[Two Male Leads + Angsty Romance + First-Person Narration + Fussy Protagonist + Bad Ending + Flashbacks]
Volume One: Jiang Poxiao
My name is Jiang Poxiao. After an impulsive argument with my beloved, Lu Chenzhou, I drove off alone into a stormy night. I never expected a sudden mudslide to trap my car beneath a dark, oppressive overpass for twelve hours.
During that long, lonely wait, the surroundings were utterly dreadful: cold, damp, and short on air. Trapped in that pit of despair, I began a profound journey inward.
I went from anger and fear to despair and reflection, and finally to calm and acceptance. I realized how fragile life is, and that love and understanding are what hold people together.
Volume Two: Lu Chenzhou
My name is Lu Chenzhou. After an impulsive argument with my beloved, Jiang Poxiao, I was left to endure a long wait and an agonizing search. He left in a fit of anger and disappeared for twelve hours. Every second felt like a knife twisting in my heart.
Throughout that long stretch of time, I was like a prisoner in a cage of memories, reliving my past with Poxiao again and again. I realized that our argument and separation happened because I had failed to give Poxiao enough understanding and acceptance.
I was desperate to find my beloved, but reality was shrouded in fog. His phone wouldn’t connect. I searched everywhere, but couldn’t find a trace of him.
It's hard to break up as the boat travels farther and farther, and the mood becomes even colder at dawn. It is difficult to hide tears in the splendor of the land, and it is easy to be hurt by the dawn dream by the river.
Not bad, a certain death ending
The first person is quite touching, and the perspective of Jiang Poxiao seems to be quite convincing. Is he the energetic one?