Original title: "I was attracted by my deskmate after pretending to be straight"
Welcome to the pit, there are also some elements of the author's own (a small part but not much)
Su Ran has known one thing since she was a child——
Weakness will be laughed at, sensitivity will be trampled, and liking will be treated as a joke.
So he learned to pretend.
Act cold, act tough, act straight.
Weld all the grievances, desires, and likes into the shell.
Until he was seventeen years old during the rainy season, someone handed him an umbrella at the end of the corridor.
That man's name is Lu Ting.
Cold, steady, and quiet, but you can see through all his disguises at a glance.
Su Ran ran away very quickly and very far.
He thought the rain would wash everything away.
But when they reunited many years later, Lu Ting held his chin and asked him in a low voice——
"Su Ran, you've been pretending for so many years, aren't you tired?"
Su Ran's eyes turned red: "... I'm not pretending."
Lu Ting smiled against his forehead: "Who are you lying to?"
At that moment, Su Ran knew——
It turns out that being seen is more scary than being liked.
But he also understood for the first time——
Someone is willing to lift him out of his shell.
Intent: True freedom is not about escaping from disguise, but about being gently and firmly seen, accepted, and broken apart by a person, and finally finding a home in the naked sincerity.