A Certain Q&A Site
Question: What is it like when two good friends are lovers?
Anonymous Answer:
Answering without being invited, I know this one.
To avoid confusion, let me give some background first. I’m a member of a certain girl group in the domestic entertainment industry that has flopped through the earth’s core (censored). Our group has seven members (heavily censored). As the saying goes, seven flowers on one vine, competing in beauty is up to everyone. I say this mainly to express that our group has a strong group spirit, and everyone gets along very well.
But!
After debuting, the perceptive me discovered that two people were getting along a little too well.
As the only one in the group with prior experience in being subjected to public displays of affection (my two childhood friends got together, and before our debut, I’d get a face full of their “dog food” every time I hung out with them), I’m very sensitive to the scent of… pfft, I mean, love.
These two teammates, Q is the maknae, Y is the Captain.
The Captain is more mature and steady, she is the most skilled in our group and also the most popular, you could say she’s the recognized all-rounder ACE. I won’t say what the maknae’s role is, as saying more would reveal their identities. The two are roommates, so it’s normal for them to be closer, but they are very careful to avoid suspicion on camera.
The fans probably can’t sense it because their interactions in the group variety show are basically cut, no one films their interactions during tours, and when a group fan occasionally posts something in the group’s Super Topic, the reposts and comments are all: Who said our Captain and maknae aren’t close!
But being on stage, I can feel it very clearly.
Their gazes, their physical contact, their interactions when playing games, it’s just different from how they are with us. I don’t know how to describe it, it’s like a subtle ambiguity, as if they’re flirting, yet also as if they’re avoiding it.
Ahhhh, watching them makes me want to smash their heads together and make them kiss (not really).
Haha, I was too naive back then, casually shipping my teammates’ CP, never thinking it would come true. Yes, that’s right, one day, with the north wind whistling and the snowflakes fluttering, I walked in on the Captain and the maknae kissing…
What’s even more infuriating is that it was the maknae pinning the Captain down and kissing her!!!
What’s so great about being the younger one!!!
The older one is the fucking best! [cursing.jpg]
Alright, let’s continue. Just when I thought the two of them would try to cover it up, explain it away by saying they were just rehearsing a scene, haha, we accidentally kissed, hahaha, I had already thought of the excuses for them, but I never expected—
The maknae said, “Yes, we’re dating.”
The maknae said, “Yes, we were kissing.”
They came out to me right there ahhhhh!!!
I was numb.
Coming out was just the first step; showing off their love was the ultimate goal.
But their way of showing affection wasn’t very obvious. After all, the Captain doesn’t usually talk much and is very career-oriented. If she’s not on a schedule, she’s in the practice room, and hours just fly by. The maknae doesn’t like to dance, so she accompanies her by playing instruments in the recording studio upstairs.
Think about it. Think carefully. Isn’t that dog food?
The Captain works really hard. When she’s not dancing, she’s on the sofa in our dorm’s living room reading scripts. Her back isn’t very good. She bought a massage chair for the dorm, but the effect is just average.
I said, “Why don’t you go get a professional massage? It feels very comfortable.”
The maknae immediately said, “No, the Captain doesn’t like physical contact with others.”
Me: …
Why don’t you take your hand off the Captain’s waist before you say something like that!!!
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It’s getting late, and I have things to do tomorrow. I’ll stop here for now and add more when I think of it.
Comment Section:
【A romance within a girl group? Just reading these words is enough to make me die from shipping!】
【So it’s true that the ones officially pushed apart to avoid suspicion are the real ones?】
【Which group is it!!! Can anyone decode this? I haven’t followed unpopular groups, so I really don’t know. Aww, I wish it were my CP.】
【You can tell at a glance that this was made up by some shipper high on their own supply. Everyone, don’t engage.】
【Why do I feel like it’s very real? This cute way of shipping CPs is very much like my faves. But the Captain and maknae in her group really aren’t that close, to the point where anyone who sees them would ask, “How the hell can you even ship this?”】
【It’s all censored, which means the background information is fake. Stop trying to decode it. Whether it’s real or fake, I’m shipping it to death!】
【To be fair, is it really okay to be dating during your rising period?】
【I can accept it if they’re dating a teammate and working hard together.】
【…………I’m speechless. The way this is censored, it’s like running around naked for anyone familiar with the domestic entertainment group scene. A certain someone has sent out their paid posters again, right? Can you stay away from the maknae? Isn’t the Captain supposed to be beautiful on her own? If you keep bundling them, I hope you flop through the earth’s core.】
【Does the maknae’s side think the Captain’s side can’t decode this? What’s with the sarcastic tone? Does the Captain need any of your buzz? Your side built its career on eight hundred CPs and queerbaiting, stay away from the great beauty who is focused on her career!】
Onlookers: How did they decode it and start fighting… Wouldn’t it be really embarrassing if they decoded the wrong group…
Several months later, after being hit in the face with another public display of affection and remembering there was still an answer waiting to be updated, the original poster excitedly opened the Q&A site. Clicking on the comment section with nearly five thousand replies, three thousand of which were just fighting, the poster was speechless: “…”
Who were they calling high on their own shipping supply?
It’s more like your faves are high on being in love!
A few years later.
Anonymous Answer:
It’s the pair that just made their official announcement today. Qi Yu is the best! The younger partner is the best! Everyone, get shipping!
Power Outage
The second tour ended in Nanjing in the height of summer.
