"Cave...? Oh!" Shen Yuan hastily handles over the rod, his other hand still occupied with the chunk of ice. "Did you see something?"

Oh, he can see it too now, something pulling on the line! That's great, really, but what really draws his gaze and holds it is how adeptly He Xuan handles the rod and line, his long fingers deft and sure, the bones of his knuckles and wrists prominent and deceptively elegant, his arms bulging slightly beneath his sleeves...

Shen Yuan applies another layer of ice water to his neck, accidentally soaking the collar of his robes and and a few strands of hair and making them cling to his skin without noticing. It really is hot out here, so very hot, how strange!!