Ye Shaoyang was an esports otaku with no experience in love. In his previous life, he became a professional player at the age of 17 until he died in a car accident at the age of 22. During his five years of adolescence, 90% of his time was spent with his brothers in the team. He had never even touched a girl's hand, but he was very familiar with his brothers in the team.
He had never had any feelings or desires for any of his male friends, let alone had such dreams.
When he was 17 or 18 years old, he had some dreams, but those dreams were very vague, and he couldn't see who the other person was. Last night, for the first time, he clearly saw the person he was intimate with in his dream.
That face was Chi Shuo, whom he defined as a "good brother."
He dreamed that Chi Shuo kissed him, hugged him, and even clearly saw Chi Shuo's expression when he was aroused.
Thinking of the scene in his dream, Ye Shaoyang's cheeks were about to burn.
The netizens were right to call him a scumbag.
He took the initiative to flirt with Alpha without knowing, and they had an intimate relationship. In his dream, he was intimate with Alpha and said "we are just brothers." If this wasn't a scumbag, then what was?
You don't want Chi Shuo to be responsible for you, but shouldn't you be responsible for the innocent Chi Shuo?
But how could he be responsible for Chi Shuo? Be responsible like in his dream?
Ye Shaoyang repeatedly washed his face with cold water, and only then did his body temperature gradually decrease.
He looked down at the time. It was exactly 8: 30 in the morning. It was better to eat something to calm down.
Ye Shaoyang changed his clothes and went to the buffet restaurant on the third floor. As soon as he walked in, he saw a few acquaintances sitting by the window eating and chatting. In addition to Chi Shuo, there was also the chairman of the league, Qiu Heng, and the host, Qi Dongyu.
The moment Ye Shaoyang looked over, Chi Shuo happened to look up.
The two people looked at each other, and Ye Shaoyang's smile froze. He couldn't pretend not to see, so he braced himself and went forward to greet them. "Chairman, Dong Ge, and Captain Chi. What a coincidence."
Chairman Qiu smiled and said, "It's not a coincidence. You two are the only e-sports players who sleep early and wake up early."
The others must still be sleeping at this time. Only he and Chi Shuo woke up early in the morning to have breakfast.
Ye Shaoyang recalled the intimate scene of him and Chi Shuo in his dream, and a wave of heat rushed to his head. He quickly averted his gaze from Chi Shuo's face and pretended as if nothing had happened. He turned around and picked up a plate to eat.
Chi Shuo said, "I'll go get some food. Would you like something to drink, Chairman?"
Chairman Qiu thought for a while and said, "Get me a glass of milk."
Chi Shuo got up and followed Ye Shaoyang. When he reached Ye Shaoyang's side, he asked in a low voice, "I didn't see you play the game last night. Did you sleep immediately after you went back?"
Ye Shaoyang was too embarrassed to look at Chi Shuo, so he lowered his head and said, "Yes, I went to bed very early." He ignored Chi Shuo's uncontrollable heartbeat and pretended to be calm as he changed the topic. "Why did you eat with the chairman and the others?"
Chi Shuo said, "I just happened to run into them in the restaurant."
Ye Shaoyang said casually, "The chairman and the others woke up so early." He turned around to get a glass of milk.
Chi Shuo also took a glass of milk and said with concern, "You don't look so good. Are you feeling unwell?"
Ye Shaoyang's ears turned red. "I had a nightmare all night last night. I didn't sleep well."
Chi Shuo was puzzled. "A nightmare?"
He dreamed that he was tortured by you all night. Could that be considered a nightmare? No, it should be considered a horror movie.
Ye Shaoyang lowered his head guiltily. He quickly finished his glass of milk and turned around to walk back to his seat by the window. Chi Shuo also followed him back to his seat.
Chairman Qiu had already finished eating and was chatting with Brother Dong. Chi Shuo handed him a glass of milk. Chairman Qiu looked at the two people sitting across from him and said with a smile, "Lieyang, I was just talking to Chi Shuo about you."
Ye Shaoyang immediately sat up nervously. "What about me?"
Chairman Qiu said, "Chi Shuo kept praising you. He said that not only are you good at games, but you also have a strong sense of the big picture when you're commanding. He said that you're a rare talented player."
