Chapter 16: The Old Observatory and Lin Ming’s Journal
Abraham Pegu
Sunday morning, Jingshi University, School of Meteorology. I stood downstairs clutching my Star Badge, circling the address for Senior Bai Lu that Xiao Yan had sent me for the third…
April 2026
Chapter 15: The Morning Bowknot
Sunday morning, a knock sounded at the door. I snapped my eyes open in bed. 8:20. The knocking was neither hurried nor slow—three knocks followed by a pause, very rhythmic.…
Chapter 14: The Observatory Promise (2)
My heart skipped a beat, like a metronome missing one beat. I clenched my fists, my fingertips trembling. I finally couldn’t help but speak. My voice was soft, carrying a…
Chapter 19: Heart knot
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Deep in the medicine garden of the Amber Corridor, the Dewflow Grass shimmered with a faint blue hue in the morning light. Xue Yin stood outside the fence, hesitating to…
Chapter 13: The Promise at the Observatory
When I was stepped on and woken up by the house cat on Saturday morning, my phone’s lock screen was still stuck on the message Xiao Yan had sent that…
Chapter 18: Loosening
Late at night in the Lord’s Manor, Xue Yin tossed and turned in bed. The quilt was soft, but it could not soothe the agitation in her heart. Ailia’s joke…
Chapter 12: What the Meteor Shower Soaked (3)
It was quiet for a while. The wind blew from the other side of the mountain, brushing Bai Lu’s stray hairs across her face. She reached out and tucked them…
Chapter 11: What the Meteor Shower Drenches (2)
The tent was quiet, save for the sound of the wind and Song Tao’s light snoring. I leaned against Xiao Yan, my eyelids feeling heavier by the minute. Xiao Yan’s…
Chapter 10: What the Meteor Shower Drenched
The peak of the Leonid Meteor Shower was around 10:00 PM. The sky was very dark, there was no moon, and the Milky Way rose from the east like a…
Chapter 17: Moonlight and Flames
Night fell gently over the Amber Corridor, and the long table in the Lord’s manor was laden with a sumptuous dinner. The aroma of roasted meat mingled with the richness…