[closed post - experimentation]

[protagonisthalo]

((NSFW continuation of this thread!))

Shen Yuan is often shy, but he seems to be leaning into it—as though it is part of his role as a woman, even though it is already his nature. Luo Binghe is happy to play his part in return, using his fingers to tilt Shen Yuan's chin upward to lift those demure brown eyes. Ragnelle's eyes, but he has already ceased thinking of them as such. "My wife need not find the words to express her desires. I will take care of everything."

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[peaklordshen]

Shen Yuan swallows, hard. It's true--if he hadn't transmigrated into Shen Qingqiu, into PIDW, he couldn't have been taken here--this place's magics only extend to fiction. "Me too," he admits, and then laughs, a little wetly. "Everyone who knew me in my first life would think I've lost my mind, but. I'm glad of Shen Qingqiu's existence, because he brought me to you."

[protagonisthalo]

"I also liked hearing you call me husband," Luo Binghe confesses. "I'm glad you're not truly a woman, but"—heat suffuses his voice, unbidden—"I wouldn't mind having you as my wife."

[peaklordshen]

"Binghe," Shen Yuan chides, her face heating in response to the heat in his voice. She pulls him down again, burying her face in his throat, and mutters, muffled by his robes that he is somehow still wearing, "obviously—who wouldn't want to be your wife?"

[protagonisthalo]

"Beloved..." Luo Binghe immediately wants to push further, to extract a solid promise from this shy admission. He has never seen the point of waiting to wed Shen Yuan; he was ready after their first date. But Shen Yuan is hesitant about romance, and it's possible that this statement is itself the limit of his boldness. Luo Binghe cherishes it, storing the sentiment in his heart to revisit at a later time. He kisses the top of Shen Yuan's head, weak with love.

[peaklordshen]

Shen Yuan squirms around in his arms, pulling at his robes. "You should take these off. How are you going to lie there clothed while your wife is naked?"

[protagonisthalo]

"As my wife wishes." Luo Binghe quickly strips off his clothes and then goes right back to snuggling Shen Yuan. He always feels happy in the aftermath of their lovemaking, but there is an extra lightness between them now, either from the absence of Shen Qingqiu or from the things they've expressed. "What shall we do today? For my part, I would happily keep you in bed until Ragnelle returns to her form. But is there anything you'd like to do—with me or for yourself—that would feel better without Shen Qingqiu's spectre lurking?"

[peaklordshen]

"I don't know," says Shen Yuan truthfully. Staying in bed with Binghe until they swap back is a really tempting idea—but is that a waste of this body? He flushes. "I think—I think I just want to hold you. We can—we can mess around more, or not, but—I just want—"

[protagonisthalo]

"Yes," Luo Binghe says quickly. Shen Yuan does not need to justify it. "That would be perfect." He tucks a lock of curly hair behind Shen Yuan's ear, then leans over and kisses the soft skin below his temple where it had lain.