Among the great noble families, everyone knew an unspoken story from the past. Shakbie, the last female of the Bolkin family, once adopted a male. He personally named him Sharon, cared for him devotedly, and loved his younger brother as if they were flesh and blood.
Later, Sharon married his older brother's political enemy. The wedding was a disaster.
Guests at the wedding whispered that Shakbie had ruined it. They seemed to have seen the brothers in the shadows, disregarding all propriety as they kissed, doing things no bug could speak of. Not even exile could erase their sins.
But the rumors went no further.
Because later, Sharon Bolkin died in the Abyss.
No bug knew what had really happened.
...And it was eight years later that Shakbie once again met a powerful male bishop who looked just like Sharon.
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"You weep bitterly and mourn a bug who died in the depths of space, whose ashes could not even be found, loving him so fiercely that even your 'child' could see it at a glance. Yet you shrink back from your bishop in terror?"
"Then do you dare swear to the never-seen God of Bugs, to the family you value above your own life, and to all your subordinates, that deep in your heart you have never committed the sin of incest, not even once? You, my bishop, who loves you so much and would do anything to save you?"
The bishop said.
A top with a strong widow's aura: her husband is dead, she's cold and composed, but still undeniably alluring x A bottom who's all talk and no action, twisted into a knot, an authoritarian traditionalist who treats every bug equally, and an obsessive daddy figure (probably?)
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※Introduction to the viewpoint characters※ (might come in handy)
Nolan Bolkin: The protagonist raised him. You could call him their child, more or less (he just grew up a little too fast).
Isis: A servant of the Bolkin family
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Note: Insect-race setting, transgressive fiction. Unhealthy romantic relationships really get to me o v o
Note: A novella born from my kink for making dumplings just to go with the vinegar, with moderate everyone-is-obsessed-with-him and rise-to-the-top-of-the-entire-insect-race elements. But yes, this one really is one-on-one. I support my ship's assets; the pairing won't be split up or reversed.
Note: NTR warning, melodrama warning. First-person camera-style perspective and flashbacks (that is, the "I" in this story is neither the top nor the bottom).
Note: My take on the insect race, beautiful and strong top.
Note: Updates according to ranking.
Theme: Reform the insect race's ruling class
