Agarwood in Ebony

*Pseudo-incest / older sister and younger brother romance / childhood friends / unrequited love turns mutual (with plenty of fighting over each other)

When Wen Chuxiao was seven, her mother remarried. That same year, she gained a younger brother who shared neither of her parents.

He was three years younger than her, soft and cute, like a little lump of dough made from pink clay.

At first, she thought he was adorable. Especially when he called her "Big Sis" in his bright eyes and clear little voice. She liked him so much she felt she could give him anything!

Except strawberry cake.

To win a whole strawberry cake for herself, she took advantage of her height and beat her little brother up.

The little lump of dough cried until his voice cracked. "I hate you the most, Big Sis!"

In the blink of an eye, the child who had said he hated her most had grown a whole head taller than she was.

At fifteen or sixteen, he was at the height of his rebellious phase.

Jiang Yizhou directed all his rebelliousness at her. He had no respect for her, called her by her name, blocked her crush, and cut the threads of her romantic prospects. He was dedicated to making her miserable in every way, and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Her entire adolescence was spent chasing after her little brother to beat him up.

The year she started her second year of college, her mother got divorced again.

Jiang Yizhou chased her out the door and asked, "Wen Chuxiao, are you never coming back?"

When she said yes, he stayed silent for a long time, eyes red.

Though they lived far apart, Wen Chuxiao and Jiang Yizhou kept in touch from time to time.

They met again at a friend's wedding banquet.

Jiang Yizhou was drunk. He grabbed her hand and wouldn't let her go.

"Wen Chuxiao, can you break up with him?" Fueled by alcohol, he said something reckless. "Break up with him and be with me, okay?"

My love for you is the opening note of agarwood, restraint hidden away again and again, and an impulse that cannot be suppressed.

"I'm afraid I'll dream of you."

"And I'm afraid I won't."

Fox (cunning, a natural match for a dog) x wolfdog (free-spirited sister-complex)

Theme: Have the courage to pursue love and seek a happy life.