Huai Qi and Pone were sworn enemies.
One was a notorious space pirate whose calling card was a rose; the other was a brilliant young colonel, the Federation's guardian.
They chased and fled, evenly matched.
An unfamiliar tenderness blossomed amid their tacit battle, and just like in most enemies-to-lovers stories... they fell passionately in love.
Not long after they got together, Pone set out on a mission from which there was no return, determined to fight the Empire.
At the end, like a devout believer, he tenderly kissed his own rose and confessed his love as he died: "I love you."
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After dealing a devastating blow to the Empire, Pone was captured by its surviving forces. They threw him into a machine that erased memories, splitting his negative traits into different worlds.
Watching the last recording Pone had left behind, Huai Qi laughed in anger. "Who said you could leave without a word, without my permission?"
He decided to work with the Federation and secretly enter those worlds to awaken Pone, only to discover that Pone had developed a mental illness in every one of them.
"So what if you have a mental illness? I can make you fall in love with me again and again."
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After entering Pone's world of consciousness, Huai Qi realized something was wrong. Some people there were looking at him with feverish, crazed desire.
[So beautiful... I want... I want him...]
Huai Qi: "...What's going on?"
System: "You're the colonel's one and only love. His subconscious is influencing this place, so..."
"We don't know how many fragments of the colonel's consciousness are in each world, but one thing is certain..."
"They're all infatuated with you."
Damn, this is... kind of thrilling.
① [Stockholm Syndrome] [Loyalty]
He was a puppet who had found a new master after being abandoned, and Huai Qi was his former master, the one who abandoned him.
One day, Huai Qi and the new master crossed paths. The new master flew into a rage and ordered him to kill Huai Qi, but the bloodstained puppet only lowered his head.
A flower bloomed at the corner of Huai Qi's lips as he extended a hand to him in tender compassion. "Good boy."
② [Bulimia Nervosa] [Rage]
He was the notorious captain of the Ability Bureau's First Squad. Because of his illness, he had to wear a bite guard at all times, while Huai Qi was the useless romantic rival of rumor.
When they met for the first time, all anyone saw was him suddenly losing control, tearing apart his bite guard and pinning Huai Qi against the wall. Panting, he said, "You smell delicious."
③ [Williams Syndrome] [Envy]
He was the pope's most trusted weapon for murder, and Huai Qi was his target for this assassination.
When they first met, Huai Qi was on a blind date. Suddenly, something whistled through the air, and a gleaming silver dinner knife sank into the man's chest across from him. Amid screams and darkness, Huai Qi was dragged into a corner. The killer pressed a kiss into his palm, his breath scorching and suggestive.
That was a killer's forceful declaration of possession.
A flirtatious, irresistible beauty as the bottom x a devoted, corrupted, possessive top
Sweet romance with melodrama, one-on-one, happy ending, wish fulfillment with a golden finger
Reader's guide:
1. The mental illnesses in each world will be introduced in the author's notes.
2. The story is based on [Affection Points]. [Hate Points] appear starting in the third world.
3. More to come if I think of anything.
If you like it, enjoy reading. If you don't, just bear with it (just kidding).
Archived 2021.11.23
Theme: Love is great and can overcome anything.
