Taming a Wolf into a Dog

* Fake cool guy, real sweetheart, loyal-dog seme x refined scoundrel, delicate nerves, affection-starved young master uke * Actually, it’s a story about a childhood friend who drops into his life from the sky, and a couple teaming up to fight monsters Wen Ziye, the eldest young master of the Wen family, was once an untouchable flower on a lofty peak, admired by everyone. Who could have guessed that after an accident, his personality would change completely? He fell from his pedestal and became a notorious wastrel, famous far and wide. He neglected his studies, squandered money, let the family business fall into ruin, and indulged in wine and women. Even his bonded beast was nothing more than an unimpressive dog. Later, as chaos erupted on all sides, the Wen family fought its way out of the crisis through sheer force of will. Only then did people realize that Wen Ziye was still the same untouchable Wen Ziye as before. And that dog, now the new Wolf King... was still his dog. * After three years of pretending to be a wastrel, the deadline to choose a bonded beast finally arrived. Wen Ziye decided to commit to being useless once and for all, and choose a bonded beast just as useless as he was. This one was perfect: an ornamental Moonlight Hound, whose race had a maximum rank of D. It had nothing going for it but its looks, a complete decoration. He happily bought Qi Xuan and brought him home, thinking he could carry on living the carefree life of a wastrel. But he never expected the beastman he had taken a fancy to at first sight to be no harmless, feeble dog. He was a Jade-Spined Snowfield Wolf, one of the Three Great Royal Clans, and once the most gifted little prince of the Silvermoon Empire. He was also Wen Ziye’s best childhood companion, the person he had lost contact with for no reason ten years ago, and the one he loved and resented in equal measure: his white moonlight. #After his white moonlight returned home, he became his dog# #What do I do? Help, anyone there?# * Qi Xuan, the little prince of Silvermoon, was once a gifted young man adored and admired throughout the empire. Who could have guessed that after a sudden upheaval, he would lose everything and have no choice but to fake his death and escape? He spent ten years adrift in a remote, backward wasteland battered by wind and snow. Just when he thought the rest of his life would pass the same way, another accident brought him to the Federation. To keep his true identity hidden, Qi Xuan pretended to be a Moonlight Hound, hoping to fool everyone. But he just had to catch the eye of a young master, who bought him and brought him home to keep as a dog. Life in the snowfields is hard, the wolf sighed. ...But now that he thought about it, why did this young master seem so familiar? He reminded Qi Xuan of his best childhood friend, that little crybaby he could never stop worrying about. #The little crybaby seems to have turned evil after growing up# #What do I do? Help, anyone there?# * Someone once asked him, “How did you tame a wolf and turn him into a dog?” Wen Ziye smiled and replied, “Me? I... gave him love.” “Love?” “That’s right, love. I love him, even more than I love myself.” “So he hid his fangs, bowed his head, and put on his chains. He willingly lowered himself before me and swore that I could control every part of him.” “And so he went from being a wolf to becoming a dog who belonged to me.” *Reader’s guide: 1. The story mainly follows the uke, though the point of view may wander all over the place. 2. The author loves ensemble casts, so there will be plenty of scenes with the supporting characters. 3. There are two side couples, one BL and one BG. Please don’t read if that bothers you. 4. If anything makes you uncomfortable while reading, please stop and cut your losses. Then everyone can be happy. 5. The seme and uke will grow toward equality in personality, dignity, and feelings. At heart, this is about them learning to get along. The author loves mutual pampering! 6. I’m terrible at writing blurbs, so please trust the story itself. For content warnings, head to the pinned comment in Chapter One. Much love! * A preview of my upcoming story, How to Capture an Evil God Boyfriend. If you’re interested, please add it to your favorites! (≧V≦)/ The provisional blurb is below: [Gentle, human-passing male ghost seme x do-whatever-he-wants little lunatic uke] Gu Jingyou had the perfect boyfriend. He was handsome, well-read, gentle, and wealthy. He also catered to Gu Jingyou’s every whim, giving him whatever he wanted. He was the kind of model lover you’d only expect to find in a dream. Because of him, Gu Jingyou’s bleak life had something to look forward to. Then one day, his boyfriend suddenly disappeared. All traces of his life disappeared along with him, as if Gu Jingyou had truly only dreamed it all. Gu Jingyou refused to accept it. He called the police, but they said there was no record of anyone by that name. He asked his classmates and neighbors, and they all gave him strange looks and said he had always kept to himself. Unable to take it anymore, he locked himself at home to escape reality. Then someone knocked on his door, claiming to be his attending physician. “I heard your condition has gotten worse,” the doctor said. “I’m here to give you a psychological assessment.” “, Do you think your life is happy?” * In his twenty-six years of life, Gu Jingyou had always thought things were going pretty well. He’d grown up without a mother, but his father doted on him and would give him the stars if he asked, never mind the moon. He didn’t have many friends, but the ones he had were true friends. His childhood buddy would risk his life for him without a second thought. He’d chosen a disastrous major by mistake, but his advisor was knowledgeable and elegant, and treated him with great care. He knew how to be content, so he was happy. Except... he always felt as though something was watching him. Sometimes it was a bouquet of flowers, sometimes a blade of grass. Sometimes it was the wind brushing his cheek, sometimes a stranger passing him by. The gaze was gentle, focused, and utterly devoted, as though there were nothing more important in the world. The constant, inescapable gaze wore Gu Jingyou down until his nerves were frayed, and he had to see a psychiatrist. The doctor said, “You’re fine. You’re not ill. You have healthy relationships, a harmonious family, and a happy life.” “Perhaps you’re simply longing for an intimate relationship. I recommend finding a boyfriend.” Gu Jingyou thought this made perfect sense and got ready to leave the hospital. Just before walking out, something suddenly struck him as odd. How did you know I’m attracted to men??? He whipped around and saw the doctor looking at him. Watching him the whole time. * Gu Jingyou’s memories were made up of countless lies. Those lies pushed him toward a life full of flowers and glittering, surface-level happiness, and also turned him into a lunatic who couldn’t tell fiction from reality. He remembered that his father was an abusive scumbag, locked away in a mental hospital long ago. He remembered having no friends, being hated and ostracized by everyone, and always being alone. He remembered that his advisor was sharp-tongued and eccentric, muttering to himself all day and always finding fault with him... He remembered having nothing at all. Except for a monstrous older brother who had been at his side since childhood. Now he had everything, but his monstrous older brother was gone. Gu Jingyou decided to find him, no matter what it took. Theme: Love can heal pain and help us move toward the future.