Let's Grab Some Fries in the Wasteland

[Trying out a new style. If you like it, please add it to your collection.]

From the start, after transmigrating into a seagull, Li Nuo's first thought is: I have to go to the docks and grab some fries!

The once-bustling port is now shrouded in clouds. Before she can react, armed men atop a huge black iron wall raise their weapons and bring her short bird life to an end.

Damn it, compensate her for her bird life! And her fries!

When she opens her eyes again, Li Nuo has become a first-class protected person under the military's care, surrounded by powerful figures waiting for her to heal them.

In this wasteland world, she awakens a 3S-class healing ability. She's a human blood bag with a health bar over her head. Anyone she approaches gets +1, +1, +1 to their health.

Li Nuo writes numbers on a piece of paper and makes everyone line up for treatment. When it's finally the turn of the culprit who ended her short bird life, she walks right past him and gives a cold laugh.

"You. Cut the line. Go to the back."

But she gets face-slapping results almost immediately. Her ability fizzles out, and she's about to turn back into a seagull. After careful observation, she realizes the reset switch is on that man.

Whenever she passes by him, her ability bar briefly flares back to life.

Touch him once, and the ability bar rises by 30%.

Kiss him... She doesn't want to kiss him.

*

Xi Zhao.

The first ability user in human society, the first commander of the patrol force, the sharpest blade in the military, and a man hailed as the most dangerous person alive.

While he is recuperating at headquarters, a subordinate tells him that a newly discovered ability user might be able to cure him.

He knows healing ability users all have their quirks. Xi Zhao feels nothing about being singled out by the young woman, and besides, she might not be able to cure his injury anyway.

Through countless sleepless nights, Xi Zhao endures his old illness alone, until someone knocks on his door and the young woman cautiously peeks in.

Li Nuo's gaze sweeps over him, her eyes bright. She looks up and asks seriously:

"Um, hello. Can I touch your abs?"

*

At first, Xi Zhao thinks what he and she have is a transaction of power and sex.

For reasons he doesn't understand, Li Nuo is very eager to touch his abs and give him a brief treatment while she's at it.

Xi Zhao gradually gets used to this, until one day he sees Li Nuo touching someone else's abs. His body reacts faster than his mind, and he raises a hand to stop her in the hallway.

"What are you doing?" Li Nuo asks, eyeing him warily.

"I just finished working out. They feel great. Want to try?" Xi Zhao says, ears red, doing his best to win her back.

[For you, I would offer my final heartbeat.]

Content warnings:

1. A wasteland romance-focused BG sweet treat. A taciturn man finally catches fire and pursues his wife.

2. A carefree healing heroine × a protective, devoted, doting hero.

3. The heroine has maxed-out healing talent, along with other golden fingers, and an unobtrusive crowd-favorite quality.

Theme: Everything in the past is a prelude.