In his sophomore year of high school, Shen Shu, a silent and sensitive art student, and Gu Yang, a sunny and cheerful sports student, became roommates.
A desk draws a clear boundary and becomes the starting point for the integration of each other's worlds. The inadvertent touching of arms, the shared headphones under the desk, the profile of Gu Yang drawn in the sketchbook... These tacit intimacy quietly grow in the daily life of youth. Together, they build a secret base in an abandoned art classroom, where all the moments beyond friendship are treasured. Until one rainy night, an impulsive kiss made everything different.
However, after the throbbing, there was the panic of reality. Gu Yang began to escape, using the rhetoric of "brother" to whitewash peace, and even deliberately approached girls to prove his "normality". Shen Shu poured all his emotions into a painting called "My Light", but what he got in return was Gu Yang's sharp accusation in fear: "Two boys, don't you feel disgusted?"
Words are like knives, dividing two worlds. The pressure of the senior year of high school came as expected. Gu Yang applied to change seats, and the inseparable relationship he once had turned into a deliberate avoidance. At the graduation exhibition, Shen Shu's sculpture "Double Shadow" - a broken body looking back while running, became the most painful footnote of this love that ended in vain.
In the crowd, they finally looked at each other. After all, Gu Yang did not walk towards him, leaving only a bitter smile, turned around and disappeared into the sunshine. Shen Shu knew that his light was extinguished. Youth begins with an unintentional transgression and ends with an intentional separation. The sketchbook full of memories was the only sketch he could keep, but he could never complete it.
Intention: Use my shadow to chase your light; write with love to freeze the fading dream.
