The Commander's Scent Arrived Before the Slap [EA]

A beautiful, aloof, seemingly abstinent but actually fierce and domineering top x a violent mad dog of a bottom who's a bit of a masochist

Come on, write faster! (Screaming) (Screaming and screaming)

Collins, leader of a band of space pirates, spots an unusual beta beauty in a corner of a bar. The other's cool, chaste air stirs his desire to conquer.

He teasingly forces him to drink the dregs from his own glass, then boldly kneads the waist outlined by the man's shirt with his fingertips. "You're quite a handful, pretty boy."

In an empty conference room, the gun barrel of that "beta beauty," Commander Ning Xingche, presses coldly against Collins's forehead.

The suppressor locks away the Alpha's strength, while an overwhelming wave of mental power bears down on him like a mountain, forcing him to his knees.

A faint flush passes over Ning Xingche's fair, jade-like face. His voice is clear and cold. "It's been six months, and you still dare to disobey your master's orders?"

[Bonus Scene]

Ning Xingche frowns and sniffs at Collins's neck. "Have you been sneaking drinks again? I keep smelling alcohol."

Collins raises his hands in surrender, but a smile tugs at his lips. "I don't touch a drop once I'm home, Commander. If you want to sleep with me, at least come up with a better excuse..." He leans closer, his breath hot. "Of course, you don't need an excuse. I'd say yes either way..."

"...That's not it."

It's not alcohol. It's the heady scent of Collins's own liquor-like pheromones.

Ning Xingche has finally presented.

The next second, Collins's collar tightens as Ning Xingche yanks him down. His back hits the soft mattress with a heavy thud.

For the next three days and three nights, the commander's bedroom door never opens.

[Reader's Guide]

1. They're really just a couple fooling around, so give them a break.

2. It should be ABO. The top starts as a beta, then turns into an enigma (I hope I spelled that right).

3. Ning Xingche is the top! I think this is a strong-top, beautiful-bottom pairing (if you don't think so, then you're right, but don't yell at me).

4. No pregnancy or children.

5. I expect this to be a fairly short long-form story (under 200,000 characters for the main story! I hope I can manage it). It will be listed a little after The Chief.

6. I'll add anything else that comes to mind here.

7. Thanks for reading!

Theme: Even enemies need love.