Black Gold Reverie [Interstellar Insect Race]

This is a proper story about a human and an insect falling in love. A taciturn, clear-minded, kind human top × a proud, noble, composed, honest female insect bottom Yan De × Ai Lanxi Aoduo * “You...” Gazing at the dazzling, extraordinary life before him, the human touched the corner of his own mouth. His tone was complicated. “Why?” The female insect's gaze and movements remained composed and frank. “I don't have a male partner, and you don't have a mate. Why do you think?” “Your smile should bloom for me alone.” “Please don't reject my advances so readily.” With a female insect whose love talk and teasing are max-level attacks, how could a human who's always tongue-tied, good-tempered, and softhearted possibly resist? * Raised under strict rules and pressure, Yan De grew up taciturn. His childhood friend once described him this way: “Steady as a boulder, with less humor than a piece of deadwood.” He thought his life would probably always be like this: working with all kinds of plants, practicing swordplay, cooking, repairing battleships, and simply staying alive. Proud and noble, aloof and elegant: this is the female insect Ai Lanxi Aoduo. So in the past, he never imagined that one day he would fall for a human across the boundaries of species and star systems. Rebellious and romantic. But... aside from fighting, aren't the things female insects love most conquest and possession? * There's a little of that “eating your words” quality, but a groveling redemption arc is absolutely out of the question, because the author is a dedicated lover of sweet romances. The bottom confesses his feelings to the top first, but they dote on each other throughout. Why is that, you ask? Probably because the top is a complete mute and a block of wood. This is a brainless romance in a sci-fi setting. This hopeless author has given up resisting. Thanks to Feng Xiangyun for the insect-race setting. Just so you know, this is a cross-species romance set against a vast sci-fi backdrop, so it includes some original worldbuilding. If that's not your thing, please don't read it. My other story, "Silver-Blue Aria", takes place in the same world. Note: Both stories have complete outlines. Come see this hopeless author's final struggle with her inner chuunibyou. Theme: Love is wondrous and fragrant.