The Tide Runs as Dark as Ever

"Our lives are long, hard, and painful. We can't understand ourselves or see any hope, but we still keep reaching for the light and warmth. We are always imagining that one day life will get better and things will become a little easier. But you know that's only a fantasy."

The world is like one giant circus, and everyone in it is a ridiculous clown.

"Living in darkness every day, aren't you afraid of being swallowed by it?"

"I'm immersed in the night, but with every inch I move forward, the light behind me grows by an inch."

We have seen the darkness; we live in the darkness.

We believe that the light will come at last.

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1. 1v1

2. A short, sweet romance of around 100,000 words

3. Older woman-younger man romance with a six-year age gap, a cunning young wolf-dog type versus an adorable older woman, high-IQ crime, mystery and deduction, no supernatural elements

Publication begins April 21, 2018, at 8:00 p.m.

Updates around 8:00 a.m.

Weibo: @XiCha_ (there's an underscore, no comma)

Leave request: "Polish up". I have an exam tomorrow, so I won't update tonight. After the exam tomorrow, I'll write and post whatever I can each day. -- Posted May 11, 2018 ~★~☆~★~☆~★~☆~★~☆~★~☆~★~☆~★~☆~★~☆~★~☆~

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