Those last two paragraphs... I don't even know how to articulate how they make me feel but they really make me FEEL. Your writing is always poetic and especially in how you set up imagery and the arrangement of emotions and dialogue, but argh, that “All it takes is one yes to make it worthwhile" just really hurts here at the end, after everything you've set up. I love how much characterization you accomplish in a short space but also how, idk understated it is? Minghao's dialogue feels So Important and functions so well to show the reality of what he is determined to believe and feel and do and how his ideals are at odds with the situation/relationship, contrasted with Mingyu's earnestness... I love it. You are always brilliant and this is just one more entry into your brilliant canon!