Don't Talk to Aliens

A seemingly straight human corporate drone shou x a very gay, gentle alien gong

Synopsis:

Zhao Xianyu was a corporate drone who had only just entered the workforce. One day, on his commute home, he saw a social media account claiming that traces of aliens had recently been found and warning everyone not to talk to them if they encountered one.

Zhao Xianyu, ordinary person, corporate drone: Me?

Had the world gone crazy, or had he?

When he got home, he found that his landlord had brought in a new roommate.

The new roommate was tall and handsome, with a textbook-perfect smile. "Hello, my name is Meng Guangnian. I hope we'll get along."

"Hello." Zhao Xianyu had never met anyone so warm in this cold, indifferent metropolis.

Meng Guangnian seemed unfamiliar with the place. They added each other on WeChat and grew closer by the day.

In the morning, whenever Zhao Xianyu headed out, Meng Guangnian would happen to be leaving too and join him for breakfast. When Zhao Xianyu got back from work at night, Meng Guangnian would have late-night snacks with him.

When Zhao Xianyu got poisoned by wild mushrooms in a hot pot, Meng Guangnian even cured him on the spot.

Zhao Xianyu shakily gave him a thumbs-up and asked, "What do you do, man?"

Meng Guangnian flashed his standard smile again. "My family has a few secret remedies."

Zhao Xianyu: "That's awesome."

Gradually, they became good friends. They ate together and watched movies together, and when they got sleepy during a movie, they even cuddled up and fell asleep.

Their relationship slowly changed, becoming more than friendship.

But then, for a while, Meng Guangnian started acting hot and cold toward him and moved somewhere else.

Zhao Xianyu: Heh, is he stringing me along? This could be interesting.

He used his key to open Meng Guangnian's place and froze when he went inside.

Tentacles were growing all over Meng Guangnian's home, and a rolling, darting eye sat at their center.

"A Yu," came a familiar voice from the tentacles. "What brings you here?"

*

Meng Guangnian was a species from the Zeta system, capable of mimicry. He had arrived on Earth as a specially appointed observer for the Star Alliance, carefully studying the development of Earth's civilization and the evolution of its species, then transmitting the data back to the Alliance.

In his first month on Earth, he met a human who looked very delicious.

He made this human one of his observation subjects. They became friends, but their relationship seemed to have gone beyond that boundary.

This human youth named Zhao Xianyu could make his bioelectric currents surge. In his species' terms, this was called falling in love.

He returned to his nest, planning to spend his once-every-three-years molting period there and apply to the Star Alliance for permission to marry.

But the human youth he'd been flirting with broke into his nest.

"You're... Meng Guangnian?" The human's voice trembled. Meng Guangnian felt a pang of sympathy, but his tentacles silently wound around the human's ankles.

"That's right," said the alien creature. "A Yu, did you come to keep me company?"

Reading guide:

1. One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins.

2. This story takes place in a parallel universe. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.

3. A sweet little story, probably an urban fairy tale. Feel free to turn your brain off while reading. ヾ(^.^*)

Theme: Explore the universe and cherish life