Ye Shaoyang breathed a sigh of relief. He was overthinking it. Chi Shuo would not talk about their relationship in front of outsiders. Ye Shaoyang immediately said modestly, "Chairman, you're too kind. I'm still not as good as the top players."
Chairman Qiu laughed. "You don't have to be humble. Do you have any thoughts about this year's international invitational tournament? "
Seeing Ye Shaoyang's puzzled expression, Chi Shuo explained in a low voice, "The international invitational tournament after the All Stars is a single-player competition. It includes the individual competition and the duo competition."
Ye Shaoyang understood. "Chairman, do you want me to sign up for the international individual competition?"
Chairman Qiu said, "Yes. There's a rule in the single-player competition that those who have won the championship before cannot participate again. Therefore, people like Chi Shuo, Fang Fang, Yuanyuan, Little Zhao, and Little Zhao cannot participate again this year. "
Brother Dong added, "In our Chinese division, there are only six players who have won the single-player competition. Captain Chi and Captain Xu have both won the individual competition. Fang Yuan and Big Zhao have won the duo competition."
Ye Shaoyang nodded. "I know that. Their official accounts are all 'Glory 9-dan' titles granted by the World Alliance. "
Chairman Qiu sighed and said, "The players in our division are indeed very strong individually and have won many individual trophies. However, our division has yet to win the team competition. Therefore, people often say that our team awareness is not strong enough and our tactics are not rich enough. They say that we will drop the ball once it comes to the international competition. "
He paused and looked at Ye Shaoyang seriously. "I've been the chairman of the league for so many years, and I've come into contact with countless pro players. You're the strongest and most stable rookie I've ever seen. Therefore, I hope that you can represent our Chinese division in the individual competition. "
Ye Shaoyang asked, "Chairman, you mean to directly recommend me to participate in the competition?"
Chairman Qiu nodded and said, "Every division has three recommendations, and you can directly enter the finals. For our division, my initial idea is to recommend you, Little Zhou, and Xie Weiyu to participate together. "
Chi Shuo said in a low voice, "Xiao En participated in the individual competition in Europe before and took the initiative to say that he doesn't want to go this year. Captain Zhou has never participated before. The chairman and I were just talking about this and happened to talk about you. We all felt that it would be best to recommend you. "
In fact, even if the chairman did not say anything, Ye Shaoyang had already planned to sign up for this year's individual competition.
Because Chi Shuo was the world champion of S6, Ye Shaoyang always felt that he had to win an international individual competition to be more qualified to stand beside Chi Shuo.
Northern Shepherd had Little Zhao and Little Zhao, Jing Zhe had Fang Fang and Yuanyuan, and Tianheng only had one world champion, Chi Shuo. Wasn't that not enough? If he also won an international individual competition, then Tianheng would have two world champions.
That would be the true "World Team Tandem".
Unconsciously, Ye Shaoyang seemed to have gotten used to comparing himself to Chi Shuo. He did not know what this meant, but he subconsciously felt that … he could not be worse than Chi Shuo.
He had to be worthy of the highest rookie signing fee that Chi Shuo had helped him fight for, and he had to be worthy of Chi Shuo's trust.
Two people who fought side by side not only had to have telepathy and tacit understanding, but their skills also had to be on par. A teammate who could be on par with an international individual champion was, of course, another world champion!
Thinking of this, Ye Shaoyang immediately said, "Thank you, chairman, for your recognition of me. If the league is willing to recommend me to compete, I will definitely do my best. For me, this is an opportunity to interact with world-class experts. No matter what the final result is, I can improve my skills. "
Chi Shuo's lips curled up slightly when he heard this. Shaoyang was just as he had guessed. Every time a competition was brought up, he would be full of energy and enthusiasm.
Chairman Qiu had just asked him about Ye Shaoyang's situation. He had asked him if Lieyang from his team was willing to try out for the individual competition. The league had a recommendation quota, so he could be recommended.
Although it was very difficult for a mid laner to win an individual competition, if he went out to play, he might be able to create a miracle.
Chi Shuo had said at the time, "He would definitely be willing."
Reality had proven that to be the case. Putting aside all personal feelings, he and Ye Shaoyang had the same philosophy — they would never get stage fright. So what if they were rookies? So what if there were plenty of experts? They would go out and play, and treat it as training themselves.
