The White Bird Never Returns

“He” breaks free from the emotional bonds that once held him back, for one reason or another, and begins a new life in a bittersweet, thrilling, and heartbreaking collection of stories.

One story, one life.

My take on changing the love interest.

“Clever one, tell me: when a white bird spreads its wings and flies into the sky, why does it never return?”

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[Neighbor] Devoted, sunshine-like younger seme who craves affection x reclusive, eccentric, sharp-tongued neighbor uke

Su Xiaozhu asks his sharp-tongued neighbor to be his romance strategist.

Determined to become No. 1 in his boyfriend’s heart instead of always being the second choice, Su Xiaozhu follows his strategist’s careful advice and gives it everything he has, taking 99 steps forward.

At last, his boyfriend is moved and tries to take the initiative for once.

But faced with a long-overdue confession, Su Xiaozhu hesitates.

[Childhood Betrothal] Poor, rebellious, hot-tempered, arrogant seme x prideful, old-fashioned, patriarchal uke with a fatherly disposition

Jiang Mianfeng is suddenly told that he is betrothed to the overbearing young master of the Yun family, who is always bullying him.

A very old-fashioned traditional family: their betrothal was arranged in return for a life-saving favor.

The young master happily delivers a few harsh words, then runs off.

The next day, Jiang Mianfeng claims the ascetic eldest Yun brother, who came in his grandfather’s place to negotiate and deliver the news, and fulfills the betrothal.

[Body and Soul] Naturally dark childhood-friend seme, a dead man with a grievance x scummy man who came out of nowhere, curious enough to kill the cat, uke and adulterer

From the black-and-white portrait hanging over the marital bed, Miao Xiaomao watches helplessly as his pure, aloof wife brings her lover home before even the seventh day after her death.

The innocent ghost hides away and weeps, crying until the world around him disappears.

The lover accidentally discovers Miao Xiaomao. Unable to bear seeing him cry, he comforts him out of compassion.

As he keeps comforting him, the one who ends up unconscious after the pitiful ghost sucks away his yang energy is the lover himself.

[Artificial Human] Good-hearted artificial human seme with a malfunctioning emotional system x villainous man, chaotic-neutral uke and double agent

“Stop loving your creator. Come with me.” The spy tempts the savior’s only selfish desire.

The savior’s duty is to love the world, while his creation’s duty is to love him.

Who decided that?

The spy smiles as he coaxes the naive artificial human.

He is a bad guy. How could he give up the temptation of keeping his treasure all to himself?

[Rotten Man, Sincere Heart] Unfeeling, excessively rational seme who doesn’t understand love x vicious, rebellious attack dog and enforcer uke

[Ideal and Reality] Arrogant, cold-hearted, fearless, narcissistic seme x worn-out, self-destructive loser uke (parallel-world selfcest)

[To Be Added]

Theme: Sincere people, earnest people, and those who strive to love deserve a happy life, even after enduring hardship.