Jiang Yanyan had sailed smoothly through the first twenty years of his life. He became an award-winning actor as soon as he debuted, and apart from seeing him onscreen, fans could barely catch a glimpse of him. His fans had finally managed to get him to attend an event, only to hear the terrible news that he had been in a car accident not long after it ended.
Fans: The world's ending! My guy/baby/husband barely ever leaves the house, and this is the kind of safety measure you give him?!
They split up and went wild, patrolling everywhere for the latest news.
First, they slapped down people chasing clout, then those cursing him, and people fishing in troubled waters by claiming he was dating someone got an even harder slap... Huh? Wait?
They clicked on a photo. Even through the garbage pixels, his cool, striking features were unmistakable. No one could fail to recognize that face. But what drew even more attention was the way a pair of strong arms held him tightly against their owner's chest.
Good news: My guy/baby/husband is alive.
Bad news: Jiang, who never uses a stunt double for fight scenes, was carried out of the hospital in someone's arms like a princess.
Fans, screaming in alarm: !!! Who's the pig that got into our cabbage?!
#President Ying and I stan the same person, things are looking up#
#Heh, what a scheming man#
**
When Jiang Yanyan woke up, he learned that the car had been wrecked, but he hadn't even scraped his skin. Before he could celebrate, he discovered that he could see people's favorability scores.
Jiang Yanyan: It's over. He hit his head.
Known facts: His manager has green above his head, his friend has pink, and people with bad intentions have black.
So here's the question: Why is there red above Ying Yuchuan's head?
Ying Yuchuan: "If you can't stay in the hospital, come home with me."
Under normal circumstances, Jiang Yanyan wouldn't spare a glance for this older brother, whom he'd fallen out with and wanted nothing to do with ever again, at least on his side. Let alone go to his house.
But now, his eyes were fixed on Ying Yuchuan... or rather, the top of his head.
The long red bar floating above the man stung his eyes, like some kind of danger signal.
**
At first, he thought Ying Yuchuan hated him. Later, he thought they'd made up and become as close as real brothers, if not closer, until...
Whether it was the progress bar, so red it was almost black, or the way Ying Yuchuan stayed even closer than before, he was impossible to shake off.
Jiang Yanyan thought his brother was acting very strange.
Jiang Yanyan ran away.
**
When Ying Yuchuan was five, his parents passed away. He accepted the helping hand extended by his father's close friend, and every day afterward, he thanked himself countless times for making that choice. Because he had gained the best little brother, the person he loved most.
He spent twenty years stitching himself into the other's life. No one could separate them.
Not even Jiang Yanyan himself.
^^
Mini-scene: Ying Yuchuan's "bad intentions":
On the Nth day of giving someone the silent treatment, Jiang Yanyan went home to play with the dog.
But when he opened the door, the dog was gone.
The news was still loading. His manager: Oh, President Ying took the dog for a walk today. Didn't he tell you?
After blocking him, Jiang Yanyan: ...
Ying Yuchuan, give me back my dog!!!
Reader's Guide:
1. Couple: Extremely possessive, little-brother-obsessed top x sharp-tongued bottom who starts a cold war at the drop of a hat
2. A short, sweet one-on-one story. They're not blood-related, and they're not on the same household register at any point. The older brother has known from the start.
3. The top isn't a good person. He's twisted, gloomy, and might get a little puppy-like and scheming later on (? ).
4. Everything serves the main characters. A logic-free wish-fulfillment story. The entertainment industry is barely featured and will probably just be a backdrop.
Theme: Compatibility matters more than correctness
