purse my lips as I turn around to face you fully now and I shift closer before bringing some water up and splashing it playfully against you just a little. "You need to lighten up a bit, no need to be shy or stiff around me, I won't touch you, I mean unless you want that." I tease and laugh softly, "okay okay, bad joke, I'm sorry! But like really, I won't do anything mmh? We're both men and we both have the same thing so yeah." I shrug my shoulders a bit and move back to the edge of the lake as I rest back a bit and sigh in absolute content. "Seeing as we have the day off tomorrow because of the weekend being here, wanna go on our hiking trip then once you're free?"

@守护•jiang minho ᵃ I finally go ahead and lower my hands as I tell you my name before managing a smile, doing my best not to hide my face or go all timid again at the compliment. "Thank you," I reply softly, kind of stuck where I am as you move around. I grow less nervous and edgy as we talk, swaying a bit in the water. I make eye contact with you for a brief moment, looking away soon after and back down at the water. "I don't know how long I've been here now," I answer, waving my arms back and forth over the water, glancing over at you and smiling, "I come here all the time or to any body of water I can where I can just...swim... I go cliff diving sometimes, too. I love swimming where it's quiet and no one's really around. It's peaceful and a nice break from my gardens~"

@爱•lan seoho ᵇ I noticed the way in which you're reacting to me being in the water like this with you and I think it's endearing how you react. Your cheeks heating up and you look quite shy suddenly and I can't help but coo under my breath as I feel tempted to remove your hands, but I just hold back, not wanting you to get angry and snap at me or something for crossing a line. I instead keep my hands in the lake water besides me that's pooling around us and I flick my fingers around the water and I swish my hands to and fro before peeking over at you while nodding my head and laughing softly. "I got you loud and clear, Seoho...ah that's a nice name, suits your personality, voice and features too." I muse with a soft grin and I purse my lips while moving to your side and I side eye you briefly before moving around the lake a bit and I feel around the area to see if there's anything weird under the surface, but everything feels so safe and nice. "I love it already here, it's so warm and calm. How long were you here for? Did you just come by? You come by here regular you said?"

@守护•jiang minho ᵃ "Really," I smile, still feeling quite shy, but relaxes more although that doesn't last long either. I end up just as flustered as you say all over again at the compliment, smiling brightly but shaking my head and waving my hands in front of me. "I'm...I'm not that cute. Really..." I fold my hands in front of me and behind myself, stretching a little to try and get myself to shake off the timidity, only to look up and see how you're pretty much strutting into the water, inhaling sharply and looking away. I nod in agreement, looking down at the water and running my fingers along the surface, "It was a bit chilly when I got in but it feels really nice now." It isn't quite apparent to me as to just how close you are to me until you come back up from under the water, hiding my face with both hands for a moment as my face flares up and turns red. Keeping my head behind my hands, peeking from behind my hands before finally lowering them when I hear your question, "You can honestly just call me Seoho. That's my first name. You can just call me by my first name when we're not at school. I don't mind."

@爱•lan seoho ᵇ "No, you don't have to look away or anything or even put on your clothes. Please, it's not like we're not both men and I'm a girl psh, I'm just blocking it because I don't want you to see how shameless I really am, which mind you, I really am." I laugh and shake my head as I clear my throat and I move closer once I flash a little smile and nod my head. "You're flustered, you look cute Mister Lan." I cheekily grin and I forgo the blockage of my private area and I just allow my hands to hang at both my sides and I look you in the face, not even feeling remotely shy, seeing as I'm not the type to feel embarrassed with my body; I'm the type to be comfortable in my own skin and I'd gladly be in front of anyone at that seeing as my body is really packed from head to toe. I'm toned and not overly muscular, but I have lean muscles hidden under fair skin and thick thighs and a pretty nice phallus along with a nice if I may say so myself. Once I'm touching the water with my toes, I wiggle my lobes in a bit and sigh softly. "It's so warm and nice." I muse lowly and I start going in and sinking in as I move up to the front of you, but not getting overly close, just about a couple of inches away as I smile and sigh happily while leaning in under and ducking my head to get soaked from head to toe. Coming back up, I breathe out softly and flick my wet strands backward off of my face as I my lips and look at you softly and flash another cheeky smile. "Can I call you something besides Sir or Professor all the time?"