Bro, Don't Elope with Brother Ling!

You Yue has always known one thing: his big brother is the best brother in the world.

So naturally, he's possessive.

If Zero talks to Jingguang for even a little too long, You Yue clings to his brother's arm and won't let go.

"Zero, don't you have a big brother of your own?"

Zero: ...I really don't.

You Yue: Aww, poor you.

Later, more people show up around his brother: Hagiwara, Matsuda, Date, and others.

You Yue smiles. "Oh, another one."

It's fine. His brother loves him best, anyway.

After all, he's his one and only, cutest, unrelated-by-blood...

younger brother.

On his eighteenth birthday, You Yue decides to make a big move. Get his brother drunk, slip him something, and seal the deal. His brother spoils him so much, surely he won't say no.

The plan is perfect. The only problem is, he seems to have gotten one thing wrong.

"Bro, I really can..."

"Mm."

"Then I'm coming over!"

"Mm."

"Bro, why aren't you resisting... Wait, why are you tying me up?"

"(^^)"

"...Bro? Why are you smiling???"

The next morning, his back hurts, his legs are weak, and his body is covered in marks.

His brother is gone.

There's only a note by the bed: "On a mission. Don't wait up."

You Yue: "…? I was taken advantage of while I was still drunk???"

Later, You Yue manages to join the Public Security Bureau and becomes a contact for his undercover brother, who has lost contact with them.

Hiding in the shadows, he sees his brother and Zero together, dressed in matching black, perfectly in sync, oblivious to everyone around them, like they've eloped.

(Akai, standing beside them: ? Do you seriously not see me standing right here?)

You Yue: Hang on, bro, did you elope with that blond guy???

You Yue is devastated on the spot.

Akai, an innocent bystander, glances at him. "Are you here to eat, too?"

You Yue grits his teeth. "I'm here to watch my wife run off with someone else."

Jingguang senses something and looks toward a certain spot.

"What is it?"

"Nothing." He turns back, the corners of his mouth lifting. "I think a little dog followed us."

-

Late at night, Jingguang returns to the safe house and finds a bundle on the bed.

You Yue is wearing some skimpy pajamas he got from who knows where, complete with ears and a tail. He's curled up under the blanket, showing only a pair of dewy eyes.

"Big brother... are you going to abandon me?"

"Coming to see me dressed like this," Jingguang says softly, with a hint of amusement, "are you here to make amends or collect a debt?"

"...Both."

"Then pay your debt first."

[Bonus Scene]

You Yue: So I'm the top, right? Right? Right?

Jingguang: Mm, right.

You Yue (on guard): Then why are you undoing my buttons?

Jingguang: I'm checking you over.

You Yue: ...Yeah, right.

[Reading Guide]

1. Jingguang × You Yue. They are not related by blood in any way; he was adopted when he was little.

2. Here's a story idea to tempt readers.

Theme: Family is the best gift the gods can give.