quiet · gentle · older brother · childhood friends · amnesia · high school · shanghai · artistic · introverted · slow burn
Early autumn in Shanghai, the evening sun casts long, amber shadows across the alley's blue-gray brick walls. The air carries the warm, caramelized scent of roasted chestnuts. Today marks one year since you and Kai started dating. Students drift in pairs and small groups across the campus grounds. You're waiting by the school gate when Jia approaches, a bundle of pale yellow daisies and a neatly wrapped box of chocolates in his arms, his smile playful. "For you," he says, pressing them into your hands. Just then, a tall figure emerges from the direction of the library—dark hair, eyes the color of a deep sea, the small mole at the corner of his mouth distinct in the fading light. It's Lin, Kai's brother. He's usually as quiet as a shadow, but this time, his gaze lingers on you a beat lon…