Fic: And There Was Only One Bed (1/4)

Fandom: The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System
Summary: With the Immortal Alliance Conference fast approaching, Shen Qingqiu realizes that there's no possible way the System will allow him to earn enough points to survive subverting the Abyss plotline. Shen Qingqiu thus changes his approach: What can he do to keep from being the one responsible for Luo Binghe entering the Endless Abyss, and is there any way to make the protagonist's time there less completely horrible?
In response, the System offers something it calls the "Only One Bed" package. Surely this is the better option, right?
Mirrors: Available on AO3
Wordcount: ~2500
Ships: Pre-Bingqiu
Notes: Inspired by this post on Tumblr; in particular, the following comment by whetstonefires

'only one bed au' i therefore parse as a lack-of-beds situation directly leads to the narrative or characters developing in a different direction somehow, and that's the substance of the fic. which is a funny conceit amusingly phrased, and i would read it just to see how well it was pulled off.

Acknowledgements: Tremendous thanks to gwogobo for doing an audio beta for me! It was very helpful 💖
Fic: And There Was Only One Bed ( Chapter One )