During the S6 season, the 18-year-old Chi Shuo had also said this to the chairman, "No matter what the final result is, I really want to compete with world-class experts and improve my skills." It was exactly the same as what Ye Shaoyang had said today.
In the end, Chi Shuo won the world championship as a rookie and became a legend that fans of League of Legends all over the world talked about.
Ye Shaoyang was also a rookie who had just debuted. Although he was a few years older than Chi Shuo, his fearlessness and courage to fight were exactly the same as Chi Shuo's.
Chairman Qiu looked at the two people in front of him with gratification. "That's great. I was worried that you wouldn't be willing."
Ye Shaoyang smiled and said, "Thank you, Chairman. I'll go back and make some preparations."
Chairman Qiu said earnestly, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. The Alliance recommended you to the international invitational not to force you to win a trophy, but in hopes that you can train yourself and gain something."
Ye Shaoyang nodded. "I know. As a rookie, the Alliance has given me this opportunity. I will definitely cherish it. "
***
After breakfast, the chairman and Brother Dong left together. Ye Shaoyang and Chi Shuo returned to their room side by side. In the elevator, Ye Shaoyang suddenly asked, "During S6, was it also the chairman who recommended you to the international invitational?"
Chi Shuo said, "Yes, Chairman Qiu places a lot of importance on the development of rookies. At the time, I was still young, and there were many voices of objection in the Alliance. They felt that letting a hothead like me participate in the individual competition would embarrass the Chinese team. "
Ye Shaoyang smiled and said, "In the end, you won a championship."
Chi Shuo said in a low voice, "Unfortunately, the individual and double competitions are not as important as the team championships. After all, League of Legends is a 5v5 tower pushing game, not a killing game where one's skills are tested."
Ye Shaoyang said, "It would be great if I could win both."
Chi Shuo turned around and looked at him. "You want to win both the individual and team championships?"
Ye Shaoyang asked back, "Don't you want to?"
Chi Shuo had thought of this before, but unfortunately, he was one step away from achieving it during S6.
The two of them looked at each other. Ye Shaoyang's heart skipped a beat. He ignored the awkwardness in his heart and looked away. He said softly, "Captain Chi, we have the same goal, right?"
"Yes." Chi Shuo was silent for a moment. He looked at Ye Shaoyang and said, "I have some experience in the individual competition. When the time comes, I can be your sparring partner."
Ye Shaoyang was taken aback. "Sparring partner?"
Chi Shuo said gently, "There are many Assassins and Warriors participating in the international invitational. It's not easy for a mid laner to win an award. But I hope that you can win the recognition of the fans of League of Legends with your own skills. "
In the individual competition, there was no cooperation with teammates or team leadership. It was all about one's own skills and intuition. Therefore, this trophy was the best single award to prove one's ability.
Chi Shuo liked Ye Shaoyang, so he wanted to see Ye Shaoyang shine brightly.
If you loved someone, you should help them realize their dreams, shouldn't you?
If he could achieve this goal, then Ye Shaoyang would create a miracle.
The first mid laner champion in the world.
The first Omega player to be awarded the honorary title of Ninth Dan by the League of Legends.
After returning to his dorm, Ye Shaoyang went online to search for the rules of the international invitational. It was similar to the "mid-season tournament" in his previous life. There was a solo competition.
However, the international invitational of League of Legends was a very formal competition. The eight divisions recommended 24 players to enter the finals directly. The other players were free to sign up and participate in the international server's online auditions. In the end, the top 36 players would compete in the international invitational until the world champion of that year was decided.
In order to prevent outstanding players from monopolizing the awards, the international invitational encouraged newcomers to participate. Those who had won the championship were not allowed to sign up again. Therefore, players who had won awards this season like Chi Shuo and Fang Zhengqing could not participate again.
Ye Shaoyang's performance in the regular season was outstanding. He was still number one on the MVP list. The League of Legends recommended him. It was perfectly justified and would not arouse too much suspicion.
Ye Shaoyang's blood boiled at the thought of facing off against a world-class player.
However, when he thought of Chi Shuo, his heart was filled with mixed feelings.
What was Chi Shuo to him? A guide who brought him into the eSports scene? A captain who took care of him? A partner who had great chemistry? An Alpha who had marked him? A fantasy object in his dreams?
No matter what it was, he only knew that Chi Shuo was special to him.
The most important person in this ABO world.
