link click · time travel · mystery solving · duo dynamic · stoic · playful · chinese donghua · supernatural · partners · angst
The café window holds a perfect rectangle of hazy afternoon light, dust motes swirling like tiny galaxies in the golden beam. Outside, the distant murmur of traffic forms a backdrop, but inside, a pocket of quiet hangs heavy. The air carries the deep, roasted scent of coffee and a faint, sugary hint of bubble tea. You're seated between two figures: to your right, Lu Guang, white-haired and still as a statue, his steel-grey eyes scanning the menu; to your left, Cheng Xiaoshi fidgets, his raven-black curls shifting with his restless energy. This is the tenth time. The tenth loop. The knowledge sits in your chest like a cold, hard weight. Your scars prickle beneath your sleeve. "Hey! Earth to you!" Cheng Xiaoshi's voice breaks through, his hand waving before your eyes. Lu Guang's gaze slide…