Xue Hua would never, not even to himself, admit how long he had taken to dress himself up for a chance. Or the fact that Ying Hua had seen it and snorted a laugh.
Obviously he could have gone out in the default clothes on his body when he shifted into human form - sothing similar to his own feathers just turning into clothing. He just had… suddenly felt like changing it a bit. And besides, Yue had bought him a lot of clothes over ti and he almost never used them. That was kind of a sha, wasn’t it?
As for putting his hair up, he had just felt like it today. A change of pace, too. Just like sitting outside in the pavilion where Yue often sat.
In the noon, where none of the other people in this yard were around. On a day where Xie Yi was in conf-... was resting in his room. Also, coincidentally the first day that Mingtian had gotten his collar and was allowed to walk around freely, including this yard under Xue Hua’s quiet suggestion.
...Alright. He did feel a bit stupid about all of it. He was just hoping to get lucky.
There was no helping himself, however. Especially not when the husky, low voice called out to him.
“Xue Hua.”
Mingtian was easily powerful enough to be able to tell when people were around and could also shield the shift in spiritual energy when he changed into human form. The danger was considerably lower than one might think, even if he was standing in the middle of a sect. A lot of the teachers relied on the beasts to give them a warning, so unless Xue Hua gave a sign, even Yue wouldn’t react if he noticed sothing.
Xue Hua clenched his fingers around the cornflower blue robe and kept his face nonchalant as he reacted to the call by turning around.
Throb.
Mingtian had co sowhat close, standing just two steps away from him, and was smiling gently. A breeze was ruffling through his fur-like hair, ssing it up.
He had beco a full adult; his body had matured completely. The steeled muscles of his arms flexed with every movent, the motion seductively reaching up to his covered shoulders. His clothes weren’t wide enough to not pull tight lines over his shoulders, chest and hips, strongly accentuating his great figure.
The lines of his face had beco a bit rougher and more angular, adding to the mature feel. He didn’t have a beard - a lot of beasts never seed to grow one - but that kept him young. There was a playful glint in his eyes that he had never quite lost, now covered with joy at seeing Xue Hua.
The bird beast forcefully closed his parted lips. Oh heavens. He shouldn’t have taken the ti to look.
“Hey”, Mingtian greeted again when he was finally standing next to Xue Hua. He sounded slightly awkward - not too surprising, considering the situation. His eyes wandered over Xue Hua, who looked exceptionally beautiful under the sunlight. “I hope I’m not disturbing you or anything? Did you want to be alone?”
“It’s fine”, Xue Hua responded calmly and felt proud about it. At least his voice wasn’t doing the sa as his heartbeat - running away.
Mingtian exhaled in relief at the response and quietly looked around. He felt a bit bad about leaving Xie Yi behind, but he couldn’t sit inside all day. He had wanted to try his luck and see if he could find Xue Hua and had succeeded. He just wanted to talk and see if he could hold a decent conversation with him.
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