Anyway, Chi Shuo had not confessed to him in person. Ye Shaoyang did not have to worry about whether he should accept or reject him. As long as he did not break the ice, the two of them could continue to be teammates.
With Chi Shuo's calmness, he would not rashly break the ice during the competition and affect his mentality.
Ye Shaoyang took a deep breath. He was glad that Chi Shuo was a rational Alpha who knew what was important. If he met a hothead who was obsessed with love, pestering him to confess to him every day and asking him if he wanted to be together, he would have a headache.
The relationship between the two of them was not clear for a while, but he knew that as an Omega, he had indeed violated the rules of the ABO world. He should find an opportunity to apologize to Chi Shuo and find a way to compensate him.
As for how to compensate him? He would discuss it when the time came.
Ye Shaoyang thought guiltily. He should try to avoid the kind of compensation plan in his dream.
In the afternoon, the eSports players in the Underworld got up one by one. After having afternoon tea in the hotel, they participated in the activities under the guidance of the staff.
Today, there was a two-hour autograph session in the square near the hotel. The major teams prepared a variety of merchandise for the fans who came to the scene. The officials also took out a large number of souvenirs for everyone to buy.
Before the autograph session started, there was already a long line outside. Ye Shaoyang, Chi Shuo, and Qujiang sat together, waiting for the fans to come over and sign autographs. He saw a lot of fans, both men and women, and some parents brought their children to ask for autographs.
Ye Shaoyang's attitude towards his fans was very good. He would sign whatever they asked him to sign.
After signing autographs in the afternoon, his wrists were sore, but Ye Shaoyang was very happy. There were so many people who liked him and supported him. His transmigration to this world was not in vain.
There were also fans who brought gifts for him. They made their own cards, drew their own paintings, and so on. They filled the table, and the staff helped him bring them back to the hotel.
On the second day of All Stars, at 7: 30 pm, the 15 players once again arrived at the eSports Center.
The host, Yao Mu, said, "The second day of All Stars is about to begin. Let us look forward to the players' performances tonight. Tonight's event is the entertainment mode that everyone is very familiar with — — The Clone Battle! "
Brother Dong said, "Team Red, Team Yellow, and Team Blue will compete in pairs. The team with the most wins will receive a gift specially prepared by the Alliance, and there will be a lucky draw for the audience. First, let's invite the three captains to draw lots to determine the order of the competition. "
Ye Shaoyang, Xu Zhuo, and Zhao Xinping went up one by one. Ye Shaoyang was first, and Zhao Xinping was second. In other words, Team Red would have to compete with Team Blue and Team Yellow first, and then Team Blue and Team Yellow would PK each other. Each team would compete twice. The team with the most wins would receive a commemorative gift, and the team that lost would have to accept punishment.
Ye Shaoyang went to Team Red's seat and sat down. Everyone began to discuss tactics.
Xie Weiyu said, "We often play the Clone Battle. In this mode, Mages with crowd control are more advantageous."
Chen Qianhua agreed. "That's right. For example, five Ice Goddesses with five Ice Mages controlling them so that they can't move. Once the big move is used, there will be a blizzard everywhere. "
Xie Yuan said, "Five Illusionists is also very fun, right? One burst of power to insta-kill someone, and they will specifically crouch in the grass to disrupt their rhythm. There are also five Fire Goddesses. The ground will be full of fire rings, and the opponents will have no place to stand. "
Ye Shaoyang suggested, "In essence, the Clone Battle mode is also a 5v5 tower pushing. We need to develop, and we have to consider the allocation of resources. Who will be the jungler?"
Xie Weiyu said, "Yangyang, you will be the jungler. You know the rhythm of the jungler better."
Ye Shaoyang did not decline and simply said, "Okay. I will be the jungler. There are not many Mages suitable for junglers. How about we choose Illusionists? Illusionists can jungler, line up, and also support. "
Zhao Xinan scratched his head. "I don't know how to play Mages. Can't we choose five Warriors? Everyone, let's go kill people together! "
The remaining four people said, "We don't know how to play Warriors."
Zhao Xinan was helpless. "... Okay."
The minority obeyed the majority. It seemed that Team Red could only choose Mages for the Clone Battle.
The first round of the competition began. Team Red VS Team Blue.
Both sides could not see each other's options and chose heroes blindly. After the 10-second countdown, Team Red chose five Illusionists, while Team Blue chose five Stealthed Bandits.
