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Humans are boring creatures for Mobei Jun, but one in specific caught his attention many years ago: the Peak Lord of An Ding Peak Shang Qinghua. Describing him as odd would be an understatement, this particular human is so weak even though he's a cultivator and a Peak Lord at that, seeking for help when danger appears and betraying his own sect to save himself.
There aren't many remarkable things one could say about this man, but for him there are two undeniable things that made think more about the human:
He saved him twice.
Why a weak human saved him not only once many years ago but also for a second time a few months ago?. Sure, the first time they made a kind of deal for him to work as a spy in exchange of protection, but no matter how you looked at it, he really didn't need a spy, but meeting such a weird human was really something new for him, curiosity winning him, he decided to keep an eye on this human for his amusement. The second time the human saved him was when he fell from a cliff, but this time there was no deal, no fear in him, he could only see the concern look on his eyes and the smile he gave after making sure the ice demon was uninjured.
But who could tell that that after some misunderstandings and hurtful fights would lead him to have the same man he only felt curiosity for to have this weird but pleasant feeling everytime he sees him? Why being alone in his palace makes him feel restless if he's not around? Why the thought of him leaving makes him feel so anxious? Why meeting this human- no, why meeting Shang Qinghua makes him feel so many things?
Unsure of what to do with those self-discovered feelings, he opted for the most straightforward decision for him: spend as much time as possible together until he comes to an answer.
And that's how he found himself waking up with a warm body besides him, slow breathes and with the hair on his face, Shang Qinghua was peacefully sleeping next to him, a big contrast from the night before when he nervously avoid him after he asked him to sleep on the same bed. The An Ding Peak Lord isn't someone fond on cold, even with a lot of layers of blankets to warm him, he still seeked for Mobei Jun to feel even warmer, although the demon's skin was colder compared to humans, seeing Shang Qinghua like this made something in him go soft, caressing the cultivator´s cheek with one hand to remove the coldness in him, he heard a little sigh and felt how the human snuggled closer. The face of the Peak Lord while sleeping wasn't something new for him to see, but with the new feelings, seeing the man like this made his heart skip a beat, wanting to spend his whole morning just admiring, tracing his finger along the pale face and neck, feeling the warmth from the little human, the softness of his lips…
How would it feel like to kiss Shang Qinghua?
This new question stayed on the demon's mind for a long moment, staring at the man's lips, the looked a little dry due to cold.
Would kissing Shang Qinghua help him to understand those feelings?
Mobei Jun considered whether to really do it or not when he heard the rustle of sheets, the cultivator stirring a little and dazed eyes looking around, confusion written on his face, the demon wishing he had stayed sleeping a little more so he could continue dwelling on the adorable face of Shang Qinghua. Unfocused eyes finally saw the demon laying beside him, realization dawned on him.
“M-my king! Wha? Where am I? Why are you here?”. Panic aroused in Shang Qinghua´s face, getting out of the bed immediately but regretting the next second when he found himself wearing light clothes and cold breeze going through his skin making him shiver, his gaze fixed on the bed he just left, hesitant whether to go back to the warm space or endure the cold. Before he decided what was the best thing to do a cold finger lifted his face, with the coldness gone, blue eyes slowly approached him, the peak lord closed his eyes out of nervousness.
Gone.
When Shang Qinghua opened his eyes again, his king was already gone.
His face totally red and warm now he blurted: “What just happened?”
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Before he could say his resolve for the earlier question, Mobei Jun remembered something important: humans need to eat a lot on the mornings otherwise they will most likely faint if they don´t. And this he remembered it clearly cuz the last time the peak lord barely slept and ate for two days he collapse when he finished his work, unable to got up for another day, and from that day on he always made sure to have food ready everytime Shang Qinghua stays in his palace, but since today he let pass the time laying on the bed with him, he forgot to make the preparations. Once he left the room, he directed himself to the kitchen and started making breakfast, using the human ingredients he made his subordinates get for him since apparently humans don't like to eat beasts and the like.
When breakfast is ready and Mobei Jun returned to his room, he found Shang Qinghua on the bed sleeping soundlessly again, but for some reason this time he was sleeping on the demon's side of bed, clutching the pillow he used close to his face. Chuckling a little, he only shaked him slightly before the little human woke up again, this time looking more nervous when he notices that the demon saw him hugging his pillow, throwing it immediately at his side.
“Good morning my king, sorry for my behavior earlier, I forgot that I slept on your bed”. A sheepish smile appeared on the man´s face.
“Breakfast is ready”
“Oh? Then I will go down, I'm really hungry now”. Without waiting another second, Shang Qinghua was at the door after he finished dressing up, but not before he flashed a smile to the demon behind him. “My king, you're not coming?”
“Mn”. Mobei Jun´s eyes followed the men's figure until the kitchen, seeing how his eyes widened once he saw the food served on the table, a happy smile on his face while praising his cook skills with every bite he gave.
Maybe he should try and say the words his heart had meant to say before he left from the room, those words that easily found their way and were almost blurted, those words that once he lets them out there's no turning back. But for now he will let the peak lord eat and hear more of his praises, there's no hurry for him now that he knows what he wants to do, Shang Qinghua will know everything eventually.