Xia Zhiqing has always believed that there isn't an Alpha in the world he can't handle.
From entertainment company executives to the wildly popular Movie Emperor, they have all fallen under the spell of his alluring pheromones.
That is, until Xia Zhiqing meets Fu Shiheng.
At first glance, the man seems as bright and serene as the moon, speaking gently to everyone. He's so perfectly kind and gentle, he hardly seems human.
Xia Zhiqing vows to tear off Fu Shiheng's flawless mask and expose the nasty Alpha nature beneath it for all to see.
Heaven helps those who help themselves. After waiting a long time, he finally catches Fu Shiheng losing control during his rut.
Xia Zhiqing eagerly delivers himself to Fu Shiheng's door. His sweet pheromones fill the cramped space as he teasingly bites Fu Shiheng's earlobe. "Want me?"
The man's eyes turn red, and he shakily reaches out to him, his hands flushed from desire, even to the fingertips.
Just as Xia Zhiqing is secretly celebrating his victory in this high-stakes gamble, the man gently presses his forehead to Xia Zhiqing's. His voice is hoarse, tinged with restraint. "Promise me you won't do this again. It hurts me to see you like this."
Xia Zhiqing watches as Fu Shiheng's trembling hands carefully button up his half-open collar, one button at a time. It takes his usually quick mind a long while to reboot before he finally understands.
Damn, so he's been into me this whole time?
*
Fu Shiheng has had a crush on someone for many years.
That person has such a soft, lovable heart, yet has built a defensive wall of thorns around himself, guarding his heart and never letting anyone get close.
Most people get pricked by those thorns, all show and no substance, and never dare approach again. But Fu Shiheng is the only one who resolutely walks toward that little hedgehog, wrapped up tight in his spines, and carefully gathers him into his arms.
If you don't know how to love yourself, let me teach you, little by little.
*
Bonus scene:
After they officially get together, Xia Zhiqing licks the corner of his lips, bitten a few times by Fu Shiheng's haphazard kissing. "How are you so clumsy? You can't even kiss properly?"
Thinking his unintentional show of possessiveness has scared Xia Zhiqing, Fu Shiheng instinctively reins in his pheromones. "I'm sorry. I'll be more careful next time..."
"Dummy."
Seeing that Fu Shiheng has taken his joke seriously, Xia Zhiqing quickly plants a light kiss on his lips. He smiles like a sly little fox. "If you don't know how, I'll teach you."
A flirtatious, insecure Omega × a genuinely gentle, doting Alpha
Reader notes:
1. Please read this warning first: Before meeting the top, the bottom has had previous relationships with men. The top is pure in both body and heart. If you can't accept this, please leave early so we can all be happy. Even if you can't accept it, please don't insult the author in the comments.
2. Lots of personal ABO worldbuilding. No childbirth.
3. The author's writing is kindergarten-level, so please don't nitpick [?!]. No need to tell me if you drop the story.
Theme: If you don't know how to love yourself, let me teach you, little by little.
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