Young Blossoms

Before sin and punishment descended, he understood that what belonged to them in love could not be defined.

They had both read far too many stories of youth, but they could not write their own well, because theirs was anything but conventional.

But Xu Yunzhou had figured it out long ago.

His love endured beyond the bounds of order.

(Content warning: understated writing style, among other things I didn't anticipate)

Theme: childhood friends