"The Flustering Sound of the Pipa from the Hallway"
He experienced disappointment, being let down, and had experienced the ups and downs of life yet he still retained the heart of a young person. To be sincere, to be magnanimous, to love what I love, and to hate what I hate.
And he said, I don’t care anymore, the blood I spilled out, someone will definitely come and collect it.
That day in the elegant tea hall, the sound of the pipa carried through the hall, and like a love disease, flustered the heart.
One was full of expectation, one fell in love at first sight.
Weapons engineer x thoracic surgeon meet cute at a teahouse. An ordinary slice of life story but it gave me extraordinary feelings. The characters are so chill and laidback and the way they just match each other so well is just *chef's kiss*. The writing itself is atmospheric you can just feel the tenderness seep out of the story, subtle and yet you can't help but feel warm and cozy all over.
Ah, the author and translator have done it again... so good!
The unique sense of closeness through the most quotidian things that this author brings to their characters is hard to obtain elsewhere. You can submerge yourself in the tender atmosphere as they discover their feelings and themselves.
It is a mature read; a down to earth, realistic, love of two adults who are passionate about life. Poetic and philosophical, yet cute and balanced. I thank the author and translator!