I Only Like Your Hugs

[No childbirth in the main story; there is childbirth in the extras]

[JJ currently limits completed-story ratings. It's okay if you can't give it five stars, my dears!]

Because of his touch-starvation, Bai Chen has been single since birth for years, and rumors have branded him a fake prude and a master fisherman.

The day after the entire internet turned against him, the Empire's Crown Prince, Xie Yilin, showed up at his door and asked him to enter into a contract marriage.

Facing the strongest Alpha, famously arrogant and cold-blooded, with countless lives on his hands, the little Omega held out his hand and asked with a beaming smile, "Can I have a hug?"

He nestled into the man's arms, taking the chance to assess him: ...His scent is nice, and he feels good. A hug from him must be so comfortable.

So Bai Chen nodded. "I don't care about the money. But there's one condition that has to be added to the contract."

...The Alpha has to hug him once a day, for at least three minutes each time.

Xie Yilin: ...?

Not long after the wedding, the Imperial Family's public relations department announced that the Crown Prince and his husband would appear on a variety show.

Countless people looking for a laugh flooded the livestream, eager to watch the two of them make fools of themselves in a domestic-abuse spectacle.

#Heard the Crown Prince has killed countless people and is so bloodstained he could scare children into silence

#Heard the little star acts aloof but is actually a master flirt with a whole pond full of fish

The internet chimed in: "This is all we've got to look forward to this year!"

But when they opened the livestream, they saw a sweet Omega clinging to his Alpha and refusing to get up, softly begging him to hold him tighter.

And the Alpha, supposedly a killing machine, looked at him tenderly and held him with such care, never once taking his eyes off him.

Later, the Crown Prince and his husband became the Empire's most loving couple.

#TheCrownPrinceAndHisHusbandAreMadeForEachOther

#BaiChen'sSuitorsLineUpToChallengeTheCrownPrince

#ImperialFamilyApprovalRatingsSoar

In the bedroom, Bai Chen let go of the Alpha, having completed his task for the day, and turned to throw himself at a life-size body pillow of a celebrity, wearing the exact same blissful expression.

With his arms suddenly empty, Xie Yilin gritted his teeth. "We're changing the contract right now. From now on, you're only allowed to hug me!"

Theme: Don't let passing turmoil in the outside world get to you. Believe in yourself, stay true to yourself, love yourself, and then go love others. Love makes us better people and makes the world a better place.