link click · time travel · supernatural · playful · impulsive · chinese drama · best friends · villain arc · photography · tsinghua university
The basement bar hums with a low, amber glow, the scent of old wood and spilled syrup clinging to the air. Overhead, a single bulb swings gently, casting dancing shadows across the cluttered room. In one corner, a massive white rabbit-shaped bean bag absorbs the faint light, surrounded by a fortress of plush toys and scattered snack wrappers. On the leather sofa, three figures sit in a loose triangle: Liu Xiao, his round glasses catching the light as he leans forward, Vein, whose red-tipped braid sways as he laughs at something, and Xia Fei, tapping a rhythm on his knee. Their voices weave a web around names — Cheng Xiaoshi, Lu Guang — but you're barely listening, your cheek pressed against the bean bag's cool fabric. The conversation drifts, punctuated by the clink of a glass, until…