The Boy Next Door

The full story costs two yuan. Come enjoy a little summer sweetness~ The blurb for my next book, A Guide to Raising Nonhumans, is at the very bottom. Please add it to your reading list ovo Synopsis: During the summer break before his final year of high school, a new neighbor moved into the house beside Chi Yu's, which had been empty for three years. He was a twenty-eight-year-old big brother. The newcomer had cool, distant features and wore designer clothes. There was an easel set up in his yard. He looked like he belonged to a completely different world from Chi Yu, who hurried off to his part-time job at a bakery. Chi Yu only took a curious glance into the yard, but unexpectedly, the man called out to him. The neighbor smiled and stopped him, then pressed a bouquet of flowers into his hands. “A little welcome gift. Come over and hang out anytime.” Chi Yu took them, flustered, and blushed at once. That evening, he knocked on the neighbor's door with a little cake he'd baked himself. The big brother next door had just finished showering. His hair was still wet, and he wiped at it as he opened the door. A cool, minty scent wafted from him. Chi Yu felt a little light-headed. The older guy invited him inside. They got to know each other and exchanged contact information. The man wasn't quite like Chi Yu had imagined. When he looked at Chi Yu, he wasn't distant at all. His eyes crinkled as he smiled, gentle and understanding. Chi Yu wanted to pursue him. From bringing him cake, to secretly buying the same body wash he used, to pretending it was an accident when he took his hand... Chi Yu tested the waters, one careful step at a time. As the days went by, the older guy ruffled his hair. He smiled at him. Then, out of nowhere, he leaned down and kissed him. ...Huh?! Chi Yu was completely stunned the moment he was kissed. Were they already at this point in their relationship?! B-but wasn't he still trying to win him over?! . Jiang Min had spent the first half of his life scheming and maneuvering in the capital, where he was once a figure who made countless people tremble. At twenty-eight, with thirty just two years away, he suddenly found everything around him rather dull. He had always been decisive. That very night, he packed up and left, leaving his dumbfounded heir with nothing but his carefree retreating figure. He bought a house with a flower garden in a small southern city, moved in with his easel, and planned to pick up his paintbrush again and clear his head. Before he could start relaxing, he ran into an eighteen-year-old boy. Round, puppy-like eyes, terribly shy, blushing whenever he saw Jiang Min. So pitiful and adorable. Jiang Min took an interest in him. He invited Chi Yu into his home, but the boy only cared about returning the favor with cake. He let Chi Yu stay over and take a shower, but the boy was busy trying to figure out what his body wash smelled like. He pretended he was about to kiss Chi Yu, but the boy was too busy sneakily taking his hand with all his heart. What a fool. Jiang Min finally couldn't take it anymore. That day, with the mood just right, he grabbed Chi Yu by the collar and kissed him. Chi Yu didn't know how to kiss. Jiang Min kissed him until he was gasping for breath, his round puppy eyes wide and misting over. “B-Big... Brother?” Chi Yu stammered. Jiang Min chuckled. “Xiao Yu, you're blushing.” Younger puppy-like top x older handsome bottom Pure-hearted, well-behaved boy x ultimate schemer Both are each other's one and only. A cozy, gentle slice-of-life story, sweet as can be, with a simple everyday feel. The bottom is the aggressive one, while the top is (on the surface) a harmless herbivore. [Just-for-fun skit 1] Chi Yu: Big Brother, you smell so good (sniff) (grinning like an idiot) Jiang Min, who specially showered and styled himself to look handsome so he could lure in the fish: . Jiang Min: ...What a fool!! [Just-for-fun skit 2] Afterward, one of the parties involved had this to say. Chi Yu: I fell for Big Brother. He was so hard to pursue, and I worked at it for ages. Then I turned around and realized he'd been planning to get me into bed all along. I didn't need to pursue him at all T^T Chi Yu is the top, and Jiang Min is the bottom. These are the author's favorite dynamics for this pairing. If that's not your thing, feel free to give it a miss. Ship-war arguments and provocative comments will be deleted. Thanks for understanding. Coming soon: A Guide to Raising Nonhumans Synopsis: Wen Chu was born frail and spent his whole life moving from one intensive care unit to another. In the end, he still died on the very day he became an adult. When he woke up again, he was bound to a cold, emotionless System. [Remaining lifespan: 4 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes] Task list: Cuddle up to the Lord of the Sea with your tentacles, lifespan +1 hour Consume the Evil God's resentment, lifespan +5 hours Absorb the Taoist priest's yang energy, lifespan +8 hours ****, lifespan +**** [Survive at any cost] Wen Chu looked down at his soft, floppy jellyfish tentacles, then at the fearsome targets in the mission photos, and fell silent. Wen Chu: “...Isn't there a more dignified way to survive?” This looks downright obscene! I'm going to get beaten up!! System: [Survive at any cost] Wen Chu: ... Wen Chu: Th-then I'll just cuddle up to them a little. He would cuddle up to the big shots politely, with restraint, and with a grateful heart. Later. The System looked at the mission target, who was carrying an egg, and fell silent. So much for being polite, restrained, and grateful!!! Wen Chu: ovo Thanks to the System, he'll be grateful as he elopes with the big shot. [Plane 1: Little Jellyfish x Siren [Apocalypse]] #Is a siren... the best food for raising jellyfish? # Wen Chu turned into a jellyfish. He was tiny and soft, with transparent tentacles tangled into knots that he couldn't undo no matter how long he tried. A line