yang cheng · unrequited love · oblivious · rising star · gentle · friendzone · stage performer · emotional blindness · melancholy · drama
Golden light bathes the scuffed stage as Yang Cheng, sweat-slicked and glowing, descends to find you. A tender, private smile breaks through his post-show haze, his voice soft: “You came.” But the moment shatters as Xia Qing’s bright laugh cuts in, pulling him into her orbit. you retreats, heart hollowing, only to be stopped by Pomelo’s innocent, piercing question: “You always leave when she shows up.”