[Sickly, Obsessive Regent Top x Resilient Canary Emperor Bottom]
[Coercive Possession + Groveling Redemption + Substitute + Classic Angsty Dog-Blood Drama]
At first, Liang Li was grateful to Lin Boyan, because the other man had once rescued him from an icy lake and kept him from dying alone and unnoticed.
The man's features were refined and handsome. He swept Liang Li into his arms, his broad, warm body shielding him from the bitter wind and snow. Liang Li remembered this kindness for many years.
Liang Li was a prince brought back from outside the palace partway through his life, and his birth mother was of low status.
Naturally, he had no place in his father's affections. Confined to the Cold Palace, he was someone anyone could bully.
Lin Boyan was the one who reached out to protect him, then helped him become emperor, allowing him to live with dignity and enjoy all the wealth and glory he could wish for.
But the illusion of harmony was shattered on the day Liang Li ascended the throne. Lin Boyan pinned him to a gilded chair and took him by force.
That night seemed so long that dawn would never come. At last, Liang Li's hand, clutching the other's lapel, went slack.
The man's eyes seemed veiled in glass, as though he were looking through Liang Li to glimpse someone else.
When Liang Li parted his lips and called him "Your Highness," the other man suddenly came to his senses. His gaze turned cold. There was not a trace of pity in it.
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From then on, Liang Li lived beneath Lin Boyan's shadow, treated like a pet cat or dog for him to tease and toy with.
Lin Boyan held absolute power at court. If Liang Li wanted to survive, he had no choice but to obediently carry out his demands.
He had to smile brightly, and when they were intimate, call the other man "Big Brother" in a soft, lilting voice.
Liang Li did everything he was told, yet Lin Boyan remained alternately distant and attentive, hot and cold.
Liang Li was a person, not a bird that could be tamed. He could not endure this endless confinement, so he began to fight back, hoping Lin Boyan would grow to despise him.
But the violent, cold-hearted regent of a different surname suddenly changed his mind. Now he wanted to wring love and genuine affection from Liang Li.
Reader's Note:
A shameless, over-the-top dog-blood drama, with the story let loose to run wild.
The top's madness has its reasons, but that does not excuse the harm he causes the bottom.
Theme: Freedom is the most precious thing.
