(17K Saved) I Have a Strange Quirk No One Knows About [Anthology]

[Everyone is repressed, but they all dote on their partners. Pure love, and both are each other's one and only]

"Protective Breeding Fetish"

The Empire valued superior genes. The crown prince, Vilet, was an S-rank alpha, handsome, serious and dignified, cool and composed, and never indulged in lust. His authority was beyond question.

No one knew he had an unspeakable quirk.

Vilet longed to protect his pregnant wife, caring for her, looking after her, and gently stroking her swollen belly to help his future wife get through the difficult pregnancy.

Xie Ruanning was an omega with degenerated genes. He was frail, petite, and mild-mannered. His defective genes, which were also extremely dominant, meant that no matter who he was with, he could only give birth to degenerate offspring or a litter of primitive rabbits.

After being chosen as the crown prince's consort, he was required by their agreement to bear Vilet at least one litter.

(The pursuer only acts up around his partner. Both members of the couple love having children, and they are especially a more-children-more-blessings kind of pair.)

"A Singular, Deformed Love"

Chi Min grew up surrounded by schemes and intrigue. He was used to putting on an act. On the surface, he was as warm as a spring day, but in truth, he was cold, sharp, and utterly without compassion. Everyone who knew his true nature called him a heartless monster.

When the real young master returned to the family, Chi Min met that very night with his adopted older brother Xie Qing, whom everyone despised and called a taboo.

Xie Qing was sullen and sharp-tongued. His face had been burned through, his flesh charred and shriveled, with teeth exposed on one side. His features were rugged and uneven, while the one remaining unscathed half of his face was beautiful and gloomy. He limped, lurching as he walked, and suffered pain on rainy days. He hid away in the attic, rarely appeared, and spent all day fiddling with a diary.

Chi Min narrowed his eyes. At their very first meeting, his gaze licked over his self-loathing, twisted adopted brother from head to toe.

"Scent-Induced Syndrome"

Lin Xiu had always been the least noticeable person in class. His classmate Zhou Jingyu was stunningly handsome, bold and outrageous, and looked down on everyone. He especially despised timid cowards.

The problem was, Lin Xiu, a timid coward since childhood, a gloomy little mouse of a person, had a crush on Zhou Jingyu.

On the third day of his unrequited love, Zhou Jingyu's scent became so irresistible that Lin Xiu couldn't stand it. Zhou Jingyu and his lackeys caught him stealing Zhou Jingyu's clothes, hiding in the changing room with his face buried in them.

Disgust was written all over Zhou Jingyu's cool, striking face. He yanked Lin Xiu's hair, a cigarette pinched between his fingers, and let the burning ash fall onto Lin Xiu's face. "You're disgusting," he said coldly.

Lin Xiu's ears turned red. He was scared, yet perversely closed his eyes.

It smells so good.

"Targeted Caretaking Complex"

Cheng Jing had been looking after people since childhood: first his sick father, then his bedridden grandfather.

After graduating, he was even offered a high salary to care for a patient, but Cheng Jing turned it down.

No one knew that his father and grandfather were cut from the same cloth, both with terrible, vicious personalities. Cheng Jing enjoyed the process of making them become docile and affectionate. It greatly satisfied his desire for control and revenge.

At twenty-two, Cheng Jing learned about a patient with a special case.

Fu Jianyuan, thirty-two, powerful and used to having the final say, had been betrayed by his own family and closest allies. After a serious car accident, he was left bedridden, unable to control his own body. Humiliated and resentful, his declining physical condition made him volatile and short-tempered. After driving away more than ten high-end caregivers, Cheng Jing arrived.

Cheng Jing was very interested when he saw the file, and volunteered to take on the mess.

Content warnings

It's all in the blurb already 😃 Don't judge the preferences and actions of fictional characters from a modern-day perspective. This is an imaginary setting, so don't connect it to real life or insult the characters based on reality.

Theme: Finding a sincere heart amid desolation