Shadow Puppets

The fiery clouds on the horizon slowly faded, and the moon climbed up from the mountain ravine. A few stars had appeared in the sky at some point, twinkling like glass diamonds on blue velvet.

A red tent had already been set up at the village entrance. They said the shadow-puppet troupe had come from Sichuan. Some villagers loved shadow puppetry, while others just wanted to see the excitement, so the troupe had happened upon a pretty good business opportunity. The two people sitting by the entrance selling tickets and counting money were already struggling to keep up...

I really have no idea how to write a blurb||| I’ll just quote two passages from the story... Orz

CP: Xu Erhe x Xu Sanduo (mostly platonic) + Yuan Xu

After I wrote the first section, this story sat untouched on my computer for a long time. I’d planned it as a short story, but then realized it actually needed the length of a novella, with over ten thousand words =_=||| So I kept putting it off and didn’t feel like writing.

Yesterday I was suddenly inspired and finished the whole thing in one go. As I wrote, I rewatched the Soldiers TV series, and the brotherly bond between Erhe and Sanduo made me want to pound my chest with excitement! All I can say is, if we’re talking about the people who treated Mumu best, Erhe definitely ranks in the top three.

And the bit about borrowing money brings out some sparks between Yuan and Xu in their conversation. *covers face* I had to write that down, or I’d be letting my own imagination down.

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