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Tears.....the symbol of vulnerability and resilience, expressing the profound eloquence of unspoken emotions

Yibo whose heart was beating abnormally in anticipation never expected the following outcomes.

Zhan's lips were resting on Yibo's forehead who was patiently waiting for the next move but it seemed Zhan had frozen....Zhan was motionless.

Yibo first doubted that Zhan might have fallen asleep but his ambiguity vanished when he felt Zhan's lips were quivering against his skin followed by some warm wet trolled down along his own hair line.

Perplex & Afraid, Yibo voiced...."Zhan...."...but he had been hushed immediately as Zhan placed his index finger on Yibo's lips

"shuuu..!!!!"................the shivering voice of Zhan was nothing but broken, that almost made Yibo insane and an urge to take Zhan in his arms filled his mind.

Yibo tried to move but the following words made him still where he was.....just motionless

"Please!!!!! .........with a heavy breath Zhan breathed out the word filled with utmost plead  

I promise I won't do anything....just let me hold you for a minute.....don't be afraid of me, please.......don't push me Yibo...please......I beg you"

Zhan's left hand which was holding Yibo's hands released the grip.....lowering himself he cupped Yibo's face while buried his own face in Yibo's crook

Dumbfounded of the course of actions Yibo encircled his arms around Zhan's shoulder

"Zhan, I....."...........Yibo was about to say something when Zhan started moving his lips against Yibo's  neckline

"I know you disgust me, disgust my touch...my presence....I am nothing but a burden to you....reason of your misery......I know you have someone significant and our marriage is just a result of force, not willingness and isn't it have been a dream you would have pushed me long ago.....

*Yibo felt a lighting struck.......Zhan hadn't believed till now that this Yibo was real!!!.....but Yibo stood still, wanted to hear Zhan out.....he already had his plans but still a little confirmation from Zhan wouldn't be bad but what he heard made Yibo dread *

......you would have never come for me......never laugh with me.....never endure my tantrums.....never accept my stupid demands..........never let me come so close to you.. hic!!!

you know having you so close but realizing you so far...kills me everyday.....so I also started drinking.....they say alcohol can not give you the answer but it definitely make you forget the question.

But the unlucky me.....I found you are not only my answer but question too. I tried not to desire you, not to think about you but all in vain...I tried Yibo, I really tried.

You know...only in my dream I can have you....so close...so near that I never wish to wake up again but every ray of the sun makes me realize how irrational my wish is but again I wish for the night...........trust me everyday I worn out myself only to surrender my soul in the abyss of dreams where I found you waiting for me.

And today is the happiest day of my life......happiest dream I have ever had any........you know why.....Today for the first time I touched you but you didn't vanished.

It pained my heart a lot every time you reject me...reject my touch...the moment even if my fingers just brushed you got vanished in the dark abyss leaving me alone in the suffocated dream..so today when you yourself held my hands I couldn't restrained myself from holding you in my arms.

But I swear I had no intention to do anything to taint your soul or body...or to hurt you anyway...

God!...you are the person I worship to death.....before I close my eyes and after I open my eyes the only thing I wish is your well-being...your happiness.

Though.....I know..........I have no rights over you..........I know you don't accept this marriage nor me as your husband.

But Yibo!!!....Just for today stay by my side for few seconds more and I promise, I will make you free to go as always."

Yibo was already a crying mess by the time Zhan completed......he had already lost his voice to say anything in his defense.

At this moment the feelings of Zhan's raw emotions were so high that had subdued Yibo's direct communication approach.

A soft melody tuned in inside the silent room where only heartbeats, heavy breath and silent sobs were lingering

Zhan raised his head.....looked into Yibo's eyes and smiled between tears....

"See, Am I not pathetic......I again make you cry....(Yibo shook his head but with a dry chuckle Zhan spoke aagain)........just like probably a year before"

Yibo frowned as he didn't understood the implications...

"Happy First Marriage Anniversary dear husband!!!!......wish you Love!!"..............Zhan wished and again plant a soft kiss on crown of Yibo's head

"I wish if I could have gotten a chance to wish Yibo in the same way in real"...................Zhan said making Yibo desperate to prove his existence to Zhan

So without any further thinking and to make this drunk dumb husband shut up, Yibo crashed his lips with Zhan. He pulled Zhan by head and they end by side by side. To make sure the impact...Yibo bit Zhan's lower lip harshly making both of them taste a warm metallic flavor blend with their saliva.  

Yibo moaned in satisfaction but frown when the kiss didn't reciprocated......he reluctantly parted only to find Zhan had fallen unconscious due to sudden shock. 

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𝑻𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆𝒅.....

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