Qiu Yunru awoke early, as always.
He had never been an early riser in his previous life. Being plagued by migraines and dizziness, he had slept often and for long periods of time, and it wasn't rare for him to sleep through his alarms and be late for his morning classes. The only years when he had always been on time were those years when he lived at home. His mother would shake him awake and splash water on his face, dragging him out of bed until he had no choice but to get up!
It was only when he joined the Jade Clouds Sect and was forced to be diligent by the game menu that he learned to get up with the sun. Seeing as he'd been doing it for a while, it had become a rather comfortable habit. He opened his eyes and took in the few rays of sunlight seeping into the room, preparing to move his muscles.
He could tell that Li Chenyuan was still sound asleep beside him, despite the early morning light filtering through the window. Slowly, he started to extract himself, trying not to wake his shidi.
However, as he started to move, he felt something poking him.
Huh...
Qiu Yunru frowned. Had Li Chenyuan brought his sword to sleep...? Had he been so tired he'd forgotten to set it down? He had indeed looked exhausted last night, but still, that was highly irresponsible. It was quite dangerous--what if it unsheathed in his sleep and cut him?
Qiu Yunru felt around a bit, trying to figure out what it was. If it was a weapon, he should put it away for safety. He grabbed it tentatively, surprised to find that it was not only not sharp, but radiating heat. He tugged lightly with a frown, trying to separate it from Li Chenyuan's robes.
"Ngh..."
Li Chenyuan let out a noise in his sleep. It was undoubtedly a scandalous sound--one that would make ladies hungry for more, and would make anyone's face go red.
Qiu Yunru's turned deathly pale. His cheeks filled in with a tomato-red, burning. Quickly, he released that thing and jumped back, nearly banging his head on the wall. For a moment, he simply sat there, hearing a ringing in his ears.
He'd actually just grabbed--Li Chenyuan's dick!
Oh my god, He thought.
In the commotion of him yelping and leaping backwards, Li Chenyuan had been awoken. He turned over, rubbing his eyes blearily to see what was going on.
"Qiu-ge...?" He muttered. His voice was deep and hoarse with sleep, which only made Qiu Yunru's face go a darker shade of red with horror.
Even Li Chenyuan's voice sounded illicit now, like the narration of a jerk-off audio for ladies! As for why Qiu Yunru knew what those sounded like, don't ask! He was a little curious, all right?!
Meanwhile, Qiu Yunru's mind was racing.
That's just how people sound when they wake up, right? What's more, haha, it's normal to get hard like that in the morning for men. Hahaha...It happens to me all the time...So why am I freaking out so much...?
Seeing that Qiu Yunru seemed to be in a state of shock, Li Chenyuan sat up with concern. His ink-black hair fell over his sleep-rosy cheeks like silk, which only made Qiu Yunru tense up against the wall even further.
"Qiu-ge? What is it?"
"Ah," was all Qiu Yunru could say for a moment. However, he managed to clear his throat after a second and got out: "I just choked on my spit a little. I came down to check on you, and somehow choked..."
Li Chenyuan frowned. Clearly, his shige was floundering for something to say. However, Li Chenyuan was difficult to awaken easily, and was still feeling heavy with sleep. He decided not to press the issue in the end, and the two of them got up to prepare for training.
Qiu Yunru had mostly recovered by breakfast. He was still feeling a little frazzled, and he really couldn't figure out why.
After all, it was an honest mistake--so why should he feel like he'd done something so scandalous?
Was it that he wasn't just embarrassed, but was...flustered?
He hadn't ever really thought about his sexuality in his last life. Since he didn't really think about girls or sex in the way boys and men around him seemed to, he assumed he was asexual. If he ever settled down with someone, it would be as good friends who had agreed to have kids.
But was it possible that...?
Qiu Yunru shook his head sharply over his bowl of steaming seaweed soup.
Absolutely not!
Even if it was true that he had...certain preferences that he hadn't yet discovered, he absolutely couldn't feel that way towards Li Chenyuan--a character in a video game who could possibly destroy this cultivation world, and was his younger sect brother! No, no, no!
Anyways, it was probably just a spur of the moment embarrassment. That made more sense. Now that he thought about it, wouldn't anybody be a little embarrassed if they accidentally grabbed someone's dick? It must be that he was making a big deal about nothing.
Feeling momentarily calmer, Qiu Yunru bent down to sip on a spoonful of soup. It was only then that he realized everyone at the table was staring at him.
"What's wrong with you today?" Lei Ruolan muttered.
"Lan-mei is right...Are you having a crisis?" Fu Jia asked, her eyes wide with concern. "You look unwell..."
"Haha...I'm fine." Qiu Yunru waved them off. He slurped down the rest of his soup, nearly choking on it, then stood up. "I'm going to go start personal training. I want to do well in the Nine Sects' Tournament."
After he was gone, there was a moment of silence at the table.
"Is he having indigestion...?" Pan Fa offered helpfully.
"Probably," Lei Ruolan muttered, stirring her soup. "Maybe he needs to train quickly before he has to shit his guts out."
"Lan-mei!"