A Pretty Stone

My next novel will be When I Return to Ping'an Town and Crawl Through the Dark. Please add it to your reading list! The blurb is below~

Two-faced high school teacher (bottom) x cocky, blunt college student (top)

Guiding older man and pure-hearted younger man

This time, I'm determined to write a sweet little treat~

When Feng Huanian was seventeen, he looked at the stone in a child's hand and said, "That's a beautiful stone."

He never imagined that at twenty-seven, he would be hit by someone riding a bicycle at an intersection in another city.

He brushed the dust off his legs and said to the boy, who was still sitting on his bicycle without a trace of remorse, "Student, shouldn't you apologize to me?"

But the boy mimicked his tone and replied, "Shouldn't you apologize to me?"

Their friendship existed only during the summer when Feng Huanian was seventeen. It ended when he failed to show up for their final meeting, and the stone had held a grudge ever since.

On Feng Huanian's way home from work, the bicycle would block his path. On his way to work, the bicycle would block his path again.

Feng Huanian: Are you a creep?

Then he swung a leg over the bicycle. Someone was giving him free rides to and from work. He'd be an idiot not to take them.

Shitou is straight, and a straight man starved for affection.

So when he met Feng Huanian's crush, he clung to Feng Huanian like a spiky hedgehog full of filthy jokes and kept asking, "Who's more important to you, me or him?"

Feng Huanian: ?

"Who's better-looking, me or him?"

Feng Huanian: ?

"Why are you lonely when I'm right here beside you?"

Feng Huanian: ...I think of you as a little brother.

Shitou: I don't think of you as my big brother.

Feng Huanian: You should act a little more like a straight man.

Shitou isn't actually called Shitou. He has a name, but he hates it, so he says, "My name is Shitou."

My next novel will be When I Return to Ping'an Town and Crawl Through the Dark.

Moist, gloomy ghostly top x goofy, chatty bottom

A melodramatic, angst-filled, over-the-top coming-of-age story set around the turn of the millennium

When Fang Qian first came to town, he was unemployed.

Good in a fight, tough enough to take a beating, and shameless. That was Tong Ming's assessment of him.

The first time Fang Qian and Tong Ming met, they fought. The second time, they traded insults.

Just as everything seemed to be heading toward outright hostility, Tong Ming unexpectedly stood beside Fang Qian when he was fighting his enemies.

Fang Qian: I'm touched!

Fang Qian thought Tong Ming had joined forces with him because he was drawn to Fang Qian's charisma. Then one day, Tong Ming told him it was simply amusing to watch someone as pitiful as him pretend to be strong.

Fang Qian: ? Are you insane?

Fang Qian never expected that when he had nowhere to go, Tong Ming would take him home and let him sleep in his own bed.

He marveled at how lucky he was to have such a considerate friend, but then accidentally found the diary Tong Ming had torn up beneath his pillow. Every line recorded unspeakable thoughts about him. Even the erotic dream he'd had while drunk had been about Tong Ming!

Fang Qian was stunned: Bro, is this normal?

Tong Ming doesn't need friends. He doesn't even like talking to people. But Fang Qian is like a cicada perched on the old locust tree behind his courtyard wall in summer, constantly buzzing in his ear.

He told Fang Qian, "It's amusing to watch someone as pitiful as you pretend to be strong."

But Fang Qian replied, "But laughing at your pain doesn't make me happy at all."

Fang Qian barged into his life every day, making sure he was noticed, but he could be kind to anyone. Tong Ming wasn't special.

He was jealous of the friends who spent every day glued to Fang Qian, jealous of the person in Fang Qian's erotic dreams, and he hated the scent of perfume that clung to Fang Qian.

When Fang Qian was kicked out of his home, Tong Ming even cheered inwardly. He came up with a way to take him home, then left his diary under his pillow...

Unfortunately, Fang Qian doesn't want to love a man. He made Tong Ming choose between staying friends and ending their relationship. Tong Ming asked him, "Can you stand having someone who fantasized about you pretending to be your friend every day?"

Fang Qian: ...

Tong Ming knew Fang Qian couldn't bear to lose him. As long as he gave Fang Qian a little hope, Fang Qian would cling to him and refuse to let go, until Tong Ming brought him back to his courtyard.

Theme: Study hard and keep improving every day.