The One Who Loves You

[Complete. Weibo: @Shuiyudu. Occasionally takes commissions] Everyone says first loves rarely last, but Gu Huan doesn't believe it. His first love was beautiful, beautiful as a fairy tale. Gu Huan and Mo Wubei met when they were one year old. Childhood friends who fell in love in high school, their relationship was smooth sailing, full of tenderness and passion. They were a match made in heaven. Nothing happened. It was just an ordinary afternoon. Gu Huan smiled as charmingly as ever, gazing at Mo Wubei with the same deep, tender affection as always, as if he were speaking words of love instead of breaking up. Mo Wubei was shocked and confused. They had known each other for nearly thirty years, and even during their worst fights, neither of them had ever brought up breaking up. They had long since become part of each other's lives, impossible to let go of, their love sunk deep into their bones. But no matter how hard he tried to win him back, Gu Huan was set on leaving. Their joy together had ended in empty words. Gu Huan had always thought that because he loved Mo Wubei so much, and Mo Wubei loved him just as much, they would surely be together forever, growing old side by side. But someone who loves you won't leave you to sleep with your feelings unresolved. Someone who loves you won't walk away while you're crying. Someone who loves you won't choose work over you. Someone who loves you won't let you suffer. They had been together for more than twenty years, and in love for ten. He still loved him, but was gradually realizing that as most people grow older, they need love less and less. But Gu Huan couldn't tolerate a single flaw in his love. He's a realist living in a fairy tale: clearheaded and rational, yet innocent and romantic. Mo Wubei remembered that Gu Huan liked spicy food but hated scallions and garlic. He remembered that Gu Huan liked quiet, was afraid of the dark and bugs, and liked his milk tea half-sweet. He remembered Gu Huan eating cotton candy outside the elementary school, Gu Huan doing practice problems in their high school classroom, and Gu Huan's shining eyes when Mo Wubei confessed his feelings. He remembered everything about Gu Huan. He thought they would care for each other until the end, and firmly believed Gu Huan would never leave. But he forgot one thing: someone as considerate and obedient as Gu Huan wouldn't talk about his hurt. Once disappointment piled up too high, he would leave. Someone who loves you won't fail to notice when you're hurting. A gentle, considerate, indecisive yet ruthless bottom x a careless top who thought they could work things out slowly, only to lose his husband A short story of 50,000 words. The ending is bad. A groveling chase to win back his wife, but he doesn't succeed. A few things to know: 1. The top makes no fundamental mistakes. He's not a scumbag, just careless. There's no especially melodramatic plot. The bottom isn't submissive, but he's very considerate. His love is worn away by the little things in life, by repeated sadness and disappointment, until he finally parts ways with a light heart. 2. Volume One, before the breakup, follows the bottom from being full of love to no longer needing love. Volume Two, after the breakup, is the top's failed attempt to win him back. The two parts are roughly equal in length, and by the end the bottom has no love left in his heart. 3. They break up in Chapter Seven. The chase begins after that and continues to the end. The whole story is under twenty chapters. The writing is poor and the plot makes no sense. Readers with strong preferences should proceed with caution. The top will regret it for the rest of his life, while the bottom will live freely on his own and be just fine. The top isn't a scumbag, and the bottom isn't pathetic. Short story with a bad ending. Theme: Even the deepest feelings can be worn away over time.