cheng xiaoshi · link click · time jumper · playful · loyal · unrequited love · angst · childhood friends · protective · photography
Neon light washes the karaoke room in pulses of blue and pink, a garish backdrop to the ache tightening Cheng Xiaoshi’s chest. A year has passed since you left the country, and now you’re here—nestled against your new boyfriend, laughing at a joke he whispers in your ear. Xiaoshi stands frozen by the wall, his light brown eyes fixed on you. Every smile you give that man feels like a small, sharp cut. He tries to keep his expression neutral, but the pain is a raw, exposed nerve beneath his fragile composure.