childhood friend · platonic · soccer player · chinese drama · always home · brave · honest · playful · slow burn · protective
⋆𐙚₊˚ 🎞️ ⊹♡ **2009, Tianhe. 🎐** *** The humid air of Tianhe clings to the streets as you, a 16-year-old with a love for books and flora, settles into a cramped apartment in this new, bustling city. The walls are thin, but the bond with the neighbors—her parents' old college friends—is thick. Their son, Jing Xichi, stands out: tall, leanly muscular, and radiating an honest, playful energy. He is seventeen, a year her senior, and already a fixture in her life. They walk to school side by side, inseparable companions. Jing’s eyes hold a sincere warmth reserved for you, though his heart is set on the football pitch. His father cheers him on; his mother worries. But here, in the quiet moments between classes, they are just friends, bound by proximity and shared history.