As the saying goes: If a boy band doesn't sell bromance, it might as well go home and grow sweet potatoes.
Before the new-generation boy band F.S. debuted, four of its five handsome members had already become hugely popular thanks to fan-made official-couple edits.
Visual center Yan Heng: A B-king rich heir, the entertainment industry's top seme. Cool and aloof, yet so handsome he could break the heavens. His female fans could circle the Earth countless times.
Main dancer Jiang Qingshi: A gorgeous second-generation celebrity, the pinnacle of cool abstinence, an all-in-one automatic top-and-bottom fan. His fans had incredible fighting power.
Center and main rapper Jing Yiran: A bewitching, flirtatious fox with a bold personality and a hot body. Fashion's latest darling, with luxury endorsements pouring in.
Vocalist Wen Yan: A shy, devoted puppy-like younger man, with a powerful low voice and a waist that made his fans howl.
The only one who hadn't made it big was the ordinary Gu Rui'an, happily holding onto his straight-man team captain persona. He spent his everyday life shipping couples and mothering the boys, while acting like a slacker onstage and on variety shows, counting on his bandmates' ships to carry him to an easy win.
But after F.S. officially debuted, all the members' romantic arrows pointed at him?
At an endorsement shoot, Gu Rui'an posed intimately with the aloof visual center.
Ship fan #1: Gentle captain bottom × B-king visual center top, I'm in love!
Onstage, Gu Rui'an exchanged a smile with the cool, reserved main dancer.
Ship fan #2: Gentle captain bottom × abstinent, cool beauty top is the ultimate ship!
At a pajama party, Gu Rui'an was pinned to the bed by the hot main rapper.
Ship fan #3: The gentle captain bottom belongs with the main rapper's little temptress top!
At a CCTV gala, Gu Rui'an sang a love song duet with the shy puppy-like vocalist.
Ship fan #4: If the gentle captain bottom × younger puppy-like vocalist top isn't real, then I must not be real!
Gu Rui'an's ship supertopic held the top four spots on Weibo, and the All-Gu ships went viral across the internet.
Gu Rui'an, the straight man being forced to bend: ...I can't smile.
What happened to my straight-man, easy-win script? How did it turn into a script where the bottom's dream man carries the whole group to success?!
Manager, please rewrite the script! I'm straight!!!
Straight-man heartthrob, gentle captain bottom × B-king CEO-style main rapper top
#FromFiveLosesToStar#
#NoEscapingTheGayGayWorld#
#ManagerIWantToGoHomeAndGrowSweetPotatoes#
#IReallyAmStraightQAQ#
P.S. 1. The story centers on a universally adored bottom, with no secondary couples. Everyone has one-sided feelings for the bottom, and the bottom returns the main top's feelings.
2. No real-life inspirations. This is purely a product of my personal tastes.
3. Career and romance plotlines. The bottom is a slow-burn type.
Theme: Ordinary people can shine brightly too