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binghe is so valid for the experimenting question but also he has no idea the seeds of destruction and self doubt he is planting in shen yuans mind #hallmarkread25
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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I love how dramatic Shen Yuan is! His metaphors and colorful language are perfect.

"Is this what it’s like to be saved by an angel when on the brink of death?"
December 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Gasp! The necklace! It must be fate!

Lmaooo hello fourth wall!
December 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Oh Binghe. This is going to be a weird, but ultimately fulfulling birthday.
December 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Shen Yuan, your decorating skills are as abysmal as your self awareness.
December 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Catching up! Hopefully, at least.
Ah, the classic Shen Yuan experience of quickly shoving all of his embarrassing merch of a beautiful man into hiding, only for it to inevitably be discovered later xD
December 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
🎶 binghe, it's cold outside 🎶

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December 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Shen Yuan and Binghe both freaking out about the gifts sy hit lbh for his birthday! Shen yuan pep talking himself by saying there's only room for one panicking adult here is so so relatable

Jade pendant: unlocked!!

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December 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Fuck. The last few paragraphs of this read just kinda rip my heart out a little.

"Are we friends"

"I think we're friends"

'Don't ppl always want something from each other?"

"I just wanna spend time with you"

And this is why I love this story.

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December 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
ALSO *sob* this part
"He hasthe most beautiful, cute, and affectionate man possible sitting in his bed at this very moment,
and he doesn’t want to jump his bones."

SY. Babe.

*Rings bell* SOMEONE TELL HIM ACE PPL EXIST PLS #Hallmarkread25
December 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Oh Shen Yuan.

"Shen Yuan’s worldview is flipping upside-down. What? What does he mean, gay people don’t all
just automatically know they’re gay? Shen Yuan has known he was straight since he was a kid!
A mere babe! In the womb, even! What is there to question!?" #Hallmarkread25
December 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
LBH smiles and SY has a Moment. The "oh no, he's HOT' moment.

Wait- the second hand embarrassment in this chapter is killing me. They end up on the couch and SY is patting Binghe's HIP, and LBH SQUIRMS every time

This devolves into a not-gay (on SY's part) tickle fight. #hallmarkread25
December 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Also, SY very heterosexually observes a water droplet sliding sensually down Binghe's skin

Also, *oh shit, I forgot this too!😭) Binghe very rightly asks SY if he's using him as a gay experiment.😭
And Shen Yuan--- BARFS about it
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December 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
OMG. Chapter 6 starts with LBH in the shower and SY texting SHQ.

Airplane: HOLD UP what do you MEAN you're the one keeping HIM there??!!!!

Airplane: Did you just Baby it;s cold outside my roomie?!

Yes, yes he did #Hallmarkread25
December 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
"The snow is at least up to their knees, and coming down heavy."

Oop, what a shame, guess LBH has to spend the night! #Hallmarkread25

Melli's end notes here are choice:"Shen Yuan: I will invite this beautiful gorgeous adorable perfect man to spend thenight with me, heterosexually"
December 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Oh! They're watching GBBO!!! I hadn't discovered it yet so I didn't understand this section on my first read.

BUT I KNOW NOW MTHRFKERS!!! #Hallmarkread25
December 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Even funnier, "Ah, no need to bring up this old man’s ailing health again!" SHEN YUAN you are 22!!!!! #Hallmarkread25

Also, I KEEP FORGETTING that I KNEW how UNHINGED SY is in this fic, and it keeps beating me over the head 🤣🤣
December 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
'"What had he done to make this child break down?"

THIS CHILD. SY you kill me hahahahaha

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December 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
"He’s looking into Shen Yuan’s eyes so deeply that Shen Yuan wonders if this has become an impromptu
optometrist visit."

Goddam. Fuck. That's perfection right there @mellicindi.bsky.social #Hallmarkread25
December 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
that he has to cart home ON THE SUBWAY.

AND THEN he rushes back out to buy Christmas decorations. SY actually leaves his door hanging open, so when Binghe arrives, he pokes his head in and

starts CRYING.

(LBH I love you BB don't cry) #Hallmarkread25
December 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
#Hallmarkread25 I'm a day late but here we go!

We start off with SY ha! counting down the hours to his not date with LBH

He actually panics and freaks out at the thought of LBH seeing his Xianxia action figures 😆 and so very normally Decides to go buy a bunch of shit
December 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
#HallmarkRead25 dec 18: LOST IT at this interaction kfkdkfks absolutely perfectly hallmark movie moment
December 19, 2025 at 4:45 AM
#HallmarkRead25 dec 17: shen yuan is THE KING of looking at red flags and going “but consider. he is just a sensitive guy??” and i love that about him
December 19, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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This scene was so cute I wanted to shove my fist in my mouth
December 19, 2025 at 3:09 AM
"I JUST WANNA SPEND MORE TIME WITH YOU!!!" #HallmarkRead25
December 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM