What Are You Pretending to Be a Straight Man For?

My next story will be What Kind of Abstract Nonsense Are You Up To? Cohabitation / secret crush / turning a straight guy gay / happy ending.

A long-haired beauty attack who pretends to be a pushover but is actually a tiger vs. a muscular, dark-skinned recipient who thinks he's the top.

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Blurb:

When Xie Bingzhu was eighteen, he and Chen Wenqing promised to be best friends for life.

For the next ten years, Chen Wenqing willingly stayed by his side as his "best friend."

He helped chase away unsuitable admirers and gave him money to support his career.

He gave him all the care a "friend" could give.

The medals and certificates of honor locked away in his closet,

the baked sweets he couldn't bear to throw out but had long since stopped enjoying,

were all secrets he couldn't tell Xie Bingzhu.

Chen Wenqing knew his place, and he'd never thought of turning the other guy gay.

He just felt that after all the years he'd treated him sincerely, Xie Bingzhu couldn't possibly have been completely oblivious.

After waking from a beautiful dream, Chen Wenqing found the situation especially ironic.

When Xie Bingzhu suddenly came clean about everything, Chen Wenqing's angry accusations seemed calculated and melodramatic:

", All those years you pretended to be straight and flirted with me,

watching me follow you around while you led me by the nose. Did you get a kick out of it?"

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When Xie Bingzhu heard that his best friend might have been dumped, he decided, out of friendship, to set him up with someone.

He never expected Chen Wenqing, usually so calm and self-controlled, to fly into a rage at him for no reason.

Afterward, Chen Wenqing went to a bar without telling him, drank himself unconscious, and passed out.

Xie Bingzhu rushed to the rescue as soon as he got the call, only to be stunned into immobility by the shirtless male models in the bar.

When he saw the hungry looks from the people around him and felt another man's body press against his back,

Xie Bingzhu began to understand: So this is... a gay bar?

The man he'd always thought of as a friend was... actually fucking gay!

After their wild night, they met eyes the next day, and Xie Bingzhu decided to act like nothing had happened.

But Chen Wenqing wasn't having it. He took the initiative and laid everything on the table

"Have you ever wondered why I've been single all these years?"

Chen Wenqing's voice was low and hoarse. "Because there's someone in my heart, and that person is you."

Xie Bingzhu's face instantly turned deathly pale. After a long pause, he managed to choke out a few words: "...I'm straight."

Chen Wenqing was perfectly clear-headed. "Nothing~ Then from today on, we can't be friends anymore."

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To save their friendship, which was on the verge of falling apart, Xie Bingzhu thought long and hard and decided to venture into a gay bar alone.

His brain was sluggish from the alcohol, and as his vision blurred, he caught sight of a man dancing magnificently onstage.

Beautiful hands, a slender waist, long straight legs, taut skin gleaming in the light...

He was practically dancing all over Xie Bingzhu's type!

Was this what everyone called a perfect specimen?

Wait, why did he look a little familiar?

Taking advantage of the booze, Xie Bingzhu brazenly went up to him and started chatting. "Hi~ Fancy meeting you here."

The man whose heart had been shattered by a straight guy looked at him coldly. "...Who are you?"

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Reader's guide:

1. Turning a straight guy gay / secret crush comes true / winning back your ex / damn, best friend, you're hot / happy ending.

2. A thickheaded straight-guy attack vs. a cool, rational recipient who thinks he's above it all.

3. A non-issue warning: The attack has had girlfriends, and the recipient bottoms for love.

Theme: Lovers will end up together.