Clouds, Water, and Swimming Fish

The tattoo stung a little, but the design turned out beautiful. The customer was satisfied and paid. Glancing aside, I saw the person across from me take off their black gloves.

"Do you like fish?"

Ying Mingsheng paused.

"Your shop is called Fish, and you even got a... cute little fish tattoo."

The person before him was young, yet carried themself with a mature reserve. Their lowered hand had distinct knuckles and prominent veins that spoke of strength. A little fish was tattooed on the ring finger of their left hand, its tail curled as if trying to encircle the finger.

The wind stirred the door curtain, and bright spring sunlight slanted inside. Ying Mingsheng's lowered eyes looked especially gentle.

He rubbed his thumb over the little fish and smiled. "Yeah."

There were other people in the shop, and their chatter mingled with the buzzing of the tattoo machine.

No one saw the black letter "X" between his fingers.

A top high school's good student and a vocational school's delinquent were never meant to be on the same path.

Ying Mingsheng knew that perfectly well, but he insisted on walking that path with her.

In the seventh year of loving Xiang Yu, she stood atop Bright Mountain and called his name aloud, as if all those times she'd secretly watched him from the shadows had finally been answered.

Daylight broke. Her dream came true.

*Happy ending

*He has a secret crush on her. The story opens when they are in eighth grade.

*From a small town to the city / a slow-burn slice of life

Theme: Those who love each other will never lose their way back to one another