A Broodmother's Care Diary

[A healing story about a cool, aloof, beautiful and tragic character being adored until he becomes a cute, pouty little sweetheart~]

Cecilian never imagined that one day he would live a peaceful, happy life in the lair of his former enemies.

He was born amid the endless snowstorms of the slums and had long forgotten what warmth felt like. Yet this group of foolish, innocent beasts gently picked him up and enthroned him.

In this forgotten corner of the world, he glimpsed a grand, magnificent civilization: a kingdom that belonged to him alone.

*

The day the frail Queen Mother returned, the entire race was in an uproar. Insects crowded the spaceports and capital airport, waiting to witness their Mother Goddess's return.

But the sacred beauty with white hair and eyes had no interest in her offspring's hopes. She remained lost in her own world, licking her wounds.

When it came time to choose a doctor to care for her, she looked at the insect race for the first time and selected the insect attendant she favored.

Oros (heart pounding): "Could you tell me the story of how you chose me from among all those insects?"

Brown nearly ground his teeth to dust. "Wasn't I supposed to be the doctor in the first place?"

*

The passionate General Theodore had been back on the home planet for barely a day before taking the Queen Mother on a date among the stars. Even her ever-present twin attendants couldn't stop him.

General Lester looked at his own hulking, clumsy body and felt despondent. He had been the first to find the Queen Mother and carry him home in his arms.

Why wouldn't she... look at him?

*

Cecilian shed the gloom that had shrouded him. Guided out of the lifeless darkness, he found a warm home.

He would lean dependently against his insect attendant's chest, and let his offspring burrow into his arms.

"You're going to spoil me," he said with a soft laugh.

The insect attendants replied, "Then we can leave that worry to the next generation."

After all, in that moment, all they wanted was to love and protect him forever, comfort him, and heal all the loneliness he had felt during his days of wandering.

Content warnings:

The love interest is sexually inexperienced; the protagonist is not. The protagonist has an ex (who is dead by the end). A doted-on-by-everyone story, with everyone devoted to Cecilian, focused on healing and the feeling of home. Includes secret identities being revealed, pregnancy and flight, the entire galaxy pursuing the love interest, and revenge against his former employer.

Love interests: Lester, Brown, Oros, Uriel, Lansius, Basilia, Charles.

(This is entirely fictional and set in an alternate world. Please do not connect it to reality.)

The Womanizer's Downfall

[A cruel, fickle, womanizing researcher protagonist VS a dark, scheming, extremely possessive merman love interest]

Everyone at the R.S. Laboratory knew that Bo Wenxing was fickle and heartless.

Countless people had fallen for his looks, only to have their feelings toyed with. He had even climbed to the position of deputy director on the strength of a face so alluring it could captivate anyone.

Worse still, whenever someone came to him in tears, Bo Wenxing not only refused to mend his ways, but would say with a weary sigh, "Being this charming is such a nuisance. Please stop interrupting my work."

Bah! He'd get what was coming to him!

But their wish never came true. Bo Wenxing was simply too lucky.

The laboratory had just captured a wild and unruly SSS-rank test subject who nearly killed several researchers. Yet he was obedient and docile with Bo Wenxing alone.

A few gentle words from Bo Wenxing were enough to make him offer up his heart! If Bo Wenxing picked up the scent of another test subject, that subject would mysteriously disappear the next day!

Just as you'd expect, Bo Wenxing became the exclusive researcher assigned to Ulrich, the "Merman King."

*

Bo Wenxing had toyed with plenty of humans, but never a monster. He wanted to see Ulrich's pained expression, his impatient gaze, and... his face flushed with desire.

Every time, he would disable the laboratory's recording system. No one could guess how the impeccably respectable Bo Wenxing seduced Ulrich behind closed doors.

"Darling, swallow this drug willingly. You know what's in it." He let out a low, muffled laugh. "It's your favorite, isn't it?"

"Mm, just hold on a little longer, and I'll give you a kiss. How does that sound?"

"Touch yourself for me."

*

Bo Wenxing never thought he would end up playing with fire and getting burned. Ulrich fell for him more deeply day by day, but Bo Wenxing had had his fun and, as usual, cast him aside.

Ulrich could no longer wait for his lover's smiling face. Again and again, Bo Wenxing wounded him with his cruel, cutting mockery. Something seemed to be growing in his bloodline, and he succumbed to a frenzy.

When Bo Wenxing woke again, the Merman King had pinned him to the ground and dragged him down to the ocean floor...

1. This story is entirely fictional. Please do not connect it to reality.

2. A monogamous, happy ending for both leads. Set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, with many contaminants and scenes that may cause sanity loss. Please read with caution.

Theme: Love lets us cast aside worldly boundaries.