A Gentle Top's Insectoid-Race Anthology

Unit One: The Contract Husband Who Just Came of Age [Younger man, pure sweetness, no angst] [Indebted sweetie male insect x wealthy elite female insect] A middle-aged female insect who built her life from nothing wants an egg, so she spends a fortune selecting a high-quality male insect. But the male insect has only just come of age... Unit Two: The Devoted Suitor Gets Everything [Younger man, sweet and tart] [Spendthrift B-rank male insect x ambitious female major general] Years ago, the male insect pursued the female soldier and was brutally rejected. Years later, the female major general's reproductive tract is accidentally damaged, and the two insects become a couple. The online swarm condemns the male insect, accusing him of shamelessly using his influence to coerce a military major general, despite being a low-ranking male insect incapable of reproduction! Until the truth comes out... Unit Three: The Male Insect with a Child Comes Looking for His Husband [Older man, slightly tart and bittersweet] [Nutritionist male insect with a child x amnesiac, frail female insect] A new nutritionist joins the household, and the female insect takes a liking to him. Before long, he discovers that the male insect has a child and is deeply in love with a partner who has never shown their face. Later, when the female insect prepares to marry, the nutritionist resigns... Unit Four: Falling in Love Again After a Breakup [Same age, both sweet and spicy] [Strategic, scheming military male insect x slow-to-catch-on female chauvinist soldier] The female insect's military corps is so broke it's scraping the bottom of the barrel, and she suspects someone's targeting her! Because the person in charge is her ex. After her 99th request for increased funding is rejected, the female insect loses her temper and storms straight over to her ex. She unexpectedly discovers that the male insect has amnesia, and his memories are stuck in the time when they were passionately in love... Unit Five: Goodbye, My Love [Older man, tart and bitter] [Frail scientist male insect x female experimental subject who hates male insects] An accidental union ruins the female insect's future. Their loveless marriage comes to an end after only a few years, but the female insect loses her memories before they divorce... -2025.1.16 [Please Note] 1. A one-to-one pairing, episodic stories, a world where male and female insects are largely equal, happy endings. 2. Gentle gong, mutual devotion or gong doting on shou; pure sweetness, sweet and tart, or bittersweet. 3. Maybe I'll write another collection with gentle shou protagonists if I get the chance. Note: This is an imaginary fictional setting, unrelated to reality. Please don't apply it to real life. Theme: Two utterly different souls collide, and their resonance goes on and on.