#xia yao is a gremlin

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热血沸腾! Rexue Feitong! My blood is boiling!

Episode 15

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有完没完了! You wan meiwan le! This is endless!

Episode 18

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And They Were Roommates...!

Here's all the episodes in Advance Bravely where they display particularly cute boyfriend behavior with each other, starting from when Xia Yao first sleeps over with Yuan Zong, up to where they go to a dinner party openly as a couple: (I'm leaving out the hospital scenes because that can be a bit sad and I'm going for Positive Vibes Only for this post!)

Episode 14: (home cooking, the first sleepover)

Dec1, Dec2, Mar, Jun

Episode 15: (flirting on the couch, sleepover)

Dec1, Dec2, Dec3, Mar, Jun

Episode 16: (giftgiving, sleepover, home cooking)

Dec1, Dec2, Dec3, Dec4, Mar1, Mar2, Jun

Episode 17: (taking care of minor pains, flirting on the couch, home cooking)

Dec1, Dec2, Mar1, Mar2, Jun

Episode 18: (home cooking, teasing, sleepover)

Dec, Mar, Jun

Episode 19: (giftgiving, home cooking, sharing money)

Dec, Mar, Jun

Episode 21: (pining, flirty phone call)

Dec, Mar, Jun

Episode 22: (pining, sweet phone call, big hug)

Dec1, Dec2, Dec3, Mar, Jun

Episode 23: (sleepover, home cooking)

Dec, Mar, Jun

Episode 24: (going on a date, meet his mother)

Dec, Mar, Jun

Episode 27: (going on a date, home cooking, meet his mother)

Dec, Mar, Jun

Episode 28: (cuddling in bed naked, sleepover)

Dec1, Dec2, Mar, Jun

Episode 29: (going to a dinner party, giftgiving)

Dec, Mar, Jun

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"I'm getting excited, just thinking about it..."

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How It Should Have Happened: A Series of Advance Bravely Fix Its

Episode 18

Xia Yao glared at the buzzing flip phone on the nightstand. He wriggled his butt over across Yuan Zong's large bed and reached with long fingers plucking the offensive device. After observing the name Wang Shuang once again on the tiny front screen scrolling past as it continued to buzz, taunting him, he frowned and flicked the phone open, debating about canceling the incoming call.

'How dare she call this late at night! Were all the other times she called today not enough?' Xia Yao thought, pursing his lips petulantly.

Yuan Zong emerged from the bathroom in a waft of steam clad only in a towel around his fit waist, and Xia Yao realized it was too late to pretend she wasn't calling. He threw off the blankets and walked over, wordlessly handing the persistent buzzing phone to the taller man. Yuan Zong looked down at Xia Yao's adorable pouty face as he took the phone and answered quietly.

"Hello?"

Xia Yao got a tiny spark of satisfaction at the annoyance he heard in Yuan Zong's deep voice. His eyes followed Yuan Zong as he crossed the room and sat in the corner chair, propping his leg over one knee, teasing Xia Yao with the tantalizing possibility of seeing underneath the towel. Xia Yao picked up one of Yuan Zong's toy tanks and fiddled with it and leaned against the dresser doing a poor job of not looking like he was eavesdropping. Bored after a few seconds of listening to half the conversation, a wicked thought crossed his mind.

'If you want to ignore me and spend all your time talking to some woman, then I know how to steal your attention back!'

Noisily putting the tank down, Xia Yao meandered over in front of a seated Yuan Zong who was uttering the occasional word of acknowledgment while Wang Shuang blabbered on the other end of the line. He looked up at Xia Yao who was giving him a mischievous smirk. They locked eyes as Xia Yao slowly lowered his knees to the floor, his hands resting on Yuan Zong's thighs still warm from the shower. Xia Yao pinched the terrycloth towel between his fingers as he inched it up, revealing more and more of Yuan Zong's legs.

Yuan Zong kept his face completely still, save for arching one eyebrow as if he dared Xia Yao to continue. Xia Yao grinned evilly and snaked a hand between his legs into the dark towel cave, searching for Yuan Zong's warm, sensitive flesh. As he delicately fondled, neither Yuan Zong's face or tone of voice wavered one bit. Impressed and equally annoyed, Xia Yao became more direct with his touches, fully attempting to bring his "Little Zongzi" to attention. Xia Yao himself couldn't help but tremble a little with excitement at what he was doing, his own body warming up.

Yuan Zong shifted slightly in the chair, widening his legs to give Xia Yao's hand more room and murmured a generic response into the phone at his ear. Xia Yao mouthed 'Hang up' silently at Yuan Zong, who was still holding him in a heated gaze.

"That all sounds great, Miss Wang," Yuan Zong said. "We can go over it in more detail tomorrow. Mmhmm, Yep. You too, Good night."

