[Two female leads + childhood friends + pure campus romance + bittersweet unrequited love; a stoic, long-haired T and a slow-on-the-uptake, sweet P]
They switch roles, are physically drawn to each other, but one of them doesn't realize she's in love.
On Chen Muxue's eighteenth birthday, a classmate half-seriously and half-jokingly asked her, "You two aren't a couple, are you?"
Chen Muxue answered without a moment's thought: "What are you talking about? We grew up together. Are you questioning our pure friendship?"
Qin Ran's heart shattered, and she changed the birthday party plans at the last minute.
The bouquet and ring she'd prepared for her confession ended up replaced by nothing more than a bouquet of pale blue roses.
Qin Ran's friend, who knew the truth: "Weren't you..."
Qin Ran: "Shh, she doesn't know."
Later, Chen Muxue missed getting into the same university as Qin Ran by two points and was furious. Qin Ran comforted her, saying they could rent a place together in the same city, so the two ended up living together at university.
Thinking she was too careless with money, Chen Muxue even handed over all her living expenses for Qin Ran to manage. Every ride-hailing, food delivery, and shopping app was linked to Qin Ran's card. She was also adamant that everything they owned had to be bought as matching pairs, from clothes to daily necessities. Their apartment was practically a couple's home.
A visiting college classmate: "You two really aren't dating?"
Qin Ran: "That's just how straight girls are. (Enduring it.) I'll move out once she finds a boyfriend..."
Loving a straight girl is a lesbian's cross to bear. After seeing the perfectly matched figures dancing on her phone, Qin Ran finally convinced herself to let go and leave.
But now that I've left, why do we both feel like fish out of water...?
It's a sweet story about one person taking 99 steps, only for the other to finally catch on.
