Fu Yiyan asked, "How many seconds did you set the timer for?"
Gu Zizhou replied, "Ten seconds."
Fu Yiyan nodded. Gu Zizhou pressed the shutter and walked toward him.
Fu Yiyan silently counted down.
Five, four, three, two...
Fu Yiyan grabbed Gu Zizhou's wrist in a reverse grip and yanked. Gu Zizhou crashed into his arms.
One.
The photo was captured.
The city in the picture looked especially bright. A boy in a brown sweater smiled as he embraced the flustered girl in his arms. The red maples behind them looked softer in the warm yellow light.
His eyes brimmed with laughter, shining brighter than the stars in the night sky.
