Lin Xingyao, captain of Xingyao University's archery team, is an Alpha: sunny and cheerful, and a two-time national youth archery champion. His one fixation is the anonymous archer "X" who beat him in the pouring rain two years ago.
Then, on the day the archery team recruits new members, a "Beta" freshman named Shen Yan walks in. He shoots left-handed, his arrows grazing the target every time, gentle as a painting.
Lin Xingyao is convinced there's something suspicious about him. If he's that accurate with his left hand, what is he hiding with his right? Lin personally recruits him to the team and watches him practice every day.
Shen Yan's inner monologue: I've waited ten years. I'm finally by your side.
Shen Yan, whose real name is Gu Yanshen, is the heir to the northern Gu family's Enigma bloodline. At six, he was locked in an archery hall. At eight, he met a little boy holding a ball in a park, who gave him half a lollipop. The next day, his family took him away. He remembered that boy for ten years. Two years ago, he beat Lin anonymously. He transferred schools, changed his name, wore suppressants, and took up left-handed archery, all just to stand by his side.
Lin Xingyao has forgotten everything.
But Shen Yan remembers. He remembers Lin's gap-toothed smile, remembers him saying, "I'll wait for you," and remembers the sweetness of half a lollipop.
Wen Yan, captain of the Jingbei team, an Omega, and number one in the national rankings. He's had a crush on Lin Xingyao for seven years, approaching him as gently as he can, but Lin has never noticed him. Che Rui, an archery commentator, has had a crush on Wen Yan for ten years. He's commentated on every one of his matches, etching every detail into his memory. One watches someone else, while someone else watches him. Until Wen Yan finally looks back.
Fang Yihang, Zhou Ling, Qin Zhao, Zhao Yiming. Coach Chen sits at the sidelines, filling nine notebooks.
From campus to the national championships, from the Asian Cup to Olympic trials. Eight people, each with a different personality, and one shared target.
You came for me, and I'll fight for you.
Some arrows only reveal whether they'll hit after you let them fly. Some people only show whether they were worth waiting for after you've waited.
This is an ABO campus archery sports story. Main couple: sunny Alpha x disguised Beta Enigma. Side couple: aloof Omega x talkative Alpha commentator. Upright values, comedy, steamy scenes, sweetness, and passion.
Theme: Love yourself first, then love me. Fight side by side and make the wait worthwhile
