Becoming the Dark Moonlight of a Hot-Blooded Manga

I'm having trouble getting into the right headspace, so updates will be sporadic for now. Upcoming novel: When the Bottom Protagonist of a Tragic, Angsty Romance Gets Bound to a Tycoon System. Scroll down to find it. Qi Huai, a new student about to transfer to a specialized school for people with supernatural abilities, had a dream and learned that he was actually inside a comic. After the story was revised, the author cut out a huge portion of his original character setting, turning him into a minor background character with barely any scenes. He appeared in Chapter 2 as a weak, timid nobody with a total of seventeen lines in the whole comic. He didn't get his one shining moment until the villains invaded the academy, when he took a blade for the protagonist. After delivering his final words, he died and left the story. He was rewarded with a single flashback panel later, becoming the motivation that made the protagonist unleash his power and defeat the villain. After learning his fate, he got one chance to save himself. System: You have two choices. Either keep gaining popularity and form a strong bond with the protagonist, or obtain the task title "Moonlight." Only then can you survive. Qi Huai's response: He could do both. There's one timeless formula for becoming popular: beautiful, powerful, and tragic. As for forming a strong bond with the protagonist... Qi Huai smiled. "As long as I make myself unforgettable to him, so he thinks of me when he's awake and dreams of me at night, that should do it, right?" System: ? That seems fine, but somehow it also feels wrong. As a hit action comic published by a well-known magazine, Record of the Silent Age became a sensation thanks to its striking art and exciting, stylish plot. But the author's ongoing episodes of madness caused the story to collapse halfway through, turning a legendary masterpiece into a complete mess. As readers demanded refunds and hurled abuse, the magazine decided to cut the comic short and reboot the story. In the rebooted comic, a formerly obscure character suddenly took center stage, becoming the subject of the most discussion. At first, as his role expanded, many readers felt underwhelmed. He seemed like nothing more than another overused template for a beloved, ill-fated character. Then his unhappy past was revealed, leading into the darkest chapter of the story. Readers saw the repression and obsession beneath his gentleness. But the mysteries and unanswered questions surrounding him came to an abrupt halt when he took a blade for the protagonist during the academy incident and died. Readers could only wail, asking why the author had pulled a fake-out. After the academy incident, the protagonist's group and the villains plunged into an even more brutal battle. Then a mysterious masked figure appeared. He moved between the two sides, his intentions so ambiguous and inscrutable that both readers and the protagonist's group began to wonder who he really was. It wasn't until the protagonist shattered the mask that his unforgettable face was revealed for all to see. The comic world and the real world both erupted. That same night, after the chapter was released, Qi Huai's old character profile came to light. The forum replies flew in at eight hundred times their usual speed, each expressing shock. [Holy crap, Qi Huai was originally written like this?] [You people who call yourselves little angels are all pretty wicked, huh? (wry smile)] [But this explains all the plot holes in the original version! Even the source of his power makes sense now. Author, you're a setting genius.] [No wonder they had to delete the character setting. How else could the story have gone on?] The stunned members of the protagonist's group stood frozen, everyone asking in disbelief why. Qi Huai wore the same weak, innocent smile as always. But this time, he stood on the opposing side, the final villain intent on destroying everything and bringing it all to an end. #Well, why shouldn't a dark moonlight count as moonlight? # Looks like a sweet little flower on the outside, rotten to the core within bottom x top still undecided P.S. The cover uses a template, so it may look similar to others. When the Bottom Protagonist of a Tragic, Angsty Romance Gets Bound to a Tycoon System Liu Nai awakened. It happened at the business banquet where they trampled all over his dignity. It turned out he was the bottom protagonist of a tragic, angsty romance. The top protagonist was a senior he'd met in college, a campus celebrity from a wealthy family who was handsome and started a successful business after graduation, becoming a promising young entrepreneur... and the man Liu Nai had loved in secret for years. That's why, right after graduating, Liu Nai joined his company to build the business alongside him, even giving up a bright future to do so. As they spent time together, they ended up in bed. But because of Liu Nai's gender, their relationship could never be made public. Then, once the top protagonist's career was firmly established, he got engaged to a wealthy young woman his family had introduced him to. Somehow, the woman's brother found out about Liu Nai and called him to a business banquet, where he humiliated him without restraint and threw money at him, telling him to get as far away as possible. After a long series of tragic, angsty twists, the two of them finally got back together. Though Liu Nai couldn't understand why he was the only one who got all the heartbreak and melodrama in this tragic, angsty romance. As everyone took turns insulting him, a notification from the Tycoon System sounded, binding itself to him. His only task was to flaunt his wealth. The higher his flaunting score, the more his cash reward would multiply. Theme: Treasure the people around you.