The story of Wen Ran and Chen Yu begins with the heartbeat of a young man under the camphor in midsummer. From quietly holding hands in the corridor of high school, to caring about each other in a distant place in college, to spending three seasons in a small rental house after graduation, they gave each other all their tenderness and sincerity.
They had made a promise for the future in the evening breeze, made a promise to stay together on the old bench, and lived a smooth and steady life in countless ordinary days and nights. Chen Yu said that he would protect him for the rest of his life, and Wen Ran believed him year after year. They survived poverty and distance, thinking that holding each other's hands could weather all the wind and rain in the world.
The tenderness hidden in the fireworks and the promises engraved in time are as long as a lifetime. Wen Ran was immersed in these years without quarrels and separations and didn't want to wake up.
It wasn't until the last moment that he realized that from boyhood to adulthood, from meeting each other to growing old, all the companionship and all the future expectations were just a long dream that refused to end.
After waking up from the dream, Chen Yu was no longer in the world. He was the only one left, guarding the emptiness of the place and accompanying his memories all year round.
Purpose: This article explores the weight of love and loss under worldly pressure and realistic dilemmas through a period of homosexuality from boyhood to adulthood, and the process of how people reconcile with themselves in memories and loneliness after losing their beloved.