I’m Behind You, Waiting for the Dust to Settle

He died when she was seventeen, and as a soul that could not move on, he stayed by her side as she grew from a green young girl into a mature woman. Her world was bustling with voices; his held only her. In her memories, he was a vague regret. In the rest of his life, she was the only light.

I loved you in secret for so many years, and stayed dead in secret for so many years. Watching you about to marry someone else, I know this is the best ending I could ever see for you. I love you, and it has nothing to do with you. You don’t need to know.

--------Zhou Xingchen

He has no next life, but he lives on through all of mine. The wind is proof that he once came to me, and it will blow through my heart forever.

--------Jiang Kexin

What he wanted most was never your tears. He wanted you to be loved, to be happy, and to live this life well.

-------Shen Yuxuan