[Blurb]
1.
Duan Zhuo is a newly spirit-formed satin bowerbird. On the very first day after a space-time rift dropped him into this world, he fell for the "female bird" he saw on TV.
Lan Yuan, the top general of Country A.
To win the "female bird" of his dreams, Duan Zhuo built a very beautiful courtship bower with his own hands, decorated it with all kinds of pretty ornaments, invited the general over to his home, and danced a courtship dance for him.
"General, would you be willing to have a baby for me?"
The general, Lan Yuan, looked at his lively and beautiful neighbor with a blank expression. "I'm a man."
Duan Zhuo was very confused. "But you're obviously a female bird."
The general: an old man on the subway staring at his phone.
2.
After being rejected, Duan Zhuo only became more determined. Convinced his nest simply wasn't pretty enough, he changed the decor at home three times a day.
"General, what do you think of my nest now?"
"I can help you incubate the eggs, too. I won't make you raise the child all by yourself."
The general looked at his silly neighbor and firmly, yet politely, turned him down. "I'm a man. I can't have children."
Duan Zhuo thought the "female bird" disapproved of his nest. Looking at his meager bank balance, he steeled himself: I have to win him over and have a baby with him! Fist pump!
The general: My neighbor keeps wanting me to have a baby, but I'm a man. How do I get him to drop the idea? Urgent, waiting online.
3.
Later, after successfully courting his mate, Duan Zhuo had a new problem...
The general looked at the "male bird" in his home and fell into deep thought, as usual.
#It's perfectly normal for male satin bowerbirds to mistake males for females. No need to make a fuss#
#Which satin bowerbird doesn't run into a few "love con artists" before finding a mate?#
#I admit I took a gamble. A spirit-formed satin bowerbird has to accept the outcome#
[Reading Notes]
1. While writing Mapo Tofu, I fell in love with satin bowerbirds and decided to start a new book, hehe.
2. Satin bowerbirds: the males are super gorgeous and build courtship bowers, decorating their nests with all kinds of brightly colored ornaments. They also use pretty decorations to tempt females into dancing a courtship dance. They're narcissistic and silly, and can't tell young males from females. The little ornaments at home are always snatched away by young males pretending to be females. Before the courtship dance is even finished, the other bird has already grabbed an ornament and run off. Before successfully finding a mate, they always run into a few "love con artists," hahaha.
Brainstormed on September 25, 2021
Theme: Be brave and pursue the people and things you love