[1v1, two male leads, reunion after years apart, unrequited love becomes mutual, university campus, sworn enemies]
Qi Chen (gong) × Jiang Youning (shou)
Everything changed after the cicadas sang that summer.
His sworn enemy Qi Chen left, and Jiang Youning held on alone for three years.
But three years later...
The one who claimed to have moved on secretly reddened his eyes.
The one who had left without a word clenched his fists, emotions surging.
Later...
Qi Chen carried him through the night and told him his late father would become a star and watch over him.
On the night the first snow fell in Tong City, Qi Chen messaged him: “Jiang Youning, it's snowing.”
And later still...
The homophobic Qi Chen told him beneath the fireworks, “Jiang Youning, I love you.”
Ever since that year, the cicadas' song seemed like a signal. Each time it came, it heralded Qi Chen's departure or return.
The first time the cicadas sang, Qi Chen left the country, leaving Jiang Youning to nurse his wounds alone.
The second time, Qi Chen appeared at H University and told Jiang Youning, “Don't be afraid. I'm here.”
The third time, Qi Chen stood in the darkness and declared, “Jiang Youning, let's break up.”
Thankfully, endless summer blooms among the hydrangeas, and the cicadas' song doesn't always mean parting.
They both kept rushing toward each other without pause.
The plane trees at H University turned green and then yellow, and beneath the evening glow, they held each other close and poured out all the endless love in their hearts.
I'm shameless, I want to give myself five stars hahahahaha