Expired Heartbeats

Sniveling, love-struck, spoiled gong vs. flirtatious scum shou

Jiang Wu was Lu Zhaoye's biggest failure of an ending.

At eighteen, Jiang Wu was beautiful and naive, so when Lu Zhaoye looked at him with those deep eyes and said he liked him, Jiang Wu believed him completely.

Lu Zhaoye liked calling him beautiful, kissing and touching him, holding him close and calling him baby. But the good times didn't last. In less than a month, Lu Zhaoye dumped him.

There was no reason at all. Just the day before, Lu Zhaoye had taken him to buy flowers, ride the Ferris wheel, and watch the fireworks.

Jiang Wu went to find Lu Zhaoye, apologizing cautiously and constantly wondering what he had done wrong.

Lu Zhaoye pinched his face and tilted it up. His voice was gentle, his eyes amused as he sized Jiang Wu up. "Don't be so desperate, baby."

After that, Jiang Wu didn't dare go back for two years.

So when Lu Zhaoye chased him to the capital two years later and cornered him at the door, his eyes bloodshot and his voice hoarse as he asked, "Can you keep loving me?"

Jiang Wu sneered. "Who exactly is being desperate here, Lu Zhaoye?"

Content warnings: The shou is not chaste and was previously a pure top. The gong is chaste. Beautiful gong, strong shou.

The gong is weak in bed (orange).

2026.4.17

Bound by the Alley

Black-bellied, scheming mute gong x delinquent shou

Fourteen-year-old Jiang Luyu thought everyone had wronged him.

His mom was a mistress, so Heaven gave her a mute son and shattered her dream of marrying into wealth. His father, whom he'd only met a few times, was a womanizer and a libertine, and somehow still hadn't died despite being so old. The classmates who bullied and mocked him were stubborn, too. Even after drinking toilet water for a week, they still grinned at him. And his stepfather, with his old face, stared at him every day. It was disgusting.

But he was just a useless mute no one cared about, so he did his best to seem obedient and innocent, trying to make himself invisible. Yet there were scumbags all around him, and he had no choice but to find himself a protector.

Jin Ye, a delinquent who didn't care if he lived or died, was the one he set his sights on.

Resources were scarce in Jiangcheng, so Jiang Luyu could only hold tightly to his one lifeline. It was a little crude, but it treated him well. So well that Jiang Luyu couldn't bear to let go.

He clung tighter and tighter, and Jin Ye indulged him, willing to do anything for him.

Jiang Luyu took it all for granted, until Jin Ye gave up his entire life for him.

Jin Ye took him in as a younger brother. They promised to grow up together.

The blurb is for reference only.

Content warnings: The protagonists aren't perfect. The gong appears at fourteen and the shou at seventeen. Their feelings won't go beyond familial affection until they're adults.

Both leads are chaste, one-on-one romance. Extreme fans, proceed with caution.

The gong will get better later and be able to speak normally.

2026.7.14

Theme: Keep your eyes open when falling in love.