Work tags: Youth growth / Dislocation of relationship / Music theme / Regret realism
He always thought that as long as he was sincere and patient enough, he could slowly get closer to a relationship. So, he hid his love in invitations, gifts, recordings, and hesitations, and accompanied her through chorus rehearsals, farewells at the station, graduation ceremonies, and those long waits that no one knew about.
It's not that she doesn't respond, it's just that her tenderness always stops outside the boundaries of friends. One person keeps adding more information, while the other person is always silent; one person writes love in action, and the other person doesn't even really ask for it.
When parting finally came, he realized that maybe it wasn't just her that he wanted to keep, but also the strongest, clumsiest, and most unrepeatable heartbeat of his youth. But some people are destined to only reach the edge of the palm of their hand and cannot be truly held.
