The Tool Character Defects from the Main Plot

[Dual POV, both leads are the top]

The first time Xue Jingcheng felt something was wrong with his body, he was sitting by the roadside eating barbecue with the poorest student in his class. A giant mascot head lay beside them.

He heard the other boy's voice tremble. "Big brother, thank you for helping me achieve my dream. I'm so happy. Are you happy?"

Xue Jingcheng's head spun. The answer slipped out. "Of course."

He should have been soaking in a hot spring and admiring the night view, not sweating inside a stuffy costume, miserably cooped up at a smoky food stall.

Why did suffering make him feel happy?

The first time Ji Mingche felt there was something wrong with his brain, he was in the laboratory with the bottom-ranked student in his class. Broken testing petri dishes were scattered all over the floor.

He heard the other boy's voice catch with tears. "Big brother, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. Please don't yell at me, okay?"

Ji Mingche froze for a moment, then instinctively reassured him. "It's okay."

He should have been focused on recording data, not taking random people on a tour and letting them touch valuable equipment however they liked.

Why didn't causing trouble come with consequences?

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For the sake of an utterly ordinary passerby, they fell out with their best friends and even came to blows.

When the strings snapped and the dream ended, Xue Jingcheng and Ji Mingche grabbed each other by the collars and kissed, eyes lowered.

[Program error. Running diagnostics...]

[Warning! Warning! @#￥%&*]

The progress bar for the "Love With You" app's mission came to a halt.

Fate made him lose his mind for someone, go mad, and become unrecognizable, but the person who understood him best was right beside him.

-- They were made for each other. Neither needed to change.

Xue Jingcheng & Ji Mingche

Proud young master top & aloof genius top

Reading Guide:

1. Dual POV. The two tops ran off on a tandem bike.

2. Set on a university campus, with fantastical elements and a rather surreal feel. Please don't compare it to reality.

3. There are kisses, cuddles, and nuzzling, but no penetration. The kink is the two boys calling each other "wife." If that's a dealbreaker, please leave on your own.

Theme: If I refuse to be a puppet on a string, is that really my fault?