When You Meet an Otherworldly Creature

[All kinds of nonhuman beings X you!]

Originally titled Little Meals, Little Meals, Always by Your Side

Story 1

Venomous black mamba pretending to be a harmless snake X you

A snake in disguise is so charming!

Little Snake: Let me convince you I'm harmless! Harmless!

You: So pretty! Harmless? I'm taking you home!

16,000 words, complete

Food blogger Border Collie X overworked you

Puppy: I'll win big sis's heart with delicious food!

You: Who could say no to a puppy who can cook?

8,000 words, complete

Dark ruler of the ocean, the orca X you

Big Orca: Suka! Nie Susu! (My beloved, don't go.)

You: What does suka mean? Are you hungry? Let's eat!

Big Orca: That's orca language for my beloved. (Don't be afraid of me. I love you.)

You: Oh my god! You can talk! Aaaaaah!

14,000 words, complete

Abandoned Bloodhound beastman X you, a veterinarian

Greyhound puppy: It's cold, so cold... The car just stopped. Maybe there's a little warmth if I lean against it... Just for a moment.

You: I just got off work and someone's already trying to scam me. What do you want?

Greyhound puppy: Such a beautiful person. An angel? It'd be wonderful to be taken away by an angel...

You: It's so cold, it makes your heart softer.

Greyhound puppy: The angel is so warm. You really are an angel, aren't you?

12,000 words, complete

A tsundere werewolf says the softest things in the toughest tone!

Werewolf X you

Wusi Beier: There's no need to go to all this trouble. You even need to spray this kind of comforting scent?

You: Hi?

Wusi Beier (looking aloof): Mm. From now on, you have to greet me whenever you see me.

You: You smell like rice. Do all beastmen smell like this? Can I touch your ears?

Wusi Beier: Bend down.

His ears are so soft to the touch.

16,000 words, complete

Black-hearted assassin rabbit X softhearted goddess you

You: A poor little bunny out in the rain?

Assassin Rabbit: Take me home? Then you can't abandon me!

You: As long as you're willing to stay by my side.

10,000 words, complete

Nonhuman / What should you do after a dragon takes you as a sacrifice?

A domineering black dragon who acts like a mother hen X you, the sacrifice

Boke Misi: You're the brightest thing in my cave.

You: Huh? (Hand on his soft pecs.) Thanks.

Boke Misi: Be good and stay home. Don't go near the cliff. But if I'm with you, you can try jumping. I'll catch you...

You: I don't exactly have that kind of hobby.

11,000 words, complete

Ancient god octopus X you

What do you do when an incubus octopus falls in love with you at first sight?

You: A surprise octopus?

9,000 words, complete

Nonhuman / A surprise raven breaks into your room late at night!

A raven who claims to be your husband X you

You: Good heavens, is this a male ghost???

Raven posing for the camera: I'm not a ghost. I'm your little bird...

You: Fine, I'm suspicious, fine. So what's with this tragic makeup look?

Raven posing for the camera: It's deliberate, to attract you (gy?)

9,300 words, complete!

Tsundere snake and warmhearted little snake X you

Scheming black panther X you

Zuo Liyang: No matter what, I have to get to your side first.

You: Wow, what an amazing scheme!

Zuo Liyang: Mm, I'm a very clever leopard!

10,000 words, complete

Apocalypse rose X you

A fake-person little rose, keeping watch by your side...

10,000 words, complete

Spider mommy who loves braiding your hair X you

Ding Nileike: Stay by my side, sob sob, please.

You: A spider man-mommy? The extra weepy version?

12,000 words, complete

Dark secret-identity angel X you

En Lusi: I'm not an angel.

You: ?

En Lusi: If you don't love me, I'll lock you by my side forever!

9,200 words, complete

Mistletoe who wants to be loved X you

Mistletoe: I'll use the myth as an excuse to kiss you. Please don't throw him away!

You: We already kissed. Do you need a myth for that?!

Mistletoe: Love, love, love without end!!!

Samoyed beastman who wants you to pet him X you

Yeye: Can't keep up the aloof act for even a second. He wags his tail and comes right over!

Yeye: (Only aloof puppies get loved!)

You: Those pink ear tips. Let me touch them.

Yeye: Human! Human! Human! Pet me! Pet me! I'm not aloof!

10,000 words, complete

Masked boss from a rules horror story X you

Turning the masked boss from a rules horror story into your mommy

Abandon Mommy?!

12,000 words, complete

Scheming German Shepherd beastman X you

Ji Mu: You can hug me, touch me...

You: Flips through a little notebook, studying

Ji Mu: Sob sob, I love you. You're mine (you mischievous big dog!)

12,000 words, complete

Your merman childhood friend teaches you how to love him

5,500 words, complete

Male ghost in a pair of mandarin-duck gold ornaments X you, tragic ending

He Ming: Does the love we shared a thousand years ago still count?

You: Does it? I don't know...

He Ming: It doesn't anymore, but I still can't help loving you.

Go live a better life. I'll leave traces of my love for you in time.

9,000 words, complete

Clingy tiger beastman

Xilisi: Mine!

You: A domineering tiger's forced love?

Xilisi: ! I'm your only choice. This isn't forced love (hurt, but determined!)

11,000 words, complete~

Insecure, gorgeous white sable husband X you

You: Divorce!

White Sable: ...

Locks you up

Bernese Mountain Dog beastman you picked up X you

Shan: I love you~

You: Is your love heavy?

Shan: Mm, as heavy as a mountain.

12,000 words, complete

Snake with appearance anxiety X you

Snake: You can't leave me, even if I'm ugly.

You: Are you blind? The Daily Life of a Beautiful Little Snake with No Eyesight

12,000 words, complete

Humble spider beastman X you

You: My owner?

