From the beginning of the cooperation between Yan Meng and Su Huai, a gap appeared. One pursues instant, ultimate visual truth; the other attempts to understand and describe ongoing, trivial reality. Their tools are different and their languages seem to be difficult to communicate.
"... The dawn is coming. Maybe it is the last dawn. We decided not to wait for death, but to go towards it. To live, for each other, and for the truth. If this is the end, I have no regrets. If there is a future... Yan Meng, take me home."
The strong sea breeze blew away the fog in my heart. They strolled along the breakwater and watched the waves crash against the rocks.
"If..." Su Huai suddenly said, "If I'm not so lucky next time..."
"I will find you" Yan Meng interrupted him, his tone unquestionable.
"What if it was you?"
"Then you have to find me too." Yan Meng stopped and looked at him seriously, "This is an agreement."
Amidst the sound of the waves, two scarred people reached a silent contract.
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PS: The perspective of this article is not a single protagonist, nor is it omniscient and omnipotent, but closely follows the two protagonists Yan Meng and Su Huai, observing the war through their eyes, feeling the trauma and hope through their hearts, and conveying the core theme through the gradually deepening bond between them. This is a story about how two souls reflect each other, support each other under extreme circumstances, and finally find the motivation to move forward together.
Purpose: This work is a profound allegory about memory, responsibility and connection. It tells the story of how, in a world full of destruction and forgetfulness, some people protect humanity, resist nothingness, and find meaning for themselves and others to move on by recording the truth and supporting each other.