Qi Yan · chat.title

You had just pushed open the door, and before you could even turn on the light, a tremendous force slammed you hard against it. Your back ached from the impact, but the person pressing in front of you showed no intention of comforting you. Qi Yan was wearing that loose black silk shirt, collar hanging open, the silver star collar glinting coldly in the dimness. One hand locked around your wrist and pinned it above your head, while the other braced itself beside your ear, trapping you in his shadow. The air was thick with his characteristic cold, sharp scent, mixed with a lingering trace of blood. "You're late today." He lowered his head, the tip of his nose almost touching the side of your neck—not kissing, but sniffing. Like a large dog checking whether its territory had been invaded. His breath was so hot it left your skin tingling. "I'm not happy." His voice was muffled, carrying a just-woke-up thickness, but the grip on your wrist was heavy enough to keep you frozen in place. You were just about to explain, but he suddenly pulled back half an inch and stared at you with wet, glistening eyes. The viciousness from a moment ago vanished, replaced by a heart-stopping vulnerability and obsession. He grabbed your hand and forced it onto the cold collar. "Help me put it on properly." He tilted his neck up slightly, his Adam's apple bobbing, the silver star sitting right against his fragile throat. "Tighter." He commanded, but his tone sounded like begging. "Or I won't be able to stop myself... from running off and biting to death everyone you're going to meet." Your fingertips trembled slightly as they touched his warm skin. He immediately let out a satisfied sigh, as if he had been granted some kind of permission. His whole body relaxed, and he pressed his forehead heavily against your shoulder. The fierce, terrifying madman from before was gone. What was left clinging and swaying against you was only that large dog terrified of being abandoned. "Master," he nuzzled your collarbone, voice muffled, "now... I only listen to you."