Cangnan Mountain, a snowy range on the southwestern frontier of Kongdan City, is hailed by biologists as the world's last uncivilized region. The people of Cangnan themselves call it the world's last unspoiled land.
There's one reason: not a single person among the generations of Cangnan natives has ever presented as an Alpha or Omega.
A year ago, Yu Guan first came to Cangnan Mountain for research. Riding a motorcycle through bitter winds and snow, he knocked on a door.
A man emerged, along with an unfamiliar pheromone carrying the scent of flowers.
It soothed the mind and calmed the heart.
A year later, he returned to the wooden cabin in a blizzard.
He said there wasn't enough room in the newly built research institute.
This time, the man called him a liar, but still let him stay and agreed to help with his research.
The only thing was, there were quite a few unexpected incidents along the way.
Enough to change his opinion of one person, and of an entire group of people.
In the end, Yu Guan discovered why they didn't present, and even decided to settle in Cangnan Mountain.
"I'm not leaving again. You don't have to wait or be disappointed anymore."
Yu Guan: So, are you actually from Cangnan Mountain? Why are you an Alpha?
Qiasu: Because...
Yu Guan: So, why did you choose this line of work?
Qiasu: Um...
Yu Guan: So, did our kneeling and bowing at the ancestral hall last time mean something?
Qiasu: It did...
Yu Guan: So, you just don't want to date me, huh?
Qiasu: I don't, I didn't, don't put words in my mouth.
Character profiles:
Snowflower-scented A-level Alpha Qiasu (Yu Wen) x Orange-blossom-scented S-level Omega Yu Guan (Mengsuo)
Fake aloof Alpha gong x Blunt, straightforward Omega shou
The Cangnan meaning of Qiasu: rising sun
The Cangnan meaning of Mengsuo: setting moon
I made up the Cangnan language. It all just sounds like people babbling anyway.
As for the sky burial, I took inspiration from the southwest, but I've never been there. I just looked up videos online, and the customs in the story are very different from reality, almost entirely fictional.
Don't take it seriously. Don't take it seriously. Don't take it seriously.
My ABO headcanon:
All three sexes have ranks, ordered as follows: S+ > S > A > B > C.
Betas of any rank can smell the pheromones of those at or below their own rank, but they only smell the scent and can't tell that it's a pheromone.
Heat and rut cycles happen once every three months.
This isn't angsty, isn't angsty, isn't angsty. The shou takes the initiative and leads the relationship.
Also, this is a nontraditional road story (though the author would rather call it a big adventure), with nontraditional ABO. The blurb is half a bait-and-switch. It's essentially a comedy, a floating, sweet little rural fantasy. All the research is made up and has no basis in reality.
Theme: Stay dedicated to what you love.
