On Having a Tomie Childhood Friend and Being a Descendant of the Snow Woman

[The cover shows the protagonist before and after melting!]

[Read the guide below the blurb for all the details ↓]

[Pre-release: The Gray Valley Brothers Confessed to Me After I Cross-Dressed [Tokyo Revengers]]

[Pre-release: Dating Ushijima]

I think my childhood friend Tomie, who grew up with me, is an ordinary person. He's simply become more popular as he gets older.

Watching Tomie surrounded by admirers, I finally understood: he's far more powerful than me, a descendant of the Snow Woman.

As a descendant of the Snow Woman, I have all the usual manga traits. When I'm in a good mood, it snows, and little snowmen appear around me. When my mood turns sour, I can freeze myself. And if it's too hot, I shrink.

Tomie says I'm not a descendant of the Snow Woman, but a descendant of idiots.

Tomie's got a sharp tongue.

Even so, I still consider him my best friend.

Tomie and I went our separate ways after graduating from middle school.

When I saw him again, it was at his funeral.

I went as promised to mourn my dead best friend, but on the street corner outside the funeral venue, I saw Tomie again.

He looked at me and raised an eyebrow. "Standing here, aren't you afraid you'll melt?"

Without thinking, I replied, "Even if I risk melting in the sun, I'll still attend Tomie's funeral."

After saying that, I couldn't help feeling something was off.

Tomie didn't seem dead. Then why...

Tomie didn't feel like explaining it all to me.

"I'm staying at your place tonight."

"?!"

Tomie came back into my life. He was still popular, still surrounded by admirers. We were close, and he often stayed over at my house.

But something strange was going on. Lately, I kept receiving invitations to Tomie's funeral, along with inquiries from the police.

Tomie was dead?

I didn't believe it.

Then I saw Tomie in an alley, with only half his body left, and my understanding of how powerful he was reached a whole new level.

"Idiot descendant, hurry up and take me home."

"I'm not an idiot descendant. I'm a descendant of the Snow Woman."

Reader's Guide:

1. The male lead's character was inspired by an anime about a certain ice-type man.

2. Childhood friends being affectionate in a fantastical, bizarre world.

3. My writing skills are limited, so I can't fully capture the original Tomie's feel. If that's not for you, feel free to close the page.

4. The main story is written in third person.

5. The pairing is listed as unspecified because the category includes stories that don't mention who's the top or bottom. I think it suits the way these childhood friends interact.

6. The cover comes from the character design cover; the art source isn't exclusive.

7. The blurb has been archived. Archive date: January 21, 2023. There's a screenshot (https://i.mjj.rip/2023/06/11/bb8046a87daa586522d902b348ea0e69.jpeg), as well as a backup. Find the backup in my collection: "Derivative Ideas I Might Write."

Pre-release: "About How I Cross-Dressed as a Woman in the Land of Saiunkoku"

Blurb One

I first met Li Shen when we were betrothed. As children, we were both the protagonists and the supporting characters.

We talked in the courtyard.

Who would have thought he would see through my disguise and realize I wasn't really a girl?

I asked if he wanted to end the engagement.

Li Shen said that would be troublesome, since they'd have to arrange another fiancée afterward.

We carried on like that. He had a bad temper and was always tormenting other people, but he couldn't torment me.

Because I'm good at fighting. I'm a Yato.

I once went to watch the sunrise behind his back. He once clumsily bandaged me to keep me from getting sunburned, nearly strangling me in the process.

All in all, our relationship was pretty harmonious.

I thought our engagement would eventually be called off, but it never was.

We actually followed the usual procedure and got married.

Watching the awkward Li Shen, I was dumbfounded.

And then things got even more bizarre: Li Shen got pregnant.

Just as incredulous as I was, Li Shen grabbed me by the collar and demanded to know what I really was.

I had no idea what he meant. I'm really just a Yato. There's nothing special about me.

Blurb Two

Li Shen never imagined he'd have a fiancée who was a boy dressed as a girl. When they first met, he was able to see through the disguise right away. Jiulang had said Qingye was pretty, but Li Shen just knew Qingye was a boy.

He never expected the Lin family to be bold enough to give him a cross-dressing fiancée. But that was fine by him. It saved Li Shen a lot of trouble.

Lin Qingye was a strange person, though cross-dressing as a girl was strange enough on its own. He had a huge appetite and could eat so much. He was strong, too, and had a hard time with the sun. All in all, he was a troublesome fiancée.

When Li Shen complained about him to Jiulang, the reply he got was, "How can you say that about Sister Qingye? She's so much better than you."

Li Shen wanted to say that Qingye wasn't a sister. He was a boy. Hadn't Jiulang noticed? Lin Qingye was now just as tall as Li Shen. And lately, that guy had been vanishing without a trace. Was Lin Qingye planning to quit?

No way.

They worked so well together.

Li Shen firmly believed that Lin Qingye would never choose anyone but him.

"I want to see other planets."

"I once came face-to-face with the giant who destroys monsters."

"The Yato belong in the universe."

After hearing Lin Qingye's words, Li Shen was completely stunned.

Was he going to run away?!

Theme: Embrace hope and live positively.