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“Take 5! Great job Xiao-laoshi!” The director directs, clapping. “We’ll do the last scene in a bit and we’re done.”
Xiao Zhan smiles, eyes tired and staggers to his seat. He reaches the bottle of green tea he made and chugs. God, he’s tired.
He taps on his phone, mindlessly smiling at the texts he got from Yibo.
yibo-ge
a-bao make sure you eat your meals
if i know you didn’t, i’ll tell your mom
i miss you so much
i want to come home to you
i’ll try to find some time this week to see you baobao
i love you
xiaoxiao
i miss you too yibo
miss you a lot
i’ll eat if you eat too hmmph
i can’t wait to see you again bo-ge
i feel sick with missing you
i love you wang yibo
Lately, he feels…stagnant. It’s not his career, he knows it, he’s doing well and he’s happy with his progress. The thing with his career is that everything needs to be a secret. He’s not exactly an extrovert but he would love to show off his daily life without being anxious of how people would react. He would love to just…be doing whatever others have been doing.
He wanted to show off his meals at cute cafes. He wants to show off his long walks and hobbies. Most importantly, he wants to show off the person he’s been doing everything with.
He’s been dating Wang Yibo for almost three years now. Right after the filming for The Untamed ended, Yibo confessed and he has never been happier. He wants to wake up to Yibo’s warmth wrapped around him, the sloppy morning kisses and a simple breakfast while leaning on each other.
With their careers, they could only do it once in a few months and while at first it was okay, they both were focused on their careers to think about it; now, Xiao Zhan starts to feel weary. He hates waking up alone, eating breakfast by himself and getting ready to go to any filming location for the day.
At one point, he feels sick missing Yibo. He misses him so much. They could only see each other once in a few weeks, months if they get too busy and he despises it.
It’s been years of doing the same thing over and over again. At this point, Xiao Zhan didn’t even know if being a celebrity was his dream anymore. He’s happy knowing people support him and his work but one could only do so much.
Xiao Zhan bites his lips, reconsidering his options when the director calls for him.
yibo-ge
baobei are you okay? are you sick?
i’ll try to finish everything tonight.
Then i'm coming back home.
i love you a-bao
He breaks into a grin and carefully places his phone in his bag.
Xiao Zhan has decided, and he’s going to do it.
—
Xiao Zhan wakes when the bed dips slightly at his side and arms wrap around his waist. He sighs fondly, making himself comfortable in his beloved’s arms.
“Baobei, fuck. I miss you.” Yibo groans, pushing his face into Xiao Zhan’s neck. The older smiles, pushing his worn-out body to turn towards the warmth and snuggles into the broad chest. Even in his sleep-addled mind, he could appreciate Yibo’s broad chest, he feels small and Yibo could keep him safe from anything.
“Sleep Bo-ge. I miss you and I’ll see you tomorrow.” Xiao Zhan whispers, giggles sleepily when Yibo presses a kiss on his head.
“See you tomorrow A-bao.”
–
Xiao Zhan is making breakfast when he startles as Yibo wraps his arms around his waist.
“Yibo! That’s dangerous!” He yelps and the younger soothes him with small rubs on his waist.
“Good morning baby. Love seeing you as my housewife.” The younger’s voice was hoarse and intensely deep in the mornings and it almost made him leak.
“Lao-Wang I am not your housewife!” He protests but there’s fondness in his tone, but in all honesty, just the thought of it made him flush. If it was three years ago, he would adamantly refuse to be called a housewife. He is an independent man who can do whatever he wants and not wait for their partner to be back home. Now though, it’s a different story.
Sometimes he would daydream of being home, cleaning the house, cooking a warm meal and waiting for Yibo to come home after a tiring day at work. Lately, he dreams about it more often than not.
And he wants it.
Yibo is always going to give him what he wants and he doubts the younger would oppose his decision, when it’s beneficial for both of them.
He’s not stupid, there’s a lot of things to risk if he chooses to go through it. His career, of course. He came a long way, from being a complete nobody to having his face on billboards and everywhere. It’s not easy to get where he is now, and many artists would sell their souls to get to his level. But Xiao Zhan is anything but a coward. If that surely makes him happy, he’s sure the risks are all worth it.
After force-feeding each other with more food, Xiao Zhan leads Yibo on the couch and snuggles the hell out of him. Yibo smells like the expensive perfume he always gets, musky and citrusy at the same time.
“A-bao?” Yibo pulls him away, raising his eyebrows at his boyfriend’s clingy actions. It’s not that Xiao Zhan is rarely clingy, in fact he is sticky and limp in the mornings, but he knows Xiao Zhan. He definitely has something in his mind.
“Hm?”
“What’s wrong sweetheart?”
Xiao Zhan smiles softly against his chest, fingers mindlessly tracing random patterns.
“You know me too well Bo-ge. Yibo, I want to take some time off work and be with you at home.”
The younger stares, eyebrows furrowed as he contemplates on his words.
“You got a few days off?”
“No. I want to take a break and stay with you. Follow you everywhere you go. Go to your schedules together. Be with you. Cook for you and sleep with you. I’m tired of not being with you. Can I?” Xiao Zhan finishes and Yibo stares at him, eyes wide with shock.
“Your work?”
“I’ll finish what I can and that’s it. At least for now. I’m not strong enough to do this without stopping. I just want to take a break.” Xiao Zhan bites his lip and looks away. He started this career way after Yibo started his and sometimes he feels weak knowing how Yibo has gone through so much and still gets stronger all the time.
The thing is, Xiao Zhan thinks, he has had the normal experience. He went to a good university and got a degree in graphic designs, something that he was good at. He had a normal life before being an idol and a celebrity afterwards. So, he knows how it feels and when things get hard, rumors, scandals, hates, and the overbearing schedules, he absolutely misses it.
“Baobei, don’t say that. You are the strongest man I know.” Yibo reassures him, gently turns him to look at him with his chin. “Are you sure darling?”
Xiao Zhan nods and grins, “Now I can be your full time housewife gege. ”
With the look on Yibo’s face, Xiao Zhan is sure he will be having some difficulties in walking for the next few days.