He Fell in Love with Winter

[Healing x Falling in Love Over Time x Angst] A cold, aloof boy vs. a sunny girl At sixteen, Song Qian'an, who suffered from depression, met a ray of light in his life. He had thought he would drift through life in a daze until the end. But on his first day at his new school, his deskmate, Wen Xin, said she wanted to be his friend. He went from resisting her to accepting her, then relying on her, until he could no longer bear to be apart from her. - One night, Song Qian'an held Wen Xin tightly in his arms. Looking aggrieved, he rested his head in the hollow of her shoulder and murmured, “Xinxin, hurry and tell me you love me.” Wen Xin looked up and gently brushed his lips. The next moment, their warm lips met. They vowed never to part. - Years later, An invitation plunged Song Qian'an back into the abyss. On the day of the wedding, Wen Xin received his call. She said indifferently, “Brother, aren't you going to wish me a happy marriage?” - After that call, Song Qian'an chose to take his own life. He wanted Wen Xin to remember this day forever. It wasn't her wedding day. It was the anniversary of his death. At his grave, Wen Xin wiped the dust from the headstone and gazed at the photo engraved on it. She murmured, “I'll love you for just one more year. After that, we won't owe each other anything.” “I'll try all the things we never got the chance to do, then slowly tell you about them.” [Try hating me. Hate lasts longer than love.] [See? I loved you for one extra year. Now we're even.] Blurb written on January 31, 2025 Reader advisory: Sweet and fluffy at first, with some melodrama later on