Tsundere, devoted top vs. calculating older bottom
[Blurb] --- Blurb pending revision. The main story is told from a third-person perspective.
Shh~
Don't wake him.
You want to know why? Because the consequences would be serious, of course!
How serious?
Imagine waking from a nightmare in the middle of the night and finding two strangers standing by your bed. Wouldn't you find them even scarier than the nightmare?
The police have questioned me about it more times than I can count...
I'm Xu Jinli, the chief dream hunter. Never mind the name. When I'm old enough, I'll steal the household register from my mom and change it.
Ahem. I'm Xu Jinli, chief dream hunter. With me around, nightmares will be no more!
You just have a good dream. I'll keep you safe.
Good night.
If a nightmare stays with you too long, it will replace you, leaving your body an empty shell.
If a dream leaves you with a psychological scar, you need to be on your guard. If your will isn't strong enough to resist the nightmare, you'll grow lazy, irritable, self-destructive, depressed...
But don't be afraid. Dream hunters exist to drive nightmares away. People may not believe in us, and they may keep calling me crazy, but as the last dream hunter, I'll keep going.
Sixteen-year-old Xu Jinli didn't yet know that his first dream-hunting experience would be a confrontation with his own fear.
"Do you regret it?" Lin Mingyuan asked. "If you're scared, you can give up."
The boy was drenched in cold sweat, but every word was firm. "I don't regret it!"
Admirable courage, but Xu Jinli failed...
That night, Xu Jinli had a nightmare. In the dream, Lin Mingyuan was broken to pieces, while the nightmare laughed mockingly...
"Long time no see, A Li."
"It hasn't been that long, Uncle Xiao Lin. Actually, I've dreamed of you every night since then."
"If you call for me, I'll meet you in your dreams."
On a short flight of stairs, the spirited young dream hunter stood at the top, smiling and waving. At the bottom was Lin Mingyuan, his smile as gentle as a breeze.
He reached out to the little boy and reminded him gently, "A Li, take it slow."
"I knew you'd come, Uncle Xiao Lin."
"You called for me, so of course I'd come."
"But I didn't call you."
"Then I guessed you wanted me to come. Was I right?"
1. Both are each other's only partner. Younger top, somewhat of a coming-of-age relationship, and the romance develops slowly.
2. The top depends heavily on the bottom at first, especially when he's young, but it's just dependence...
3. There are lots of supernatural incidents at school, and some of the rules are made up.
4. Updates are irregular. Yu Mei usually writes half the story before starting to post~
Theme: No one is insignificant. You and I are the same.
