After the Frail, Pitiful One Enters an Escape Game

[A sickly, world-weary beauty who wants to die] X [A flamboyant charmer to everyone else, a little ray of sunshine at home]

Xin Hesong is a frail, pitiful young man who has had a hard life for over twenty years. As he nears death, he thinks he is finally about to be free, only to open his eyes in a world that is both strange and familiar.

Here, plants can turn into ferocious beasts, animals can disguise themselves as humans, houses have heartbeats, and even the sky covets the human world when it gets bored.

This is the world of his game, a place filled with danger at every turn.

Already tired of living, Xin Hesong decides to simply give up and face whatever comes.

When confronted by a man-eating flower with a gaping maw full of fangs, he bares his arm and generously offers, "You must be starving. Come on!" But before the flower can get close, it turns into a puddle of blood.

When he encounters a demon-goat carrying a guillotine blade, his teammates all flee. Xin Hesong stands firm, ready to meet death calmly. But the goat is so terrified at the sight of him that it wets itself and runs off without even taking its blade.

And the many old houses that devour people on the street? When Xin Hesong steps inside, their hearts don't even dare beat too fast.

Facing his teammates' envy, Xin Hesong waves a hand and says helplessly, "I want to die. It's so hard."

Meanwhile, in places unknown to Xin Hesong, the monsters whisper and chatter among themselves, discussing Wu Yi's beloved.

"That new little thing is so delicious. But Wu Yi has taken a liking to him, so we can't touch him."

"Isn't that worse than being dead? He'd be better off being eaten by us."

"Wu Yi is definitely going to lock him in that lovingly crafted rose cage and do all sorts of things to him!"

"I feel sorry for him already..."

The one they are talking about, Wu Yi, sits upon a throne built of skulls, holding a vibrant rose in his hand. He frets over how to arrange a chance encounter with the pitiful little darling he has longed for day and night.

I have a whole room full of roses. I'll give them all to Mr. Xin.

Welcome to my world.

Written down on October 30, 2022.

Theme: Give someone a rose, and its fragrance will linger on your hands.