Thread by @heyokaymeow

#svsss #cumplane #cucumberplane

cw: implied/referenced child abuse/neglect; referenced mugging; broken bones

Shen Jiu & teen Shen Yuan kidnap teen Shang Qinghua

Prequel thing for My Cat’s Boyfriend’s Owner (Cat AU)

Shen Yuan doesn’t know when it started, but he can’t look at Shang Qinghua without his stomach doing backflips.

Especially when SQH perfectly lands quad jumps, the ice spraying beautifully, when he has issues with *toe loops*, a jump SY perfected when he was 5.

1/19

SY huffs to himself & is thankful that he can blame his red face on skating.

Shen Jiu, however, is not so easily fooled. He smirks at SY knowingly before the music clicks on for his own program. SJ glides away, only to be replaced by SQH.

Fuck.

2/19

SQH has a blinding smile on his face & takes up the space SJ has been in only moments ago. He asks SY if he saw him land the jump

“Mn. Looked okay.”

It looked more that okay, but somehow SY can’t bring himself to say it, almost if a vine is strangling him.

3/19

“Ah, oh well, can’t be perfect, yeah?” SQH wiggles next to him. “But did you see that?! I actually landed-!”

“*yes*, I saw it,” SY snaps, his face dusted with pink. “You faltered at the end. Nothing to be proud of.” He crosses his arms and stares ahead.

4/19

“Oh.” SQH’s smile falls. “Y-yeah, you’re right. Sorry.” SQH skates back so his back is against the barrier and he goes stock still.

SY mentally kicks himself.

SQH doesn’t smile for the remainder of practice.

5/19

SY finds him after to apologize (&maybe *finally* tell him his actual feelings). But before he can say anything SQH gives him a cheery goodbye & says he’ll see him tomorrow morning.

By the time SY has changed out of his skates, SQH is gone.
—

6/19

SQH doesn’t show up to practice the next morning.

Their coach asks SY if he’s heard from him but for once, SY woke up without a string of late-night texts from SQH.

He tells SJ what happened, which earns him a (soft) smack to the back of the head.

7/19

SJ & SY drive to SQH’s house immediately after practice. It’s in a nice area of town but SQH’s home has always felt… off. SJ grips the steering wheel so tightly his knuckles are pure white.

SY heads to the door with SJ following close behind.

8/19

The Shangs’ car isn’t there, so SY doesn’t expect SQH to be home. He knocks anyway & soon hears shuffled footsteps.

The door cracks open a little, revealing a tired SQH. He winces when he sees the Shens

“Sorry,” he croaks, “wasn’t feeling well this morning.”

9/19

“I should be back on Monday.”

SQH tries to shut the door but SJ’s hand flies out & he pushes the door open. SQH yelps & stumbles back.

It’s then that SY notices the makeshift sling holding SQH’s left arm close to his body.

“Bro…”

10/19

“Who did this?” SJ hisses, pointing at the roughly bandaged arm.

“Oh… um. I was mugged.” He shifts his weight from foot to foot. “It’s fine. Probably a sprain.”

“When were you mugged?!”

“Dunno. 1am?”

11/19

“But practice ended at 9, how did you get mugged at 1?!”

“I forgot my keys & everyone was asleep so I slept in the park.”

“Why didn’t you call me?!”

“I bothered you enough yesterday.” He smiles. “Besides it turned out fine! They didn’t even get my skates!”

12/19

SJ looks as if he could spontaneously combust. “Fuck your skates, you could have-!”

SQH’s whole body flinches. SJ pinches the bridge of his nose & takes a deep breath.

“Grab your school and skate things. Yuan-di, you help him. I’ll be in the car.”

13/19

SQH & SY silently gather SQH’s things. When they get to the car, SJ is resting his forehead against the steering wheel.

“Did you grab everything?”

“E-en.”

“Good. You’re not coming back.”
—

14/19

They drop by the hospital, SJ eerily quiet as SQH’s sprain is confirmed and he is given an actual sling.

They then go home. SQH stands awkwardly at the door as if waiting for SJ to take it all back.

Instead, SJ barks at him to come inside.

15/19

SJ marches to his room & slams the door. SQH, still frozen in place, is dragged in by his good arm by SY.

He has SQH sit in his bed as he puts SQH’s things next to his. He’s ashamed of how happy seeing their skates together makes him.

16/19

SQH sniffles loudly behind him & SY startles. He then sits on the bed next to SQH.

“Sorry. I won’t be here longer than a week this time.”

“Did you hear Jiu-ge or not?! You’re not going back.”

SQH stares at him then throws his arms around him with a wail

17/19

SY sits there like a startled cat. He then squeezes him back, letting SQH scream into his shoulder.

It’s not long until SQH has tired himself out & fallen asleep on SY. He slips SQH off him carefully & tucks him under a blanket.

18/19

SY stares at him before cutting off the lights & exiting his room. He finds himself face-to-face with SJ.

“You love him don’t you?”

“…”

“It’s okay. You could do a lot worse.” SJ gives him a strained smile. “Tea?”

“Please.”

19/19

My Cat’s Boyfriend’s owner can be read here,byeeeeee ~

archiveofourown.org/works/33083302…

Also, yes, the entirety of the Shen family welcomes SQH with open arms.

SJ bullies the Shangs for guardianship over SQH even tho he’s only 22 and SQH is 16 here

Ok not bye for real

Me reading this back over and seeing all the typos: 🧍🏻