The Frail Drama Queen Became His Fake Brother's Canary

A sickly, spoiled, fallen young master uke x a cool, dad-like seme whose mouth is harder than *

---Blurb---

The day his family went bankrupt, Shu Yiqing knocked on the door of his father's illegitimate son's home.

He'd dropped his usual arrogant manner and begged in a frail, timid voice.

"...Please, I have nowhere else to go."

The young man behind the door had cold, stern features and an indifferent expression. His tall, elegant frame blocked the doorway completely.

Shu Yiqing's eyes reddened with urgency. He reached out to cling to Qiu Yan's arm and apologized meekly.

"Brother, I'm sorry. I never meant to bully you before. I've changed now. You can punish me however you like, and I'll do whatever you say."

"I'll only eat a tiny bit each day, drink a tiny bit of water, and spend as little money as possible. I absolutely won't be a burden to you!"

Qiu Yan stared at the face that made him sick and sneered. "My house needs a watchdog."

But Shu Yiqing only sniffled, his wet, red eyes curving into a smile. "Th-that's fine too. I can learn to bark."

Shu Yiqing's voice was soft, and his two little woofs were soft too.

Qiu Yan's breathing caught. In the end, he let him inside.

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But things were nothing like Shu Yiqing had promised.

Shu Yiqing said sleeping on the floor would make him sick, so Qiu Yan had to give him half the bed. Shu Yiqing was allergic to the rough bedding, so Qiu Yan had to replace it with soft silk sheets. Shu Yiqing said he was too cold to sleep at night and wanted to tuck his hands and feet into Qiu Yan's arms to warm them...

Qiu Yan finally lost patience. "Keep acting up and I'll throw you out to live as a stray dog."

Shu Yiqing reminded him in a trembling voice, "Bro, why are you so mean to me? I'm your own younger brother..."

Qiu Yan sneered inwardly, a feeling of derision rising in his heart, and corrected him. "Half-brother."

"...Even so, I love you. I've always loved you like a real older brother, and I want to be with you forever." Shu Yiqing took the opportunity to tilt his head up and smother Qiu Yan's face with kisses.

Qiu Yan's anger was indeed washed away by the shameful nature of their incestuous relationship.

Shu Yiqing was quite pleased with himself.

He was so clever. He'd easily made a fool of the bastard Qiu Yan.

Shu Yiqing endured a lot.

He got only 50 yuan in pocket money a week, had Qiu Yan check his homework every day, wasn't allowed to chat with people at school, and wasn't allowed to drape his legs over Qiu Yan when they slept at night. He put up with every one of these demands.

He even endured it when Qiu Yan kissed his lips raw.

The fragile single bed was worn until it collapsed, and his limbs were so weak he could barely lift a hand, but Shu Yiqing still endured it.

It wasn't until Qiu Yan said he wanted to marry him that Shu Yiqing finally dropped the act. With tears on his pitiful face, he scolded him in a soft voice.

"...You shameless creep! How can you even think of marrying your own younger brother?!"

"And you're so poor! Are you trying to make me spend my whole life living this kind of hard life with you?!"

No matter how much Shu Yiqing played the victim, the happy days of brotherly affection were gone for good.

Every day, he was forced to take large quantities of unknown drugs. Like a pet Qiu Yan kept confined to the bed, he waited in a daze for Qiu Yan to visit him.

Shu Yiqing loved pressing close to his ear and demanding, "...What kind of younger brother acts like this?"

Shu Yiqing's breaths came in little gasps. His voice hoarse, he kept begging, "Bro, bro, please..."

But Qiu Yan was unmoved, and even tormented him more cruelly.

Shu Yiqing cried out in despair, "...Husband! Husband! Don't treat me like this!"

Shu Yiqing began to regret his own cleverness, but couldn't help secretly feeling relieved.

It seemed he had found another way to toy with Qiu Yan.

---The protagonists are not registered in the same household and are not blood-related.

Reader's Guide:

1. Still cold, arrogant, and doggedly anti-reversal.

2. Very flawed characters.

3. A little melodramatic, with all kinds of old-school explicit kinks.

Theme: Can painful love still be love?