Long Tail Fins and Little Fangs

In the ninety-eighth year since Lu Chujing became a vampire, he found a mermaid. In his assessment, this was a vicious experimental subject, so Lu Chujing decided to keep him around and watch him to prevent any trouble. However, this mermaid, named Yu Yan, seemed a little strange. In mermaid form, he was always trying to cuddle up to Lu Chujing, but when he turned human, his ears turned bright red and he couldn’t look Lu Chujing in the eye. Lu Chujing: ...Damn it, that’s adorable. #SoMuchForBeingAViciousCreature# #He’sJustAFish,SoI’llRaiseHim!# - Lu Chujing gradually let his guard down and started looking after Yu Yan like a pet and a younger protégé, enjoying his lazy days. He fed the mermaid and cared for him all night when he fell unconscious during his molting season. But things slowly started getting strange. First, some of Lu Chujing’s usual clothes went missing, and he found them at Yu Yan’s place. Yu Yan gazed at him like a little animal and explained that he had an attachment to Lu Chujing’s scent. It was a mermaid’s instinct, and he hoped Lu Chujing would forgive him. - Yu Yan knew he shouldn’t exist in this world. His very birth was a sign of sin and depravity. Mermaids were born without human emotions: cold-blooded and indifferent, with hearts like dried-up springs. Only when faced with a mate could they feel an instinctive infatuation. He despised himself for being this way, until he met Lu Chujing. At first, it was a mermaid’s instinctive possessiveness toward his mate. Gradually, it grew into love. The genes of the deep sea led him to meet the sun that stalked the night. “In the endless ocean, you are my only compass.” [Easygoing on the outside, gentle on the inside bottom x possessive, gloomy mermaid top] - Reader’s guide: A romantic... incident, perhaps one about salvation. Younger man, an old vampire with a baby face (not really). There are probably plenty of original interpretations of vampires and mermaids. The cover features Lu Chujing’s character design. I’m not a steady updater, so I can’t promise daily updates. If there’s no update, it’s because I haven’t written anything. Mua. - Blurb revised on 2121/11/16, archived on Weibo. - Recommended: my friend Su Qianling’s upcoming Quick Transmigration novel, I Really Am the Villain. If you’re interested, go check it out~ Blurb: Chen Jiu worked diligently for twenty-three years and finally won the Film Emperor award, only to be kidnapped afterward. He had terrible luck. His brother had just wired the ransom money when the kidnappers killed him. Luckily, he was bound to a little System called the “Villain Comeback System.” If he completed all its comeback missions, he could return to the time before his kidnapping. In the first world, Chen Jiu is a villain trying to steal a CEO’s secrets. If he succeeds, he’ll drive the CEO into bankruptcy. CEO: You look like my white moonlight. Be mine. Chen Jiu: Sure! Now, to steal those secrets. The CEO’s white moonlight returns from abroad, and the CEO goes off on a date. Chen Jiu starts stealing the secrets. System: Those aren’t the ones. The CEO comes back drunk: He doesn’t love me... Chen Jiu shakes him: Where are the secrets! Chen Jiu: ...For crying out loud. - My next upcoming novel is Ship It, Anything Goes! If you’re interested, click into my author page and save it~ Blurb: Jian Zhinan is a top-tier star, a celebrated actor and national heartthrob who started out as a child star. His fans and haters together could circle the globe. Chi Han is a Three-Time Golden Award-winning actor, the most handsome man on the big screen, and an undisputed top movie star who never slums it on TV. They’re acquaintances, yet they have a fairly popular fan-made pairing. CP fans: Film Emperor x Television Emperor, two powerhouses meeting at the top. How could this not be a perfect setup? This top-tier-star enthusiast is joining the ship in one second. Whether the stars themselves are close doesn’t matter. What matters is that the pairing is fun to ship. Passersby: Hilarious. Their achievements put everyone else to shame, and their CP fans outnumber the fans of their respective other pairings. All you can say is, “How pay.” - The two are invited to appear on the same variety show. In an interview behind the scenes for the first episode, they’re asked what they look for in a partner. Chi Han (dropping hints): Fair skin, pretty face, slim waist, long legs. Who isn’t a sucker for good looks? Jian Zhinan: Someone who knows how to appreciate my inner self. When the episode airs, two topics trend: #PolarOpposites# and #GoingInOppositeDirections# - The two appear on a dating show as the “dating commander” and “dating observer.” A few episodes in, the audience votes them best couple because their chemistry is so strong. CP fans: Is it possible these two are here to show the other guests how to date? Other guests: ??? - Halfway through the show, a diligent CP fan leader compiles a huge list of sweet moments. [Breaking! After digging through the archives, I found out Chi Han and Jian Zhinan went to the same school, two grades apart. Senior and junior, we can ship this! Their campus romance is confirmed!] Jian Zhinan, scrolling Weibo: ??? Jian Zhinan replies from an alt account: Half the people in the entertainment industry graduated from that school. CP fan leader: Sure, but they’re a senior and a junior! Waaah, he loves him so much! Jian Zhinan: ... [I checked the recent red carpets. Jian Zhinan and Chi Han both wore accessories by Rov&Soko, one a ring and one a necklace. They’re not from the same collection, but they totally look like matching couple pieces! I found another sweet moment!] Jian Zhinan replies again from his alt account: That’s because they’re both brand ambassadors, and the designer used the same design elements. CP fan leader: Sure, but they’re ambassadors for the same brand! Waaah, he really loves him so much! Jian Zhinan: ... #WhatDoIDoWhenI’mTrappedInACPFan’sWorld# #EveryoneAroundMeIsShippingMeWithTheFilmEmperor# - A few months later, after the show wraps up, Jian Zhinan and Chi Han go out for a meal. Halfway through dinner, a trending topic explodes. Fans dig up Chi Han’s personal Weibo from his university days. Every post chronicles his feelings as he secretly loved someone. After reading the trending topic, Jian Zhinan, the object of Chi Han’s secret affection, flees in a panic. That night, Jian Zhinan privately messages the CP fan leader: Could you tell me... what other sweet moments there are for me to ship? - A film emperor top who only uses dirty talk with the bottom x a wooden-headed television emperor bottom Theme: The protagonists work hard to find success in their careers and love