The next day had been... interesting. Binghe had gotten rather quickly that Shen Yuan didn't want to talk more about what had happened, at least for now, so he decided not to bring it up. No, instead he was being firmed about making them food once they woke up.
Shen Yuan had tried to stop him, only managing to squeeze between him and the counter, smiling at him still a bit tired. "These do not work the same way it does at home, This Shizun wouldn't want for Binghe to hurt himself," he said. A little burn would probably not be much for Binghe, they both had been through worst. He also assumed he still had his quick healing abilities, since the demon mark was still sitting between his brows. Shen Yuan would still rather not have his husband hurt himself as he was trying to cook him breakfast with equipment he never used before.
He had shown him first how the oven and the stove worked, Binghe confused as to how it could cook something when there was no fire to do it. He was in no way a specialist in how electricity was made. He had learned how it worked, a little, but explaining it? It wasn't easy, especially since Binghe wouldn't stop believe it was some kind of magic. How was one supposed to explain something like this when the other party never even heard of what electricity was?
"You know that when metal is hot it gets red?" he ended up asking, showing the stove burner who was getting red. Binghe nodded, looking at the red circle while hugging Shen Yuan waist tighter to secure him from it. "Well, this is because the electricity, which is like lightning, goes through it, making it hot enough to cook in a similar way to fire" he added. He wasn't a chef, but he suspected than some food was better cooked on actual fire, but this would do for now.
The Demon Lord seemed to think about it slightly, "So the trapped lightning is heating the food?". Shen Yuan wanted to laugh at his way to put it, but it was most likely close enough for now. He went to gently pat the head of his husband who was still glued to his back. "Exactly, the trapped lightning is heating the food, no magic involved".
"But wouldn't the lightning hurt you" slightly frowned Binghe. Shen Yuan gently patted the arm around him, trying to reassure him. "No, they are made so the electricity cannot touch us" he added. He seriously doubted his stove was badly made and ready to electrocute him.
Once that was finally resolved, there was the problem of the refrigerator, which was using the same electricity, but to do the exact opposite. He tried explaining that the "lightning" wasn't suddenly cold, but was rather activating a mechanism to keep it cold. After a little while, Binghe nodded, saying he understood, despite clearly still not being sure about it. Well, maybe he would get it after some time.
Of course, when finally came the time to try and make some breakfast, the Demon Lord wouldn't let him to it either. He wanted to help, as he was still unsure he would do good on the first try but ended up giving up. The thought of finally tasting Binghe food was too much.
He helped to find what could be done, as he was still not the best equipped either. He apparently had what was needed for egg pancakes, so Binghe decided to do just that, leaving Shen Yuan to hover around him to make sure he would be alright. Even the tea had apparently been taken over by Luo Binghe, rendering the human useless for now. Well, he supposed it always had been like that, it just felt a little weird right now.
Once they were finally sat down, Luo Binghe looked unsatisfied with his cooking, although it was still greater than what he could do himself. Even more when the Demon Lord wasn't familiar with the electric stove, he did a good job. "I am sorry, this disciple didn't manage to do as good as he usually does".
Shen Yuan expression softens, a little chuckle escaping him. Of course, his husband would worry about this. "This is the best food I've had in the last weeks" he pointed out before taking another bite, "This is perfect for this Shizun". It was enough to make the other man all happy again, eating his own breakfast after the praise.
Shen Yuan profited from the silence to wonder what they could be doing for the day. He was totally free, not feeling like playing job hunting now that Binghe was there. He wasn't sure if they were going to be both stuck here, or if they would be able to go back at some point, but for now, he didn't want to think about it. If he was going to need a new job he could judge of that a little bit later.
He thought that showing more thing to his husband could help, explaining thing better so he wouldn't be too confused or lost when they were going out. He knew Binghe was one to do a lot for him when he was waking up earlier or when he was working on something else. So showing him around the apartment would be good, just to make sure he wouldn't break something by accident.
"Binghe, were you able to wash lately?" he asked, thinking that a good shower might help the man. He most likely hadn't thought too much about it when looking for him. Well, he hadn't smell awful, so it was probably not bad, but it could be an idea to relax him and show how the shower works.
"Not in a couple of days, does this disciple smell bad?" he asked, worried he might have been bothering him with his smell all this time. "No, no" he reassured quickly, "I just thought you might enjoy washing up after working so hard to find me" he explained. Binghe seemed to think about it a little, before nodding. It was indeed a good idea.
When they finished eating, Shen Yuan dragged him to the bathroom, explaining how the shower worked. He didn't turn all through his explanation, the sound of rustling clothes telling him Binghe was most likely already naked. "Well, you can go first," he said as he turned around, trying to keep his eyes on Binghe face, not ready to face his naked husband right now. It wouldn't have been the first time he saw it, he had seen it countless times, he was just feeling a little bit shy at the moment.
