Xiao Xingchen is soft and sweet. Better than candy or any dessert. Xue Yang gazes at him hesitantly and yet there is an undeniable tenderness to his focus too. The silky hair under his fingers, the soft skin are all he wants. If he could undo his mistakes, he would! In a heartbeat. But he can't and even if he did, Xingchen knows each of his sins far too well.

He holds his breath when the hands are offered to him. He shakes as he sets his hands - including his busted one - on Xingchen's. Then he arches forward and presses their foreheads together, tears running down his cheeks.

"You... You won't leave?"