Devoted Top and Tortured Bottom

The top thinks he has a perfect family, a happy life, and a loving relationship with his boyfriend. He's full of hope for the future.

But his boyfriend doesn't seem to feel the same.

[You're the abused bottom in a school romance. Your top only sees you as a novelty and enjoys having you at his beck and call. Once he gets bored, he'll abandon you.]

The bottom, downcast: "Yes, he's just playing with me. This is the only time I get to be by his side, so every minute and every second is precious."

The top, who came out to his family and nearly got his legs broken, then lay in a hospital bed with both legs in casts and still found a way to get his phone so he could video call and comfort the bottom: "Huh???"

[You're the abused lead in an urban melodrama. Your top loves someone else. You're just a substitute, and his one true love is about to return from overseas. You'll lose everything.]

The bottom quietly packs his bags. "Even if I'm kicked out, I don't want to make things ugly. We should at least leave each other with some dignity."

The top, who only went out to buy groceries: ???

[You're the abused bottom in a post-apocalyptic story. The top needs your power but resents how powerful you are and how much attention you get because it bruises his ego. He's about to join forces with others from the base to plot against you.]

The bottom's gaze turns icy. He grits his teeth and cuffs the top to the bed, his expression resolute.

The top, shocked: "Are we taking things this far today?"

[You're the abused bottom in a xianxia story. You're the protagonist's master, but the protagonist is deeply in love with his junior sect brother. He thinks your feelings for him are vile and disgusting, and in the end, he drives his sword into your heart.]

The bottom, lowering his eyes: "They really are vile and disgusting."

The top, who began cultivating because he admired his master: ??? I'm even more vile! I'm the vilest!

[You're...]

The top, angrily covering his mouth: "Shut up! Stop saying 'you're this' and stop imagining things!"

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Reader's Guide

★ A hopelessly lovestruck pure-love top x an equally lovestruck bottom who's the destined protagonist of an angst novel, with their familiar cross-channel communication.

★ Top POV, happy ending. The words in [ ] can be read as the bottom's inner thoughts or assumptions.

★ Other completed books in the same series:

Scum Top Rehabilitation, But They're Hopelessly in Love: top POV, anthology

The Lonely Emperor and His Shadow Guard: emperor top x shadow guard bottom

Theme: Express your love better