I'm Done Being an Actor's Cat

Mutual Pining | Childhood Friends | Publicly Bickering, Secretly Flirting | A Sweet Treat (Probably?)

A sheepish, tsundere, jealous little sweetheart x a stoic beauty who's been suffering in silence for so long it's become an illness

On the day filming finally wrapped, Gu Shiyi came home with a bouquet of flowers and a gift.

When he kissed his darling's lips, the other man's eyes turned red. He stomped hard on Gu Shiyi's foot and cursed, "You sick pervert! We're breaking up!"

Then he grabbed his suitcase, wiped away his tears, and left without looking back.

Gu Shiyi was left standing there, dumbfounded.

Months later, they met again on set, where they had to play a couple.

"You've heard of the famous actor Gu Shiyi, haven't you?"

The two stood facing each other. As the staff introduced them, Yan Xun smiled so brightly he looked ready to kill.

"That's such an awkward name. I've never heard it before."

Gu Shiyi looked calm and collected on the outside. But once he lowered his head...

Why doesn't my darling want me anymore? QAQ

Gu Shiyi: Sweetness, happiness, afternoon sunshine

Yan Xun's answer: Bitter melon, disdain, dry, tasteless greens

Even when they were asked about their first loves in an interview, they had to deliberately argue with each other.

"He said that because he's angry," Gu Shiyi said with a frosty expression, while his fingers kept editing the post clarifying things on Weibo. "He's angry because he still cares about me."

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Then Yan Xun's secret account was exposed.

It contained eight years of posts, all full of sickeningly sweet little notes from a hopeless romantic. The account and its owner shot straight to the top of the trending list.

The latest post was a pitiful little "I don't want this anymore," published months earlier, just as Yan Xun had made his debut.

Before onlookers could leave their hot takes, the famously sheltered leading actor himself jumped in.

His tone was cool, but he liked, reposted, and commented in one go:

"I'll claim these. They're all about me."

Then he stayed up night after night, rereading every post, memorizing the whole lot, and replying to them one by one.

The tide turned in an instant, and Weibo crashed under the flood of traffic.

The shippers went wild, waving their flags and chanting, begging this couple to get back together.

In a secluded corner, Gu Shiyi secretly buried his face in the nape of Yan Xun's neck.

He clung to him and kissed him until his breathing grew ragged and tears welled in his eyes, then kept coaxing him again and again: "A Xun, won't you stay with me?"

Yan Xun's ears turned red. He turned away awkwardly.

"If you stop giving me cat ears and tails and stuff."

Hearing his answer, Gu Shiyi froze, then finally understood.

His sweetheart had forgotten.

When they were little and playing house, Yan Xun had put on cat ears himself, wagged his tail, and blushingly walked up to Gu Shiyi to say he wanted to be his little kitty, his little wife.

But that was all right. He'd remember.

And if he didn't, that was all right, too, because Gu Shiyi would always love him like this. OvO

[Planned Bonus Chapters]

After they got engaged, all kinds of scripts kept coming their way.

To make sure filming went smoothly,

Gu Shiyi would always help Yan Xun rehearse at home

(1) College student bottom x campus doctor top, in the infirmary

"You seem to have a slight fever. Close your eyes and let me take your temperature properly."

(2) Bottom as the master x top as the servant

"Master, how could you be so careless? The milk's spilled all over you."

(3) Senior bottom x junior top, in the library

"Younger student, behave yourself."

"Senior, you don't actually want to refuse, do you?"

(4) A Day in the Life of a Cat-Eared Top

"Meow."

(5) Rich heir bottom x kept lover top

"Know your place! You're nothing but a plaything I keep around!"

"But Young Master Yan, you never come to see me. How am I supposed to play?"

(6) Glasses

At the character's request, Gu Shiyi wore gold-rimmed glasses, looking like a refined scoundrel through and through.

Yan Xun liked it so much that he couldn't stop sneaking glances.

"You like them? Come take them off yourself."

"With your mouth."

(7) Childhood chapter

"Big brother, you're so handsome. Can I be your little kitty?"

"I'm really good at acting cute."

(8) High school chapter

They both thought they were the first to fall for the other.

"Will he love me someday?"

(9) Childhood friends, a happy family alternate timeline

One day, when Yan Xun came home, he found that a particularly handsome new family had suddenly moved into the empty house next door...

Reader's Guide:

1. The bottom is soft-hearted, not weak. He's fiercely protective of his partner and stubbornly refuses to admit it.

2. The story is expected to be 250,000 to 300,000 characters.

3. Strictly one-on-one, with no side characters causing trouble. Everyone is on their side.

(Anyone who does cause trouble will end up helping them, too.)

4. The angst will probably focus on the top. He's been through a lot in life, while the bottom has a happy, loving family.

5. I'll add more if I think of anything.

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Next, I'd like to start "When the Protagonists Can All Hear My Inner Monologue"

One top, many bottoms | Bottom-centric harem | Naturally sweet bottom x secretly scheming love interests | Rivalry for the bottom

Take a look. His name is Xiao Bai.

He's the narrator of a Mary Sue novel called "Don't Get All Weirdly Obsessed with Me."

Put simply, his daily job is to follow the novel's exact descriptions

and read them aloud.

(No salary, no benefits, no one even knows he's there.)

At first, his days were quite ordinary.

Then one day, for some reason, everything went off the rails.

"Jiang Wanzhou was consumed with rage. He couldn't accept that the person he loved had spent a passionate night with another man! His heart felt as if it were being roasted over hot coals. The pain was unbearable! Then he gritted his teeth and said, "

"..."

Why did he stop talking?

His face was pretty red, too.

"Shen Zhinan's gaze fell on Dong Yuli. This man was damnably charming!"

"Before meeting Dong Yuli, Shen Zhinan never knew that he would soon fall in love with another man. Now his heart was pounding, and he had no idea this was the first stirrings of love!"

"So he walked forward, casually slid a hand into his pocket, brushed the hair from his forehead, lifted the corners of his lips, and said, "

"Hello. Get lost."

???

Wait, wasn't that the wrong line?

Xiao Bai felt like he was about to break down.

Everyone was saying nonsense, but at least the main plot was still on track.

"Dong Yuli stood alone before the floor-to-ceiling window. Without the company of those familiar men, his mood had sunk to rock bottom."

"They always asked him to choose, but he simply couldn't. They were all his wings; without any one of them, he couldn't fly!"

"At this thought, Dong Yuli's crystal-clear eyes filled with tears. They streamed helplessly down his perfectly straight, protractor-sharp jaw, pa-da, pa-da."

"The wind lifted the hem of his white shirt, revealing his delicate collarbones and tantalizing abs, so irresistible they made people want to..."

"Stop drooling."

Out of nowhere, Dong Yuli lifted his head and spoke to the air, startling Xiao Bai into silence.

Then Xiao Bai saw that the man hadn't been crying at all. Instead, he gave a knowing smile and pulled off the rest of his clothes, still held in place by his belt, revealing a broad expanse of pale skin.

"Why not come out and touch me to your heart's content?"

Seriously, handsome guy.

You want me, too?

[Bonus Scene]

Though Xiao Bai doesn't get paid, he does get time off.

He loves turning into a little white cat and wandering around, basking in the sun when he's not needed for the plot.

But for some reason, he always runs into the male leads.

Ignoring how it curls up with its eyes all puffy and tearful, the men surround it in a circle, smiling amiably at one another.

"Since we're all saying it's our kitty, let's fight it out."

The one who doesn't get killed is a coward.

Theme: Be brave and say you love them