The Beautiful One

[Nonhuman protagonist · Mild horror · Romance-focused · Medium-length]

Chi Xian seems to be ill.

He used to be a violin prodigy in everyone's eyes, but now he's just a mentally deranged madman.

When his illness flares up, the world before his eyes twists into something monstrous and insane. Countless rotten, bloodied, disgusting monsters chase after him, trying to devour him whole.

Chi Xian knows it's only his illness, but he still can't control his fear.

The world of nightmares and the real world seem to be constantly merging.

He can see that the nightmare world is lasting longer and longer, too.

Just as Chi Xian is about to go completely insane, he meets the most beautiful “god” in the world.

In a world full of monsters, only the handsome silver-haired youth is beautiful.

That beautiful being becomes the last thread of a spiderweb holding Chi Xian's sanity in place, the only thing giving him the strength to survive in this increasingly terrifying world.

Chi Xian can't help falling in love with him.

Chi Xian expresses his feelings again and again. At last, the being is gradually moved and becomes Chi Xian's lover.

And on this day, the nightmare truly begins.

Only after enduring countless torments does Chi Xian finally discover, in despair,

that the being was never a beautiful god at all, but

the most disgusting monster of all.

Chi Xian wants to break free of his embrace, reject his kisses, and escape from his side.

But it is too late.

The being only looks tenderly at his mischievous lover, waiting for Chi Xian to return to him willingly from the endless darkness.

After fleeing until he is utterly exhausted, Chi Xian realizes in despair

that his fate was sealed the moment the being laid eyes on him.

At first, cool and composed, later, neurotic and frail beauty shou

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Falsely gentle and holy, truly chaotic and evil, tentacled nonhuman gong

Reading guide:

1. The gong is insane and nonhuman, so his way of thinking about love is completely different from an ordinary human's! Do not try to understand him using normal human logic.

2. Contains terrifying sanity-draining scenes. The level of horror varies by person; the author considers it mild horror.

3. This is a medium-length story written as a change of pace, so I may let loose. It is not a conventional sweet romance.

4. I may start writing at any time. It's a short-to-medium story, not long, so come try a little cookie with a new flavor.

Theme: Stay true to yourself and believe in who you are