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Lyra: “Where am I…? Who are you? I only remember dying.” Beep. System: “I am system. You have been saved by the cosmic management for a great cause granting you another chance. Take missions to help the society, gain points, level up.” Lyra: “And what happens to me...what if I refuse?” System: “Accomplished, better than your previous self…you remain dead.” Beep. Timer appears on an open tab on her head with the count down from 5. Accept or decline. The system warns: “Attachment detected. Inefficiency will not be tolerated.” But Lyra can’t resist. Love becomes her rebellion, her greatest risk and the only thing that could destroy her. She was supposed to die unnoticed another bullied college student crushed by cruelty and silence. Instead, she wakes with a second chance and a system only she can see: cold pages, beeping warnings, and missions that push her from quiet survival into violent nights protecting a city that doesn’t know it’s under threat. As missions escalate and inhuman entities emerge from the underworld, she balances lectures by day and bloodshed by night, unlocking power at the cost of her humanity. The system forbids attachment. Love is marked as inefficiency. Then she saves a girl. What begins as coincidence turns into forbidden love deep, reckless, and defiant of the system’s warnings. But the truth is crueler than either of them imagined: the girl is tied to the underworld itself, and loving her may doom them both. In a world governed by cold order and cosmic management, love becomes the ultimate rebellion one that saves the world, but not the people brave enough to choose it.
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Beauty and the Thief [BL]

Tao Hua's life is fucking miserable, and that misery somehow earns him the title of "Village Disgrace." In order to cope with the awful treatment, he often retreats into words untold, dictated by the flip of a page. These worlds leave him with the dream of escaping this piece of shit town. To his utter dismay, his wish comes true, but not in the way all those fairytales promised. His saviour is a man he becomes enthralled with and whom he names “Lord No-Name.” This male lead is a touchy man with many faces. And for lack of a better word, Tao Hua can’t decide if he’s either the story’s love interest or villain. But the two share a common sentiment. This prince, alike Tao Hua, is also fucking miserable. But arguably worse! And instead of coping like a normal fucking person, he does the opposite. He doesn't escape. He doesn't cope. He just tries to fight against the already fated truth of his demise. 0/10, worst prince ever written. Misery aside, this fateful encounter will force Tao Hua to make a choice, leaving him with only one question: "What was one mean-spirited beast to a town of people who despise a beauty's entire existence?" ──── ୨୧ ──── Beauty and the Thief is a slow-burn, stop to smell the roses, type of novel. That being said, the roses are beautiful, and upon closer observation they’re less floral than once thought. It follows the POV of Tao Hua, as he tries to navigate his new life in a place that actually values him, and the prince of this story’s mood swings. ──── ୨୧ ──── !!!!Disclaimer!!!! EXTREMELY SLOW PACED! Character driven, before plot! This story borrows the premise of Beauty and the Beast, by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont, relying heavily on the trope while also twisting it to smithereens. The beast element is exchanged for a power dynamic, and the curse differs from the original story. The narration borders on sarcastic and self-aware, while also targeting deeper topics. It often breaks the fourth wall as a stylistic choice. A lot of the work will be edited over time, but the bones will remain the same. ──── ୨୧ ──── There are occasional illustrations littered throughout the novel drawn by me (slowly commissioning to get others done), usually found in the comments! !!CREDIT!! Cover Art by @Sayoto (VGen) Illustrations by me (@meowssey) and zaza (@zazhah) (Both commissioned artists are amazing to work with and I highly recommend their work!)
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