The Wrong Way to Save a Female Soldier

When he received the divorce papers, Mi Anike signed without hesitation.

His male spouse was the Empire's second prince, while he was a male insect with S-rank pheromones, favored by the emperor. They had no feelings for each other, so Mi Anike signed and left.

Then he remarried.

His new female spouse had also been married before.

Born into poverty, his new spouse had earned his place in the military entirely through personal strength, decorating his throne with the blood of his enemies. With the cheers of the crowd behind him, he'd risen through the ranks all the way to general.

Of course an insect like that could kick aside the male spouse who'd been with him when he was poor and find a partner with stronger mental power.

Mi Anike fell into thought.

Being a pheromone dispenser and behaving himself was certainly an easy life, but playing at being gentle seemed like it could be fun, too. He'd be happy to give the great general a dream, then tear it apart with his own hands.

And then he forgot.

-Male insects outrank female insects, and there are fewer males than females. Male insects are bad at fighting outsiders but experts at fighting their own kind, and can forcibly control female insects with pheromones and mental power.

-An unrepentant, rebellious male lead x a cold-hearted general who appears warm on the outside.

-Both have been married before, and neither of their former spouses is dead.

-All insects refer to themselves as "people." Calling them insects sounded too weird, so consider it a translation (...)

-An OC story, essentially just these OCs in this particular setting. Their genders, sexualities, species, roles, and pairings are all assumed to change if they move to another setting. Everything that happens is based on my personal preferences.

Theme: You two are locked in together, so stop dragging other people into this