They'll call them reckless kids, trying to find their bearings on the other side of a vast expanse of sea.
Or: a compilation of short, interconnected stories about a group of Chinese-American childhood friends.
To all the kids from the suburbs who have had your names mispronounced during roll call, walked away in silence when you were called things outside a grocery store, forgotten how to speak your mother language without an American accent, and grown up in a place that didn't try to understand who you were –
This is for you.
Or: a compilation of short, interconnected stories about a group of Chinese-American childhood friends.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
[01 - ??] SICHENG, "HYDRANGEAS ANONYMOUS"
[?? - ??] JIEQIONG, "FLIGHTLESS BIRD"
[?? - ??] YUQI, "BITTER MELON"
[?? - ??] HENDERY, "MOTHERLAND"
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SOUNDTRACK.
Modern Loneliness – Lauv
Pristine – Snail Mail
無常 – Hebe Tien
can i b u - Yerin Baek
健忘 Amnesia – Lexie Liu
面对面 Face to Face – WayV
Light Of Love – Florence + the Machine
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I've been in such a writing rut lately and until I had a big brained moment realizing... it's because I'm not telling stories that are close to my heart? Hence this very very self-indulgent subject matter + fic coming to life haha. Another part of me wanted to wait until I completely finished writing everything to post since I have the bad habit of abandoning things lol, also this was originally supposed to be 4 chapters only (one for each character) but chapter 1 is already like?? 3k?? and I'm not even halfway done?? So I'm going to post 2k at a time for my sanity and yours.
To whoever reads this, thank you for indulging me. Also please listen to the soundtrack, because I think all the songs are A+
