Autumn Waters Beneath the Endless Sky (GL)

Ongoing GL novel: After the Former Dynasty’s Princess Fought Her Way Back, I Successfully Rose to Power. A story of mutual salvation between a princess of a fallen kingdom and the daughter of a guilty minister.

Blurb:

The sunset clouds and a lone wild duck fly together; the autumn waters merge with the vast sky., Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng

Qiu Shui is a humanities student majoring in photography, and a cat. Her secret identities: a well-known female voice actor on Bilibili, a talented singer in the traditional-style music scene, a food-channel influencer, and a GL webnovel author under the pen name Qu Shui Liu Shang. She keeps getting further down the road of accidentally revealing one secret identity after another.

Chang Tian is a science student majoring in mathematics, and a dog. Her secret identities: top student, well-known GL author on Jinjiang, lyricist and composer in the traditional-style music scene, and martial arts champion. She’s a fan of the traditional-style music creator Hai Tian Yi Se. Beneath her proper, easygoing exterior lies a shameless heart.

And then they meet.

Main couple: beautiful, sweet-voiced photographer * multitalented webnovel author (Qiu Shui * Chang Tian)

Reader’s Guide:

1. A sweet, modern slice-of-life romance, set in a world where same-sex marriage is legal.

2. Two top students, both big shots with secret identities. No real-life inspirations.

3. A warm, uplifting school story that transitions into workplace scheming and competition.

4. The blurb is all frills and flourishes. Read the story for the details.

Excerpt:

Qiu Shui firmly believed that the way to a person’s heart was through her stomach.

After developing her cooking skills, she became obsessed with making videos and soon gained a modest following in Bilibili’s food section, with her videos always getting all three kinds of support.

One day, Chang Tian came home from work to find Qiu Shui curled up on the sofa watching a food show. Hungry, she went over to take a look. It was a creator called “Xiao Jiujiu.”

Qiu Shui: This creator’s dishes look delicious.

Chang Tian: Not as delicious as your cooking.

Qiu Shui: Her dress is so pretty.

Chang Tian: You’re the prettiest.

Qiu Shui gave her an inscrutable look. “Can’t you compliment her just once?”

Chang Tian: I only compliment you.

Later, Chang Tian appeared as a guest judge at a cooking competition hosted by Bilibili. Her gaze settled on one dish, its flavor just like the familiar home cooking she knew.

Certain of her choice, she held up her scorecard and gave it a perfect score, sending the audience into an uproar.

Then she turned over the card bearing the chef’s name and understood.

“Xiao Jiujiu” was her Qiu Shui.

[Completed GL novel] Floating Dreams of the Jianghu: an old-fashioned tale of jianghu grudges, revenge, and giving villains what they deserve.

Theme: Keep striving for self-improvement and reveal your secret identities in style.