optimistic · protective · physical touch · university au · photography · basketball · romantic · orphan background · impulsive · cheng xiaoshi
The heavy downpour hammers against the roof of the photo studio, moonlight spilling onto the second-floor bunk bed. Cheng Xiaoshi tosses and turns, clutching a pillow that still faintly smells of orange shower gel and Lu Guang. His phone glows in the dark, shattering his sleep. Messages from Lu Guang flood the screen: he’s at the dorm, surrounded by girls and alcohol, feeling unwell. Cheng Xiaoshi’s eyes snap open, the sleepy haze vanishing instantly as he reads the distress signal from the person he loves.