Symbiosis with Me

[Narcissism] [Switch] [Apocalypse] [Reborn] [Shared Sensations]

Blurb:

After surviving one round of the Apocalypse, Cang Hao was reborn before it began, only to discover that he had been reborn as Fang Zai, a complete stranger.

In the blink of an eye, the stranger’s body transformed into Cang Hao’s original appearance, as if he’d seen a ghost.

Even though Fang Zai had already survived the Apocalypse, he couldn’t help cursing when he saw the original Cang Hao, still alive and well beneath the lights, from his hiding place.

So what was going on now?

Were there two of him in this world?

As if sensing him, Cang Hao walked straight through the crowd and stopped in front of him, frowning as he called out, “Fang Zai?”

“You know me?” Fang Zai froze.

*

Since last week, Cang Hao had been dreaming that he’d survived one round of the Apocalypse. The images were hazy, but he could clearly see that he had been reborn as Fang Zai.

The person before him really was exactly like him, in both height and appearance. They were identical, yet separate individuals.

It was as if someone had cloned him.

“Are you all right?” That was the second thing Cang Hao said to Fang Zai.

After keeping his nerves taut for three years, Fang Zai couldn’t hold back. He pulled Cang Hao into his arms, holding him tightly by the neck, their bodies pressed together.

*

From the very beginning, they knew that Cang Hao and Fang Zai were each other. Knowing that there was one person in the world who would never betray them brought them both some comfort.

But while fleeing during the Apocalypse, they never expected that, in trying to save his younger brother, their damn instincts would make them fall into a nest of mutated monsters together. The cramped space and its scent stirred their reproductive urges again and again.

“What do we do?” Cang Hao reclined halfway inside the cramped nest, which looked like a cabinet. He braced his legs against the earthen wall behind him to keep the monsters outside from getting in.

“Mm...” Fang Zai was on top of him. He gazed up at Cang Hao, his voice hoarse. “I... want you.”

In the darkness, neither knew who had kissed the other first.

Their breathing grew ragged, and the wet sounds of their kiss made their hearts swell.

“A-Zai...” Cang Hao called hoarsely. “Go easy on me.”

“Stop pretending to be pitiful.” Fang Zai gently squeezed his neck and whispered hoarsely in his ear, “Bring over some of that monster’s mucus honey. Let’s use it...”

*

Bonus Scene

The blizzards of the Apocalypse were the hardest to endure. Their family huddled together, asleep in a worn-out quilt, while the two of them stood guard outside the tightly shut door.

Cang Hao sat facing Fang Zai in his lap, their bodies wrapped tightly and completely hidden beneath a blanket.

The fire crackled beside them. Cang Hao nearly bounced right off, clutching Fang Zai around the neck as he whimpered softly, “A-Zai, mm, A-Zai, slow down. They’re asleep...”

“Mm...” Fang Zai’s scorching, muscular arm was wrapped around his smooth lower back, his veins bulging as he gritted his teeth. “Sorry, I need to go deeper...”

*A little dual POV

2026.1.23

Theme: All things and I are one