Good Kids Can't Be Sweet on the Outside and Dark Within

An arrogant, cool big shot keeps a sweet college student.

The student has a crush on him; there's an age gap, with an older, fatherly seme and a cute, sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside uke.

Updates are irregular.

I just wanted to write this story. There's no outline, either general or chapter-by-chapter, and I also want to use it for practice. I will finish it.

The night several superpowered people were captured in Beijing for research, a torrential downpour fell and Lu Zhou's company was facing a serious cash flow crisis. With a cigarette in his mouth, he found someone at his doorstep.

A college student, with a neat, handsome face, wearing nothing but a sweater on a windy autumn night. After several days of working overtime and on the verge of losing his temper, Lu Zhou couldn't bring himself to leave the kid out there, so he took him home.

The next day, his assistant called to say an investor had stepped in and the shortfall was covered. Mr. Zhang, who had been pouring Lu Zhou drinks, had died of a heart attack.

Lu Zhou hung up and looked at the sheet of A4 paper the kid had pushed across the coffee table.

The words were printed in black and white, large and clear: B...D...S...M contract.

Lu Zhou rubbed his temples and explained, "I'm not into that. Find someone else."

The nonexistent tail behind Shi Ming wagged. Head bowed, he looked perfectly well-behaved at first glance.

"But I don't have any money for food," the kid said quietly, with an innocent, slightly dazed air.

With no other choice, Lu Zhou agreed. Taking him in was no big deal, but when he looked into Shi Ming's background, he discovered that the kid was an outstanding student at a well-known local university.

Lu Zhou pushed open the door to Shi Ming's dorm room. "An open university is great. Parents can drop by whenever they want."

A student carrying a cardboard box tiptoed past. Shi Ming glanced at him, and the guy instantly scurried off like a rat caught by the tail.

The box held a pile of limited-edition baseball bats. Now they were being sold for ten yuan each, with a ten-yuan discount for every ten. Shi Ming looked away without batting an eye, still wearing an innocent expression.

"Uncle, can I live at your place?"

Hehe, I've finished it now. I finished writing it on New Year's Day, and it's also New Year where Shi Ming and Lu Zhou are. Um, I'll add an extra chapter in a couple of days to fill in a few little plot details, and I might do a bit of polishing, too.

Theme: Have a happy romance