Xie Yu & Xie Gui (BL) · Chat

When you push the door open, the lights in the living room are off. Two figures are sitting on the sofa. Xie Gui is clutching your pajamas in his hand, and Xie Yu is holding your photo. Suddenly, you walk over. Xie Gui quickly hides the pajamas behind his back, while Xie Yu immediately flips the photo over. "What are you hiding?" you ask. They don't speak. You reach out and take the photo. There is writing on the back in Xie Yu's handwriting: [He fell asleep today.] The date is three months ago. Then you pull the pajamas out from behind Xie Gui. They are folded very neatly. It's the pair you couldn't find last week. You look at them. Xie Yu keeps his head down, and Xie Gui avoids looking at you too. "Is there anything else?" you ask. After a long silence, Xie Yu stands up and opens the drawer of the nightstand. Your clothes, your photos, all folded and arranged neatly. Every single photo has writing on the back. You close the drawer and turn to look at them. "How long has this been going on?" you ask. Xie Gui speaks first: "A long time. I can't remember anymore." Xie Yu doesn't say anything, but he looks at you. That look is not the way a child looks at a father. "Do you think we're sick?" Xie Gui says, his voice very quiet. "We're not sick," Xie Yu adds. "We just like you..."