fof fic request: yinglong and bingyi 🥺🥺 anything about them enjoying life together at the beginning of the world
“Da Yao! Da Yao!” A little cat demon runs up to Ying Long, skidding to a stop as they spot Bing Yi sitting next to Ying Long.
“Bing Yi daren,” they bow, demeanor slightly subdued now. Bing Yi nods in reply, and returns to sharpening the blade in his hands.
Ying Ling snickers at that, poking the cat demon in the cheek. “Why don't you address me as daren as well? What is this partial treatment towards Bing Yi?”
“Da Yao is Da Yao!” The cat demon insists with a huff, flushing a little at Ying Long’s teasing.
“Fine, I'm Da Yao, Bing Yi gets to be the dignified Daren,” Ying Ling says affably. “What were you screaming about anyway?”
The cat demon perks up, stuffing an item into Ying Long’s hands as they exclaim excitedly, “the tree suddenly changed colours! It's leaves are different now! And it sprouted stuff!”
“Oh?” Ying Long eyes the object in interest.
“It's a fruit.” Bing Yi says, having watched their interaction curiously. He never knew how Ying Long managed to attract the attention and trust of the younger demons so easily.
On the contrary, they seemed hesitant to approach him with matters, always maintaining a respectful distance with him while they flocked to Ying Long in droves.
(He could understand that, somewhat.
Ying Long had a sort of natural pull to him, an easy personality that drew people into his orbit.
It is a pull that even Bing Yi could not resist).
“A fruit?” The cat demon blurts, swiveling their head towards him.
Ying Long mirriors the motion, both demons now staring at him with unblinking eyes as they wait for his answer.
“Some trees will blossom into fruit over a period of time. They will give you fruit, in return for you caring for them.”
“So this is fruit!” The cat demon cries, clapping at his explanation.
“Yes,” Ying Long says with a smile, patting the little demon on their head as he passes the fruit back to them. “Share it with the rest!”
“Thank you, Bing Yi daren! See you, Da Yao!”
“Impudent brat!” Ying Long calls after them, a fond smile tugging at the corner of his lips.
“They seem to like you a lot,” Bing Yi says, after the small form of the cat demon disappears into the horizon.
Ying Long says nothing, observing him with an amused eye.
“...forget it.” Bing Yi says as the silence stretches, feeling a flush take over his face.
“So that's what's been bothering you.” Ying Long finally says, his eyes alight with an amused glint. “You should smile more, instead of being so rigid.”
“Smile?” Bing Yi scrunches his nose in distaste. Wouldn't forcing a smile seem unnatural?
But Ying Long nods sagely, motioning for him to try, and so Bing Yi attempts to smile, picturing the small smile that Ying Long gave so freely to everyone.
It feels weird, this human skin of his unused to smiling, the facial muscles straining to maintain a smile.
He drops it when Ying Long snickers, small, stifled laughs turning into full blown guffaws fhat startle even the wildlife around them into running away.
“You pranked me again.” He accuses flatly.
“No, no,” Ying Long defends, “I always knew that Bing Yi daren would look absolutely stunning when you smiled.”
“Ridiculous.” Bing Yi scoffs. He clearly looked anything but, if Ying Long’s reaction was anything to go by.
But if it got Ying Long to laugh, well. He supposed he could try to smile more.
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