When your innate kindness is not met with the same in return, the only way to adapt to a cruel reality is to twist yourself out of shape.
The first time Zuo Yuqin saw Ran Yingnian, a pustule-covered zombie in a movie bit off a survivor's head, and she watched with delighted amusement. As blood gushed, he fell for her and became her living dead.
At first, they were just like an ordinary couple. Who could turn down a handsome, wealthy suitor with a good personality? It was the most ordinary kind of love. Ran Yingnian simply treated liking him as a diversion from everyday life.
But his behavior grew more and more abnormal... Violent and extreme one moment, gentle and submissive the next.
"Darling, that won't work. You have to get on your knees." He was like a demon from hell, tempting her to fall into the abyss with him.
Beneath their sick love, undercurrents surged. Behind all the splendor lay filthy secrets unfit for the light of day. The deepest wounds came from the people closest to them. When it came to human nature, it was hard to tell who was good.
They existed in loneliness. After enduring oppression for so long, they became obsessed with even the slightest hint of affection. They seemed crazier than ever, and yet perhaps they were each other's salvation.
"Maybe my trauma will never heal in this lifetime, but it can make me defy my nature and love you for all of mine."
[1v1, both chaste, happy ending] [On hiatus for revisions...]
Theme: Mental illness can develop for a reason, and it can also change for a reason
