#emerald pair

Nights Like These

Fandom: Prince Of Tennis (2019)

Pairing: Yan ZhiMing x Zhang BaiYang

Rating: A little bit saucy. 🥫

A/N: Future Fic AU where BaiYang and ZhiMing are official and living together. Just another night with the Emerald Pair.

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It’s a cold night out and BaiYang really wished that he had worn a thicker jacket for his daily night run. In the back of his mind he could hear ZhiMing telling him that he could also warm up by doing a 100 towel whips, which he’d naturally respond by asking where he could possibly find a towel right now.

Speaking of ZhiMing, his boyfriend would usually run out with him but he’s stuck at home, skyping Liu Lian regarding some Math Thesis.

BaiYang sighed as he unlocked the front door. Judging by the light still shining from the study and the sound of an ongoing debate, his senior would probably be up the whole night at this rate. He glanced at the clock. Midnight...

“Tch... Are you guys still on the same part of the thesis or have you guys moved on?” He asked as he leaned against the doorframe to see frowns on both his boyfriend’s face and the slightly pixelated face on the laptop.

ZhiMing eyebrows rose in surprise as he looked at the clock. “BaiYang... you’re home already?” He adjusted his specs.

BaiYang raised an eyebrow. “Xuezhang, it’s been two hours since I’ve left. You guys have been at it since 5pm. I think it’s time to call it a night.” He could never understand how two geniuses could lose track of time.

Before either boys could protest, BaiYang had shut the laptop and walked off.

ZhiMing smiles fondly as he watched BaiYang head into the bathroom at the end of the hall. He opened up his laptop to see Liu Lian’s amused face.

“Time to go, Mr. Whipped.” Liu Lian chuckled.

ZhiMing glared at his childhood friend. “There’s only a 52% chance that that’s true.”

Liu Lian raises an eyebrow at the bespectacled boy. “I remember how you were chasing after him in high school. That alone raises the percentage to 78%.”

ZhiMing spluttered. “Bye.” He shut off his laptop, effectively cutting off Liu Lian’s laughter.”

—

BaiYang stared at the mirror as he brushed his teeth. His mind wandering to his plans for the week.

“What are you thinking about?”

BaiYang jumped as the hair on the back of his neck rised. Arms wrapped themselves around his waist and a warm body pressed against his back. He looked up to see Yan’s face smiling at him in the mirror. “Tch... Idiot, I could’ve punched you.”

“Mmm... the chances of that happening are very low.” Yan replies, kissing the top of his boyfriend’s head.

The younger rinsed his mouth and raised an eyebrow at his partner. “What? No percentages?”

Yan chuckled as he slowly nibbled on BaiYang’s ear, causing the younger to slip from his lean on the sink. His hold on his boyfriend tightened to press him against the counter.

A slow flush crept up the younger’s neck as the older leaned down to press more kisses against his neck, sucking on the most sensitive spots to make his toes curl. A moan escaped his lips as Yan bit down on his shoulder. “Xuezhang...”

Suddenly, Yan straightened up and released him from his hold. “The answer is 32%.”

“Huh?” BaiYang blinked in confusion as he watched his boyfriend take off his shirt and head to the shower.

“The percentage of you punching me on accident but I have a feeling it just increased to 58% now.” Yan grinned as he removed his glasses and closed the sliding the door of the shower.

“Yah!”

—

In the end, I chose to trust you regardless.

Yan ZhiMing x Zhang BaiYang

“BaiYang, let’s meet up on Saturday to discuss our tennis doubles.”

“Tsk... ok, xuezhang. Do you want me to bring my racket?”

“No, that wouldn’t be necessary.”

-

BaiYang’s breath hitched as he reach the cafe they were meeting at. His eyes shining in poorly contained excitement. “... A cat cafe...”

“Based on my research, the percentage of you liking this choice is 98.7%.”

The junior jumped at the sudden voice behind him. “Xuezhang...”

ZhiMing smiled and adjusted his specs. “Come on. Let’s go in.”

If anyone were to ask about the slight spring in BaiYang’s step, he would outright deny it.

-

“Meow...”

ZhiMing smiles as watched BaiYang crouch beside their seat to pet what was probably the 15th cat in the last half an hour.

“Meow. Why are you so tiny. You must be tiny but strong, ok?” BaiYang whispered as he picked up the cat and leaned it against his forehead.

“The chances of seeing you like this is 32.6%.” As much as ZhiMing would love to take a picture of this moment, a part of him was a little selfish and decided to keep it to himself.

BaiYang stiffened up and flushed red down to his neck. How did he forget that he was not here alone? Much to ZhiMing’s dismay, he got up and sat back in his seat. Clearing his throat to cover up his embarrassment, he said. “Xuezhang, I really don’t think that this place is suitable for discussing tennis.”

“Why?” The senior hid the fact that this was indeed 100% true but seeing Zhang BaiYang so sweet and cute was so pleasing that it defied any form of logic in data.

“Tsk. It just isn’t, ok?” BaiYang said defensively trying to ignore the adorable shorthaired kitten circling his legs before caving in and picking up the tiny fluff ball. He then proceeded to shove the tiny kitten in Yan’s face. “This. Is a 100% distracting!”

The tiny kitten meowed as if in a agreement. Face scrunching in and adorable manner.

ZhiMing gave a small smile, placing down the tablet in his hands and picking up the kitten to place on his lap. Despite his brain trying to rationalize a response, his heart seemed to reply for him automatically; somethings are really just like tennis. “Yes, but you’re a 100% endearing like this.” He smiled, brushing off BaiYang’s bangs away from his eyes.

The juniors eyes widened and reflexively pulled away with a bright red face. “Wha-?”

Yan just continues smiling and passed the tiny fluffball over to BaiYang and adjusted his specs. “So let’s stay a little while longer, hm?” He said before turning to his tablet.

-

On the other side of the window, another tennis player looked into the cat cafe. Chuckling amusedly at the two inside the cafe, he tugged softly at the captain he had on his arm.

“Siyang, do you think BaiYang knows he was invited on a date?”

“ZhuoZhi...”

-

ZhuoZhi: [looks over at ZhiMing helping BaiYang add weights]

BaiYang: Xiexie, xuezhang. (>\\w\\<)

ZhiMing: With this new added training you’re boomerang snake should improve to 86% in accuracy. [grins]

ZhuoZhi: [shake his head] Clueless... [stares at the golden pair instead]

DaYong : [stretching] Jiale, you should be careful while warming up. Lemme know if you need help,ok?

Jiale: [smiles his cute af dimple smile] Ok, Dachi!

DaYong: (>\\_\\<)

ZhuoZhi: Oblivious

Siyang: ...what are you thinking of ZhuoZhi?

ZhuoZhi: [smiles] Trying to figure out if they’re all dating each other. [links arms with Siyang] (-////-)

Siyang: Hmm, as long as it doesn’t affect their training and performance. It doesn’t matter.

ZhuoZhi: Would you?

Siyang: Doesnt matter. What’s important is leading Yu Qing to win the championship. [raises joint arms]

ZhuoZhi: [let’s go of Siyang’s hand with a smile][walks away] [hes not sulking dammit]