The small worlds may feature a romance, a male-male couple, or a female-female couple, and their genres and settings vary. Each story will be labeled at the beginning, so feel free to pick and choose. However, the whole book has one overarching setting, with a book at its heart. Its two protagonists may appear in some of the worlds. Here are the stories that may be included. The order is not fixed, but they will all be written, and each world will begin with content warnings.
World One: An inkstone becomes a woman and ascends to immortality, with a beautiful but tragic male lead. Romance, happy ending.
World Two: A gentle, resilient bottom and a gentlemanly male university student as the top. Male-male romance, tragic ending.
World Three: An ancient romance, childhood sweethearts who grew up together. Happy ending.
World Four: A human-demon romance, between a gentle, kind human and a pure-hearted, loyal wolf cub. Male-male romance, happy ending.
World Five: The world keeps repeating, and only he struggles endlessly in the cycle. Wherever you are is my reality. A brooding, obsessive prince and his mild-mannered companion. Male-male romance, happy ending.
World Six: An ancient land in chaos, an empress and her chancellor consort. Romance, happy ending.
World Seven: Modern setting, a bold female police captain and a mute flower-shop owner. Female-female romance, happy ending.
World Eight: Instead of clinging desperately, I'd rather cut my losses in time.
What you think is their first meeting is actually one person's carefully plotted reunion after a long separation. A clear-eyed heroine dumps her scumbag boyfriend, and a one-sided crush turns into mutual, open love. Romance, happy ending.
World Nine: An old married couple goes on a variety show together, showering each other with affection. This one's all about the sweetness!
Nine worlds: four male-male romances, one female-female romance, and four straight romances.
(Nine is a pretty auspicious number, after all.)
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