[Two male leads + mutual devotion + school life + both each other's first and only love + childhood friends + pure sweetness, no angst]
At six, Jiang Ningzhe's reason for learning martial arts was: "Lin Jun cries whenever someone bullies him. I want to protect him."
At eighteen, Lin Jun put his secret crush into a love letter, only for the whole school to see it. He avoided Jiang Ningzhe for a week, afraid that he'd be disgusted with him.
He didn't know that Jiang Ningzhe had recognized his handwriting the very same day.
Later, they got together. At university, they held hands and embraced, thinking they could finally breathe easy.
Until their class group chat blew up: "Two guys? Disgusting."
Only then did Lin Jun realize that what hurt more than the rumors was the message from his mother, hidden on his phone: "Xiao Jun, is there a girl you like?"
On one side was Jiang Ningzhe, who had watched over him throughout his childhood. On the other were his parents, waiting for him to grow up "normal."
Jiang Ningzhe said, "Take your time. However long it takes."
"I'm no superhero."
"I'm your Jiang Ningzhe. That's enough."
"Lin Jun, no matter how long it takes, I'll be here."
"Ask me once, and I'll answer once. Ask me a hundred times, and I'll answer a hundred times, until you believe me."
"Protecting you isn't a question of whether it's worth it. I simply couldn't live with myself if I didn't protect you."
He never took off that crookedly knitted scarf, not even for a single day.