"Won't Shizun join in?" the taller man asked, stepping a little closer to him. Shen Yuan was a little surprised, as the shower was really not hard to use, for sure he had understood. "I am sure you will make it work well" he pointed out, before making the grave mistake to look back at Luo Binghe's face. "But this disciple does not understand it very well".
Those damn puppy eye! How could Shen Yuan say no to those eyes? He just knew Binghe had understood it very well, yet he really wanted for him to join. He grumbled a little, before giving up, accepting. They could economies some water like this he suppose.
The Demon Lord face immediately illuminated, clearly happy that he would take it with him. He was also curious as to what his Shizun was looking like under his clothes, as they were clearly too big for him and to show his form. He realised rather quickly that his husband seemed to hesitate as he grabbed the bottom of his shirt.
Shen Yuan was happy that the man was accepting him despite not being, or rather have the face of, Shen Qingqiu. Yet he was still doubtful of himself. He didn't think of himself as handsome, was rather skinny and not very muscular. You would probably not go to the point of saying he was ugly, but he was clearly a downgrade from Shen Qingqiu in his opinion.
He startled a little when he felt a hand cupping his cheek, looking up at his husband. "Is Shizun scared that this husband wouldn't like him?" he asked, clearly having guessed what might be wrong. Shen Yuan had already shown insecurity the day before, it wasn't a surprise to see more right now. "I already told Shizun yesterday, I will accept and love any form this husband of mine takes".
This did give some confidence to Shen Yuan, slowly taking off his hoodie and jean. He was soon standing naked in front of Binghe, his face red from the other look at him so intensely. "You can be honest, this Shizun won't be mad if Binghe prefers his... other body".
He then felt gentle hands cupping his cheeks, making him look up back at Luo Binghe. "This body is different," he said as if it wasn't obvious, "But this husband also loves it".
One of his hands trailed off to his hair, saying how he likes their softness. He gently brushed his thumb under his eyes, telling how they were also beautiful, despite being hidden behind his glasses. He went on, giving off little things he liked, like the trail of beauty marks he has, the smooth of his skin, how easily he could just hug him.
Shen Yuan had to interrupt him in his compliment and the trailing of his hands over him, blushing so hard it was probably spreading farther than his cheeks. "T-this Shizun understand, you can stop now" he blurted out, receiving an amused humming. He then simply dragged him in the shower, feigning to show him again how it worked.
He had finally managed to calm down his burning cheeks. Soon came a pair of hands spreading soap on him and washing him. He decided to let him do what he wants, enjoying the gentle touch. "Binghe is next," he said softly as the Demon Lord was now working a knot in his shoulder and neck. "Shizun doesn't nee-". "I don't need to, I just wanna do it" he simply cut gently, leaning in his touch.
He was a little surprised to not hear more argument at that, happy to see Binghe being more docile. He was nearly always the one being pampered, he could do the same for him from time to time. Once Binghe was finished with his hair, which wasn't too long now that they were short, he gently swats away the hands that wanted to keep on cleaning him. "Your turn now" he smiled, starting doing just that.
It was really nice to do from time to time, seeing how happy Binghe would look like despite his usual protestation that "Shizun shouldn't burden himself with that". At least the Demon Lord seemed to also enjoy that. Washing the body wasn't too hard, other than trying to avoid areas that might trigger his disciple arousal, but the hair would be harder.
Luo Binghe was taller than him, and standing on his tiptoe wouldn't be a good idea. He didn't even have the time to ask that he saw the other man kneeling in front of him. "Won't your knee hurt?" he asked a little worried that the tilled floor would be hard on his knee. "Anything to make sure Shizun won't hurt himself" smiled the kneeling man.
At that he decided not to lose time, already starting to take care of his husband hair, washing them with attention and working out some tangles, even though there were not many of them. He then carefully rinsed his hair, making sure it wouldn't go in his eyes. It was nice taking care of these beautiful long locks, knowing that afterwards, they would be just as fluffy as they usually are.
When they were done he took care of brushing and helping drying to taller man hairs, happy to be able to take care of the dark locks. For once his weren't the one needing the most attention.
Then he decided to do some laundry, thinking it would be good to have some actual clothes to wear and to show Luo Binghe how the washing machine works. He then hesitated at Binghe's robes. Would it be a good idea to throw these robes in the washing machine? Upon seeing his hesitation, the man gently took the clothes away from his hands, smiling "Shizun doesn't need to worry, this disciple will take care of them later".
