[Narcissistic Romance: Loving Yourself, Saving Each Other]
"Xie Ci was wildly jealous of his younger self, yet every midnight, he greedily drew strength from the light in the other boy."
Xie Ci died on a rainy night. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to ten years ago.
The sun was shining. He saw his eighteen-year-old self, with clear eyes and a gentle smile, just as he had been before he was crushed into the abyss, never to return to that former self.
At first, all he wanted was to protect him.
He would thwart every plot, kill his enemies with his own hands, and do everything he could to give "himself" a bright, smooth-sailing life.
But jealousy began to grow unchecked.
Why?
Why do you know nothing?
Why do you get to have the life... I'll never get back?
Xie Ci decided to destroy him.
He would tempt him, deceive him, drag him into the mire, and make those clear eyes cloud over, little by little.
The plan went smoothly.
The naive boy walked into the trap without a trace of suspicion, sliding step by step toward the abyss.
Until one night, Xie Ci gripped his throat and forced him into a corner, staring at the face identical to his own. In a hoarse voice, he asked, "Do you regret meeting me?"
Eighteen-year-old Xie Ci's eyes reddened as he was choked. "Never."
The next second, the world spun around.
Xie Ci was pinned face-down on the bed, a knee pressed against his lower back, leaving him unable to move.
A low chuckle came from behind him.
The boy he thought he had completely brought under his control leaned down leisurely, his warm breath brushing Xie Ci's ear.
"Brother, what else do you want to do to get back at me?"
Xie Ci's pupils contracted.
He suddenly remembered something.
His eighteen-year-old self had never been any kind of pushover.
"Don't cry, brother."
The boy's fingers slid slowly down his back, his tone lazy. "Did you forget something, brother?"
"I'm Xie Ci too."
Your struggle, your hatred, your resentment and longing.
I know everything you think and feel.
Reader's Guide:
1. The blurb is still a work in progress.
2. Narcissistic romance, loving yourself, 1v1, happy ending, mutual healing.
3. Both the top and the bottom are a little crazy.
4. The author suddenly got a craving for this kind of story, so they're writing one as a treat for themselves.
Theme: No matter what, always love yourself well.