of System text appeared above his head: [Type: Immortal jellyfish] [Remaining lifespan: 4 days] [Hint: You are hungry, and the water quality here is poor. Your lifespan is about to decrease faster. Please hurry to a safe place with plenty of food so you can grow.] Wen Chu: QAQ? He struggled to drag his tangled tentacles along, rolling forward as best he could. With no food, he grew smaller and smaller, and was on the verge of starving to death in the depths of the sea. Just then, a hand scooped him up. “How are there still jellyfish in this part of the sea? Weren't they all wiped out ages ago?” The muscular, blond merfolk looked down at him. Sharp teeth glinted in his mouth as he spoke. There was a line of text above his head, too. [Type: Siren] [Remaining lifespan: ???] [Hint: He is the lord of this sea. Perhaps he can save you.] The siren's long golden hair was beautiful, and his chest was sculpted and powerful. He looked down with the cool hauteur of someone born to rule. He was the kind of merfolk found only in fairy tales. Dazed and barely conscious, Wen Chu trembled as he rolled around in the merfolk's broad palm. He wrapped his soft little tentacles around the man's finger and did his best to ingratiate himself. “...Help me QAQ” Let me cuddle up to you, I'll be good qvq Siren: ...? [Plane 2: A Cloud of Fog x Evil God [Steampunk]] #Do I have to keep *ing the Evil God to survive? # Wen Chu was a shapeless mass of black fog that lived by absorbing resentment and pollution. He cautiously rubbed against the pale, gloomy Lord of Resentment, this world's Evil God, and asked in a timid voice: “C-could you let me have a bite...?” #Little Fog will only nibble once. Just one bite. # [Plane 3: Little Vengeful Ghost x Taoist Priest [Supernatural]] #Only the Taoist priest's yang energy is warm. Wen Chu gooily went to cuddle up to the big shot again, only to be burned by a talisman. The physical form he'd struggled to pull together turned intangible once more. Wen Chu: Ow, that hurts!! QAQ Now familiar with the big shot's temperament, Wen Chu looked tearfully at the approaching Taoist priest, who wore a cold expression. He looked so utterly pitiful. Taoist priest: . Even knowing the beautiful boy before him was a dangerous, resentment-filled vengeful ghost, the Taoist priest couldn't help stopping himself. Wen Chu happily flew over and hugged him, rubbing against him. At last, he could start with a physical body! Hungry! Cuddles! [Plane 4: Nightmare x Dragon [Western Fantasy]] #Even if you're not food, I still want to cuddle up to you Wen Chu became a nightmare, feeding on bad dreams and weaving endless nightmares for humans. He found someone familiar in a dragon's lair. This time, the big shot was a dragon. Everyone said dragons who guarded heaps of treasure were wicked through and through. They kidnapped princesses, separated them from their princes, and left kings so heartbroken they fell gravely ill. A princess? Wen Chu: ^_^# He thought this was supposed to be a 1v1 quick transmigration story. The dragon, who loved collecting treasures, had recently found his favorite treasure of all: A beautiful little nightmare. He carefully set the nightmare on a mountain of gems, staring at him without blinking with golden beastlike eyes. Anyone else would probably have been frightened to tears. But the nightmare smiled at him, looking innocent and guileless. “Dragons... have cloacas, right?” Wen Chu's voice was soft and gentle. The dragon nodded without thinking. The scene before him suddenly changed. He was forced into human form, with only a dragon's tail remaining behind his tailbone. The nightmare had pulled him into a dream. “I'm hungry. I need nightmares. Will you feed me?” Wen Chu looked up at him pitifully and tugged on his dragon tail. It was only a matter of feeding nightmares to the nightmare. The dragon hurriedly nodded. The little nightmare was so fragile; he was afraid he might accidentally raise him until he died. But nobody had told him that the nightmares the nightmare gave him would be endless dreams of laying eggs. Wen Chu: I'm so sad. You used to raise only me. I'm about to cry little pearls. You have to lay eggs for me and throw the princess out to make it up to me (fake tears) Dragon: (panicking) (panicking) (awkwardly trying to comfort him while carrying an egg) #So who exactly pinned the blame for the runaway princess's escape on the dragon? # . Origin plane: ??? x ??? Possible bonus planes: 1. Dungeon x Hero [Western Fantasy] 2. Little Tentacle Monster x Mercenary [Apocalypse] 3. Turn into ??? and return to Plane 1 - A cute, sweet top who later turns into a scheming, fake-innocent, clingy little tease x A ferocious big shot bottom who gradually gets won over *Reader's Guide* A collection of kinks, 1v1 quick transmigration, no split personalities. The main story has only four planes and the origin world. The top is younger, a lovesick beauty who knows how to play innocent, a clingy little tease who looks sweet but is actually ruthless, and is not a weak top. The bottom is an invincible Mary Sue, the strongest fighter around, but also a nurturing mom type. The bottom raises the top, but manages to raise him crooked in every world and ends up being topped by him. Once Wen Chu realizes that the person raising him may look fierce, but is actually completely smitten with his looks, and that crying and acting cute will get him whatever he wants, his desire to survive turns into a desire to get it on with the big shots. (That's why sweet tops who know how to act cute have the best lives) (Mm-hmm) ↑ These are things some readers might not like. I think they're the appeal and tension of this pairing. If it's not your thing, feel free to give it a miss. Ship-war arguments and provocative comments aren't welcome; I'll delete them if I see them. Thanks for understanding. 2023-11-05: The blurb may change, but the core premise won't. Theme: The simple, ordinary life is the real thing.