[Upcoming stories: Thoughts of Fish and Bird; The Best Han Yanyu]
After I came of age, my family sent me to the Palace of Bosa.
I was of noble blood, and my family had high hopes for me. They wanted me to become one of His Majesty's favorite ministers and live out a life of luxury and bliss.
The queen was beautiful and clever, a master of schemes who stood above all others, yet shared the sorrow of the ages.
This peerless woman, born to rule, said the most moving words in the world to me: "I have fallen for you."
From then on, I forgot all my family's teachings. Taboos or unrequited love, I had fallen for Her Majesty, too.
The newly crowned queen loves women and dotes on noble ladies.
[This story will be marked as paid on June 2. Happy ending. I've completed several other GL stories, so feel free to start reading!]
Author's note: First-person narration. Western style. No historical fact-checking.
Upcoming GL story:
The Best Han Yanyu
After the popular actress Han Yanyu was pronounced dead from depression, reporters uncovered a diary she had left behind.
The words in the diary seemed to show that Han Yanyu had never gotten over her former lover.
"Lately I've been dreaming about you again and again. In voice lessons, the teacher said that our breathing is the opposite when we're asleep and awake. Maybe time runs backward in dreams, which is why I can see you so often.
I hope time will turn back, taking us to the place where we first met. I know that's impossible, but I can't stop thinking about it."
Later, one of Han Yanyu's classmates revealed that Han Yanyu's first love was probably her high school classmate, Xiang Chunwan. To redirect the fans' anger, Han Yanyu's agency also revealed that she had been a fan of Xiang Chunwan.
The country's top actress had actually fallen for a little-known performer. Even six months after Han Yanyu's death, the public was still talking about her.
Xiang Chunwan had always thought she was just the green leaves that set off a beautiful flower. She never expected to learn that the flower had loved the leaves.
She had missed her chance with Han Yanyu. Once something is lost, it's lost for a lifetime. She hadn't understood that before. Now she did, but it was too late.
They were probably a pair of ill-fated lovers. Six months after Han Yanyu died by suicide due to depression, Xiang Chunwan also died of anorexia.
Xiang Chunwan thought death meant the end of everything. Who could have guessed she'd transmigrate back to high school? Above her, a fan whirred. At the front of the classroom, the teacher spat as she spoke. And the person sitting beside her, gazing at her with a smile, was none other than Han Yanyu.
Thoughts of Fish and Bird
Yin Chiyu first saw her at Teacher Yuan's funeral.
She wore a black dress and black heels, with a black umbrella in hand. A few rays of light slipped through the gloomy sky and fell across the umbrella's black canopy.
When she turned, her skirt swirled, and a hint of vitality emerged from the solemn darkness.
Like a brilliant summer flower, she stood there, proud and composed, the sort of person people would write legends about.
Just as Teacher Yuan had said: "She says nothing, yet seems to merge into the mountains, rivers, and forests."
Cool and aloof writer x warm, gentle editor
You are a bird, free in the sky. I am a silent fish in a pond.
Theme: Break the shackles of life and always remain true to yourself.
What liberated women was not the discovery of conscience by the upper class, but the new machines that enabled women to be as productive as men.
The ending was a little rushed, but the writing was great
It's nice, but the ending makes me feel a bit regretful
I thought I wouldn't like first-person narration, but this is really good. It feels like Charlotte's memoir. Except for the ending, which is too rushed, I like it very much.
Why did it end so suddenly?! I'm still waiting to defeat the big boss, open a girls' school, and then open a civilian school.
Great start, hasty ending
Ignore those internet trolls, they might still be trolls
Ignore those internet trolls, they might still be trolls
There is a story behind carving an official seal on a radish
Why refuse? Wouldn't it be better to charge more?