Off Course

She is a gifted restorer who can sense the emotions lingering in cultural artifacts. Accustomed to talking to inanimate things, she avoids all the warmth of the living.

He is a two-time world champion who has conquered the limits of his sport: flamboyant, passionate, and always at the center of the spotlight.

Ten years ago, he was a light she dared not approach.

Ten years later, when he rescues her in a foreign land, his eyes burn more fiercely than they ever did on the field.

"Ye Qichi, I waited for you for ten years."

She runs, he pursues. She retreats, he advances.

When she finally works up the courage to reach for this relationship, she discovers that his scarred heart is the artifact most in need of restoration in this world.

Theme: May we all find emotional stability and love.