Have You Seen My Boyfriend? [Apocalypse]

Several strange people broke into Ning Qi's home.

He didn't know where they came from, but he didn't mind taking them in and sharing his food with them.

For the sake of his new friends, he specifically told them not to enter the rooms on the third floor. His new friends were all so nice to him. They could move and talk, and they even ate with him.

He especially liked the most badly injured man. The man told him his name was Lu Shifei. Whenever Ning Qi brought him medicine, he would tell him about the world outside.

Ning Qi really liked this friend.

But his new friends went up to the third floor anyway.

-

Pollution had erupted outside. Abominations were everywhere, and the cities had fallen. A group of people fled here, only to discover that humans were still alive.

This person was innocent and ignorant, living alone in a well-stocked villa. His life was hundreds of times better than their own, spent fleeing for survival. The third floor, where they weren't allowed to go, probably held plenty of treasures.

That night, they snuck upstairs and excitedly opened the locked door. But what they saw inside shocked them all: corpses of contaminated creatures, laid out in neat rows.

And Ning Qi was crouched on the floor, holding a writhing, pitch-black "plant" and carefully preparing to set it down.

[Abomination No. 135: Sun-Eater Gourd Flower] The moment they saw it, their sanity plummeted, and they collapsed unconscious.

-

A few days later, all his new friends left, and that person told him he was leaving, too. Ning Qi was alone in the house again.

He spent a few days quietly by himself, then packed his things and set off to find his friend. His friend's name was Lu Shifei.

Lu Shifei returned to the human survivors' base. After resting, he went back out on a mission.

This time, many people had been found and brought to the base. He was only passing through for a moment when he returned. That night, someone came bounding into his arms with a pillow.

Ning Qi was so happy that his voice practically bounced with excitement. "Lu Shifei, can you tell me a bedtime story tonight?"

[Older man, innocent otherworldly being who is the source of pollution x mildly dominant, guiding and accepting top]

Reading Guide

1. The bottom's understanding of the world differs from that of ordinary people, and he has his own standards for judging things. He may seem innocent, but he's not stupid.

2. Post-apocalyptic setting + Lovecraftian horror, with little infrastructure-building or fighting.

3. The whole story is made up, with no historical research.

4. Please read in peace. If you drop it, don't tell me.

5. More to be added as ideas come.

Theme: Love someone as you would tend a flower