Instinctive Disobedience

Yan Qi and Ye Yang were the two de facto ‘idols’ of the First City High, one calm and collected, one wild and rebellious. They grew up together, always enrolled in the same school, the same class, and the same dormitory. They even presented as top Alphas at the same time. During one stormy night, Ye Yang fell into his rut and almost punched a hole into the dormitory wall. Yan Qi was kept awake by the noise. He walked over to Ye Yang’s bed and pulled down the collar of his shirt, casually pointing to his slender neck: “If you really can’t take it, just bite me.” Later at the celebration dance, Ye Yang fell into his fevered rut craze once again and kissed Yan Qi in the dormitory. Yan Qi pushed him to the ground and was so mad that he laughed: “Great, Ye Yang, you’re just so great.” To be coming onto your own best friend. Later that night, Yan Qi suddenly realised something. The person that Ye Yang had always had a crush on seemed to be him. I will turn against my nature, betray my instincts, and love you forever. — “The Selfish Gene”