An Yu has been able to see strange things since birth. After moving into a run-down apartment complex to save money, he finds himself stuck with "monsters" from all over the place as neighbors.
Terrified, An Yu looks online for a roommate to share the rent.
His new roommate stands outside the door, handsome and pale, with dark circles under his eyes. He looks like he hasn't seen sunlight in eight hundred years.
An Yu coldly takes a step back.
This guy's appearance creeps him out even more than the monsters wandering around nearby.
Just as An Yu is debating whether to send him packing, the man grabs his sleeve, looking utterly pitiful.
"It took me a long time to find this place. I'm so hungry."
Looking at that face, An Yu is torn between "he's terrifying" and "I feel sorry for him."
In the end, his heart softens, and he opens the door. "...Welcome."
*
At first, An Yu thinks he's just picked up a gloomy freeloader with a pretty face.
But ever since Chu Xu arrived, a crunching sound can be heard from the kitchen every night around midnight.
An Yu works up the courage to investigate.
In the dim light, Chu Xu is holding a pitch-black mass in his hand. Blood stains the corners of his mouth, and a droplet trickles down his chin...
He even lifts the black mass, considerate as ever. "Sorry, did it scare you?"
An Yu shakes his head.
It's not that thing. It's you.
Before he can say so, Chu Xu seems to understand. His blood-red lips curl into a smile, and he swallows the thing in his hand in one bite.
*
An Yu is sure his new roommate doesn't just want to eat all his snacks. He might want to devour An Yu himself as a midnight snack.
He is terrified, but doesn't dare kick him out.
All he can do is act like a friendly roommate while secretly finding him unbearable.
*
Then one night, something sticky licks his neck, and An Yu wakes with a start, struggling to breathe.
Chu Xu is pinning him down, his red eyes dark and deep.
It's the same face, but...
Why is his tongue so long? So huge!
"D-don't eat me." An Yu can't stop trembling.
Chu Xu tilts his head in confusion, then slowly runs his long tongue over An Yu's tender neck.
The wet, soft sensation envelops An Yu.
"Don't move," Chu Xu says with a laugh, sounding both coaxing and seductive. "You've got something dirty on you. I'm treating you."
Theme: Live in a civilized society and treat one another kindly