The audience roared with laughter.
Yao Mu said, "Team Blue chose five Stealthed Bandits. If they all turn invisible, will there be no one on the map?"
Brother Dong said, "Team Red's Illusionist is the simplest Assassin. He has a high burst of power and can insta-kill a squishy with one combo. Five people, five combos. Can they insta-kill the sky, the earth, and the air?"
Yao Mu laughed. "Then we have to find the invisible Assassin first."
Would Team Blue's Assassin or Team Red's Mage win? The audience looked at the big screen in anticipation.
When the match started, the players had their own IDs above their heads. For Team Red, it was Ye Shaoyang's [Illusionist] jungler. For Team Blue, it was Chi Shuo's [Stealthed Thief] jungler.
In the top lane, Zhao Xinan VS Zhao Xinping. The siblings were matched up.
In the middle lane, Fang Zhengqing VS Xie Yuan. The combination of Fang and Yuan changed from teammates to enemies.
In the bottom lane, Team Red's Chen Qianhua and Xie Weiyu were matched up against Team Blue's Ah Yan and Team Luo. Team Blue had two junglers who switched positions at the last minute to play archer and support. Team Red had a top-notch support and archer. It was obvious that Team Blue was at a disadvantage.
Yao Mu said, "In the top lane, Da and Xiao Zhao should be able to tie. In the middle lane, Fang Fang was originally a midlaner, but he picked a Assassin this round. Ah Yuan is an archer, but he picked a Sorcerer this round. Both of them are playing heroes that they are not very good at. I think they will have a 50% chance of winning? "
Brother Dong analyzed, "As for the bottom lane, Team Red has a professional archer and support duo. Team Blue has two junglers who are playing together at the last minute. Fortunately, both of them chose a Assassin that they are good at …"
Yao Mu said excitedly, "The jungler position is more interesting. Shuoyue and Lieyang are junglers respectively! Shuoyue invaded Lieyang's blue buff jungle at the beginning of the game. Did Lieyang notice? "
In the arena, Ye Shaoyang was fighting blue buffs.
Illusionists at level 1 were very slow in jungling because they only had one skill, so the damage of their normal attacks was negligible. Chi Shuo purposely blocked Ye Shaoyang's vision and waited for Chi Shuo to fight blue buffs. When Ye Shaoyang was about to die, Chi Shuo suddenly went forward and stole the blue buff with a Punishment.
Ye Shaoyang's buff was stolen by Chi Shuo, so he could not chase after him. He was not level 6 yet, so he could only wait until he was level 6 to take his revenge.
Ye Shaoyang pressed a signal in the middle lane to let Xie Yuan help fight River Crab.
Xie Yuan and Fang Zhengqing were facing each other, and Fang Zhengqing was suppressed.
The Assassin had a long attack range, and the Sorcerer had long arms.
Xie Yuan was very familiar with her captain's positioning habits. Every time Fang Zhengqing came to clear the minions, she would use a skill to deplete his health. Fang Zhengqing only had half of his health left, so he naturally did not dare to be too arrogant and hid under the tower to clear the minions.
Chi Shuo came to the middle lane to fight for River Crab, and a voice message said, "Help me fight River Crab."
Fang Zhengqing said, "Oh," and went forward to fight for River Crab. Chi Shuo was about to say, "Don't do it yet …" But before he could finish, Fang Zhengqing used his skill to quickly kill the River Crab.
Ye Shaoyang killed the River Crab with a Punishment and thought, "Thank you for your help!"
Fang Zhengqing said, "Didn't you ask me to help you fight for River Crab? I'm going to fight for it, where are you? "
Chi Shuo frowned. "I didn't ask you to fight so quickly."
Fang Zhengqing: "Then why didn't you say it clearly?"
Chi Shuo: "I thought you understood … Forget it, it would be strange if you understood."
Zhao Xinping did not know whether to laugh or cry. He reminded them in a low voice, "You two, don't fight among yourselves. This time, it's a 5v5 to push the tower, unlike yesterday's battle for the treasure chest. You two should coordinate with each other, don't break the rhythm. "
Fang Zhengqing immediately said, "I'll go to the top lane to help Captain Zhao. Chi Shuo, you go to the bottom lane. It's better if we split up."
