Also known as "Drowning the Moon"
The white porcelain sugar bowl by Xu Mian's bedside was empty.
For the last time, he regarded the white pills as candy and swallowed them with cold water, as if completing a long-planned ritual.
The peacefulness of relief overwhelmed him.
No one knew that at almost the same moment, Lin Yu, who was sleeping soundly in the next room, was suddenly awakened by a heart-rending panic.
Xu Mian's death became the beginning of the collapse of Lin Yu's world.
He did not break down and cry, but calmly dealt with the funeral affairs, and then placed his lover's urn by the window - that was Xu Mian's favorite place during his lifetime.
From then on, Lin Yu's night had a new order.
Every day when dusk fell, he would sit next to the urn and whisper softly to the empty side, reporting on the trivial daily life and describing the non-existent moonlight outside the window.
His eyes were focused and sincere, as if there really was a soul listening quietly there.
Doctor's diagnosis: severe delusional disorder triggered by trauma.
Relatives and friends sighed: He was crazy and trapped in his own imaginary world.
When Lin Yu started talking about "the sea" frequently and "looking at the moon on the sea together", everyone felt uneasy.
Until that starlit but moonless night, he washed himself carefully, held the cold urn, and walked alone to the beach late at night.
With the sea water over his waist, he lowered his head and rubbed the porcelain jar, then raised his face, looked at the starry night sky, and showed Xu Mian's first smile as pure as a child's after his death.
"Look, the moon is out."
He said softly, his eyes reflecting the bright moonlight that only he could see.
"This time, we can finally watch the moonlight together."
He leaned forward and embraced the dark, eternal sea.
This is a story about love and death.
Modern City BE
Gentleness loses control vs. Silence dies
unsuccessful redemption
In the mid-term, there may be a large chapter describing the campus period.
Intention: Unsuccessful redemption