Blurb:
"The Mirror"
Pei Yan thinks there's something wrong with the mirror in his home. Every time he passes it, he can feel a sticky, cold gaze roaming over him.
But when he looks, all he sees is his own familiar face.
Until one night, drunk, he kneels in front of the mirror to comfort himself. His breath fogs the glass, and his eyes meet a pair of eerie eyes on the other side.
Something's wrong, he thinks. The reflection is getting closer and closer.
Pei Yan stops and goes into the bathroom. Over the rush of the water, he seems to hear the mirror shatter. Then a cold hand clamps tightly around his ankle.
He hears it say, "Keep going. I'm not satisfied yet."
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"The Specimen"
Rong Si is passionate about collecting all kinds of specimens, but has never found one that truly suits him.
Until one day, he visits a private collection with a friend and finally discovers the specimen he likes best.
Pointing at it, Rong Si says obsessively, "This specimen looks exactly like me. I'm taking it home."
His friend stares blankly. "That's just an ordinary butterfly specimen."
Ignoring his friend's objections, Rong Si takes it home and puts it on his bedside table. He watches as the specimen slowly crawls out, pins him down, and ties him up.
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"The Sculpture"
Su Yu has always lived in his brother's shadow. He keeps imitating his late brother, hoping to earn his family's approval.
So he locks himself in his room and imitates, over and over, the last sculpture his brother left behind: a full-body statue of himself.
But Su Yu can never capture the spirit of it. He hates his brother so much he wishes he would never be reborn.
When Su Yu kicks the sculpture over in a rage, its face suddenly comes alive, and then crawls out of it.
It pins Su Yu against the sculpture and demands, "If you don't like me, why do you keep touching me over and over?"
Reader's guide and content warnings:
1. Purely written to indulge in personal tastes, all feeling and no technique. Beautiful top x beautiful bottom. Each story has its own unique little pleasures. No switching, no reversing. Ghost top, human bottom!!! (Don't ask why they're both beautiful. They're doppelgangers, so they look exactly alike.)
2. Three stories in total, and in each one, the top and bottom look exactly alike [highlighted!!]. Ghost tops in all sorts of forms, and bottoms with all kinds of disorders.
3. The protagonists have their own independent values and behaviors, and do not represent anyone else. Don't compare them to real life.
4. There's a little horror, but not much. Romance is the main focus, and the plot is completely made up and won't stand up to scrutiny.
5. Twisted romance is already wonderful. Add a little innocent, pure love, and it's an instant win.
6. The current cover is for the first story.
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Theme: The person who knows and loves you best is yourself.
