I've Long Since Been Tamed by You

Love is the only thing that can let us see the light in the darkness., Helen Keller

No coercive romance!!! We're seriously writing pure love!!!

This is a story about someone who longs to be tamed.

A super lovesick, grouchy Sentry top who hates misery x a clear-eyed, self-aware Guide bottom with top-notch combat skills

The short version

A 32-year-old retired, married Guide is forced to provide Sentry support. The reason? The domineering Sentry has fallen in love with me.

Ah, is this a case of moral decay or a distortion of human nature?

Xiao Yi is constantly on edge. Every day, his mind plays out the same scene: "The domineering Sentry appears, the honest Guide refuses; the domineering Sentry loses it and goes berserk, the honest Guide faints."

But the domineering Sentry is nowhere to be seen. Instead, a pretty little cutie makes a dazzling entrance.

The domineering Sentry is 3S-rank, the cutie is A-rank.

The domineering Sentry is cold and heartless, the cutie is sweet and gentle.

The domineering Sentry can't feel pain, the cutie is so delicate he cries.

The domineering Sentry kills monsters without blinking, the cutie would give his life for his companions.

But his friend is in cahoots with his archenemy, constantly leaking information. Even his spirit animal is like a little padded jacket with a hole in it, running off with the cabbage from another family's garden after meeting him only once.

Xiao Yi is trapped between a wolf in front and a tiger behind. There's no escaping either way.

He's deeply puzzled by this. It's not as if he's a cute, delicate Guide who can be easily pushed over. On the contrary, he's taller and stronger than most Sentinels. All muscle, no softness. He can knock an A-rank monster flat with one punch, and yet people still have their eyes on him.

Even if the Sentry he's up against is wonderful, super wonderful, Xiao Yi won't give in. His gaze is resolute.

During a battle, Zhong Yu falls into a coma while saving him.

Xiao Yi enters his mindscape and sees his shattered inner world and a series of dark memory orbs.

The only way to save him is to enter Zhong Yu's memories and wake him. Xiao Yi doesn't hesitate.

Next, we'll meet little Zhong Yu, teenage Zhong Yu, young adult Zhong Yu, and grown-up Zhong Yu.

After seeing so many versions of Zhong Yu, will Xiao Yi fall in love with him?

The Little Prince version (Zhong Yu's perspective)

Xiao Yi, the story between us is like that of the Little Prince and his rose, a long journey in which we tame each other.

The rose once said, "One day, I watched the sunset forty-four times. You know, when people are sad, they love sunsets."

I was just like her. The day I learned you were married, I walked into the Dark City alone. I lay on the grass where only stars could be seen, gazing up at them. That was also the first time I saw the moon in the Dark City.

So I decided to draw you into my world and never let go.

But when you really came, all my resolve vanished. I was like the fox who loved the Little Prince and longed to be tamed by him. But the fox was thoughtful and gentle, so he chose to let the Little Prince go and pursue his love.

As long as he sat among the golden wheat and looked at each star in the sky, seeing the Little Prince who cared for his rose, he would be happy.

Human emotions are so complicated. I can't figure out whether I'm the rose or the fox. But there's one thing I know for sure: I love you. I love you so, so much.

Many personal interpretations. All the beautiful characters the author writes are tops, purely out of personal preference.

Theme: Love life and protect world peace