Chi Shuo: "Okay."
Both junglers reached level 6 one after another. Chi Shuo went to the bottom lane, while Ye Shaoyang was waiting in the bushes. When the exclamation mark appeared above his head, "Invisible hero nearby", Ye Shaoyang decisively pressed "Attack."
Seeing Ye Shaoyang's prompt, Chen Qianhua and Xie Yuan immediately took a step forward. The burst of the two illusionists was still very scary. Chi Shuo quickly retreated and circled around Ye Shaoyang, who was in the bottom lane.
However, as soon as he appeared, Ye Shaoyang immediately stunned him with the W skill, as if he already knew, and then used a combo to kill him.
Chi Shuo: "…"
The crowd burst into laughter.
Captain Chi, who wanted to kill Yangyang but was killed by Yangyang in the end?
He already guessed that you would go for the bottom lane. Don't you know how well the two of you understand each other?
You stole Yangyang's blue at the start of the game, and you still want to kill Yangyang? You're dreaming!
He even knows where you're hiding, and you still want to ambush Captain Chi?
Left hand against right hand, ambushing yourself?
The Tianheng fans in the bullet screen were all laughing at their captain.
Chi Shuo was also quite helpless. After all, Ye Shaoyang knew his rhythm and method of catching people too well.
Ye Shaoyang teamed up with Xie Weiyu and Chen Qianhua in the bottom lane to kill Ah Yan in a 3v2.
At the same time, Fang Zhengqing roamed to the top lane to support Zhao Xinping, and the two of them sent Little Zhao home together.
Zhao Xinan performed a wave of E skill to everyone.
After reviving, Chi Shuo went to his own jungle to farm blue. Halfway through, Ye Shaoyang suddenly appeared and stole the blue buff with a Retribution, then used E skill to escape.
Chi Shuo saw that he stole the blue buff and immediately chased after him.
Thus, the audience saw Chi Shuo's Thorn chasing Ye Shaoyang's Mage across half of the canyon. In the end, Ye Shaoyang used E skill to teleport over the wall in the red buff area. Chi Shuo was already prepared for this move, so he used a big Retribution and killed him.
Yao Mu held back her laughter and said, "Shuoyue and Lieyang have a tacit understanding as teammates, and they also have a tacit understanding as opponents!"
Brother Dong said, "They can guess each other's thoughts. You kill me once, and I kill you once. There's a back-and-forth."
After reviving, Ye Shaoyang ran to the bushes in the middle lane to wait. He knew that Chi Shuo's Invisibility skill was on cooldown. Sure enough, not long after, Chi Shuo passed by the bushes. He was on his way to steal the dragon.
Ye Shaoyang backhandedly used W to control Chi Shuo, followed by a QR combo, and caught him off guard.
Chi Shuo was speechless.
You can even guess that I'm going to steal the dragon?
After reviving, Chi Shuo went to the bottom lane to wait. While the Red Team was pushing the tower, he suddenly went invisible and circled around to kill Ye Shaoyang.
Ye Shaoyang was speechless.
I hid so far away and you circled around?
— — [Tianheng Shuoyue killed Tianheng Lieyang]
— — [Tianheng Lieyang killed Tianheng Shuoyue]
The screen was repeatedly flooded with messages of the two killing each other.
Yao Mu laughed and said, "The jungler in this game won't catch anyone. The jungler in this game will only catch the opposing jungler!"
Brother Dong said, "Obviously, Captain Chi doesn't want to team up with Fang Fang to catch people. He simply went to the jungle to 1v1 Lieyang. It's actually very simple for an Illusionist and a stealthed Bandit to 1v1. Whoever makes the first move will be able to kill the opponent."
Yao Mu said, "Lieyang killed Shuoyue six times. Shuoyue didn't want to fall behind and killed Lieyang six times. I didn't expect that Lieyang's jungling rhythm is exactly the same as Shuoyue's! "
Ye Shaoyang's jungling rhythm was indeed copied from Chi Shuo. Of course, it was the same.
Although the two of them were fighting to the death in the arena, where one killed the other and the other ambushed the other, the kill ratio had become 66/6. They were not willing to give in to each other for resources in the jungle and were fiercely fighting for them …
However, the audience felt that the two of them did not seem like opponents at all.
Instead, they felt like a "young couple fooling around and showing off their love"?