(If I get a ranking, I’ll update according to the schedule. Otherwise, every other day. Thanks for bookmarking!)
Everyman x protagonist. The everyman has a dark heart but is secretly powerful, while the dazzling protagonist can be lonely and sensitive too.
When I saw Lin Jingqiu again after all these years, I had mixed feelings. I envied her for having such a wonderful life and pitied myself for not knowing what the future held.
She was the brightest star in any crowd, a heaven-blessed darling who drew everyone’s attention without even trying. That was why I hated standing next to her, but she kept seeking me out, making me feel again and again how charming she was through the admiring looks of everyone around us.
Enough already. She was charming because she was charming, not because I made her look good by comparison. I was furious, so I confronted her.
“Could you stop coming to see me?”
She looked hurt. “Why? Did I do something wrong?”
“No!” I was even angrier. “You’re wonderful. Everything about you is wonderful. Everyone can see that...”
“Then what about you? I only want you to see how wonderful I am. I can give you all of it.”
...Huh? Wasn’t she doing this to show off?
Theme: Always yearn for freedom.
Passerby A feels so cute... He is a completely cute and depressed slave.