Counterfeit

When genome editing is applied to cosmetic surgery, anyone who can afford the exorbitant cost can reshape their appearance and even change their life. Some call it a medical miracle. Others denounce it as a violation of nature's laws, a disruption of social order, and a devil's way of weaving human skin around evil. And some, struggling at the bottom of society, never knowing when the monster called Life will tear them apart and swallow them whole, bones and all, are shaped by it into counterfeits. Xia Ying is one such counterfeit. Fortunately, it allowed him to survive. Unfortunately, eking out a wretched existence is often much harder than accepting death. A story about a pitiful soul manipulated by fate who struggles to survive. ABO setting, raising-up romance, older top. Premise: An unhappy life is a monster. You have to stay alive to take it down!