It took a while before Tyler could manage to wake up, but he still couldn't open his eyes. As soon as his consciousness returned, he felt a sharp pain on his shoulders. He pursed his lips and curled his fingers to form a fist so tightly that veins popped up on his neck.
Just then, someone placed a bowl filled with water right before his lips and said, "Drink."
Tyler was still dizzy after waking up and didn't even remember where he actually was, but he felt that this person's voice was extremely familiar. He couldn't help but tilt his head closer to the person. After drinking his fill, his throat moistened, and he laid down quietly on the rough surface.
"Look at you. You weren't like this before." This familiar voice suddenly said with a hint of mockery in his tone, followed by a scoff.
Tyler once again frowned and tried to remember what had happened and memories of the previous few days came back to him.
Right, he was still in the transmigration system, and this was the second world where the male lead had OOCed, again. And this time, the male lead's name was Dean, who was likely the person playing the male lead in the previous world.
At this moment, Tyler tried to pry his eyes open, which seemed to stick like glue. When he finally opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was the male lead's haggard appearance. His hair was scattered all over his head, and his clothes were stained with mud and blood.
It seemed that a few days had passed already, and this person didn't even think about taking care of himself.
'Much like David.' Tyler thought to himself and narrowed his eyes at the person before him.
He still had to investigate so that he couldn't land on one conclusion based on his intuition alone. He needed logical facts that could prove that this person was the same man who played David. It would be even better if Dean ended up confessing himself, but the likelihood of this happening was negative.
That was why Tyler decided to ignore his intuition for now and parted his dried lips. "What happened?"
"That shadow had poisonous claws." Dean leaned back on the wall of the cave as the firelight gave his skin a yellowish glow. "You were out for three days."
"And that man…" Tyler remembered that they also had one acquaintance from the first world.
Hearing that sentence, Dean's face darkened, and he lowered his eyes to hide his expression, but still, he couldn't help but ask, "You asked about him right after waking up. Couldn't you be a little considerate? I took care of you for three days and three nights, and I'm fatigued!"
Was this person trying to act spoiled? Tyler suppressed his smile by pressing his lips in a thin line and said, "Did I tell you to take care of me? You could have left me to die."
"What're you saying?!" Dean suddenly got so angry that veins popped on his forehead. It seemed as if Tyler had suddenly triggered his sore bones with that sentence. "We have had a relationship in the past, and I can't bear to see you die!"
For some reason, Tyler felt like this male lead wasn't saying these words under his role but had a completely different meaning behind it. But he didn't dare to dwell deep on it without any perfect evidence at hand. So he suppressed his curiosity of asking what exactly Dean meant by that and changed the topic. "Did you find some clues?"
The male lead shook his head. "I was responsible for taking care of you and collecting things while Adam is currently guarding the cave entrance. So I really didn't get any time."
"Adam?"
"That person with glasses."
Tyler nodded in understanding and was about to get up when Dean pushed him down. "Stay still! Your injury hasn't healed yet!"
Although Tyler wanted to get up, seeing how the male lead was meticulously taking care of him, he decided to be obedient for once. He closed his eyes and laid on the ground.
On the other side, Dean was having difficulty breathing. Previously, he had never imagined that this person could get so injured that he would fall unconscious for three days straight! At this time, not only did Dean have to clean his wounds, but he also had to take care of bathing him every day.
Only Dean knew how much restraint he had to practice to control himself. And now he had to repeat this procedure for a few more days! He felt like he was going to die like this!
Gritting his teeth, he said, "Stanley, I'm going to dress your wound. Don't move, okay?"
Tyler didn't reply. It was unclear whether he was asleep or just pretending to stay silent. But nevertheless, Dean was partially relieved after seeing this. If this person were awake, the scene of dressing the wound would have been so awkward! He didn't even dare to imagine this.
Shaking his head, he got up and fished out the white-colored band-aid cloth. After keeping it beside him, Dean finally took a deep breath and pulled Tyler's body up, making him lean against his broad shoulders.
Suddenly, Tyler's head tilted and automatically nuzzled against Dean's shoulders. His warm breath tickled Dean's neck, and the latter froze completely.
The male lead gulped as his throat went dry. His breathing went faster, and even his heartbeat sped up. He couldn't help but imagine millions of scenes where he could do "stuff" to Tyler already.
But he was helpless! He couldn't do anything just yet! Gnashing his jaw, he pulled Tyler's jacket and shirt off as the latter's fair body was in full display.
The stimulus was so heavy for Dean that his heartbeat increased all over again. At this time, he could only pray that Tyler was really sleeping and didn't hear the sound of Dean's erratic breathing and faster heartbeat against his chest.
If it weren't for the wound on Tyler's shoulders, the male lead would have been turned on in this situation. But just a glance at the cloth-covered in blood turned his expressions colder than ice.
After adjusting his emotions, Dean changed the wounds on Tyler's shoulders.
What he didn't know was that Tyler was still awake, and not only he heard Dean's erratic breathing, but he also heard the sound of the heartbeat that seemed to be similar to the horse's galloping.
He still remembered the storyline given to him by the unreliable system and knew that Stanley and Dean didn't have any romantic interests between them. Then why would this person react like this upon seeing Tyler's naked body?
Tyler had deliberately leaned his body toward the male lead, purposefully releasing his warm breath on the latter's neck to check how this person would react. To Tyler's surprise, the male lead reacted exactly how David would in this condition.
Thinking like that, he nearly confirmed his suspicion, and only Dean's confession was remaining.