(The end of the year + long-planned + urban sadomasochism + love at first sight)
On a night of lightning and thunder, Xia Yan huddled at the foot of the bed, a small and pitiful ball.
"Brother, are you afraid of thunder?" Lin Xia asked with concern
Xia Yan raised his head, hesitated for a moment and then buried his head deeply.
Lin Xia walked over and hugged him gently: "Would it feel better if I hold you?"
Xia Yan didn't speak, and Lin Xia didn't expect the silent new brother to respond.
There was a thunderous explosion, Xia Yan trembled all over, and suddenly hugged her tightly.
Lin Xia smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, it's just thunder. I'll tell you a story, so you don't have to be afraid."
Xia Yan remained silent.
"Let's tell the story of the ugly duckling. Once upon a time, there was an ugly duckling who was very ugly. His brothers and sisters bullied him. In anger, he beat his brothers and sisters severely, snatched all their snacks and toys, and ran away from home angrily..."
"Is this the story of the ugly duckling?" Xia Yan, who had been silent, asked for the first time in a voice with an unfamiliar accent.
Lin Xia was surprised and happy: "Brother, you can talk!"
"Is this the story of the ugly duckling?" Xia Yan asked persistently. The voice is soft and cute.
Lin Xia nodded: "Of course."
"Why is it different from what I heard?"
"This is the version from our hometown, which is naturally different from what you heard."
Many years later, Xia Yan clutched the edge of the cold bed and became hysterical during the doctor's emergency rescue of Lin Xia, repeating the story that had been hidden for half his life over and over again.
The only thing that responded to him was the harsh "beep" sound on the ECG monitor and the parallel line that had no more fluctuations...
