After Accidentally Kissing a Brooding Ghost

On the surface: a cool, aloof queen * a real male ghost from the netherworld

In truth: a timid, teary-eyed darling * an insanely possessive, jealous tsundere

The young lord of the netherworld loves composing doggerel. Ever since he visited the human world, he has often murmured, "Leisurely, oh so leisurely, the human world is at ease. A daughter of the Lu family has thrown my heart into disarray."

The little ghosts of the netherworld couldn't get any peace, so they hurried to the bustling streets above to catch a glimpse of the girl in his poem. One look was enough to leave them all dazzled.

Lu Yusha is sweet-faced and emotionless. She can watch all kinds of classic horror movies without the slightest fear, earning her the nickname Cold-Faced Killer.

At twenty, the horror film she helped make won an international gold award, and her name went down in film history.

Yet her goal is to end her dull life at its most glorious moment.

Perhaps she's watched too many movies. Lu Yusha seems to be hallucinating, and strange, eerie incidents start happening around her.

She often sees a dark shadow following her. The rice in her home is already half gone before she's even eaten any, and the lights flicker in the middle of the night like something out of a ghost story.

Every so often, a deep male voice murmurs in her ear, "Let me take you away. Come with me."

She visits a psychiatrist and consults a feng shui master, but things only get worse. She even dreams of a man in a black cloak telling her that he is the Grim Reaper.

Later, she realizes that she really may have seen a "god." She also finds a claim in an ancient book: kissing the Grim Reaper can open the gate to the netherworld.

Lu Yusha is secretly thrilled. Yay! She can end her life without pain, and without making a mess of it!

So one day, she sits obediently on a rock by the sea, waiting for the Grim Reaper to appear.

And then he really does arrive. He's tall and handsome in a black trench coat. Beneath the moonlight, his skin is as white as jade, and his eyes sparkle like a brilliant galaxy. His voice is gentler than the sea breeze. "Shasha, I've come to take you home."

He doesn't look much like the Grim Reaper. He looks more like the overbearing CEO in a romance drama.

Lu Yusha swallows, gathers her courage, rises onto her tiptoes, and gives him a kiss in greeting.

The surroundings suddenly change. The next second, she's in the magnificent hall of the netherworld, with a piece of candy pressed into her hand.

"You kissed me, so now you belong to me."

"Wasn't this supposed to be a painless way to kick the bucket...?"

"Silly girl, you skipped a line. The wording was ambiguous."

"..."

Horror film art director × tsundere Grim Reaper of the netherworld

[Kiss me tenderly to open the gate to the netherworld. I'll give you a piece of candy and promise you a lifetime of peace.]

2021.11.11

Lots of personal headcanons

- The title comes from The Book of Songs

Moral: Keep your dignity