Stardust Falls

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[Coming soon: Help, Why Is the Red String Tied to Me?! The blurb is at the very bottom. Please add it to your collection, mwah.]

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A seductive, guiding older top actor x a slow-to-react, avoidant, sensitive writer bottom

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Ye Chengze, a famous writer in City A who writes under the pen name Zechuan, is hailed by netizens as [Give him a pen and he can do anything].

But no one knows that he has extreme social anxiety. In his twenty-six years of life, he has achieved the feat of [not having a single real-life friend besides his younger sister].

One day, Ye Chengze grits his teeth and gets through a book signing. Just as he's about to enjoy a moment of relaxation with a cigarette, he gets a call from his younger sister.

Sister: "Bro, I need you to save me!!!"

Ye Chengze's brow twitches. Forced to work overtime, he puts on a professional fake smile and goes to the event, enduring his discomfort to socialize with the others.

The moment he pushes open the private room door, Ye Chengze freezes.

He never expected Xu Lizhou, the top actor who commands half the entertainment industry, to be there too.

Xu Lizhou's gaze burns into him, as if it could pierce right through him.

Ye Chengze suppresses his doubts and his urge to flee, and makes conversation with everyone.

When he finally sits beside Xu Lizhou, he turns his head and finds an exceptionally handsome face right in front of him.

Xu Lizhou smiles. "Teacher Ye, could I have your autograph?"

Looking at Xu Lizhou's face, Ye Chengze's breath catches. As if in a trance, he signs his name on the actor's suit jacket.

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Xu Lizhou has been a fan of Teacher Zechuan for ten years.

Ever since catching a glimpse of Zechuan's true face as a teenager, he has never been able to look away.

The more he adores him and learns about him, the more his heart aches.

Watching Ye Chengze struggle to hold himself together, Xu Lizhou feels a bittersweet ripple in his heart. He reaches out, determined to pull Ye Chengze back into the world, no matter what it takes.

His plans advance step by step, and he knows just how far to go with his gentle guidance, gradually breaking through the walls around Ye Chengze's heart.

Ye Chengze's panic and avoidance do not escape Xu Lizhou's notice. He remains unwavering, as if pledging his loyalty:

"I'll keep standing outside the door until Teacher Ye says I can come in."

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[Bonus Scene]

One day, while cleaning, Ye Chengze discovers a locked-away suitcase. Its leather clasp hangs loose, and the lid is barely shut.

Inside are his high school ID, homework, notebooks, and even the first edition of his earliest novel.

It has everything, like a treasure chest.

Just then, Xu Lizhou gets home from work and clings to Ye Chengze's back like a big dog. "Teacher Ye, I missed you..."

Before he can finish, Ye Chengze holds up his old high school ID right in front of him. Actor Xu's whole body trembles.

"...Teacher Ye, I can explain. I really can."

"...No, I'm not a pervert. Please believe me."

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[Blurb for Help, Why Is the Red String Tied to Me?!]

Yue Rushi is a new intern at the Matchmaker's training program in the Heavenly Realm. Growing up watching people find love in the heavens, he has always longed to become someone like the Matchmaker.

He is diligent and stubborn. So when he encounters a "hopelessly straight man" during his internship, he doesn't back down from a challenge. Instead, every setback only makes him try harder.

The straight man never goes out, so Yue Rushi finds a way to get a beautiful woman to ask for his contact information.

The straight man slacks off at work, so Yue Rushi arranges for him to have a chance encounter with his kind-hearted boss.

The straight man has to form a group for a university project, so Yue Rushi makes sure he's put in a group full of girls.

And even that doesn't work?!

Yue Rushi is so angry he crushes the agate stone in his hand. He grits his teeth and decides to become the man's wingman in person.

On the first day they share a rental, the straight man looks at him and says, "You're so pretty. I really like you."

Yue Rushi: ?

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Lu Xiao is one of the southern martial gods stationed in the Heavenly Court, known as the "General Who Guards the South." He ascended from the mortal realm after undergoing trials there centuries ago.

As the era changes, the rules of the Heavenly Court are constantly revised. Lu Xiao alone never changes, always remaining just as he was centuries ago. He works, completes his tasks, and has no worldly concerns beyond that.

After he turns down three fairies who try to flirt with him in a single day, the Southern Emperor, Lord Chiling, suddenly realizes there is a problem.

Lord Chiling says, "General Who Guards the South, you know it's the 21st century now. Shouldn't you at least be a little more tactful? We could learn more about new culture and ideas from the mortal realm. What do you think?"

Lu Xiao: "Sure."

Lord Chiling nods with satisfaction. "Good. Then you'll go down to the mortal realm soon, and after that, get ready to..."

Before he can finish, Lu Xiao picks up a file and leaves ahead of him.

After descending to the mortal realm as a modern university student, Lu Xiao suddenly senses that something is off.

During his first week down below, lots of women suddenly add him on his phone.

Lu Xiao: ?

During his second week, his boss at his part-time job suddenly starts batting his eyes at him.

Lu Xiao: ??

During his third week, he gets assigned to a group project with only women besides himself, and all his female classmates seem to be gravitating toward him.

Lu Xiao: ???

Even Lu Xiao, with his wooden head, begins to wonder if the modern world has become this open-minded. Then he looks down and notices a red string tied around his thumb.

Lu Xiao: ...Well, that's just great. Which fool tied a red string to me?

After discovering it, Lu Xiao starts snapping every red string he sees, until he brings the little intern to him.

He never expected that from the first moment he saw him, he would be unable to look away.

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A wooden-headed, straight-as-steel general top x a quirky, slightly tsundere but not too much, Matchmaker's intern bottom

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Theme: Love and being loved.