Zhong Yi’s fashion resources were good. As soon as the tour ended, she flew straight to Paris without even removing her makeup. Meng Ying and Chengzhi joined a film set overnight for a week of playing bit parts to get their faces seen.
The only two with no schedules and no filming, just “picking their feet” in the dorm, were Song Yushi and Qi Ke.
Song Yushi had signed up for acting classes and had to attend every day. When she wasn’t in class, she was at the dorm reading scripts. Qi Ke had to write songs for her new album and spent every day in the company’s recording studio. The two of them guarded the empty dorm, so busy they didn’t even have time to get frisky.
The night before their break ended, Qi Ke called Song Yushi during a dinner break.
She pulled open the blinds. It was dusk in the sweltering summer, the sky a splendid sunset glow, reflecting off the skyscrapers, a dazzling, brilliant gold. It rang for nearly twenty seconds before Song Yushi finally answered.
“Hello?”
A casual tone.
“What are you doing?” Qi Ke’s hand loosened, and the blinds closed again, shutting out the sunset outside. She turned around. The lights in the break room were bright, and she closed her sore eyes. “Have you eaten?”
Song Yushi hummed in affirmation. “And you?”
“I’ve eaten.” Qi Ke’s voice was muffled. “They’re coming back tomorrow.”
As if she knew what Qi Ke wanted to say, Song Yushi chuckled lightly. “Mm, I heard Zhong Yi is coming back the earliest, arriving at around six in the morning.”
Qi Ke was aggrieved. “We haven’t even done anything yet.”
Song Yushi’s eyebrows twitched slightly as she asked a question she already knew the answer to. “What else do you want to do?”
Qi Ke blurted out, “Do—”
She managed to hold back the last word. She cleared her throat and resorted to her usual coquettish tricks. “I don’t care, I just want to do something before they get back.”
Song Yushi was also calm. “Then why don’t you come back?”
Qi Ke was at a loss for words.
The production of one of her songs was nearing its end. It was said to be the end, but wrapping up was actually the hardest part. There were too many miscellaneous things to finish, and it probably wouldn’t be done even if she pulled an all-nighter.
This thought made her even sadder. She suggested sorrowfully, “How about I just go home now?”
“…” Song Yushi was silent for a moment, then said, “I have an appointment with a screenwriter, they’ll be here soon.”
Silence.
The little couple was sad together.
After a moment of sadness, Qi Ke heard the doorbell ring. Song Yushi said, “The screenwriter is here, I’m hanging up.”
She hung up in a second.
The screenwriter Song Yushi had an appointment with was an author herself, who had sold the film rights to her work and transitioned into screenwriting with great success, winning awards for several of her adapted works. Song Yushi genuinely wanted to learn acting, and her attitude was humble. The two had a great chat, and by the time they finished, it was almost midnight.
Song Yushi saw the screenwriter to the building entrance and watched until the car’s headlights disappeared at the complex gate before she slowly walked back into the building.
But just as she entered the lobby, everything went dark. The emergency lights then turned on.
There was a power outage.
The dorm wasn’t on a high floor, just the fourth. Guided by the faint emergency light, Song Yushi felt her way to the fourth floor. The power was out, but there was still a little hot water left. After a quick shower, Song Yushi looked out the window and realized that the entire street was without lights.
In the distance, she could see that the company building was also completely dark.
Song Yushi was slightly stunned and sent a message to Qi Ke: Is the power out where you are?
Qi Ke didn’t reply.
Song Yushi thought she would wait for her, but as soon as her head hit the pillow, sleepiness washed over her uncontrollably. The worst thing about a power outage in the summer was the lack of air conditioning. The blanket she had casually draped over her abdomen was kicked to the floor and then picked up by someone.
Song Yushi was woken by a kiss.
The hot, wet kiss carried the unique scorching heat of summer, exploring her lips with a familiar, faint, sweet orange scent. Song Yushi moved, raising her hands to wrap around the person’s neck, parting her lips to welcome her.
A tongue tip pushed in, exchanging fervent breaths.
Qi Ke’s palm supported the back of Song Yushi’s head, kissing her almost wantonly as she hovered between sleep and wakefulness. The air crackled with excitement. A thin layer of sweat soaked the bedsheets, making everything sticky, and along with this kiss, what started as a light peck turned into a fire.
“Mmm…”
Song Yushi was a little breathless. She opened her eyes slightly. In the darkness, she couldn’t make out any faces, even the silhouette was blurry. She turned her head, panting slightly.
Qi Ke brushed the hair from her forehead and let out a muffled laugh. “You didn’t even see who it was, and you hugged them?”
Song Yushi laughed too. “Anyone would do.”
“Anyone would do?” The little kid jumped at the provocation. She grabbed Song Yushi’s chin and kissed her again, this time urgently and fiercely. Her other hand wasn’t idle either, stoking the flames, burning the prairie. At the very end, she gently bit her Captain’s lip and asked, “Are others’ kissing skills as good as mine?”
Song Yushi was dazed from the kiss, her wrist resting casually on Qi Ke’s shoulder. She answered irrelevantly, “Why are you back?”
“The power’s out. Can’t work.”
As Qi Ke spoke, she hooked Song Yushi’s pajama strap. The thin, long strap, made of smooth silk, was soaked with hot sweat and was extremely in the way. She tossed it aside.
Song Yushi obediently let her do as she pleased, letting her push the night towards a hotter climax.
