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They cook together every night. Well, Jingyan cooks. Xiao Shu “helps” by stealing bits of food from over his shoulder. Jingyan doesn’t mind. Sometimes they make too much and they give them to the neighbors.
They do grocery shopping together too. Xiao Shu always tries to sneak a can of assam milk tea in their cart but he has a history of diabetes in his family and Jingyan always tries to put his foot down. This usually leads to an argument in the drinks aisle, which Xiao Shu of course always wins and the drink always stays. Jingyan doesn’t even like that stuff.
Xiao Shu’s a programmer and works from home most of the time, so every morning he gets to see Jingyan off to work. He likes to withhold Jingyan’s coffee thermos while demanding a goodbye kiss, which
Jingyan is happy to provide. Sometimes they’re a little too enthusiastic and Jingyan ends up a few minutes late for work, but Xiao Shu never lets him leave without reminding him to wear a seatbelt, and that he loves him.
It’s not the grand life of adventure and changing the world they dreamed about as children, but Jingyan has Xiao Shu and it is more than enough. He’s happy.
There’s a very nice man who lives alone in apartment 4C, the neighbors say. He’s a little odd and sometimes he talks to himself as if someone else is there and that’s a little unsettling, but his smile is kind and he would never hurt anyone and he makes the best coffee cake you have ever tasted. Sometimes an older man and a woman will visit him, and they are nice also, but they always look sad when they leave. Apparently they told Kate in 4A once that the man used to have a fiance, but he died in a car accident some years ago. And now he’s happy, just living like this.
Don’t worry, the neighbors all say. Sure he’s odd but he’s harmless, and he’s become one of their own, in a way. We’ll watch out for him.
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EDIT: inspired subconsciously by the wonderfully wrenching Two Steps Away by Waldorph
They cook together every night. Well, Jingyan cooks. Xiao Shu “helps” by stealing bits of food from over his shoulder. Jingyan doesn’t mind. Sometimes they make too much and they give them to the neighbors.
They do grocery shopping together too. Xiao Shu always tries to sneak a can of assam milk tea in their cart but he has a history of diabetes in his family and Jingyan always tries to put his foot down. This usually leads to an argument in the drinks aisle, which Xiao Shu of course always wins and the drink always stays. Jingyan doesn’t even like that stuff.
Xiao Shu’s a programmer and works from home most of the time, so every morning he gets to see Jingyan off to work. He likes to withhold Jingyan’s coffee thermos while demanding a goodbye kiss, which
Jingyan is happy to provide. Sometimes they’re a little too enthusiastic and Jingyan ends up a few minutes late for work, but Xiao Shu never lets him leave without reminding him to wear a seatbelt, and that he loves him.
It’s not the grand life of adventure and changing the world they dreamed about as children, but Jingyan has Xiao Shu and it is more than enough. He’s happy.
There’s a very nice man who lives alone in apartment 4C, the neighbors say. He’s a little odd and sometimes he talks to himself as if someone else is there and that’s a little unsettling, but his smile is kind and he would never hurt anyone and he makes the best coffee cake you have ever tasted. Sometimes an older man and a woman will visit him, and they are nice also, but they always look sad when they leave. Apparently they told Kate in 4A once that the man used to have a fiance, but he died in a car accident some years ago. And now he’s happy, just living like this.
Don’t worry, the neighbors all say. Sure he’s odd but he’s harmless, and he’s become one of their own, in a way. We’ll watch out for him.
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EDIT: inspired subconsciously by the wonderfully wrenching Two Steps Away by Waldorph
