On Having a Partner Who Loves to Act Cute

A seemingly reserved and aloof gong who secretly thinks about cuddling every day and loves to cling x a sickly shou who only wants to lie flat

The shou is the youngest son of a wealthy merchant in Yuncheng. He is naturally indifferent and often sick.

He loves painting, so he has no interest in the cutthroat competition of the business world or the family enterprise. All he wants is to quietly take commissions.

When his parents assign him as a pawn in a business marriage and he is married off to the richest man in neighboring Beicheng, he doesn't feel much of anything.

The gong, Beicheng's all-powerful richest man, is handsome and striking, with a cold, severe air. The shou thinks he looks frightening.

Fortunately, the gong is very busy most days, and the shou doesn't see him three times in a week.

The shou is quite happy to be kept at home like a caged bird. Other than painting, he spends his days sleeping, and life is very peaceful.

But lately, the shou has run into two problems that have given him a headache.

First, he discovers that his new husband has a sleepwalking problem. Whenever he comes home to sleep, he invariably climbs into the shou's bed in the middle of the night, abandoning his usual fierce, domineering public persona. He clings to the shou and acts cute, begging to cuddle.

...The sheets need washing more often whenever the gong comes home.

Second, the shou recently receives a very lucrative commission. The client wants him to draw an explicit picture.

The character reference the client sends is none other than a wedding photo of the shou and the gong.

The shou: "..."

#This doesn't seem quite like the carefree married life he expected.

It takes a lot of work, and... a toll on his back.

Might be a short story of about 200,000 characters. Pure sweetness. Probably won't be posted until the whole thing is finished? (Probably.)

Theme: Get a good night's sleep every day.