It Will Never Be the Same

Lin Fu knew that a shattered mirror could never be made whole again and spilled water could never be gathered back up. Still, she kept going until there was nowhere left to turn, then made her retreat in humiliation. The beautiful years of youth were all shattered by the boy she had once loved.

Only later did Lin Fu understand:

Absolute devotion is nothing more than wishful thinking.

Later, Liu Chenchuan searched all across the Four Wastelands, only to receive this reply: "Venerable One, consider him dead for a hundred years."

An outline from last summer, with plenty of angst and catharsis.

Childhood friends + crossed wires and unfortunate coincidences + a story of devoted love that ends in estrangement.

Theme: What you love is what you seek; what you obtain is all that you seek