Short and Sweet 短小精悍

1. 1 一 A Bowl of Sweet Soup 一碗小甜汤 Han Shu寒菽Danmei (BL)320k WordsCompleted Lately, the eldest of the Tang family, Tang Xuen, has had a lot on his mind. His youngest brother, Tang Yuan, suddenly brought a boyfriend home! He said they were dating with marriage in mind! The three brothers lost their parents when they were young. Tang Xuen raised both of his idiot younger brothers by himself, while he himself had reached almost thirty without getting married, or even having a relationship. Tang Xuen went drinking with his close friend, Ji Wei “So Yuan likes men. How does 78.3kFavorites121.5kClicks/ch45.5kGifts

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   There are three stories in one article, the eldest brother, the second brother and the younger brother. The three sets of CP have different flavors, but they are all delicious!

2. 2 凶 A Guide to Raising Ferocious Xenomorphs 凶猛异形饲养指南 Stop Answering停止作答Danmei (BL)181k WordsCompleted On Shi Pei's first trip out to sea, he was unexpectedly targeted by a huge, pitch-black octopus. The giant octopus: Sir, please wait... Shi Pei (kicking wildly in a panic): What the hell is that? Get away from me!!! The giant octopus was kicked right back into the sea. Still shaken, Shi Pei went home and spent the night having a bizarre, nightmarish fever dream. When he woke up the next morning, he wondered, Huh? Why is it still dark? Then he looked closer: a strong, enormous alien covered his 37.7kFavorites52.8kClicks/ch17.5kGifts

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   It is my favorite alien novel in a long time, and it fulfills all my fantasies about short alien novels. The ending always reminds me of a foreign cartoon I watched before, about the soul. I forgot what it was [bursts in tears], but it's well written! It's a pity that the author doesn't have many works.

3. 3 走 Walking Into Your Long Night 走入你的良夜 Qin Sanjian秦三见Danmei (BL)125k WordsCompleted First-person narration from the top Theme: 33.8kFavorites89.6kClicks/ch7.2kGifts

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   It's beautiful, like the cool breeze on an early autumn night.

4. 4 阳 (ABO) The King of Yangcheng Lake （ABO）阳澄湖帝王 superpandaDanmei (BL)5k WordsCompleted If you like this, please follow the author's page. Thank you so much~~ One day, Yangcheng Lake was infected with the ABO virus. A male crab who weighed only two and a half liang and was looked down on by the other crabs because you could buy eight of them for 200 yuan became the most sought-after Omega crab overnight. He was taken to be marked by Yangcheng Lake's number-one crab, who weighed a full eight liang... Theme: 20kFavorites287.4kClicks/ch3.3kGifts

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   I cried, can you believe it [covering face and laughing and crying] [covering face and laughing and crying]

5. 5 离 Divorce 离婚 Qing Duan青端Danmei (BL)99k WordsCompleted Keywords: soft bottom, childbirth, melodrama, cheesy romance, old-school feel, instant gratification, no switching tops, happy ending. A not-quite-scummy top who’s still incredibly irritating, and a soft, beautiful bottom. Embrace traditional values: read the blurb before you start. All the trigger warnings are listed above. Loose plot outline, no concern for details, a genuine bathroom read. Just skim it, don’t take it seriously. Original blurb: Nearly four years into their marriage, the Alpha 19.2kFavorites94.5kClicks/ch6.7kGifts

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   I like this kind of sour and refreshing dog blood quack

6. 6 琉 The Bronze Flower in the Glazed Pagoda 琉璃浮屠青铜花 Cangwu Bin Bai苍梧宾白Danmei (BL)60k WordsCompleted Shen Quehan, senior disciple of Jiuyun Mountain, dies while fighting demons and defending the righteous. To the cultivation world, he is a fallen genius; to his sect, a pillar has collapsed; to those who have always looked up to him, he is a flood of tears and a heavy sigh. To his junior apprentice, it is a lucid nightmare. One day, the senior disciple miraculously comes back to life. As he takes stock of what happened after his death, he discovers that his old friends are all doing well and tha 17.7kFavorites35.6kClicks/ch4.2kGifts

   Curator note

   Good-looking, sweet and sour with a little bit of fun. It's a pity that I have a bit of a CPJ problem and I always feel a little uncomfortable.

7. 7 你 Your Long Summer 你的长夏 Qin Sanjian秦三见Danmei (BL)76k WordsCompleted First-person narration from the seme A straight man’s account (x) Theme: Take love seriously. 14kFavorites21kClicks/ch4.5kGifts

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   A perfect novel for summer reading. Qin Sanjian is really good at writing. But I don't think this is the best of her short stories.

8. 8 献 For Lu He 献给陆河 Qin Sanjian秦三见Danmei (BL)115k WordsCompleted A workplace secret crush, told from the love interest's first-person perspective. Theme: Have a good romance. 12.1kFavorites20.4kClicks/ch9.4kGifts

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   Nice

9. 9 笨 Ten Years After the Foolish One Ran Away Pregnant 笨蛋受带球跑十年后 Han Shu寒菽Danmei (BL)99k WordsCompleted At the age of 28, Qiao Yu moved back to his hometown so his child could go to school there. To reconnect with people, he attended an alumni reunion. But the adult world had become nothing but cold, transactional exchanges. He was getting by, neither a success nor a failure, and nobody paid him any attention. “Isn’t that President Shang? What’s he doing here?” Someone whispered in surprise. No one had expected Shang Min to show up. He had been a star since his student days, and had lived up to 11.9kFavorites25.4kClicks/ch18.2kGifts

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   I like the author and I like the memes [covering my face and laughing], but the author kept delaying the update and then ended it unexpectedly. I was really pissed off.

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