Thread by @cursed_sleep

xie'er: I have completely reasonable expectations about relationships. what is that?

ye baiyi, carrying the emotional equivalent of a weighted blanket: nothing. I just carry this around with me.

[ye baiyi was lying]

ye baiyi: what is that you have there?

xie'er: annoyance

ye baiyi: are you sure? that looks like unconditional love

xie'er: yes, I am really sure. here, check.

[xie'er hands him unconditional love]

ye baiyi:

alternatively....

ye baiyi: what is that????

xie'er: unconditional love

ye baiyi: they've got that in stock??

xie'er: it just came in

xie'er: so how does this work? do I manipulate you or do you manipulate me?

ye baiyi: why would we manipulate each other?

xie'er: not both at the same time! listen I'm asking if you want dibs.

ye baiyi: dibs.

xie'er: on being the manipulator!! more anger, less crying.

ye baiyi: no one needs to manipulate anyone!!

xie'er: see that's what the manipulator would say.

ye baiyi: a-liubo!!

xie'er:....... yes

ye baiyi: just shut up and eat

xie'er: what do we do? if we're not manipulating each other

ye baiyi: enjoying each other??

xie'er: ah, I see. you are very hot.

ye baiyi: oh. thank. you. 😳

mr. I've been manipulated over and over and put through the ringer vs mr. I've never had reciprocated love or spoken my feelings.

ye baiyi: I don't talk about my feelings alot

xie'er: I understand. you're shy.

ye baiyi: you!

sometimes my brain says ye baobei

I think I just want xie'er to call him baby even though it's not... like tough

xie'er losing at their verbal tussling because he talks very slowly and deliberately, very poetical sometimes, so he whips out a 'baby' and knocks ye baiyi flat. ye baiyi declares it cheating.

though honestly, if ye baiyi had a sweet boyfriend who wanted to call him baby, would he care what anyone else thought? he is like, 'I left my mountain- well not for this, this was a wildly unexpected bonus- but I am going to enjoy it nonetheless.'

xie'er: *switching between calling him wife and husband*

ye baiyi's mouth: variety is the spice of life

ye baiyi's heart: ❤️‍🔥

every once and a while, ye baiyi will get xie'er. like xie'er will be like 'how can you like other people's cooking when I cook for you????' and, if ye baiyi is a bit emotional at the time, he may throw out 'a lot of people can feed me, but only you can feed my heart.'

and flatten xie'er with like love.

xie'er: I want to try something

ye baiyi: ohh, this is nice. what's this called?

xie'er: cuddling

ye baiyi: this is good

xie'er is not used to not having to be seductive. to put some moves. he'll be cleaning the house and wearing like a t-shirt or wuxia 'I'm cleaning the house clothes', his hair up and a little dirty and sweaty and ye baiyi will be like 'hey ;)' and xie'er will look down at himself

and be like 'this is what does it for you?'

he's chopping wood for their little mountain cabin and ye baiyi comes to watch

ye baiyi:

wen kexing: did xie jie liubo just call you baby??? you?

ye baiyi: you wish zhou zishu would call you baby!

wen kexing: >:(

wen kexing on the inside:

ye baiyi whips out his chair to watch xie'er chop wood and xie'er is like 'are you going to help me?' and ye baiyi says 'no' :) and xie'er says 'you're on top tonight.' if ye baiyi's not gonna work now, he's gotta work later

when you both want to be the pillow princess:

xie'er: you pour xie'er's drink??? you pour drink for xie'er. affection for ye baiyi, affection for 5000 years.

the small animal in someone's heart, unused to but craving love, sounds like miette to me when they finally receive it

xie'er thinks his love language is acts of service, but it's really words of affirmation.

ye baiyi: *puts a bit of fish in xie'er's bowl*

xie'er: wow ❤❤❤

ye baiyi: *calls xie'er his wuxia boyfriend in public*

xie'er:

how does ye baiyi refer to xie'er?

hohoho, I honestly love all, all of these. yexie readyfor marriage day one

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