"We are all mayflies living and dying, why can't we live bravely."
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Chen Zhou's impression of Yang Qi has always been in high school——
The girl was wearing a brand new and clean school uniform, standing in the corridor at the entrance of Grade 11.
Towards the end of her morning reading, she rolled up her Chinese textbook and stood by the corridor window to recite "Red Cliff Ode": "Sending mayflies to heaven and earth, a drop in the vast sea. I mourn the brief moment of my life, and envy the infinity of the Yangtze River..."
The late autumn wind swept over the window sill, blowing her curls on her face. She lowered her head and smoothed the obstructive hair to one shoulder. Her expression remained focused, and she did not stop reciting in her mouth. Her fingertips unconsciously curled the curved ends of her hair.
She follows the rules, stays within the established track, has the seriousness and innocence of a good student on her face, and her eyes sparkle with expectations for the future.
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After many years of separation, Yang Qi met again by chance. Yang Qi was a completely different person. Only his hair remained the same. It was still the shaggy and curly hair in Chen Zhou's impression.
In the middle of winter, Yang Qi was wearing a skirt. The skirt was so red that it covered her knees. The tattoo on the back is hidden under the curls, and thorns and flames are looming in the gaps between the curls.
Her expression was cold, and there was no hope in her eyes.
The good girl grew up to be a rebellious young woman.
Later, Chen Zhou learned that the thorns and flames on her back were not tattooed, but tattoo stickers.
Later, in the bathroom, Yang Qi asked Chen Zhou to help her wash off the tattoo stickers on her back.
"I have figured it out. Real rebellion is not about putting on a broken tattoo or pretending to be bad. These are all fake... I want to take back my own life. This is the most important thing." Yang Qi said to Chen Zhou.
Chen Zhou didn't say anything, he just kissed her red back over and over again.
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Because he has an overly outstanding twin brother, Chen Zhou has always felt that he is an alternative option, a buy-one-get-one-free gift, and a dispensable extra after the main text.
But in Yang Qi's eyes, he is none of the above. He is her only firm choice.
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Male crushes on female
BE/but in a sense HE
2024.11.16
Intention: Be brave enough to be yourself
