Shatter the Last Sea of Stars

"When every breath brings pain, simply being alive becomes the harshest punishment."

1

Jiang Hexu was once a gifted young man standing at the top of the pyramid. His family background, talent, and grades had built a life others envied. But a sudden upheaval shattered every halo around him. He fell from the clouds, crushed beneath the praise and expectations that had once surrounded him. The collapse of his mind and body brought him to the roof of the school's fifth floor, where he wanted only for the wind to end this suffocating torment.

2

Song Yu's darkness had taken root in middle school. Mental illness clung to her like a parasite, gnawing her youth to pieces. She had once been sent to a psychiatric hospital, struggling through an endless cycle of medication and treatment, yet she could never escape the desolation within. Seven days without food, slashing her wrists in the bathtub: again and again, she sent a farewell letter to this painful world. The torment of her illness and the strange looks from those around her had long since drained her of all hope for life.

Two broken souls collided in each other's worlds at a special school. For six months, they leaned on each other, finding brief moments of warmth in the darkness: watching the stars on the playground, sharing half a loaf of bread, and speaking late into the night about grievances no one else knew. But those beautiful moments were too brief, and could never overcome the deep-rooted illness and exhaustion that had seeped into their bones.

Everyone said the two of them were crazy. But only they understood: this wasn't madness. It was an ending that had been destined from the start.

"Let's stop trying to save each other. Let's go together to a rendezvous with no return. Let the New Year's Eve wind carry us with the waves, and help us escape this suffocating world."

Content warning:

This novel contains depictions of mental illness and suicide that may be distressing. Please prepare yourself before reading and choose carefully.

Theme: Through the tragedy of broken souls, this story expresses the weight of falling into ruin.