With this settled, and not wanting to argue, he simply dragged Binghe to his room, trying to find something that could fit him. It was good that he had the tendency to buy clothes too large for him so he could sleep or lazy around in them at home. Yet, the oversized sweater and jogging that made him look like a potato bag were fitting Binghe just, although he could be wearing more flatering clothing. He noticed quickly that they were matching, since he was back in an oversized hoodie and some sweatpants.
"We are matching" he joked will going back to his bed, where the Demon Lord was sitting. The idea seemed to please him since Binghe expression lighted up even more. "But I don't think you can live in only those clothes of mine, maybe we should go do some shopping to find something better, I have enough money for that" he suggested. "Anything given to me by Shizun is perfect" replied Binghe, Shen Yuan disagreeing about that on the inside.
How could he do such a thing as makes his handsome husband wear anything that wasn't making him look good? No, he couldn't have that, he still needed to uphold his style, even in a different world. His robes were perfect, but they would attract too much attention on them. Even the demon mark on his forehead would attract attention, though maybe he could find some makeup to try and hide it being a permanent mark?
He was sitting in Binghe laps facing him, pretty much because he had been dragged there, looking at his face. Yes, he could maybe put some red makeup at the corner of his eyes to match the colour. He gently brushed his thumb near the corner of his eyes, thinking it would actually look pretty good on him. He had done his sister makeup for some cosplay she had done in the past, at least he wouldn't be too at a loss for this.
"Shizun has been lost in his thoughts often since Binghe came back to him," the taller man said with a small smile, wondering what his husband was thinking about. It had taken years for him to understand the body language and different expressions coming through the very poise facade Shen Qingqiu was keeping. Shen Yuan was so easy to read, as he didn't seem to even try to keep it all under check, yet he couldn't really guess all the time what he was thinking about. "I hope Shizun is at least thinking about me".
It had taken Shen Yuan out of his inner planning, his eyes focusing more on Binghe than just the smooth skin of his face. "Of course this Shizun is thinking about his husband" he teased lightly, pausing a little, "I was thinking I could try putting... some makeup on you" he added, a little hesitant as he didn't know if Binghe would hate the idea.
"Shizun can try whatever he wants to try with this husband" smiled Luo Binghe, rather excited that his Shizun wanted to try something. "I didn't know Shizun was interested in makeup" he then pointed out.
Shen Yuan blushed a little, getting the feeling that Binghe was thinking he liked putting makeup on. It was far from being one of his interest, despite probably still having some makeup in his bathroom. "W-well not exactly, it's just that... tattoos are not very common and well seen" he explained. He went and put a gentle kiss on the red demon mark on his forehead, not wanting for him to worry about it, continuing "It is a lovely mark, but I don't want people assuming bad thing about you, and this Shizun is also convinced his husband will look very handsome with makeup".
"This husband is happy to hear Shizun worry about him" replied the Demon Lord, although he doubted anyone would really cause him problems here. He could barely feel any spiritual energy to help him wash away the effect of Xin Mo, nor from any being close to the small house his Shizun had. So he doubted anyone would really be able to surpass him, which was good. Like this, he could protect Shen Yuan even more surely.
He hugged Shen Yuan a little bit closer to him, placing his head next to his heart, listening as he felt a hand gently pat his head. "What does Shizun want to show me next?" he asked curiously, guessing the man might not want to laze around in bed all day. Although, this did sound like a nice thing to do too.
The human seemed to think about it a little, looking around. He had already shown how the kitchen worked, at least for the most part, as well as the bathroom and laundry machine. There wasn't much more to show him, other maybe than try and explain how television and the internet worked. This seemed like a rather difficult thing to explain, again, but it might also entertain and impress Binghe.
"Do you want to see what you Shizun used to do to pass time?" he asked. He could very well show him some drama, anime and maybe books. Obviously, Proud Immortal Demon Way was a big no-no, as he was NOT ready to touch that with Binghe. His poor crybaby shouldn't learn of all the lewd thing he did and what he exactly did to the original Shen Qingqiu. He obviously knew because of his meeting with the other him, but reading it in detail wasn't a good idea.
So he did just that, explaining how the computer and the television worked. It was a little hard to do, but seeing how interested Binghe was, it was worth trying. Luo Binghe ended up comparing tv-show to the way he could see people dream, which Shen Yuan assumed was probably a comparison he could do, despite it not being the same.
With this, they settled down to watch some movies Shen Yuan had or that were playing on tv at the moment. The human hadn't realised he had gone, yet again, into critic mode, missing the amused and sometimes slightly confused look Binghe would give him. It was probably why no one liked watching movies with him, yet the Demon Lord seemed to enjoy how passionate his husband seemed to be about those movies.
And this is how the rest of the day played, cut by breaks for tea and diner. It was pretty similar to what Shen Yuan usually do, yet doing it with someone else was refreshing and really nice.