【Zhou Ye】The Foot of Time

"Handsome boy, who are you looking for?"

In the mist, a kerosene street lamp suddenly appeared. It grinned, bent the light pole, and asked Zhou Zekai.

"Find... my lover." He looked around blankly, everywhere was white, no one, no road, only himself and a talking street lamp.

"Oh, love. How can you lose someone?" The street lamp twisted exaggeratedly, and the flame flickered in the square lamp, "but where are you going to find him? I mean, there is fog everywhere, maybe You passed him by without even noticing."

"……do not know."

"Hey, young man. Impulsive and blind, you can't find anyone even if you walk like this."

Zhou Zekai also knew, but he still had to look for it.

"How about this, you take off my head and carry me, then you can see where the road is."

"Road?" Zhou Zekai lowered his head, only to realize that a path made of stone slabs appeared under his feet at some point, "But... is it okay?"

"It doesn't matter." The kerosene street lamp nodded at him, "It is my duty to illuminate the traveler's feet, and I have enough kerosene."

"Thank you." Zhou Zekai stood on tiptoe and took the boxy head off the pole.As soon as the kerosene lamp was in his hand, it grew a pole by itself, which made it easy for Zhou Zekai to carry it on the road.

"Oh, this road is really messy, who paved it?" It must have been walking for a while, Zhou Zekai didn't know, but the kerosene lamp opened his mouth again, "Can we only walk on this road? That means we can skip the paved road.”

"No." Zhou Zekai lowered his head, and found that the originally solid earth had disappeared without a trace, and the stone slab he was stepping on was hanging in the air. If he stepped on a leak, he would be crushed to pieces.And at some point, the fog cleared away, and he found that there were starry sky in all directions, and the stone road was intertwined and twisted as far as he could see, making him unable to find a clue.

"Too bad, is this a maze? No wonder you lose people."

"Hmm..." Zhou Zekai responded, and continued to carry it up.

"Hey, look, the road over there is very close to our current one, about [-] centimeters away, you can cross it."

Zhou Zekai looked at the road that was close at hand, and hesitated: "How about it?" If we go to that road, can we find Ye Xiu?Or is it better for him to follow his current path all the way to the end?

"Young man, should you listen to me? Believe in the choice of lights."

Zhou Zekai lowered his head and stared at it, it was the one who led him out of the fog, he should believe it, right?He didn't know where to go anyway.

"it is good."

So under the guidance of the kerosene lamp, Zhou Zekai shuttled among the cobblestone roads.He carried the glowing box and searched tirelessly, step by step.

Until a small light spot appeared in the line of sight.

A figure stood far away on the intricate stone road, holding something in his hand, Zhou Zekai thought that it should also be a kerosene lamp, and maybe he could talk and chatter endlessly.Standing here, he couldn't see the other person's facial features clearly, but Zhou Zekai knew clearly that that was the person he was looking for.

Ye Xiu.

And Ye Xiu also saw him, he was waving to himself.

"Wow, I finally found it, but how do we get there? It's too far away, and I don't know which way to go."

The worry of the kerosene lamp is right, these roads make him unable to make out a clue at all, the ups and downs are mixed together, even if there is nothing blocking the line of sight, he can't make a clue.But even so, since he had seen Ye Xiu, he would definitely be able to find that way and hold Ye Xiu's hand.

They kept approaching each other, but they couldn't find the way to each other, as if the bluestone slabs they were standing on were two parallel lines that would never meet.And sometimes there are tens or even hundreds of meters between the roads, and it is impossible to approach them in a straight line.They can only keep looking at each other from a distance, they can't even see each other's expression clearly, they can only keep looking at each other like this...

"Is it because the roads on both sides are not connected? Maybe you should give up." I don't know how long the kerosene lamp couldn't help but said, "After all, we can only walk on the road, can't we?"

Zhou Zekai looked at those countless stone slabs—yes, he can't change the way, he can't, absolutely can't.He looked at the distant figure with a sad expression: "I love him. I want to be together."

I want to hug him, I want to kiss him, I want to caress him...

And not forever so out of reach.

"Hey...then I can't do anything, I can only guide you on the road." The kerosene lamp also became depressed, "And it doesn't matter, you know, it's just a dream."

"Really..." Zhou Zekai held the box in front of his face, "I didn't notice."

"Of course you didn't notice." It curled its lips, "You don't even recognize me."

"Huh?" Zhou Zekai looked at it carefully, it was no longer like a kerosene lamp, the handle to hold it was gone, and it was more like a square box, which made him react instantly, "Oh, it's you."

"Yes, it's me. I took you to so many places before I remembered."

Zhou Zekai lowered his head again: "So the way is..."

"uh-huh."

Zhou Zekai became more and more frustrated.

"It's nothing, it's just a dream. You are lying on the bed in Jun Moxiao's bedroom, Ye Xiu is sleeping next to you, your arm is still around his waist, you last night... eh? How many times? Three times? Four Second-rate?"

Zhou Zekai coughed twice.

"Wake up with peace of mind, you probably won't remember what kind of dream you had. After waking up, you can go on a happy date and go to all the places you need to go with Ye Xiu. There is no time to waste, right?"

"...Yeah." Zhou Zekai nodded, and kissed the box lightly, "Thank you."

"Come on, wake up, the person you should kiss is in your arms." The box moved awkwardly, Zhou Zekai bet it was shy.

Zhou Zekai opened his eyes.

Ye Xiu turned his back to him and lay on his side in his arms, his arms were still around the other's waist, he could feel the heat of his body temperature and his breathing.He stared at Ye Xiu's clean nape - he left a lot of marks there before going to bed, but it disappeared long ago, Ye Xiu's self-healing ability is too strong.

He couldn't help tightening his arms, pulling Ye Xiu closer, and then pressed his lips to the exposed skin on the back of his neck, and gently sucked the kiss.

"Hmm..." Awakened by Zhou Zekai's movement, Ye Xiu grunted and asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "What's wrong, Xiao Zhou?"

"Well... I had a dream."

"Nightmare?"

Zhou Zekai thought about it carefully: "I forgot. It seems... I was looking for something."

"Oh... Maybe it's the "Interstellar Travel Guide" that I asked you to find before going to bed?" Ye Xiu said in a daze, "Think about it every day...have dreams at night..."

"Hmm." Zhou Zekai thought it made sense, and asked again, "Go to sleep? Breakfast?"

"Well, let me squint for a while...I want to drink preserved egg and lean meat porridge..."

"it is good."

Zhou Zekai tucked Ye Xiu's back, put on his clothes, and was about to go out, but felt that something was missing, so he walked back, planted a kiss on Ye Xiu's lips, and walked out of the bedroom contentedly.

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Dreams embody the subconscious mind...

Those roads are timelines, and Zhou Zekai knew he couldn't step out because he couldn't change them.The box-like kerosene lamp is the TARDIS, and it is because of the TARDIS that he can travel through the timeline.

Even if he said grasp the present moment, Xiao Zhou would definitely feel uneasy, but he had to learn to hide these uneasiness and not let Ye Xiu know about it, so it manifested in the form of dreams.Xiao Zhou has started to grow...