Capturing a Crispy Shark

[A sickly, unhinged top kink story. Please read the content guide before starting.] Qi Xunye is a top-tier actor, beautiful as a demon. He looks dazzling on the outside, but in private he's as fragile as paper, and loves flirting with everyone. Those who like him call him a once-in-a-generation star, wicked but beautiful. Those who hate him say he'll bring about his own downfall sooner or later, and that his declining health is the beginning of his comeuppance. Qi Xunye doesn't know if he'll die, but after taking seven months off, he returns to set and runs into Jing Wen again, the young master of the entertainment industry who couldn't be bothered to try, and whom he'd seduced a year ago. Since Jing Wen has practically delivered himself to Qi Xunye's door, there's no reason to let him go. Qi Xunye thought he'd be able to walk away without a care once it was over, but he never expected he wouldn't be able to shake off this sheltered young master. “Sorry, Jing Wen. I have a sugar daddy, so we can't be together.” Jing Wen never thought that one kiss from his gorgeous coworker seven months ago would keep him awake at night for seven months. Street racing, diving, rock climbing: none of it could compare to those unspeakable dreams that clung to him like ghosts. Straight or not, after seven months of torment, there was no point making things harder for himself. Jing Wen went back to find him, never imagining that Qi Xunye was someone else's kept canary. Qi Xunye had a sugar daddy, and Jing Wen, caught between giving up and refusing to let go, chose to steal him away. The young master of the Jing family in Jinghai had connections everywhere, so getting the person he wanted was easy. But the person he wanted was fragile. The slightest breeze could leave him with a broken arm or leg, and even a few loud words were enough to make him cough half the night. Faced with a beautiful wreck, Jing Wen grew afraid. But Qi Xunye became even more wicked. He said he only planned to live until spring. So Jing Wen had no choice but to lock him up in a hospital and get him treated. “Jing Wen, please. Don't be like them.” / Half-dead, cold-hearted, unhinged playboy top X Knight-in-shining-armor-kink, terminally stubborn, reckless young master bottom Emotional detachment, fractures, gastric bleeding, blood-clotting disorders, and all sorts of other ailments, big and small. Content guide: 1. A sickly, unhinged top, with a top-spoiling kink. Some plot points serve to torment the top. No infantilizing, no affectation, no excessive sentimentality (I like beautiful tops, so there may be some descriptions of his looks, but delicate beauty isn't the same as infantilization. I always keep that in mind). Extreme character stans, please stay away (important: the author favors the top, but apart from the bottom's stronger romantic feelings, I try to give both sides equal weight in the characterization and other aspects). If this isn't your cup of tea, please don't read. 2. An alternate modern setting with an entertainment-industry backdrop, but this isn't an entertainment-industry novel. Qi is the top and Jing is the bottom, so please don't reverse them. The romance is monogamous, but there are rivalry scenes between the bottom and side characters, so take note if that's not for you. The bottom pursues the top early on, and they fall for each other later. There are occasional bursts of melodrama. 3. The first eight chapters are from the bottom's perspective, and the top's perspective begins in chapter nine. The farther you read, the more chapters are told from the top's point of view. The story revolves around the top's life and the romance between the leads. After much debate, I chose to make this a top-focused story. The bottom's perspective works better for setting up the background, so please bear with me. 4. Lots of top-spoiling. The top is sickly but not weak, and may randomly unlock a plot where he goes on a rampage wielding a bottle. Who's stronger in bed depends on his health at the time. There are no miraculous recoveries in bed, but when he's healthy, he's not too weak to move at all. (All I've ever wanted to write is a normal man. I'm firmly committed to two strong leads, and aside from the sickly, unhinged character setup, I don't have any niche kinks... unless beautiful tops count. I take characterization seriously and respect physical limitations. This is starting to sound like a solemn oath...) 5. Feel free to discuss the plot, but no writing advice or personal attacks. You don't have to tell me if you're dropping the novel. Love life, be civil online, and let's clean up the internet together. Theme: Love isn't a cage, and freedom shouldn't cost you your life