The Psyche of a Gangster in Love (BL)

BL: The Psyche of a Gangster in Love follows twenty-two-year-old Nolan Atwood, an anonymous ASMR artist ("ASMRtist") with an online presence of over seven million followers, as he partakes in a therapeutic and sinful hobby that places him directly in the path of Rei Mathers, a crazy, caveman gangster with sociopathic tendencies.

At first glance, their relationship appears nothing more than strangers. However, as their encounters increase over time, what lurks beneath the surface is a tragic, unsettling childhood that serves as a catalyst for a love that transcends over many, many lifetimes.

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"I will burn down one café every hour you choose not to give me your number."

"Slow your roll there, you crazy bastard. Why do you always resort to violen- Hey! Put that away!"

Nolan snatched the gift card-sized block of C4 that Rei pulled out from nowhere and shoved it into his own pocket with a scowl.

"Nolan, I'm serious."

"I know that, you psycho," he said, exasperated. He was suddenly staring at Rei’s outstretched palm. Nolan stared at it as if it would grow another alien life form at any second.

With a huge sigh, he dropped his phone into the man’s hand, arching an eyebrow at the gigantic grin he received in return. "Can't you just tell your scary men in suits to do illegal online things to acquire my information?" he asked.

"I wanted you to give it to me voluntarily," Rei hummed as he typed in his own number and hit the 'call' button. His eyes lit up as brightly as his own phone screen when an unknown number popped up.

"And threatening me like that is considered voluntary in your book, huh?" Nolan knew better than to expect an answer. "When did you lose all of your marbles anyway?"

Rei’s typing fingers paused, and any humor he experienced in that moment drained from his soul, leaving behind a thick sheet of homicidal rage. It happened so suddenly that it took Nolan less than a blink of an eye to notice how the man in the suit had seemingly turned into someone else.

"When you left me."