Oh! That giggle! He’s missed it so much! He doesn’t understand how it sounds so cute and innocent when anyone else would annoy him. Maybe all those spoiled ladies his clan has been parading in front of him just weren’t Yuan.

He can’t think of anything else that needs said. All the agonizing wait was over. Somehow the gods had answered his prayers. He kisses Yuan with no intentions of ever letting him go again.

As his hands slide greedily along Yuan’s back, one lifts to his shoulder. He doesn’t have the same luck yuan did earlier and his hand unfortunately lands right on his wound.