[Bottom's POV]
Joshua transmigrated into a book.
He became the social butterfly of an aristocratic boys' school.
The original character was a special-admission student from the slums. Coveting power, he became a lackey to the highborn male leads, sucking up to the powerful and trampling the weak, never realizing he was nothing but a toy for them to amuse themselves with.
The kind-hearted male lead on the bottom arrived like justice incarnate, condemning the original character as a traitor on behalf of all the special-admission students. The male leads also found a new toy and grew disgusted with the deceitful original character.
In the original story, the original character was desperate to escape the slums through special admission. While running an errand for a side character, who had ordered him to buy the male leads some cheap street food, he would be shoved into a lake and drown.
By the time his body was pulled from the water, the male leads were holding a lavish, brightly lit banquet.
As for Joshua, after a car accident, he woke up at the very spot where the original character had drowned.
That night, light and shadow mingled inside the banquet hall as torrential rain poured outside. The drenched boy, dressed in nothing but a simple shirt and trousers, pushed open the doors that had kept out the cold.
His eyes were rimmed with red, his skin was pale, and he carried a snack he'd carefully kept dry. Smiling at the male leads, who stood tall and aloof in their suits, he said:
"...I bought it."
At that moment, the rules forged from the powerful people's cruel amusement seemed to crack, if only a little.
*
In the eyes of everyone at the aristocratic academy, Joshua was lowly, crude, and stupid.
He carried the persistent damp, moldy smell of the slums. He looked like the most garish and cheapest vase in a trading house, the kind a customer might glance at but would never buy.
Yet, at some point, the young elites couldn't help letting their eyes linger on this garish, cheap "vase."
The untouchable male leads began looking forward to how they could "order around" this pretty little social butterfly--
The arrogant, cold F1 gave him simple tasks. Once the boy completed them, F1 let a little of his power slip through his fingers, allowing him to use that leverage to climb higher, bit by bit;
The neurotic F2 offered opportunities and choices in exchange for the boy taking him to experience the slums at night. When the boy turned away, F2 secretly kissed his hair;
After a competition, the violence-obsessed F3 hung a medal with a special use around the boy's neck, casually saying it was just a little toy to keep him occupied;
The damp, ghostlike F4 followed behind him, silently removing every obstacle. In secret, he collected a whole roomful of photos and knew the boy's every move by heart;
Just as the lofty male leads thought they could keep the increasingly well-behaved little social butterfly safe beneath their wings, the pretty bird, who was so good at attracting admirers, flew away.
*
From the very beginning, Joshua knew what he wanted.
Fame, wealth, power: he wanted it all.
Step by step, Joshua climbed by way of the male leads. The worthless vase from the slums transformed into the Federation's youngest perfumer.
He had countless invitations to choose from.
At a glittering banquet, glasses clinked as people mingled--
Years after their last meeting, the male leads, who had long since reached the heights of power, caught sight of Joshua, who had been missing for years and was now laughing and chatting with his admirers. They nearly crushed their wineglasses as they swallowed down their greed.
Only then did they realize that beneath the garish-looking vase lay a treasure of gold and jade, irresistible to anyone who glimpsed it.
◆ From the moment Joshua got caught up in this chaos, none of the love or madness could escape being connected to him
◆ A beautiful, golden-haired, blue-eyed angel of a social butterfly on the bottom × a pack of vicious dogs driven mad by the baby
Note:
1. Bottom's POV, both are virgins, one-on-one ending, F1 is the true top. The process is an intense love rivalry.
2. Aristocratic boys' school, everyone adores the protagonist, love rivalry, groveling exes.
3. The protagonist is sweet-faced but cold-hearted, with an unalloyed devotion to his career.
4. Size difference / skin-tone difference / the protagonist is the most beautiful / everyone has an unrequited crush on him
5. More details to come
Theme: Don't waste opportunities. Work hard to become a better version of yourself.