Sunset Takes Flight

Hardcore, beloved drummer x all-around singer starved for love

Someone once said to Feng Di:

"Whenever I see the Tyndall effect, I feel as if we might be living beneath the sea.

Gazing up at those bright shafts of light, they seem so gentle and so far away, yet they draw your eyes and won't let them go.

You can't help wondering: If you could draw closer and closer to the sun in the gentlest warmth, could you cross the sea's surface and reach a place no one has ever been before?

Light can take shape. Everything is worth hoping for."

Since getting together with Feng Di, Pei Zhao has been acting like a retired old-timer, popping on livestream every so often to chat with his fans.

He sighed wistfully. "The easy life your Feng Di gives me is pretty nice, but it's a little lonely. Hm? I don't mean you can keep me company. I mean, when she isn't here with me, I really do feel lonely, got it? Should I write a song when I'm lonely? Whoever said that really doesn't understand how a man in love feels, do they? Where am I supposed to find inspiration? I'm not writing. I can't write anything."

In a rehearsal room several cities away, a band leader said, "Dizi, your partner's broadcasting his little lovesick heart to the whole internet again."

Feng Di: "..."

#Pei Zhao: The Whole Internet Knows My Lover Is a Workaholic#

#Is Pei Zhao Spending Another Night Home Alone?#

Reader's Guide:

0. An update after the story was completed: I may revise it at some point, and the length of those revisions is uncertain. The overall story will not change.

1. The variety show sections take inspiration from The Big Band. The bands and musicians are loosely based on certain styles, but none of them are based on any real person. If anything turns out to be too similar, the author apologizes profusely. Otz

2. The protagonists aren't perfect and each has their own strengths and weaknesses. Maybe because the author still has some regrets about the show, the protagonists' romance develops slowly...

3. I'm not a music expert. Apart from the terminology, everything about music is made up.

4. This isn't a standard band or variety show story. It's a simple romance and a simple story. Everything serves the main plot.

5. Criticism is welcome. Thank you for your advice, and I hope you enjoy it.

Theme: Love beneath the Tyndall effect, drawing ever closer to the sun in the gentlest warmth.