[Narcissus] Saving the Beautiful but Tragic

Blurb:

"I've lived through your whole life in a role. I know all your pain and perseverance, so I'll support you unconditionally, my love."

At fifteen, Ning Xuanjing won the Best Newcomer Award. At twenty, he took home the Best Actor award. He was the most talented young actor of his generation, and a specialist in tragic, beautiful characters.

At twenty-five, Ning Xuanjing was diagnosed with cancer. On his twenty-seventh birthday, he died alone in his bedroom.

But when he opened his eyes again, he was bound to the Save the Tragic Beauty System and sent to small worlds to save the characters he had once played.

World One:

The senior disciple of an immortal sect x a sword spirit

Gu Xizhou, the senior disciple of an immortal sect, was born with a sword bone. His teachers doted on him, his fellow disciples admired him, and he was the center of everyone's attention.

But it was all just a facade. His teachers taught him everything they knew, his friends cared for him, and his family protected him, all because Gu Xizhou was the reincarnation of the Immortal Lord Xuanyao.

All that kindness was merely nourishment for a vessel. They needed Gu Xizhou to nurture the soul of the Immortal Lord Xuanyao before welcoming the original back to save the Three Realms.

In this world of endless schemes, the only one who had come for Gu Xizhou alone was his sword spirit, Ning Xuanjing.

After learning the truth, Gu Xizhou thought he could calmly die for the sake of the Three Realms. Then, during the immortal sect's grand ceremony, the altar blazed with light. Gu Xizhou stood at the center of the formation, enduring the agony of his body and soul being torn apart. Everyone who supposedly "loved" him gazed at him fervently and cried out in unison, "We welcome the Immortal Lord's return!"

In the midst of his excruciating pain, Gu Xizhou looked back. Among the countless frenzied faces, he saw only his sword spirit, eyes wide with anguish, flying toward him with everything he had.

The spirit sword shattered piece by piece, and Ning Xuanjing fell into a cold, trembling embrace. He heard Gu Xizhou's hoarse voice: "...Why?"

Ning Xuanjing managed a smile. "No one understands your ideals, your faith, and your ambitions better than I do. I know you believe in the greater good and are willing to give yourself up for the world, so I won't stop you."

"But, Gu Xizhou, I want you to live. So, would you let another 'you' die in your place?"

Later, everyone in the Three Realms knew that Gu Xizhou, the new Immortal Lord who should have ascended to godhood and saved the people, had gone mad.

He razed the immortal sect, drenched the altar in blood, and imprisoned his former teachers, family, and friends in endless illusions, forcing them to relive betrayal and despair every day.

He searched everywhere, from the highest heavens to the deepest reaches of the underworld, scouring countless secret realms, all to bring his sword spirit back to life.

You and I, through every storm, sharing life and death.

An idealist corrupted by love

Other worlds (not necessarily in this order):

Regent Prince x bodyguard

Interstellar marshal x bionic robot

Puppeteer x little puppet

God of Light x God of Darkness

Older brother x younger brother

Content warning: Selfcest, top and bottom are the same person, and they look exactly alike. If that's not your thing, don't read or leave negative comments (highlighted).

The top isn't being sidelined. The blurb will name whichever world is being written, and will be revised accordingly. Blurbs for previous worlds will be put in the author's notes of the first chapter.

Both are virgins, mutually exclusive, and each other's first love. It's strictly 1v1: no splitting them up, no switching roles, and no fantasies involving other pairings. Readers who obsessively favor one character over the other are not welcome.

Theme: Love yourself