Archenemy

(Starting once it reaches 500 follows)

(A self-indulgent story: two trashy A's in a childhood-friends romance, starting when they're little. It won't be long, maybe around 100,000 words? Not sure. It's not angsty, but the style is very different from my usual work, so please think carefully before starting.)

Han Ding knew from a young age that there was something wrong with him.

He was cold and heartless, treating every living thing and every emotion with equal indifference.

Then he started kindergarten and met someone whose feelings were completely different from his own.

Wen Yu, a child who used a sweet, angelic appearance to hide his sinister, obsessive nature.

Han Ding hated Wen Yu's excess of emotion.

Wen Yu hated Han Ding's haughty air.

Their feud began at once. One day I'd trip you up, the next you'd plot against me.

From childhood onward, they used every underhanded, ruthless, and vicious trick they could think of, as long as it wasn't illegal. They seemed determined to destroy each other once and for all.

They were equally clever, equally in the spotlight, and equally disgusted by each other. As expected, they both later presented as Alphas, and even their pheromones, clove and tulip, were incompatible.

Their mental strength was equal, too. Whenever they were alone together, they'd release their pheromones and try to make each other suffer, leaving both sides worse off.

Apart from their emotions, there seemed to be no difference between them. But maybe that wasn't the whole story...

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For Han Ding's first rut, his family had prepared leave papers ready to use, a house where no one would disturb him, and a compatible Omega.

Everything was in place. When the day finally came, Han Ding sat on a wide sofa, idly playing with his phone while the Omega in front of him released pheromones to soothe him and begged to be marked.

Han Ding leisurely lit a long, thin cigarette and took a drag. He grabbed the Omega by the hair, seeming about to pass the smoke into his mouth.

But just as he leaned in, the front door was kicked open.

When Wen Yu burst in, there was undisguised madness and obsession in his eyes.

At last, he tore away the gentle, refined mask he'd worn in front of others. Holding a laser gun to the Omega's head, he looked at Han Ding with wild, brazen laughter, his lips moving without a sound.

Han Ding understood what he was saying. After the Omega fled in terror, he snatched Wen Yu's gun and pinned him down instead.

Two different pheromones raged inside the room, repelling and suppressing each other.

Han Ding's tone still had the condescending, patronizing quality Wen Yu hated, but now there was also something else, something hard to put into words.

"If you won't let me touch someone else, will you take his place?"

Emotionally detached madman top X Emotionally obsessive madman bottom, happy ending

Both strong / Both Alphas / Both trashy / Both madmen / Both hedonists / Love and hate

Reader's Guide

1. They're both genuinely crazy and both have issues. They're each other's firsts in every way, but before they officially get together, they sleep around a lot and have all kinds of lovers. Remember, even kissing, embracing, or going all the way doesn't necessarily mean they're in a relationship.

2. I'm writing this for fun and letting loose. I'll delete comments insulting me or the characters. They're perfect for each other, the ultimate match. No switching roles, no breaking them up.

3. To be added.

Theme: Cherish life and take it seriously.