"I wish you well in all your endeavors." Yu Sheng, eyes cold without a shard of warmth. "May you fulfill all your wishes. Have a sailing path ahead."

"These may all be tiny things in the grand scheme to adults such as us." Teacher Wan announces. "But to these students, they are important matters."

"So important in fact, it can significantly influence their lives." - C46

"So what about it?" Yu Sheng asks expressionlessly. "You know I was born without a mother to raise me. Why don't you teach me then?"

"Isn't it just leading acrobatics?" The girl from the next class over asks, weirded out by how Class 7 are fidgety over seeing YS do that. "What's so wrong about that?"

"Do you love your Dad?" Asks Class 7's Sports Rep in return, haunted eyes and all. "Then can you imagine him wearing a grass skirt up there with pompoms?"

- Class 7 on their Great Daddy, Yu Sheng.

"Ge, " JLK (ML) 's Little Friend (YS) looks up at him, lips turning up with twinkling mischief in his eyes. "Can you get me that dinosaur toy?"

- JLK's Little Friend

On the first day of the camp itself, the two 2nd places make a name for themselves. One became known for letting loose a bunch of words that's simply asking for a beating onstage; the other for fulfilling everyone's urges and socking the former onstage.

"... Friend, " JLK says, looking at the quietly snickering YS, dignified. "Can't you wait for me to leave before laughing?"

"Don't take it to heart." A sincere hand on his chest, 2nd place JLK extends a courteous nod to those offstage. "I just lucked out. That is all." - JLK, to the 1k students all ranked below him.

cast into abandon by his previous batchmates.

"What did he say?" - Team 7, asking about a message from JLK

"How to make his roommate lose the good habit of hugging a bolster when sleeping, while still hugging something to sleep." =u=

"Ah. God Kun's account must have been hacked again. Block him."

- Team 7, on "God" Kun.

"Ge." YS suddenly calls out (for the first time).

Jin Linkun comes to a halt.

"Ge." He repeats.

"Don't -- Don't be like that." The smile that is on his face turns strained. A year. It's already been a year since that happened. All the emotions he felt from this past year has already passed. "If you're like that, I'll--"

He doesn't know why, but all of it comes surging back at him. Finally. There is someone to share this with him. Finally. There is someone listening to him. And that is--

It starts out with what seems to be an uneven relationship, what with MC lashing out instinctively and ML testing his boundaries, always. One might even question why ML wants to get close to MC, which will become clear much, much later. But even so, MC does have some conscience in the end, and all the kind things ML does for him do not go overlooked. MC eventually returns the favor, gradually picking ML up as one of his own unofficial fledglings and going to far extent to help him out.

The first half of the story is undoubtedly the better half, even if it covers only one month vs the 1 year of the second half. We see how MC and ML do things for each other throughout, gradually picking up things about each other and wearing down the sharp edges where they do not click to form better pieces. By the end of the first half, they get together and both sides' ordeals are revealed.

But with that said, the second half cannot be overlooked as well, as the "After Summer Camp" goes in-depth into how they go from there, after they have established their relationship. Acceptance from the people around them, the little lengths they take to be close to each other when they are back at their respective schools, the way sneaky, sneaky JLK hops over the fence and secretly finds a place in YS's class... then the climax, where YS finally finds solace after being abandoned by his parents. Each and every event is handled with a respectable amount of care by the author, with characteristic brusqueness from YS and doting amour from JLK. At the end, you take a deep breath, and you feel there's so much you went through with them, just reading their journey, their story.

"Do you think you and your roommate can evolve to this level of closeness?" - Team 7, on the topic of their two Boss Bros

"T-T-Teacher Wan said work-life balance is i-important--" Vice-Captain, jittery.

"Xia Junhua, cool your head." - Captain, coolly - "First, we must try our hand at negotiations. Then can we launch into the next stage of the plan and think about what comes after." -- Taken from: "The Toilet Wars"

"Rubik's Cube, Sudoku, Tetris Game." - Your very own beloved God Kun - "For the time being, it looks like they're settling things with that."

WeChat Account name: SAVEMESTUDYGODSSITTINGBEHINDME - Liang Yifan: "GULPS."

"Let's talk about something important, Sheng Ge, " - Moneygrubber Cen Rui, solemnly - "Can I sell them your phone number?"

Yu Sheng: "........." - Glare.

"Let's make the best Summer Camp of your lifetime!" - Teacher Wan Yongming. Also, at the end of Camp - "Initially, I was told to gear you guys up for the third-year ahead of you. But our team is filled with students who are nothing if not good." A wry smile. "After much thought, this was the camp I decided I want it to be; a camp that will give you the strength to last through the year."

"Not like this--" Xia Junhua's voice comes choked. Then, he gasps out, strangled as he presses a hand to his eyes. "Not like this--"

It can't end like this.

"How dare that lil' brat of yours kidnap our brat?!" - Central Third Principal, to Province Point's Principal

"Better late than never." - Headteacher sighs, facepalming when he sees MC and ML hugging - "That's why I said you should have hugged him long before this. Stay like that for another 15 seconds. Or else."

"... You misunderstand--" - God Kun, who was taken to be YS's Dad.

"Can you imagine Sheng Ge being pressed on the wall and smooched within an inch of his life?" - Duan Lei squints -- "Yeah. I can't either."

"Were there bugs in your hotel room last night?" - The general affairs rep narrows his eyes at the hickey. "I'll fire the hotel a complain."

"Oh. Cool. So you're dating." - Class 7, when the news breaks out. - "Somehow, I'm not really surprised."

"They got me to buy a new lock for the door." Yu Sheng says, snorting as he leans against the new fencing. "Does that really make sense when they've installed new fences?... Truth is, I already know. They've been helping me all this time."

"-From now on, you will be taking charge for your own life." - says Old He / teacher He smilingly to the class at the coming-of-age ceremony - "In the future, whenever you have times of uncertainty or doubt, look back on the stars of this night."

One by one, their hands extend with the phones in them to snap a pic of the star-mangled skies.

"Have you decided where you want to go after this?" - JLK, to his family's Little Friend.

"I--" - YS

and I mean the MC's parents.

MC had been abandoned at a very young age by his parents who have gone off to puruse their own families. This shaped him up to be a rather introverted personality who although is affectionately referred to as 'shen ge', actually keeps most of his thoughts to himself. Although he's not alienated, he does come off as cold. This is offset by what a frank personality he is, his words and his somewhat untamed actions bring him to the mind of his peers. He's actually quite warm hearted by nature and in time, his little actions somewhat reveal his true heart.

Even so, he doesn't show his vulnerable side to anyone :people only seem him as a reliable, doominering figure.I think his frankness, his approachability does somewhat deflect the people from seeing the all of him. Through observing, carefull prodding ;the ML uncovers his other side.

MC has a touch-avoidance issue. He's not repulsed by touch, rather it's that he's unused to it. (He said so himself) Although the ML is touchy but it's never violating. He does try to consider the MC's wishes and on the one, two occasions that ML has overstepped his limit, he doesn't hold back on his punches. They talk it out and the ML solemnly promises to not initate anymore touches with him but the MC denies this. It's all very consensual and they are working on it-headpats are a frequent between the two. When they start to connect better, the MC himself initiates touches whether it be leaning on ML's shoulder when he was sick or when he grasped ML's hand to comfort him.

ML has had went through an event in the past that changed him in many ways. Although he still presses on and continues with his academic life, it's changed him drastically. He's hesitant to make friends and isolates himself. He does somewhere yearn for friendship and when the MC finds this out, he encourages him and even (subtly) gives him opportunities to interact with their classmates.