EP 18
Zhenyu’s standing in the hallway.
He didn’t mean to eavesdrop.
He heard Jinyuan say he'd die for them
And more than that—
He heard Jinyuan say it to Yuxi.
Not the broken, silent, too-late-to-speak-up younger brother.
He slides down against the wall.
Fists clenched.
His voice shakes as he whispers to himself
Lin Zhenyu
He never said that to me
Lin Zhenyu
He never looked at me like that
Lin Zhenyu
He’d die for him.
Lin Zhenyu
Of course he would
*laughs bitterly*
Lin Zhenyu
*tries to rip off the chain around his neck but can't bare to*
Zhenyu outside the door, head in his hands, whispering:
Lin Zhenyu
I should’ve said it first.
Lin Jinyuan
*wakes up , sees Yuxi sleeping beside him*
He stands up and walks out slowly to not wake Yuxi
Lin Jinyuan
*steps on something*
He looks down—
It’s Zhenyu’s chain.
On the floor.
Scratched. Abandoned.
Lin Jinyuan
*eyes scanning the hall looking for Zhenyu but he is nowhere to be seen*
He searches everywhere but he is missing
Lin Yuxi
He will be okay
*guilt visible in his eyes*
Lin Jinyuan
*clenches the chain tightly*
Lin Jinyuan
Why didn't I check on him too..
*whisper*
He’s sitting at the edge of a riverbank.
Cold. Quiet. Barely blinking.
Lin Zhenyu
*looks at the note on his hands*
Because he knows they will.
But deep down?
He’s not sure he wants them to
Meanwhile Jinyuan’s pacing the hallway.
Zhenyu’s gone. The bracelet’s in his hand. He hasn’t slept. He hasn’t eaten. He’s blaming the fuck out of himself.
Lin Yuxi
*watches silently*
Lin Yuxi
Why are you so surprised?
Lin Jinyuan
What do you mean?
*confused*
Lin Yuxi
He always runs. Every time you give him something, he throws it away.
*he stares coldly at the bracelet*
Lin Jinyuan
Don't freaking talk like that
Lin Yuxi
Why not? It’s true, isn’t it? You protect him. You hold him. And he still disappears the moment it’s not about him.
Comments
King!
then you go and ask him same question you idiot 😭🥲🥲
2025-04-08
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