Also titled Cabot Rose
A mentally ill young male insect living in the slums is automatically matched with a marriage partner by the planet on the day he comes of age: a disabled female insect, a lieutenant general.
Milan, who is terrified of insects, jumps out the window and runs away on the spot. But when he learns that his partner was injured in the war and can never transform into human form again, he throws his arms around the lieutenant general and bursts into tears.
Milan: I finally found a "person"! No, at least someone who will always look like a person! I'm going to cling to you for the rest of my life!
The lieutenant general's war injuries mean his body cannot withstand the damage caused by laying an egg. Being matched with someone is practically a death sentence for him.
The two secretly use birth control, but eventually the special investigator who visits regularly finds out.
The verdict is exile to the male nest and execution. To survive, the two fight with everything they have.
Before the execution, Enoch is found to be carrying an egg, so the presiding judge decides to postpone the sentence.
After the insect egg is born, it is taken away, and the married couple are exiled to a barren planet…
Faced with unjust laws, how will the two fight back against all odds and overthrow tyranny…
1. Beautiful top, strong bottom
2. They save each other
3. The bottom's disability means he cannot transform, but he is still a strong fighter
Theme: The laws of a planet may imprison our bodies, but our souls will always remain free.
