In an attempt to avoid censorship by airing this as a webseries outside of China, they started off strong by pushing out the first 4 episodes on iqiyi, but of course the censorship gods got to the series so they had to take a long pause and figure out how to get this back on air. Eventually we got it back on Gagaoolala (which is great bc no one is more suitable to air this show than a Queer Taiwanese streaming platform), so we're now up to episode 10/12, and man is it great.

Qi Lu is a rich student artist desperate to get out from underneath his father's abusive thumb, one day he coincidentally meets his muse, a poor student artist Qin Xiao who's rough around the edges. After some back and forth they end up becoming close and deep feelings start to form. The friendships and family dynamics are messy and realistic, but the restless romance between our leads is sweet and wholesome. Their story plays out almost like a slice of life bromance that naturally develops into a romance, and its absolutely beautifully done.

What I love about this show is how effortlessly intimate it is. When their skin touches each other's, a warm buzz of excitement rushes through you and the tension and worry of the scene is a tight knot in your throat.

On top of the tension, the actors really do a great job making you fall in love with the characters, no over the top acting or cringe dramatics. The side couple is okay, I like that there's deaf representation, but to be honest their story is a bit of a toxic mess and the chemistry just isn't there for me.

Overall production is good too, edits and shots are artistic and well done.

I definitely recommend the watch, but maybe wait until the last two episodes come out to at least know if we'll have a happy ending...