The Neighbor's Temptation

Title TBD * Xie Mianchen has been a shut-in for three years. No friends, no social life, no partner. One day, on a sudden whim, he scoops up his dog and decides to go out looking for a date. Thunder booms through the rainy night, illuminating the neighbor who has apparently been standing outside his door for who knows how long, pale as a ghost. The neighbor presses some unidentified object against his face with an eerie expression. "Want me to help you?" Xie Mianchen is instantly terrified and bolts around in a panic. Once he's pinned to the ground, he cries out even louder, certain his chastity is doomed. But the neighbor just stands a candle in front of him and starts performing some kind of ritual... Hm? It's only a candle. Then it's fine. As if. The scruffy little dog that had been with Xie Mianchen for years clearly transforms into a two-headed snake in the candlelight. A two-headed snake!!! * Monsters have never truly vanished from the human world. Human suffering and struggle have always been nourishment for monsters. And every Monday is a celebration for them. Later, the monster hunters designated that day as Monster Reprieve Day. * Bai An is gloomy, ruthless, and infamous far and wide as a monster-hunting executioner. Ever since moving in, he has almost never seen his neighbor, nor noticed any monsters in the area. Until this rainy night, in the early hours of Monster Reprieve Day, when his neighbor's desire to go out and his struggle against going out are devoured by the monster in his arms, allowing a trace of its presence to escape. Without another word, Bai An goes over to exorcise it. He grabs the monster, now revealed in its true form, and tells the neighbor to say goodbye. But the neighbor only clings to his leg and screams without stopping. "My dog is yours, and I can be yours too!" Bai An: ... Bai An: All right. * At some point, someone new appears by Bai An's side. This person screams at the sight of a Hanged Man, screams at the sight of a Faceless Ghost, and even screams at the gentlest Blood Rabbit. He's more useless than even the most hopeless monster hunter. No one can believe Bai An would choose such a partner, until they see with their own eyes that the monsters lose the ability to move and are forced to submit at the sound of his screams. They fall silent, then try to steal him away as a partner. Late at night, overcome with jealousy, Bai An kisses Xie Mianchen's lips again and again as they let out breathy moans. His bites and grinding are fierce and relentless, and he asks him the same question over and over. Three days later, Xie Mianchen appears before everyone on unsteady legs. In a fit of fury, he pinches Bai An's arm and sets the record straight: "I've told you, we're not partners. We're lovers." Gloomy college guy x gloomy shut-in Younger seme, seven years apart [Synopsis captured on 2024.01.05] Theme: Don't be afraid of a temporary setback. Face life with optimism.