An Editor's Guide to Going Undercover at Sea and Saving Yourself

A peek at upcoming stories (blurbs at the bottom and announcements in the comments). If you're interested, come check them out!

[Author uke, a Valais Blacknose sheep x Editor seme, a dandelion wolf]

(The uke is an adorable little lamb, blessed with a charmed, triumphant life from start to finish. The seme starts out cheerful but has a mean streak, then keeps switching between an adorably scheming puppy and a gloomy old dog. He’s both a master of convincing himself of things and the sort who drinks jealousy like water.)

Synopsis 1:

A wealthy second-generation college student is sent by his CEO older brother to work as an editor at one of the group’s subsidiaries to gain experience. He’s shocked to discover that his roommate has written him into a novel as the protagonist. What’s more, his roommate is not only a legendary race-car driver, but writes stories where the protagonists are either topping someone or getting topped, and he’s also the subsidiary’s bestselling contracted author.

Rich kid: My home’s been invaded. This is an emergency!!!

To turn things around, the rich kid, who never lived on campus, immediately moves back into the dorm to keep his roommate under close watch. He teams up with his childhood friend, who has plenty of romantic experience, and puts on an act to prevent tragedy.

They stay close to stop him from committing any crimes, the rich kid makes food with his own hands and feeds it to him to build affection, and they attend a lecture on gentlemanly conduct to improve his moral awareness. The rich kid throws himself into the story and successfully turns the “heartthrob adored by all” into a “peerless protagonist,” freeing him from the harem-and-sex-work plotline and putting him on a solo path as a beautiful but tragic hero until the end.

His roommate turns around: Happy now? Can I get off your lap?

Rich kid: No. What if you fall back into your old ways and sell me into sex work again? I have to keep you “close” under surveillance.

Rich kid: Hurry up and write. The readers are waiting. Or should I help you?

His roommate clutches his aching butt: No need!

Synopsis 2:

Changge Literature’s newest legendary race-car driver, Little Lamb, has been having a rough time lately. Ever since he wrote that martial arts novel about a heartthrob adored by everyone, his editor has been nitpicking everything.

“People these days are ambitious and don’t like reading about romance, first loves, and old flames entangled in endless drama. I suggest giving your protagonist a golden finger and focusing on his career, dear!”

Why does this editor sound like someone from Taobao? Little Lamb looks at the steady stream of reader donations in his dashboard and falls into deep thought. In the end, he still decides to follow his editor’s “professional” advice and revise the outline and characterizations, focusing on the protagonist’s career instead.

After the revisions, the donations don’t fall; they increase, and the response is enthusiastic. Little Lamb is overjoyed and gives his peerless protagonist golden finger after golden finger. The protagonist gets treatment far beyond what a biological son would receive, and readers joke that he’s getting husband treatment.

Little Lamb laughs it off without taking it seriously, but his editor goes absolutely berserk!

“I’m jealous. Is the protagonist really that special to you?”

“I admit he’s excellent, but is it reasonable to give him such an overpowered golden finger?”

How is that too much? A martial arts story without satisfying wish fulfillment would defy all reason! A mother loving her child is only natural!

“He deserves it. The protagonist is the best!”

“...Am I really no better than a stand-in?”

Little Lamb opens his eyes wide and slowly turns around. His handsome roommate, who can host guests, cook, write academic papers, and wrestle sheep, grins, revealing two sharp wolf fangs. His eyes glow green as he stares at Little Lamb like prey.

Even in the space age, a wolf pouncing on a sheep is only natural.

Bonus Scene 1:

Little Lamb glances sideways at the big white wolf behind him. “Aren’t we not allowed to date? Readers these days are sapiosexuals. They don’t like romance-obsessed characters, do they?”

The white wolf’s thick, long tail wraps around the little author and pulls him into his arms. “What do I care what readers like? Of course we can date. We can date, as long as it’s with you, author.”

Bonus Scene 2:

At a signing for his old book, Little Lamb is asked a question by a reader.

“...Getting a novel published these days is such a rare opportunity. Why did you turn down the offer from XX Publishing to publish your new book, author?”

Little Lamb smiles slowly. “Because he’s too wonderful. Making it free means more people can see him.”

Beside him, the editor, fully equipped with sunglasses and a mask, diligently plays the part of his assistant, helping sign books and keep order. He smiles knowingly.

Next up: A sharp-tongued ghost mentor gets remade into a capybara [Western Fantasy]

[Sharp-tongued, arrogant lich archmage seme x “mediocre,” easygoing slacker savior uke]

Norris Clark has known since birth that he was no ordinary person. From a small, powerless human, he transcended the limits of gods and time to become a lich known as a “great mage.” He ushered in a new era. Before him, no word or person could encompass the most dazzling genius. After him, “Norris Clark” itself became synonymous with the extraordinary and the great.

As a great mage and a scholar, Norris believes that throughout his long life, no person or thing could ever stand in his way, make him fail, or tell him “no.”

But the Goddess of Time says, “Though you are brilliant, you are the only shining star in all of XXXX (the continent), but can you create a miracle?”

What is a miracle? What counts as a miracle? How can you know that it really is one?

The lich, who hadn’t faced a challenge in thousands of years, finds the question fascinating. He abandons boring truths awaiting verification and heads to a remote, peaceful mountain village, where he sets his sights on a timid, useless, ordinary, lazy... young man.

He has to complete this task and turn this unremarkable nobody into a savior.

Garcia Miller was born in the peaceful, tranquil land of XX, and is an utterly ordinary young man.

If there’s anything that sets him apart from other ordinary young men, it’s his one unique trait.

As Aunt XX puts it, Garcia is even lazier than the salted fish she’s been selling for fifty years!

He has less ambition, courage, energy, and cheerfulness... and more ease, dullness, leisure, and contentment.

All in all, he’s as ordinary as they come.

Heaven knows what it was about him that attracted this deranged lich. The lich kidnapped him from his hometown, forced him to attend classes and study magic, and even made Garcia meet elves, heirs to the throne, and dragons.

Garcia could hardly keep from screaming. These were legendary beings who only appeared in travelogues!

Goddess of Time, why do I have to suffer such misfortune?

Is it because I wasn’t sincere enough when I prayed, and only came to you when I needed something, Goddess?

In any case, Garcia’s miserable life begins.

Aside:

They never deny the talent and power of the Lich King Norris. Though they are quite surprised that he can train a savior, all in all, it’s within expectations and doesn’t break the rules of the world.

But they truly revere the mediocre savior who manages to change the great mage Norris, and are happy to call him a master.

Garcia, renowned teacher, smiles without a word and simply keeps tugging at his teacher’s sleeve, asking for a fully automated elemental-balance plow, a weather-controlled rain shelter, and a smart multi-purpose cooking pot.

Norris (scowling): I’m working on it, I’m working on it. Stop rushing me!

Theme: Love means honesty and devotion from both sides.