Wanting What Cannot Be Had

Buddha says: One flower, one world; one leaf, one Tathagata. In spring, flowers bloom green; in autumn, leaves fall. With boundless wisdom, the mind is at peace, and all words, silence, movement, and stillness follow nature.

So let things take their course. Don't cling to what you cannot have.

She had never understood this. She schemed and fought for everything, pursuing a mysterious case to the capital, where she met him. After several rounds of testing and entanglement, she finally understood that the person she wanted most was him.

Once, he had been a dashing warrior, racing across the battlefield. Now, he endured humiliation to protect himself. He did everything he could to prove his loyalty, only to realize that the world was nothing but a struggle between people's hearts, and that being caught up in it was utterly ridiculous.

"My lord! When will you marry me?"

"..."

"Do you like me calling you husband, or my lord?"

"Stop fooling around... Are you sincere, or are you pretending?"

"Your Highness! I have to leave the capital. Thank you for taking me in this time."

"You may not."

"Your Highness, you tricked me."

"Call me husband."

"No... Mmm..."

The truth behind the past gradually comes to light, tearing open everyone's scars. If everything we seek is beyond our reach, then so be it. But all I ask is that you stay with me.

(The pacing is slow at first because I need to establish some background and foreshadowing. It will gradually pick up. If fate brings us together, I hope we can see it through together.)