[Tu Yan] Welcome Back.

[Synopsis] He had lived abroad for a long time, and at the end of the year, he finally decided to return home for a visit. To him, the announcement over the boarding speakers sounded like it was saying, "Welcome home." He had been avoiding it for six years... but in the end, he still couldn't forget, and he couldn't keep avoiding it. "Because some memories can be etched into the soul. Even if only for a second, even if it's just one glance." [Notes] A short story based on the original, set about ten years after the main timeline of the anime. Some elements are my own invention. A birthday story for Er Yan. Thank you for saving me, outside the screen, once again. I reread Shi Qi Ji Tai Tai's Cha Yan and had the following thoughts: Tai Tai's slice-of-life writing is like strokes of plain, unremarkable ink that come together to form a charming, profound, tranquil ink-wash landscape of mountains and streams. My slice-of-life writing is like randomly scribbling a couple of times with a fake wolf-hair brush dipped in plain water. Once the water dries, all that's left is a crumpled sheet of paper... Theme: