My name is Huai Xu. I'm a male college student, born gay, who washes dishes at a restaurant for free meals while paying off student loans.
I'm poor, but I still have an ideal like any young man: to fall in love with another young man, in a rosy, romantic relationship.
I'm good at studying, I have a scholarship, and the project I worked on with my senior got a patent. I thought my dream would come true soon!
But life is full of surprises. My dad, who'd abandoned me long ago, suddenly kicked the bucket and left me saddled with debt.
I'm even poorer now.
I have no choice but to spend all my free time working part-time, hoping I can pay off my debt someday and have a relationship.
Before I tearfully said goodbye to my research group, my advisor asked me to hand my project over to a new junior student.
As soon as the advisor finished speaking, a gorgeous man walked out of the room.
Mom! I'm in love!
"I can help you pay off your debt, and I can help with your student loans too," the gorgeous junior said after hearing my story. "But you can't be gay."
What's wrong with being gay? Why are you discriminating against gay people?
But then I thought about all those zeroes in my debt.
Mom! I'm straight now!
And so, newly straight, I happily started doing research with my junior.
My junior wasn't just good-looking. He often treated me to meals when he saw how broke I was, and lent me his spare room when I needed a place to sleep after crashing on the library floor. What a great guy!
Mom, I think I've made my junior gay.
I thought about all those zeroes in my debt and decided to pretend I didn't know.
I kept pretending and pretending, but things started to feel a little off.
I mean, there was something about the way my junior looked at me that made me feel a little off.
Hello, everyone. I'm Huai Xu, a male graduate, and a stay-at-home NEET.
Not staying at home in my own house.
Anyway, I think I've fallen into a relationship that's a little odd at the start, a little odd along the way, but still rosy and romantic.
Theme: Science and technology are the steps on humanity's path forward (Lousy research, not even dogs would do it :( )
