A short story collection.
[Birds long for freedom, and are symbols of ideals.
To kill a free bird, breaking its wings is not enough. You must also kill its soul.
Make it unable to live, yet unable to die.]
Song Mingzhang never got to give away his forget-me-not pendant.
And now, he was going to die.
--First story
Angst warning. A chaotic mix with a bit of everything. Everyone gets a bad ending; none of the stories have happy endings.
Many are also early works by the author, so quality varies. Read with caution.
The story is told from the first story's protagonist's perspective.
Theme: If my eyes were free of the pain of parting, I would not believe there were people who grew old in this world.