Second Year Menaces VI

"You've been spending a lot of time with my family these days, Yuliang," Seth said, once Yuliang returned to the Healing bay after being called out to take care of a minor incident in the training arena.

He wasn't too surprised by his presence. Seth was obnoxiously obstinate and continued to bother him from time to time, even after Yuliang had made his dislike very clear to the man.

Yuliang shrugged, "I guess? Where'd your sidekicks go?"

Seth huffed, "They aren't my babysitters. They have lives too."

Could have fooled him. Yuliang rarely ever saw Seth without his ever-present companions.

Probably seeing the doubt in Yuliang's face, Seth sighed, "They're training."

Yuliang slid into his seat and studied the older man for a long moment.

For brothers, Elys, Seth and Lorcan had very distinct appearances.

Elys was still in the middle of growing, but Yuliang doubted he would grow much taller than Second Lord Rydel, who was about 5'. The omega was petite, with blond hair and blue eyes with most of his mother's elegant features, but his father's strong nose.

Seth was suntanned, with dark curly hair and light brown eyes. Except for his hair colour, he looked nothing like his father. Yuliang could only assume that he had mostly inherited his looks mostly from Lord Rydel's first spouse.

Lorcan, on the other hand, looked almost like a carbon copy of Lord Rydel, but he did have some distinct features of his own as well. Like the light smattering of freckles across the bridge of his nose and cheeks and the more downturned slope of his eyes that Yuliang had taken note of the morning after he woke up in bed with the man.

Lorcan was handsome in a classical sort of way, but Yuliang had never really cared for looks or anything really. He had never even considered having a partner or getting married one day as an option for himself. He still didn't, even after the revelation that Lorcan was his Imprint. Yuliang was not ready for a romantic relationship at this stage of life and might never be, but maybe if one day... If he ever did become ready and Lorcan Rydel proved himself to be a capable and decent man, Yuliang might not be opposed to marrying him.

Yuliang felt his face heat up when he realized that he had been staring at Seth's smug face the entire time he had been distracted by his thoughts.

"I know I'm hot, but if you stare at my face any longer, it'll probably catch on fire," Seth drawled with a wink.

Yuliang gritted his teeth, trying not to rise to the bait, "Why are you here, Seth? You aren't usually the type to skip out on training."

Seth laughed, "Wouldn't have to be here if you didn't run off like a fucking bitch every time you saw me." He straightened up and crossed his arms over his chest, directing a steely look at him, "Seriously, Yuliang, what are you doing sniffing around my family?"

This man really fucking pissed him off.

"The only bitch here is you, Seth. Or did you forget how I beat your bitch ass last time? If your parents haven't already told you, then it has nothing to do with you, don't you think? Now fuck off, I've got work to do."