Even an Overly Clingy Beta Can Be Marked

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An enigma who seems gentle but is actually scheming and wicked

vs. a clingy, pretty beta who's naturally airheaded and a little odd

Yu Yiling is a beta, but he can smell pheromones.

Maybe it's because betas aren't naturally suited to being around pheromones. No matter what they smell like, they make him dizzy and uncomfortable, and can even leave him short of breath.

Ever since his differentiation, he's done his best to avoid crowds and stay away from noisy places.

But one day, he accidentally wanders into a chaotic crowd.

Dazed by the overwhelming mix of pheromones, he accidentally bumps into someone.

That person has a wonderful scent unlike anything he's ever smelled before. It feels so good that he almost trembles.

He stares blankly up at the person in front of him.

"Your pheromones smell so good..."

Having no concept of the alpha and omega genders, how could he know that commenting on someone's pheromones is no different from a brazen invitation?

*

Qin Zhiyun comes from a prominent family and is handsome, making him the very model of an A-class student.

Though he's gentle and polite, he keeps everyone at arm's length and has never let anyone get close.

That's because he has a physical-contact disorder and can't stand touching any living thing.

As a result, he deeply dislikes people who approach him uninvited and have no sense of boundaries.

Only that beta is an exception.

The beta's body runs slightly cool, and he's light and soft in Qin Zhiyun's arms.

Gently biting his soft skin helps ease the anxiety and agitation of his rut.

Qin Zhiyun has a secret no one knows: he's not actually an alpha.

He's an enigma who can mark betas.

Looking down at the beta nestled in his arms, gazing up at him with pitiful eyes, Qin Zhiyun kindly warns him, "You're asking an alpha in rut for pheromones just like that. Aren't you afraid I might be a bad person?"

The person in his arms has dewy eyes and an utterly pure, innocent beauty.

In a wonderfully naive voice, he says, "I'm a beta. You can't mark me..."

So naive.

Qin Zhiyun's lips curl into a smile. He suddenly looks forward to seeing the beta's reaction when he learns Qin Zhiyun's true gender.

*

Yu Yiling covers the back of his neck, trembling at the strange feeling of pheromones being injected into him.

How could he, a beta, have been marked?

Yu Yiling looks at the person in front of him in disbelief. Only then does he learn that Qin Zhiyun is an enigma.

"...Why are you so scared? Weren't you the one who threw yourself into my arms? Do you regret it?"

"Too late."

The enigma's gentle voice is terrifying. "I gave you a chance."

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1. One-on-one romance. No need to explain.

2. The uke is a clingy little puppy. Later, when he learns the seme is an enigma, he is genuinely afraid on a physical level.

3. A big spider hums

--- Upcoming Story ---

The Cannon Fodder Loved by a Monster

Blurb:

Jiang Yuanqing is a supporting male character in a melodramatic romance.

He comes from an ordinary background, but the young master of the Ji family is so madly in love with him that he insists on getting engaged to him, no matter how much everyone objects.

He thinks he's found someone who truly loves him. But on the eve of their wedding, the deeply devoted young master cheats on him without a second thought, right in front of him.

As the "plot" dictates, the young master is destined to fall in love at first sight with a suddenly appearing "poor little thing" on the night before their wedding.

As for Jiang Yuanqing, he's just cannon fodder. His feelings and his story are a joke, and he's nothing but an obstacle on the protagonists' path to love.

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To prove his devotion, the young master personally hires people to ruin Jiang Yuanqing's face, so the protagonist won't have to worry about him winning the young master's heart back.

Then, to give the protagonist, who has stolen someone else's lover, a respectable status, the Ji family announces that the person engaged to Jiang Yuanqing was actually the eldest young master of the Ji family.

Jiang Yuanqing is bound and taken to the Ji family mansion to "marry." As he struggles, the servants watch coldly and mock him. "At least you're marrying into a rich family. You can't complain."

...Can't complain?

But Jiang Yuanqing remembers the young master telling him that he doesn't have a brother at all. That so-called "elder brother" is just a cover story the Ji family made up to honor that thing.

The young master doesn't intend to honor the engagement. He wants Jiang Yuanqing dead.

*

In the cold, dark mansion, Jiang Yuanqing kneels in despair, dressed in wedding robes. The wound on his cheek burns terribly, and his heart is dead.

But then a pair of cold, broad hands suddenly reaches around from behind and grips his waist.

Lips and tongue without any warmth lick away Jiang Yuanqing's tears.

"You're so beautiful."

It presses close to Jiang Yuanqing's ear, speaking in an intimate voice as it makes an offer. "How about you stop loving him? I'll be good to you."

*

Love nourishes people, and a monster's love does too.

The disfigured marks on Jiang Yuanqing's face gradually heal. He pulls himself together and starts a new life.

And not one of the people who abandoned, betrayed, or framed him meets a happy end.

They are tormented by madness and pain until they can hardly bear it. Some even kneel before Jiang Yuanqing, begging him to forgive them and take them back.

Jiang Yuanqing ignores every one of their pleas.

They brought this on themselves.

It's just that when a certain being leans close to his ear to ask for praise, his ears turn a little red.

"Did I do well, Qingqing?"

Jiang Yuanqing lowers his eyes and shyly bows his head. "Mm. Thank you, darling."

"You won't even let me eat them. 'Thank you' isn't enough."

A soft laugh sounds by his ear as he's drawn into a cold but gentle embrace.

"Is there anything else you can reward me with, Qingqing?"

*

No one knows what that thing hidden in the Ji family mansion really is.

Nor has anyone ever wondered whether the Ji family's sudden "eldest son" existed before.

After all, that sort of being cannot be seen or understood, unless you're ready to pay a terrible price.

...Of course, those it favors are the exception.

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A monster who is a gentle hedonist only toward the uke vs. a shattered beauty whose face is partly disfigured at first

1. One-on-one romance, nonhuman love interest, with a touch of cosmic horror.

2. The uke starts out with half his face disfigured. It will heal, but he's beautiful even while disfigured.

The seme feels very inhuman. He likes seeing the uke scared, so he frightens him and then comforts him.

3. Please don't judge the leads' moral standards by those of the real world. Not recommended for readers with strict limits regarding control dynamics.

4. A big spider hums

Theme: Everyone has a happiness of their own.