After the Pretty Omega Caught His Straight Roommate's Eye

Question: What should an omega do after accidentally arriving in a world without ABO dynamics? Tao Ran says: Just be an ordinary person and fit into the new environment. But as Tao Ran works hard to fit in, he's recently run into a problem. His handsome roommate, Qi Yuxiao, has a cool, refined face and broad shoulders with long legs. Every last detail matches Tao Ran's type. In an ABO world, he'd be a textbook S-rank alpha. As a result, Tao Ran keeps unconsciously treating him like an alpha. The first time they meet, Tao Ran goes into heat. The symptoms that follow include being too nervous to meet Qi Yuxiao's eyes, stammering whenever he speaks, and blushing at the sight of Qi Yuxiao's face and abs and pecs. Tao Ran happens to hear that Qi Yuxiao is a homophobic straight guy, so he becomes even more afraid to get close to him, until... Late one night, his usually cold and taciturn roommate suddenly moves close and admits that he has severe insomnia. He can only fall asleep when he smells Tao Ran's scent. Tao Ran is kind and softhearted. After thinking it over, he decides to help his roommate a little. The specific method: spend more time cuddling up to his roommate, so he can quickly get thoroughly steeped in Tao Ran's pheromones... * As the two spend more time together, they become friends, and their relationship grows ever closer. Then a new problem arises. Tao Ran realizes that Qi Yuxiao seems to like his pheromones a little too much. He often hugs Tao Ran and nuzzles and nibbles at him. Sleeping together is the bare minimum. Sometimes, he even eyes the tissue Tao Ran used to wipe off his sweat, wanting to smell it. These behaviors are so intimate that they go way beyond what you'd expect from a straight guy! But Qi Yuxiao is also very good to him. He notices whenever Tao Ran is feeling down, helps drive away perverts who harass him, and often buys him tasty treats... Tao Ran can't help falling for him. Knowing full well that the other man is a homophobic straight guy, he can only quietly put away the feelings he shouldn't have. Until one day, Tao Ran accidentally goes into heat. His mind is hazy, and without thinking, he treats Qi Yuxiao like an alpha again, clinging to him and asking to be marked all night long. When he wakes up, he regrets it terribly. Afraid Qi Yuxiao will grab him and beat him up, he drags himself out of bed, aching all over, and tries to sneak away. But just as he tries to get out of bed, a pair of strong hands pulls him back. The man's warm nose presses against the back of his neck as he sniffs him, then says in a low, insatiable voice, "Baby, let's do that marking thing you mentioned one more time." Tao Ran (confused) (scratching his head): I don't really understand. Are all the straight guys around here like this? QAQ Tao Ran: Also, why does Qi Yuxiao seem even more in heat than I am!!!? A clueless, obsessive straight hunk top VS a shy, pretty, well-behaved omega bottom *The bottom eventually reverts to being an ordinary person, retaining only some of his pheromones *The top has insomnia, and the bottom's pheromones help him sleep *Don't expect airtight logic. Everyday university life, first loves for both, sweet romance, happy ending~ *Original title: Pretty O Says He Doesn't Understand You Straight Guys ---- Upcoming novel divider ---- Check out the blurb for my upcoming novel, Cross-Dressing and Online Dating with a Younger Handsome High Schooler Goes Wrong Pei Zhiyu has a stunning, elegant face, but in real life he's a miserable office drone, squeezed dry every day by his devil of a boss. Recently, work has been so stressful that he's started indulging in a secret hobby he thought he'd left behind: posting cross-dressing photos like crazy on a certain website to blow off steam. Then one day, he accidentally clicks on the site's newly launched matchmaking feature and gets paired with someone. Curious, Pei Zhiyu clicks on the account and takes a look. Well, well... A 1.9-meter-tall, broad-shouldered, diamond-in-the-rough high school boy (American school edition) A ridiculously rich young master, born into a family that's been wealthy for generations (US dollars edition) The other guy likes all of Pei Zhiyu's cross-dressing photos and sends him a message: [Hi girl, the photos on your profile are beautiful. Is that really you?] Pei Zhiyu sees that he's a foreigner with a foreign IP address, and he's appearing in women's clothes anyway, so the risk of being exposed is zero. He lets loose completely and launches into an intense chat with him. The younger American high schooler is considerate despite his age, generous, and direct about his feelings. He's full of emotional support, and most importantly, his body is amazing! He and Pei Zhiyu are on the same wavelength. No matter whether they start by talking about tame or naughty things, everything turns dirty. Even with the Pacific Ocean between them, they can have plenty of fun online. After dating online for a while, Pei Zhiyu no longer feels hurt by his family or stressed about work. He even stops complaining that his boss is inhuman. His complexion is rosy and he looks full of energy, until... The younger guy wants to hop on a plane and come to China to meet him in person! Pei Zhiyu puts him off several times, but the other guy is determined and grows more and more clingy, even showing a strong possessive streak toward him. Pei Zhiyu only wants to keep their relationship online, so he has no choice but to break up, block him, delete his account, and run away, all in one go. - A month later. Pei Zhiyu is summoned to his boss's office. When he sees the young, striking mixed-race face behind his boss, he freezes in shock. Isn't this the younger American high school boyfriend he just dumped?!! His boss introduces him as his brother-in-law, who has returned to China after many years away. He's been depressed ever since he got dumped by someone he met online, so the boss asks Pei Zhiyu to take him around and help him relax. He'll double Pei Zhiyu's pay for the duration. The meek office drone grits his teeth and accepts the task. He thinks that with all his disguises in place, there's no way he'll be found out. But he fails to notice the way the young man's gaze grows stranger and stranger. - At last, on the drive to the airport to send him back to the beautiful United States, just as Pei Zhiyu thinks he's about to get away with it, the young man asks the driver to turn around, claiming that he'd left Pei Zhiyu's gift at the hotel. Pei Zhiyu follows him into the hotel room, then realizes too late that he's fallen into a trap. The gift the other guy mentioned is actually an entire bed covered in dresses! The young man is a head taller than Pei Zhiyu and easily restrains him in his arms. He leans close to Pei Zhiyu's ear and asks in a sinister voice, "Big brother, are you really interested in cross-dressing?" Pei Zhiyu, who acts like a simple, sweet beauty in real life, immediately plays dumb. "Little brother, what are you talking about? Big brother's an honest person. I don't understand any of that." The other guy then takes out an object. "Then surely you recognize this, big brother." Pei Zhiyu looks over, and his vision goes black. It's the little toy with a special mark that Pei Zhiyu agreed to let the young man carve during their online relationship. It was clearly hidden in the bedside table in his bedroom. How did it end up in this guy's hands?! * A stunning beauty with a huge contrast between his innocent, stiff office-drone persona in real life and his uninhibited online persona A possessive, 1.9-meter-tall, broad-shouldered mixed-race American high schooler top Six-year age gap (bottom is 24, top is 18) Both are devoted and have no prior relationships [Blurb written on 2025.10.31] Theme: Learn to change yourself so you can fit into a new environment