The spider curls up in a ball of webbing. You can't see me...

You: Wow, this crazy spider would rather die than get a hug.

Spider: I can die, but I want a hug.

12,000 words, complete

A doomed-to-die puppy beastman X you, the last ray of light in his life

16,000 words, complete (sample chapters available on Xiaohongshu)

Lynx you rescued X you

Lynx: Human, I want cuddles.

You: Purr, purr. I don't understand.

The lynx keeps purring, and you keep not understanding.

In the end, the human pets the cat, and the cat falls asleep in the human's arms.

10,000 words, complete

Werewolf from an auction house X you

You: Tame the black wolf?

Black Wolf: You will always be my master.

You: The best things are the ones you can't have. Bye~

Black Wolf: ...Forced love in progress

Researcher you X snake god who has a crush on you

(The classic abandoning-him plot)

Please note:

These are all short stories! They don't have much logic, and the worldbuilding may have bugs!

This blurb keeps getting longer. They're little bedtime treats, so just have fun and don't overthink them~

New upcoming story: BG / nonhuman

[Moonlight-white master X dark, twisted snake spirit]

Yuman stayed up all night binge-reading a sugary romance drama she'd had saved for half a year, but the more she watched, the more something seemed off.

A perfectly ordinary, adored-by-everyone romance had turned into a snake spirit slaughtering the entire world of cultivation.

The author had tricked her with the blurb. Yuman forced herself to watch all night, only for the story to end abruptly after the villain killed the beloved heroine?!

It was bad enough that not one of the promised eight handsome men had appeared. The story was still left unfinished in the end.

Furious, Yuman wrote a lengthy review. Then she rolled her eyes back and, when she opened them again, a so-called "Dodge-the-Bad-Ending System" had appeared beside her.

The Dodge-the-Bad-Ending System took Yuman into the original story, The Young Lady Takes on the World of Cultivation.

When Yuman opened her eyes, she discovered she wasn't the heroine. She had transmigrated into the role of the master who loved abusing the villain, the character who was turned into a ridged cucumber by the snake god boss at the end?!

Yuman, no, Master Yu Man, gripped the little whip in her hand and remembered the original owner's fate: being turned into a ridged cucumber by the snake spirit boss.

Yu Man decided to fight her fate one more time. She'd educate the snake spirit boss into a socialist successor who served the people. At the very least, she wouldn't let him carve ridges into her with a whip.

The moment she saw the snake god boss, her resolve crumbled. She'd expected a villain with a fearsome, monstrous face.

What had happened to the malnourished child in front of her, dragging a skinny tail behind him, to turn him into the story's bloodthirsty villain?

Before Yu Man could dwell on it, the System issued a command.

System: Follow the original plot and whip the snake spirit villain. Then correct the story so the heroine can return to her blissful life surrounded by admirers.

Yu Man: Wait, I'm not the one who gets a life surrounded by admirers, and I'm still supposed to abuse the villain?

She soon discovered a bug in the System. Outside the plot points, she could take the opportunity to make grand promises to the snake god boss.

Yu Man had only fed him a few promises, and she wasn't even sure how many he'd believed, when the next plot point sprang up.

System: Host, personally dig out his snake gallbladder, then humiliate the snake spirit boss for his mixed-blood lineage.

Yu Man listened to the plot instructions. Yesterday, she'd talked about life with the snake spirit all night...

And today she was supposed to dig out his gallbladder? She wasn't just two-faced, she was crazy! She cursed the System for leaving her no way out.

The System coldly replied: In the original story, you were crazy. This is the final mission. Please comply, or the plot will jump directly to the part where you are tortured.

Dig out the snake gallbladder in 3, 2, 1...

Yu Man had no choice but to grit her teeth and dig out the snake spirit boss's gallbladder. As soon as he woke, she chose to make amends by killing herself in front of him, faking her death.

She prayed her lessons had worked, and that the snake spirit wouldn't dig up her grave to whip her corpse. Since she was "dead," at least she wouldn't have to go through the ridged-cucumber scene.

The first year after Yu Man faked her death, he didn't dig up her grave. The snake spirit disappeared.

The second year after Yu Man faked her death, he didn't dig up her grave. The snake god emerged.

The third year after Yu Man faked her death, he blew up her grave and turned into a demon god, determined to kill everyone in the world.

The System appeared again and "fished" Yu Man out of her grave. Host, the plot is out of control. The snake god is going to destroy the world. Your next mission is to kill him and save the world.

Yu Man gave the System a six, kicked it aside, and went to find the snake spirit boss she'd lost.

She never expected that all the snake spirit boss had learned from her was how to bait people into breaking the rules.

He turned into a pitiful little puppy snake. "Master, I've waited so long for you..."

He was born a mixed-blood and had always wanted to pretend to be normal.

So he took her as his master, hoping to hide his tail.

But his master said his tail was beautiful. He was who he was, and he didn't need to hide it or care what anyone said.

He loved and admired his master.

But there was always a ticking time bomb at her side, endlessly telling her to hurt him. He didn't care, as long as his master stayed with him, by his side.

But under the ticking time bomb's instructions, his master dug out his gallbladder. When he awoke, she was right before his eyes, stabbing herself with her sword. She didn't want him anymore.

One year, two years, three years...

He found the System that had been by his master's side. It was fine. With this thing, he could find her and cling to her.

Please note:

1. Nonhuman / the boss has a snake tail. For 80% of the story, the boss has no legs. He grows legs during the forced-love plot.

2. The female lead's cultivation level comes naturally. The process of cultivation won't be described. The cultivation setting isn't rigorous, so treat it as a joke.

3. The snake spirit is a dark, twisted masochist. When the female lead hits him, he pushes his face toward her.

Theme: Love life and cherish the people beside you.