He snapped the clamshell style phone shut and placed it on the dresser next to the chair; Xia Yao let out a throaty giggle as his hand stroked faster, increasing the pressure of his grip. He was about to tug the towel away from Yuan Zong's waist when he suddenly found himself soaring through the air. Yuan Zong had swiftly lunged out of the chair and tossed the tall but slender man onto the bed. Xia Yao bounced and he rolled onto his side throwing Yuan Zong an angry look, but as Yuan Zong pounced on him, pressing him into the messy blankets and an arm on either side of his head, his brow relaxed and he laughed.

"You thought you could tease me, Xia Yao? Aren't you being a bit naughty?" Yuan Zong said evenly, his nose barely an inch from Xia Yao's face. "You should pay attention more in class; a bodyguard is not easily distracted from the task at hand."

Xia Yao writhed a little beneath Yuan Zong's large, heavy body, his long legs wrapping around his hips; he stuck a hand between them and palmed the very obvious bulge peeking out from the towel now barely holding on.

"I had my own 'task at hand' I was focusing on. It didn't have anything to do with yours." Xia Yao said, his eyebrows raising and voice undulating playfully.

"Is that so?" Yuan Zong replied. He brought a hand to his waist and yanked the towel free, tossing it across the bedroom, now hovering over Xia Yao completely naked. Xia Yao's eyes couldn't help but flick down and feast on the sight of this well endowed man. He gulped, and a blush washed over his face. It was one thing to feel how big he was with just his fingers beneath the towel, but now, fully exposed in the light, Xia Yao could not mistake the power Yuan Zong had between his legs.

Yuan Zong began to tug at the white linen pants still at Xia Yao's waist, "I don't think you'll be needing these."

Xia Yao recovered and gave him his best saucy look, and pulled Yuan Zong's face down and kissed him hard on the mouth. Who was he kidding? Wang Shuang had no chance.

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你怎么来了? Ni zenme laile? What are you doing here?

Episode 26

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Episode 16: Advance Bravely Part 2

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Xia Yao Covers Up His Attraction to Yuan Zong by Teasing Him About Getting a Girlfriend in Advance Bravely

Yuan Zong tries to ignore the comments at first, but finally tells the gremlin Xia Yao to stop.

Eventually Yuan Zong teases Xia Yao back, by saying if he keeps staying late to hang out with him alone, how will he have time to find a girlfriend?

Of course we all know this scene turns into an excuse to jump on each other, stare lustfully into each others eyes, and talk about how the only way to get rid of the tart taste of the pears their eating is to kiss.

After this, the comments about Yuan Ru, the Sister, and the Nonexistant potential future girlfriend cease. Its clear Xia Yao and Yuan Zong are comfortable with being together and dating, and neither they nor the script attempts to explain why they prefer to spend all their free time together, often shirtless.

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The Dyanmic Between Xia Yao and Yuan Zong in Advance Bravely Adaptation:

Or, Why AB is Actually Romantic and Not Problematic, Unlike the Novel:

There's two dynamics going on here... One where Xia Yao is trying to actually "fight" Yuan Zong - it's why he joins the bodyguard classes, so he can learn Yuan Zong's fighting style and finally defeat him. He wants to fight him because Yuan Zong wasn't listening to his requests to leave him alone. (I have no defense for stalking. Yuan Zong was weird and idk if you can just blame social awkwardness. My guess is since his backstory is that he was in the Special Forces in the Military, he's kind of "hunting" Xia Yao. He refers to himself as a sniper in the novel and once he has a target in his sights he doesnt let up. It's by sheer luck for Xia Yao that he turns out to be rather kind and attentive, despite his inability to respect boundaries in the beginning)

The point being that they're used to sparring together and using "moves".

The other dynamic is Xia Yao's growing attraction to Yuan Zong. He purposefully continues to seek him out, using excuses like, oh I'm staying late cause I don't wanna wake up my Mother by coming home late at night can I just crash at your place? Hey if you wanna cook for me I'm not gonna turn down free food and this is really tasty! Hey you give really good backrubs and you fixed my game for me, I guess I can stick around. Etc etc. Yuan Zong eventually proves to Xia Yao his decent intentions.

So when I see them in these scenes of throwing each other on couches (cause they both do it not just YZ to XY), it's them being flirty and consensual. Xia Yao wants to be around Yuan Zong and vice versa.

If this was not apparent I don't think I'd like this show. But the two lead actors sell their playful chemistry and GJ does his classic adorable gremlin thing that works for the script.

The novel is more questionable. They're both pretty harsh with each other and more antagonistic. Which exists as a genre in BL, but it's not my cup of tea. I vastly enjoy the show better than the book, and I always counsel people interested in it to not read it.