I am a fish trapped in a glass tank.
In the past sixteen years, I have only catered to others and given in. I have lived my life as the most appropriate shadow in everyone's eyes.
That late night, I sacrificed my full wakefulness in exchange for a dream that belonged only to me.
In the dream, there is the rooftop, the evening breeze, the never-ending summer, and the young man named Shen Yan.
He is quiet, gentle, understands my silence, and tolerates my brokenness.
It was the first time I dared to say "no", the first time I dared to be myself, and the first time I dared to blatantly express my heart.
But dreams have an expiration date after all.
Summer will end, the wind will stop, and all gentleness will disappear.
After waking up from the dream, my memory was cleared and I returned to the cage.
Until we passed each other on the street corner, we didn't know each other, but our eyes were red at the same time.
It turns out that there are some bonds that, even if forgotten, are still engraved in the bones.
That's what I spent a whole summer in exchange for, and I'll never get it again.
Purpose: Break free from the shackles of a people-pleasing personality and find truth and growth in self-salvation.